FAKULTI BAHASA MODEN DAN KOMUNIKASI
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication
Universiti Putra Malaysia
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SABARIAH BINTI MD RASHID (Dr.)
Head of Department

Department of English Language
Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor

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QUALIFICATION

Ph.D (UKM) M.Phil. (University of Reading, UK M.A. (University of Reading, UK) B.A. (Hons) (University of Essex, UK) Dip. Ed (UKM)


AREA (S) OF SPECIALISATION

Applied Linguistics, Language Testing, Cognitive Semantics, ESL Writing, Phonetics and Phonology



RESEARCH INTERESTS

Writing, Language Testing, and Language and Meaning


RESEARCH ACTIVITIES


 


A. Research completed


 


1.      Title of Project


Embodiment via body parts: A cognitive linguistic analysis of Malay and English figurative expressions of emotions and feelings.


Year:  28 January 2008- 31 December 2009


Role:  Principal Researcher


Source of Funding: FBMK VOT: 06- 02- 07- 0411RU/No. Pusat Kos: 91146 


RM 21,600.00


Duration of Project: 2 years


 


2.      Title of Project


A Discourse Analysis of the features of radiotelephony communication between air traffic controllers and pilots in the context of Malaysia Aviation


Role: Co-researcher


Source of Funding: FBMK (RM 5,000.00) FBMK/0701/JB108


Duration: 1 year (2008)


 


3.      Title of Project


The Development of the Mediated Employer-Employee Language  Profile (MELP) as a Mechanism to Benchmark English Language Needs of the Malaysian Service Sector Industry.


Role: Co-researcher


Source of Funding: E-Science Fund, Ministry of Science,  Technology and Innovation Malaysia


(RM 113, 000)


Duration: 2 years (2006-2008)


 


4.      Title of Project:


      A theory of Communication Behaviour and Language Patterns in Customer Service Oriented Industry


Role:  Co-researcher


Source of Funding:  (RM 42,097 /No. Projek: 06-04-03-052J/ No. Pusat Kos: 55175


Duration of Project: 2 years (2005-2007)


 


5.      Title of Project


Conceptualisation of the Concept Anger in the Malay Language


Role: Sole researcher


Source of Funding: FBMK (RM 2600); FBMK/0601/JB106


Duration:  1 year (2007)


 


6.      Title of Project:


Bridging the Gap between Projected and Actual Lexical Competence Among ESL Learners through a Corpus Based Approach


RM5,000 / No. Pusat Kos: 11201/ Kod: FBMK/0501-JBI 106


Role:  Co-researcher


Source of Funding: Faculty Research Grant


Duration of Project: 1 year (2006)


  


7.      Title of Project:


Inter-Generational Transmission of Values across Ethnic Groups.


Role:  Co-researcher


Source of Funding: Kementerian Pembanguanan Wanita dan Keluarga.


(RM 68,000.00)


Duration of Project: 1 year (2006)


 


8.      Title of Project:


ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Competence: Identification and Usage


RM4920 / No. Pusat Kos: 11201/ Kod: BMK/0301-JBI 019


Role:  Co-researcher


Source of Funding: Faculty Research Grant


Duration of Project: 1 year (2005)


 


9.      Title of  Project:


Constructing Meaning of the English Proverbs of Perseverance: A Cognitive  Linguistics Analysis


RM2214 / No. Pusat Kos: 11201/ Kod: BMK/0301-JBI 015


Role:  Sole researcher


Source of Funding: Faculty Research Grant


Duration of Project: 1 year (2005)


 


10.  Title of Project:


Developing Science and English Literacy through the use of Interdisciplinary Materials


Sponsor/Source/Type of Funding:  Self funded


Role:  Principal researcher


Duration of Project:  Six months (2003)


 


11.  Title of Project:


Writing with the Computer in the Malaysian ESL Context


Sponsor/Source/Type of Funding:  Self funded


Role:  Principal researcher


Duration of Project: 1 year (2002)


 


12.  Title of Project:


The Process Approach and Writing in the ESL context


Sponsor/Source/Type of Funding:  Self funded


Role: Principal researcher


Duration of Project: Eight months (2001)



