{"id":178386,"date":"2024-03-20T15:53:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=178386"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:53:53","slug":"tesl-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=178386","title":{"rendered":"TESL celebrates its 10th anniversary!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Shaireza Jaafar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gombak, 29 December 2023: The Teaching English as Second Language (TESL) Students Society (TESS) organised a 10th year anniversary celebration called \u0153TESL Night\u009d to mark a decade of commitment and dedication of the department in the Banquet Hall, at MAR Building of IIUM Gombak today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event began with the opening remarks from the Head of Department of Language and Literacy Advisor of TESS, Dr. Haziqah Zulaikha. In her speech she explained how TESS was born and how it had bloomed ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0153TESS first began in 2003 with Prof. Dr. Faiza who is now IIUMs director of the Centre for Credited Co-Curricula (CCC) and her devotion is illustrated through the official establishment of TESS as a students society under the Kulliyyah of Education (KOED),\u009d she asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event not only unfolded TESL’s historical background but also put the spotlight on the changed bureaus of TESS from academic year 2022\/2023 to 2023\/2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former Tess president, Muhammad Zuhair giving his last presidential speech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a presidential address, former TESS president, Muhammad Zuhair Iskandar bin Mohd Rasydi highlighted the success of his tenure through the many events and programmes held; he attributed them all to the efforts and active participation of the TESS community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new tenure takes an oath (Bai’ah)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The changing tenures was the pinnacle of the event with the new TESS bureaus taking the stage for the Bai’ah ceremony (oath) led by the new TESS president of 2023\/2024, Nur Irdina binti Zahurim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the event, the program manager, Muhammad Ashraf bin Azammudin described that the uniqueness of the event is reflected in its name \u0153TESL Night\u009d which is exclusively used by TESL departments across Malaysia in place of AGM or \u0153Annual Grand Meeting.\u009d <\/p>\n\n\n\n