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Academic Qualification Year awarded Qualification Institution 1996 Ph.D. University of Malaya 1989 Masters in Applied Linguistics University of Essex, United Kingdom 1986 Masters in Public Administration University of Malaya 1970 B.A. (Hons) University of Malaya 1987 Dip. In Linguistics Western Australian College of Advanced Education 1977 ISA Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administraters, UK 1986 Cert. TESL Regional Language Center, Singapore Work Experience Period Position Company/Institution 2007-- Head of SKET Section for Co-curricular, External Faculty Electives & TITAS (SKET), University of Malaya 2004- Professor Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya 2003-2004 Deputy Dean (Post Graduate and Research) Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya 1998-2003 Associate Professor Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya 1988-1997 Lecturer Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya 1986-1988 Language Teacher Pusat Bahasa, University of Malaya 1980-1985 Documentor Pusat Bahasa, University of Malaya 1971-1977 Lecturer (General Paper and Economics) TAR College Administrative Functions Year Role 2003- Member of Research Committee, Member of Committee for Post Graduate Education 2003-2004 Deputy Dean (Post-Graduate and Research), Faculty of Languages and Linguistics 2000-2002 Head, Distance Education ( English) University of Malaya 1988-2000 Coordinater , Faculty of Economics and Public Administration, University of Malaya Consultancy Title Institution/ Company Presenter on Networking Skills (Sept 4-15, 2006) Science and Technology Management Training Course for Researchers in OIC Countries Presenter on Networking Skills (Nov 22, 2006) Training course on Research and Development Approaches and Management for Young Scientists Presenter on Convincing Your Audience (Sept 12, 2006) Medical Ethnics, Conduct and Medico-legal Issues in Orthopaedic Surgery Chief Researcher of Intergenerational Transmission of Values across Ethnic Groups (2005-2006) Modern Language Association. Funding provided by Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, Malaysia. Consultant and Examiner. Kursus Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan (PTK) 3, 4, 5 & 6 (2005-2006) University of Malaya Research Scholar UPSI (2004-) Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Guest speaker The Science and Management Training Course for Researchers in OIC countries (Sept 19-30 2005) Jabatan Pengajian Sains dan Teknologi External examiner, USM (2004) Universiti Sains Malaysia External examiner, UKM (2004) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia External examiner, UPM (2005 and 2006) Universiti Putra Malaysia Chair, Evaluating CD-ROM English Form 3 (26 May-4 June 2004 & 28 july 2005- 6 august 2005) Textbook Bureau, Ministry of Education, Malaysia Auditing twin Masters Programmes of English language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. Center for Applied Language Studies, UPSI, Tanjung Malim. (2006). Member of the Board Pengajaran dan Keberkesanan Penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris di IPTA (Research: The Teaching and Effectiveness of English in Local Public Universities) (2001-2002) Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Project estimated costs - $249,000 Chair – Evaluating Form 4 English textbooks for Malaysia, textbook to be used in 2003 (2001-2002) Textbook Bureau, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Facilitator and trainer- Cross-cultural communication. (1998-2003) Institute of Diplomatic and Foreign Relations, Malaysia. (Institut Diplomasi & Hubungan Luar Negeri) Chair, University of Malaya team of examiners (2000-2001) Matriculation Division, Kementeriaan Pendidikaan Malaysia ( Ministry of Education) Affiliations The International Scope Review (2005-2007) Member of Managing Board and Editorial Director Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (2005-) Member of the Curriculum Design for the B.A. English in Education Chartered Institute of Linguists, United Kingdom (2003-current) Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Linguistics, United Kingdom International Reading Association (2004-current) Peer Reviewer International Reading Association’s Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Reading Research Quarterly (2004-current) International Research Correspondents Journal Communication Practices (2005-current) Board of Editors Hong Kong Linguist 2003-current) Adviser Journal of Modern Languages (2004-) Editorial Board Memberr