 


B. Research in Progress


 


1.      Title of Project


Animal Metaphors in Malay and Arabic: A Cognitive Semantics Analysis


Year:  15 April 2011- 14 April 2013


Role:  Head of ProjecT


Source of Funding:  FBMK VOT: 06- 01-11- 130RU/No. Pusat Kos: 9199910 


RM 20,300.00


Duration of Project: 2 years


 


2.      Title of Project


Oral Communication Skills: Test Implementation and Validation, Stakeholders’ Perceptions, Instructional Strategies, and Vocabularies


Year:  1 July 2011


Role:  Co- researcher


Source of Funding:  FBMK VOT: /No. Pusat Kos:


RM 52,800.00


Duration of Project: 2 years


 


3.      Title of Project


The Manifestation of Cultural Identity via Pictorial Metaphors in Malaysian Advertisements: A Cognitive Metaphor Approach


Year:  January 2008- January 2010


Role:  Co- researcher


Source of Funding:  FBMK VOT: 06- 05-08- 0595RU/No. Pusat Kos: 91589


RM 23,700.00


Duration of Project: 2 years



 


TEACHING

(i) Courses taught during the last 5 years

Undergraduate Courses

1. Introduction to General Linguistics
2. English Phonetics and Phonology
3. Expository Writing
4. Language for Negotiation
5. Research Methods in English
6. Language Acquisition

Post-graduate Courses

1. Language Evaluation and Accountability
2. Semantics
3. Composition: Theory and Practice
4. Sociolinguistics


(ii) Other taught courses

Undergraduate Courses

1. Introduction to Psycholinguistics
2. Language for Negotiation
3. English Language Testing and Evaluation
4. Teaching of Writing Skills
5. Computer Based Writing
6. Contrastive and Error Analysis
7. Language Testing and Evaluation
8. Psycholinguistics and Language Teaching

Post-graduate Courses

1. Language Evaluation and Accountability
2. Semantics
3. Research Methods
4. Composition: Theory and Practice
5. Language Testing and Evaluation
6. Quantitative Research Methods in Language Studies
7. Tertiary English Programme-Academic Writing
8. Tertiary English Programme-Speaking and Presentation Skills




MAJOR PUBLICATIONS

ARTICLE IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

 

1.      Noli Maishara Nordin & SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2011) (In press). Reading strategies of English as a Second Language (ESL) High And Low Achievers. English Language Journal, Volume 4, 2011. pp.

 

2.      Chan Swee Heng, SABARIAH MD. RASHID &. Rohimmi Noor (2010). Priorities of English Language Use among Final Year Undergraduates in Industrial Training. Journal of the Malaysian Modern Languages Association), Volume 6, 2010. pp. 800-813.

 

3.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Media Sandra Kasih. (2006).The Minangkabau Terms of Address for Children, Teenagers and Adults: A Sociolinguistic Perspective. In Jurnal Bahasa Jendela Alam, Volume 4. pp. 590-601. Journal of the Malaysian Modern Languages Association.

 

4.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Chan Swee Heng. (2008). Exploring the Interplay of Mode of Discourse and Proficiency Level in ESL Writing Performance: Implications for Testing. In The English Teacher (A Journal of the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association), Volume XXXVII, December 2008. pp. 105-122.

 

5.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Chan Swee Heng. (2008). Exploring the Interplay of Mode of Discourse and Proficiency Level in ESL Writing Performance: Implications for Testing. In The English Teacher (A Journal of the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association), Volume XXXVII, December 2008. pp. 105-122

 

6.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Melor Mohd Yunus. (2003).   Writing with the Computer: A Malaysian ESL Experience, Studies in Foreign Language Education Journal, 18, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea, 113-126.

 

7.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Melor Md. Yunus (2003). The Effects of Two Process Approach Writing Procedures on ESL Undergraduates’ Writing Performance, Jurnal VirTEC, 3 (2), November 2003, 25-32.

