SCHOOL OF THE ARTS   |  UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA

DR. PRAVINA MANOHARAN

Senior Lecturer
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Dr Pravina Manoharan is currently the Chairperson of the Music Department, School of The Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Classically trained on the piano, her passion in music is fuelled by a desire to share and experience music in all its different colours with her students. She is actively involved in research work in the area of Ethnomusicology, Popular Music, Diaspora studies, issues of Identity and teaching English through Music and Arts. Her most recent project was the production of Jungle Book The Musical, a  musical theatre production with Rohingya refugee children. The children sang an acted entirely in English, a medium they had just learnt in the span of one year. Currently she is working on an industry grant to develop an Ed Tech platform on Arts Education assisted by AI technology to assist EFL and ESL postgraduate and undergraduate students with their studies.

Education

  • PhD Monash University, Australia
  • MA Ethnomusicology, USM
  • BA Music, UPM

Areas of Expertise

Ethnomusicology, Popular Music, Diaspora studies, Issues of Identity, Language learning through the Arts

Research Interest

  • EdTech
  • Language learning through the Arts
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Issues of Identity

Research Topics

  • Ethnomusicology
  • EdTech initiatives
  • Teaching language through the Arts for ESL and EFL students

USM EXPERTS

SPORTLIGHTS

  • PUBLICATIONS



    Li, W., Manoharan, P., Cui, X., & Liu, F. (2023). The Development and Validation of a Metacognitive Questionnaire for Music Learning. TEM Journal, 12(2).

    Liu, F., Manoharan, P., & Li, W. (2023). A comparative study of college students’ attitudes before and after the introduction of Fuzhou tea-picking opera into course. International Journal of Education and Practice, 11(1), 94-105.

    Backer, M. B. A., & Manoharan, P. (2022). THE WAYANG AND ITS ENCHANTING LITTLE PUPPETEERS: EXPLORING COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN THROUGH PERFORMANCE. Jurnal Gendang Alam (GA), 12(1), 83-100.

    Liu, F., Manoharan, P., Zhang, P., Li, W., & Zeng, B. (2022). The Construction of Data Intelligent Search Model and Music Database Management and Control System Based on Machine Learning. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2022.

    Li, W., Manoharan, P., & Cui, X. (2022). Self-Efficacy and Professional Development: An Investigation of Music Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in China. International Journal of Education and Practice, 10(2), 171-181.

    Manoharan, P. (2021). PROSPECTS OF MUSIC AS A FORM OF HEALING IN TIMES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. Jurnal Gendang Alam (GA), 11(2), 85-96.

    Choong, E. E. C., Manoharan, P., & Rethinasamy, S. (2021). Speaking Assessments by Japanese English Teachers Pre and Post Implementation of CEFR in the Midst of a Global Pandemic. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 29.

    Manoharan, P., & Rethinasamy, S. (2021). Academic Journey from China to Malaysia via Avid E-Education: The Multi-Layered International Business Model and Beyond.

    Backer, M. B. A., Saidin, M., & Manoharan, P. (2019). Translating Archaeological Artefacts and Architectural Remains at Lembah Bujang, Kedah through the Performance" Bermulanya Di Sini… Kedah Tua". Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse, 18(Supp. 1).

    Ramli, N. H., Backer, M. B. A., & Manoharan, P. (2019). From Monuments to Movements: Curating an Artistic Re-imagination of Kedah Tua. Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse, 18.

    Othman, J. A. B., & Manoharan, P. (2019). Constructing Gender in the Performance of" Bermulanya Di Sini... Kedah Tua". Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse, 18.

    Manoharan, P., & Othman, J. A. (2019). The Soundscape of” Bermulanya Di Sini… Kedah Tua”!. Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse, 18(1), 33-38.

    Othman, J. A., Shafii, A. H., & Manoharan, P. (2016). Performing a Negotiation of the Borders between the Academia, Industry and Community. Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse, 15, 137-146.

  • COLLABORATION



    Holiday Art Workshop, Penang Art District

    Postgraduate support through EdTech, Alphseed Asia

  • MASTER/PHD PROJECT SUPERVISED



    The Effects of a Vocal Music Metacognition E-Learning(VM-MEL) Module on Metacognition Awareness, Self-Directed Learning and Singing Performance Achievement of Preschool Education College Students in China. Li Wen

    Research on the Development of Fuzhou Tea-Picking Opera in Fuzhou city from 1950s to present. Liu Fen

    The Learning Process of Performance Techniques for The Organist of The 100-year Old Restored Assumption Organ. Leonard Selva



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