 

ARTICLE IN NATIONAL JOURNAL

 

ACADEMIC BOOK

 

A. BOOKS

 

1.      Rosli Talif, Chan Swee Heng, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, Wong Bee Eng, Rohimmi Noor, & SABARIAH MD RASHID. (2010). Perspectives and Defines of Workplace English in Malaysia.  Serdang, Selangor: UPM Publication.

 

2.      Wong Bee Eng, Chan Swee Heng, Rosli Talif, Noritah Omar, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, & SABARIAH MD RASHID. (2006). Language and Language Use: Directions and Development of a BA English Programme.  Petaling Jaya: Prentice Hall.

 

3.      Sulaiman M. Yassin, Yahya Mat Hassan, Kamariah Abu Bakar & SABARIAH MOHD RASHID (Eds). (1992). Asia Pacific Conference on Human Resource Development Serdang: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. 

 

CHAPTER IN BOOK

 

1.      Chan Mei Yuit & SABARIAH MD. RASHID. (2007). Towards the Use of Interdisciplinary Materials in Developing Science and English Literacy. In Research in Language, Literatire and Communication. Volume 1. pp. 58-73. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press

 

2.      Rosli Talif, Wong Bee Eng, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, SABARIAH MD RASHID, Jariah Mohd Jan. (2007). Corpora Analysis: Benefits towards ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Competence.  In Theoretical and Practical Orientations in Language and Literature Studies, pp. 114-131. Pearson Longman.

 

3.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID. (2006). English Phonetics and Phonology. In Language and Language Use, Directions and Development of a B.A English Programme.

 

4.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Shameem Rafik-Galea. (2005). Designing Test Specifications for Assessing EAP Writing Skills. In Chan Swee Heng (Ed).ELT Concerns in Assessment. pp.147-167. Petaling Jaya: SASBADI-MELTA ELTSeries.

 

5.      Chan Mei Yuit & SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2005) Developing Science and English Literacy through the Use of Interdisciplinary Materials. In A. Pandian,G. Chakravathhy, P. Kell,&S.Kaur.(Eds) Innovation and Learning in DiverseSettings. pp. 17-24. Serdang: UPMPress.

 

6.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Chan Mei Yuit. (2004). “Bridging the Learning of Science and English: Considerations in the Development of Interdisciplinary Materials for Elementary Students”. In  Shameem Rafik-Galea and Malachi, E. V. ELT Materials: Theory and Practice. (pp. 129-145). Petaling Jaya: SASBADI

 

7.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2003). The effects of Mode of Discourse and Proficiency Level on the Malaysian ESL learners’ Writing  Performance. In  Rosli Talif, Shameem Rafik-Galea and Chan Swee Heng. Diverse Voices 2 (pp.200-211), Serdang: UPM Press.

 

 

PAPER DELIVERED AT THE CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP/COLLOQIUM/ETC

PAPER PRESENTATION

 

I           International Conferences Held Locally

 

1.     Angela Egele & SABARIAH MD RASHID. (30 May- 1 June 2011). Washback in the Classroom : The Experience of Three Nigerian State Secondary Schools. Paper presented at 20th MELTA International Conference 2011, organised by Malaysian English Language Teaching Association at Primula Beach Resort, Kuala Terengganu,

 

2.      Noli Maishara Nordin & SABARIAH MD RASHID. (17 - 8 March2011) Read it right : How ESL learners differ in their reading strategies. Paper presented at 4th English Language Conference, organised by Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.

 

3.     SABARIAH MD RASHID & Ain Nadzimah Abdullah.  (29 - 30 November 2010).  Tertiary Students’ Understanding of the Role of Language in Attaining 1 Malaysia.  Paper presented at the 1 Malaysia Conference, organised by Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

 

4.      SABARIAH MD RASHID & Arbaie Sujud.  (1 – 2 December 2010).  Imej Ketabahan dalam Peribahasa Melayu : Satu Gambaran Masyarakat Melayu.  Paper presented at Malaysia International Conference of Foreign Languages, organised by Universiti Putra Malaysia.

 

5.      Chan Swee Heng, SABARIAH MD RASHID & Rohimmi Noor.  (5 - 6 March 2009). Priorities of English Language Use among Final Year Undergraduates in Industrial Training.  Paper  presented at COLT 2009, Sunway Hotel Seberang Jaya, Prai, Penang ; organised by UUM.

 

6.      SABARIAH MD RASHID & Zalina Mohd Kasim.  (28 - 30 April 2009) Gembira : A case of the Hidden Object and Being in the Air.  Paper presented at MICOLLAC 2009, Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya ; organised by Dept. of English, UPM.

 

7.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah & Chan Swee Heng. (12 - 14 May 2008).  English in the Workplace: New Perspectives on Domains of Use.   Paper presented at MICELT 2008, Hotel Royal Adelphi, Seremban.

 

8.      SABARIAH MD RASHID (11- 12 November 2008)   Struktur dalaman kognitif peribahasa Melayu tentang konsep ketabahan dan masaalh penganalisaan.  Paper presented at the 4th. Malay Linguistics and Culture International Seminar , at Dewan Persidangan, Pusat Pendidikan Luar, UPM.

 

9.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Zalina Mohd Kassim. ((24- 27 November 2008). The case of Emotions: How do Malays express their Feelings?  Paper presented at English and Asia: First International Conference on Language and Linguistics, at Hotel Crown Princess, Kuala Lumpur.

 

10.  Tamilchelvee & SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2005, 23-25 April). Malay Advanced ESL Learners’ Writing Apprehension and their Use of Teachers’ Feedback. Paper presented at Malaysian International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC), organised by Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, at Holiday Villa Hotel, Subang. (Pembentang bersama)

 

11.  Melor Md. Yunus & SABARIAH MD. RASHID. (2005, 23-25 April). Applicability of Grounded Theory in Understanding Interview Data: A Malaysian ESL Experience.  Paper presented at Malaysian International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC) 2005, organised by Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, at Holiday Villa Hotel, Subang.

 

12.  Rosli Talif, Wong Bee Eng, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Jariah            Md. Jan. (2005, 23-25 April). ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Competence: Identification and Usage. Paper presented at Malaysian International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC) 2005, organised by Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, at Holiday Villa Hotel, Subang. (Pembentang bersama)

 

13.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2004, May 10-12). Understanding Proverbs via Conceptual Metaphors and Image Schemas: Implications for proverb acquisition in the ESL context.  Paper presented at the Fifth Malaysia International Conference on English Language Teaching, organised by Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, at Equatorial Hotel, Malacca.

 

14.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2004, April 27-29). Persuasive elements in advertising claims of health and cosmetic products in women’s magazines.  Paper presented at the International Conference on Language and Communication in the Media, organised by Malaysian Association of Modern Languages, at the Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

 

15.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2003, September 31- October 2). Terrorism: Ideologies Reflected in the Writing of Journalists in the Malaysian New Straits Times Paper presented at the Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MICOLLAC 2003), Hotel Sunway Lagoon Resort, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

 

16.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2003, August 16-18). Developing Science and English Literacy through the use of Interdisciplinary Materials.  Paper presented at  the International Conference on Literacy (LITCON 2003), organised by School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, at Hotel Park Royal, Penang.

 

17.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID & A. Hemah A/P Pukuttan. (2002, Sept. 24-26). Phrasal Verbs: Are they difficult to learn and use?  Paper presented at the International Conference of English Language Development for Equity in the 21st. Century, organised by Institut Perguruan Bahasa Antarabangsa, at IPBA, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. 

 

18.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Abdul Manaf Mirbas Khan. (2002, August 22-23) Gender Differences in Compliment-receiving and Compliment-giving. Paper presented at National Seminar on Second Foreign Lnaguage Learner and Learning, organised by Fakulti Bahasa, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, at Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 

 

19.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2001, May 20-22).Validating the C-test amongst Malay ESL Learners Paper presented at Fifth MELTA Biennial International Conference, organised by     Malaysian Language Teaching Association, at Hilton Hotel, Petaling Jaya.

 

20.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2001, April 17-19). The Impact of Mode of Discourse,Genre, Proficiency Level and Gender among Malaysian ESL Learners, Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures MICOLLAC, organised by Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, at Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

 

21.  Kamisah Ariffin, Maizatuliza Muhamad & SABARIAH MD. RASHID (2001, April 17-19). Male and Female Speech Styles:  Evidence from two perspectives. Paper presented at the Third  International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures MICOLLAC, organised by Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, at Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

 

22.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Faizah Hashim (2000, May 15-17). Gender Differentiation in Language Learning Strategies among ESL Learners. Paper presented at the third Malaysian International Conference on English Language Teaching, organised by the Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, at Riviera Bay Resort, Tanjung Keling, Malacca. 

 

23.  SABARIAH MD. RASHID  (2000, October 27-28). The Incorporation of ICT in the Teaching of Writing in the ESL Classroom.  Paper presented at the International Conference on Education and ICT in the New Millennium Conference, di Hotel Park Royal, Kuala Lumpur:

 

II         International Conferences Held Overseas

 

1.      SABARIAH MD RASHID & Imran Ho-Abdullah. (2007, 15-20 July).  Lexicalisation and Metaphorisation of Anger in the Malay Language.  Paper presented at the 10th. International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, organised by the International Cognitive Linguistics Association with Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland, at Jagellonian University of Krakow, Poland.

 

2.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID. (2005, 13-14 August)  A Construal of the Malay Proverbs of Perseverance: A Cognitive Semantic Analysis.  Paper presented at the 2nd. International Post-Graduate Linguistics and Literary Conference, organised by the post graduate students committee, at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

 

3.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Melor Md. Yunus (2002, October 14-16). Overcoming Phobia in ESL Writing: Does the word processor help? Paper presented at the International Conference of Learning and Teaching on the Challenge of Learning and Teaching in a Brave New World: Issues and Opportunities in Borderless Education, organised by IKRAK, UUM and Hatyai City College, at JB Hotel, Hatyai, Thailand. 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IN MONOGRAPH

 

1.      SABARIAH MD. RASHID  (2000). Penilaian Kemahiran Bahasa Berdasarkan Ujian-C. In Bahasa, Sastera, dan Budaya Melayu, 4, 151-163. Faculty of Modern Languages, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

 

 

 

MODULE

 

1.   Shamala Paramasivam, SABARIAH MD RASHID, Shameem Rafik-Galea & Afida Mohd Ali.(2008). Training English Module for Malaysian Air Traffic Controllers.

 

2.   Faiz Sathivellu Abdullah, Mardziah Hayati Abdullah, SABARIAH MD. RASHID & Rohimmi Noor.(2007). Training of the Trainers’ Module for Malaysia Airlines Academy English Language Trainers

 

3.   Rosli Talif, Mardziah Hayati Abdullah, Shameem Rafiq-Galeea, SABARIAH MD. RASHID & D. Lim Chong Lim. (2002). Unit 4: Communicative Approach to Language Teaching. In Module for GP 206 00 Foundations for TESL Methodology. Kuala Lumpur: UNITEM. (60 pages)

 

4.   SABARIAH MD. RASHID (1998). EDU 3040 Testing and Evaluation in TESL for the B.Ed. TESL Porgramme. Serdang, Selangor: Institute of Distance Education and Learning, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (143 pages)

 



 

PROFESIONAL SERVICES

A. CONSULTANCY


1.      Panel of Advisor to MARINST Sdn Bhd,  (for Maritime English programmes/ courses)


 


2.  Test Developer, Trainer and Rater, UPM-English Language Test for Pilots (UPM-ELTP), endorsed by the Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia (January 2008 – December 2011)


 


3.  Test Director: UPM-English Language Test for Pilots (UPM-ELTP), endorsed by the Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia (January 2008 – December 2011)


 


4.  Moderator of Learning Outcomes for 2 courses: Introduction to General Linguistics & English Phonetics and Phonology, Open University Malaysia (OUM) (2009)


 


5.  Coordinator, DCA Project: Development, Construction and Rating of English Proficiency Test for Malaysian Air Traffic Controllers (September 2007-December 2008)


 


6.   Course Synopsis Writer for Diploma in English for Communication Programme, Kolej Gemilang (July 2008)


 


7.  Subject Matter Expert for various Linguistic courses Open University Malaysia (2004 – present): English Phonetics Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and Semantics, Sociolinguistics.


B. POST- GRADUATE SUPERVISION


1.  PhD


(i)  Completed


 


      1.  Ali Hj. Mahmood


           Kesan Latihan Wacana Secara Sistematik Terhadap Kemahiran Menulis


 


      (ii) In progress


 


 


2.   M. Sc. TESL/M.A. APPLIED LINGUISTICS THESIS SUPERVISION


 


(i)     Completed


 


1.      Mamour Choul Trouk (2000)


The Reading-Writing Connection in the UPM Matriculation’s ESL Classroom


 


2.      Hawa Abdullai Morjan Danga (1999)


Reading Comprehension Strategies of Low Level and High Level Proficiency Adults.


 


(ii)   In progress


 


1.      Pirooz Nimvar (2011)


Non-native speakers’attitudes towards variety of English accents


 


3.   M.A. (ENGLISH LANGUAGE / APPLIED LINGUISTIC PROJECT PAPER)


 


(i)     Completed


 


1.      Angela Egele Folahan (2011)


             Washback of the Nigerian Senior Secondary School Certificate English Exam (SSCE)


 


2.      Lee Hsia Ling (2010)


             Reading Strategies Used by High Proficiency and Low Proficiency ESL learners in


            Comprehending Reading Comprehension Texts


 


3.      Noli Maishara Binti Nordin (2010)


             Reading Strategies of English as a Second Language (ESL) High and Low Achievers


 


4.      Dayang Siti Awi bt Awang Jaya (2010)


             English Language Needs of Malaysian Air Traffic Controllers    


 


5.      Amie Suhana (2005)


             Colour Associations among Malay Children and Adults


 


6.      Tamilchelvee (2004)  


    Writing Apprehension, Self-Efficacy and Malay ESL Learners’ Writing Performance


 


7.      Musa Bohari  (2004)


Colour Associations amongst the Malay and Chinese Young Female Adults


 


8.      Muhaida Akmal Binti Mohammad (2003)


The Application of Background Knowledge on Summary Writing among Advanced and Intermediate ESL Learners


 


9.      Faridah Yahaya


Summary Factors affecting translation in UITM Undergraduate ESL learners.


 


     10.  Jothimalar (2003)


The Relationship between the English Language Achievement Level and the Perceived Learning Styles of Lower Secondary Malay ESL Students


 


      11. Faridah Yahaya (2003)


            Colour Naming and Associations among Malay Speakers of the Kedah and Kelantanese Dialects


 


12.  Selvarani (2003)


              Inter and Intra-rater Reliability: A Study of Selected Malaysian Lower Secondary School ESL Raters of ESL Writing


 


13.  Jamil Hamzah (2002)


             Learning Strategies amongst Upper Secondary Students in Kuala Terengganu.


 


14.  Aniza Ithnin (2002)


Summary Writing Strategies of Lower Secondary ESL learners.


 


15.  Abdul Manaf Bin Mirbas Khan (2001)


            Gender Differences in Compliment-Receiving, Compliment-Giving, and Types of Compliment-Response


 


16.  Manjit Singh (2001)


Male and Female Speech in a Television Talk Show: A Study of the Use of Intensifiers, Hedges, and Tag-Questions.


 


17.  Mahmoud S.A. Radi (2001)


English Pronunciation Problems Faced by Palestinian Students


 


18.  Kamisah Ariffin (2000)


Gender Styles in Conversation:  An Analysis of Male and Female Speech in A.Samad Ismail’s Salina.


 


19.  Maizatulliza Muhamad (2000)


The Study on Male and Female Speech on TelevisionTalk Shows.


 


 


20.  Sharifah Edah (2000)


Problems of Spoken English among Lower Secondary Students


 


(ii)   In progress


 



1.      Ahmad Khorsheed (2011)


Pragmatic Scalar Implicatures….


 


C. UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISION


 


1.      B.Ed. TESL / B.A. ENGLISH PROJECT PAPER SUPERVISION


 


(i)     Completed


 


1.      Mas Nur Aizzat Binti Rabani (2011)


Backchannels among deejays in radio talk show


 


2.      Nurul Nadia Bt Muhammad (2011)


Undergraduates’ attitudes and motivation towards learning English: A perspective from two programmes of study at Universiti Putra Malaysia


 


3.      Long Izzah Rafidah Binti Mazlan (2011)


Communication needs of cashiers at fast food restaurant: A case study at Mcdonald’s


 


4.      Chevaughn Benjamin (2011)


The perception of ESL learners of the use of induction (oral interaction) to develop communicative competence


 


5.      Nur Hidayatul Husna Binti Mazlan (2011)


Language learning strategies (LLS) and gender


 


6.       Stephanie Melinda Gomes (2011)


Influence of vocabulary knowledge on speaking performance of ESL students


 


7.      Fatin Adilah Mansur


Lower secondary school students’ attitudes towards English and the learning of English


 


8.      Madiana Binti Mustafa (2010)


Problems in English and Teaching Mathematics and Science in English: Students and Teachers’ Perspective


 


9.      Munirah Binti Asary (2010)


ESL Undergraduates’ Motivation and Attitudes towards English


 


10.  Michelle Chan Mei Gwen (2010)


Metaphors of Romantic Love in Poetry by the 18th and 19th Century Poets: A Cognitive Metaphor Approach


 


11.  Brabagaran Ilangkovan (2009)


Attitudes of Malaysian Indian Lower Secondary School Students towards English


 


12.  Norasyikin Abdul Malik (2009)


Metaphors of Love in Malay Romantic Ballads of 1980s


 


13.  Shahfinaz Binti Md Yusof (2009)


A Comparison of the Nominalization in Malaysian Short Stories by Male and Female Writers


 


14.  Andrea Teo Yen Ping (2009)


Use of Taboo or Swear Words among Final Year Universiti Putra Malaysia B. A English Undergraduates


 


15.  Jamilah Binti Samsudin (2009)


UPM Final Year Undergraduate’s Attitudes towards English and English Language Learning: A Perspective from Two Faculties.


16.  Chong Fui Thien (2008)


English Language Use among Universiti Putra Malaysia Undergraduates from Three Academic Disciplines


 


17.  Rashidah Mohamed Basler (2008)


Code-Switching (CS) among BA (English) Students of Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication (FBMK), Universiti Putra Malaysia


 


18.  Chen Ai Wei (2008)


Language Learning Strategies of UPM Undergraduates


 


19.  Mohd Khaidhir Bin Harun (2008)


Students’ and Teachers’ Perception on Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science in English


 


20.  SEMINAR/WORKSHOP

ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE/SEMINARS/WORKSHOP

 

           Conferences/Seminars/Workshops (as participant)

 




No.

 

Name of Conferences/Seminar

 

 

Dates/Venue

1.

3- day intensive lead trainer course on outcome based education , Malaysian Society for Engineering & Technology (MSET)

 

21- 23 May 2011

Putrajaya Marriott Hotel

2.

The ICAEA Forum of the English Proficiency for Aviation

23-25 November 2010

Dorsett Regency Hotel

 

3.

Creative Thinking Workshop by Tony Buzan

22 - 24 May 2010

UPM

 

4.

ICAO Regional Workshop on the Development of the Implementation Plans for Language Proficiency Requirements,

 29 - 31 January 2008

Bangkok, Thailand

 

5.

The Development of the Mediated Employer-Employee Language Profile (MELP) as a Mechanism to Benchmark English Language Needs of the Malaysian Service Sector Industry

 

22 - 24 February 2008

Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

6.

Data Mining Using SPSS Clementine,

24 April 2008

MakmalSiswazah, SanggarBahasa, FBMK

 

7.

Training of Trainers (TOT): Inculcation of “ Learning Outcomes”  and Soft-skills (LOKI) in Teaching

4 June 2008

Bilik Al-Farabi, Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, UPM.

 

8.

Writing Workshop on ISO 9001: Non-compliance and Corrective Action

 

11 Jun 2008 

Bilik Seri Amar, FBMK.

9.

The Development of the Mediated Employer-Employee Language Profile (MELP) as a Mechanism to Benchmark English Language Needs of the Malaysian Service Sector Industry

 

20- 23 October 2008 & 12- 15 November 2008

Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

10.

B.A. English Curriculum Revamping

29 - 30 Julai 2008

Bilik Seri Amar, FBMK.

 

11.

M.A. English Language/Aplied Linguistics Restructuring

20 June 2008

Bilik Seri Amar, FBMK

 

12.

The Development of the Mediated Employer-Employee Language Profile (MELP) as a Mechanism to Benchmark English Language Needs of the Malaysian Service Sector Industry,

3 December 2008

Hotel PNB Darby Park,

Kuala Lumpur.

13.

Aviation (UPM-ELTP) English Rater Workshop

 

22- 23 December 2008 FBMK

 

14.

Rater Training Workshop (English Proficiency Test for Malaysian Air-traffic Controllers)

29 - 31 October 2007

Civil Aviation College

 

15.

International Conference on Post-Graduate Education 2004,  organised by Institut Pengajian Siswazah, Universiti Malaya

26-27 May 2004

PJ Hilton

 

16.

International Conference on Women at Work Summit, organised by Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita

August 2003

Hotel Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

 

17.

Post MICOLLAC 2003 Workshop

28-29 Mei 2004

Melia Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

 

18.

Procedure Documentation Development, Teaching and Learning Quality System Management Workshop, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, UPM

17 Mei 2004

Bilik Seri Amar, FBMK

 

 

19.

Bachelor of Arts in English Curriculum Design Workshop

7-9 March 2003

First World Hotel, Genting Highland

 

20.

Institute of Distance Education and Learning (IDEAL) Examination Management Workshop

15 April 2003

IDEAL, UPM

 

21.

Talk by Profesor Jim Martin: Reading Pathways: Viewing Multimodal Texts

24 April 2003

Bilik Seri Amar, FBMK

 

22.

Master of Arts in English Curriculum Design Workshop

4-6 Julai 2003

Hilton Hotel, Seremban

 

23.

Publication of the 2nd. Proceeding, Innovation in Research and Development, UPM

11-13 September 2003

Guoman Hotel, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan

24.

Talk by Professor Gerry Knowles: Research Opportunities in Corpus Linguistics: The way ahead for Malaysia

15 September 2003

Bilik Seri Amar, FBMK

 











































25.


 Efficiency Evaluation Course – PTK 3


27 October - 7 November 2003,


Faculty of Engineering UPM


 


26.


Online Lecture Application Course,


12-13 Mac 2002 Makmal Cyber Creative, Institiut Multimedia dan Perisian


 


27.


Workshop on the Training of Module Writing


9 April, 2002


UNITEM, Kuala Lumpur.


 


28.


Seminar on Self Motivation and Development


31 May-2 June 2002


City Bay View Resort, Malacca.


 


29.


 


Research Grant Opportunities and Application Procedure (IRPA), organised by Research Management Centre (RMC), UPM


 


24 August, 2002


Hotel Equatorial, Bangi.


 


30.


Certificate in Qualitative Research Methods Course, organised by Faculty of Educational Studies, UPM and University of Georgia, USA


2 – 5 July 2002 &


16 – 19 October 2002


UPM and Hotel Palm Garden Rennaissance, Putrajaya, Selangor.


 


31.


Statistics and SPSS Workshop


24-25 October 2000


FBMK, UPM


 


32.


First International Conference on Malay Civilisation, organised by Institut Peradaban Melayu, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris


 


1 – 3 October 2002 Hotel Rennaissance, Kuala Lumpur


 


33.


International Conference on ASIAN WOMEN LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION II – Leadership Competencies to Face the Local-Global Challenges of the 21st.Century


 


30 October - 4 November 2000


Hotel Equatorial, Bangi


34.


Choosing and Using Literature in The ESL Classroom:  The Cross-cultural Perspective


23 – 24 1999


City Bay View Hotel, Langkawi


 

 

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