Catholic Teachers' Association of Malaysia (2004-06) Committee member Modern Language Association (2005-) Vice President and life member Malaysian Reading Association (2003-2005) Vice President and life member RELC Alumni (2006-) Vice President International Gerontological Association Life Member Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (1995-1999) Life Member and Editor Research Work a) Completed Research Title Source and funding Date of research Research associates (if any) Outcome of research Vote F 2007 Persepsi Kanak-Kanak Terhadap Etnik Lain RM 12,000 2007-2008 Prof. Dr. Maya Khemlani David Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karen Kow Ainun Kuang Ching Hei Uztas Zaki Results presented in Journal Perdana Leadership Foundation Research Grant 2006: Letter of Agreement Perdana Leadership Foundation RM 12,000 2006-2007 Prof. Dr. Maya Khemlani David Results presented in Journal Grandparenting in Selected Asian Societies (R-134-000-040-112) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS),Grant-in-Aid for  Scientific Research (B), No. 15402029. for Year 2003/2004 thru Waseda  University RM 10,000 2004-2006 Associate Prof Dr Kalyani Mehta, National University of Singapore Associate Prof Dr Thang Leng Leng, National University of Singapore Prof Iris Chi, Hong Kong Prof Peerasit, Thailand Prof Chonkim, Korea Results presented in the International Journal of Intergenerational Relationships (JIR) and a chapter in the book, "Meaning and Experience of Grandparenting in Five Asian Countries" My associates from the NUS and I are editors of the book which would be published in 2007 Discourse in Malaysian Families About RM11,000 Jan 2006 Prof Madya Dr Karen Kow Dr Jawakhir Mior Jaafar Dr Stefanie Pillai Mrs Kuang Ching Hei Book 1: Language Choices and Discourse of Malaysian Families: Case Studies of Families in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (in press- July 2006) Research and publication contribute to the development of the Faculty and University b) On-going research Title Source and funding Research date Research associates (if any) Outcome of research Discourse in Malaysian Families Abt RM11,000 Fundamental Jan 2006 Assoc Prof Dr Karen Kow Rr Jawakhir Mior Jaafar Dr Stefanie Pillai Mrs Kuang Ching Hei Book 2: Politeness in Malaysian Family Discourse will be sent to the publishers in Oct 2006 Research and publication will contribute towards the development of the Faculty, University and Nation Language Maintenance or Language Shift among the Punjabi Community in Kuantan About RM3,900 Vote F Feb 2006   Research on-going Possible international publication Inter-generational Transmission of Values Across Ethnic Groups MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT MALAYSIA Nov 2004- Prof Chan (UPM) Assoc Prof Dr Faridah Noor (UM) Ain Nadzimah Abdullah (UPM) Siti Rohana (UM) Hazidi Hamid (Open University) Sabariah Md Rashid (UPM) Chong Siew Ling (UM) Research will contribute to the development of local Universities and the Nation. Encultration or Assimilation of the Malaysian  Indian Community UPSI RM15,000 2004-2006 Book will be published by UPSI. Research will contribute to the development of local Universities and the Nation. Language Choice in Malaysian Courts About RM1,000 Vote F, RM5,000 (Law Faculty fund) 2003-2004 Language Maintenance or Language Shift? Focus on an Orang Asli Kampung in an Urban Setting About RM2,000 Vote F 2004-2005 Language Maintenance or Language Shift -the Punjabi Community in Kuantan? About RM2,000 Vote F 2005-2006 Teaching Course Code Course Programme TXGA3147 Bahasa dan Hak Asasi (Language and Human Rights) Post-Graduate TXGA3128 Spoken Discourse Analysis Post-Graduate TXGA3128 Wacana Lisan (Spoken Discourse Analysis) Post-Graduate TXGB6317 Sosiolinguistik Sociolinguistics) Post-Graduate TXGC 6311 Psycholinguistics Post-graduate TXGA6301 Kommunikasi dlm Bahasa dan Antara Bahasa (Communication in Languages and between Languages) Post-Graduate TXGB6318 Second Language Acquisition Post-Graduate TXGB3102 Research Methodology Post-Graduate TXGB6101 Applied Linguistics Post-Graduate TXEA1307 Bahasa dan Penyelasaian Konflik (Language and Conflict Resolution) Undergraduate TGAW3003 Bahasa dan Perpaduan Kebangsaan (Language and National Unity) Undergraduate LXEA Bahasa untuk Amalan Guaman ( Language for the Legal Practitioner) Under-Graduate English for Specific Purposes Under-graduate English for Business Students Under-graduate English Language Proficiency Under-graduate Supervision and Examination of completed Ph.D. Dissertations/Theses Name of Candidate Title of Thesis Hassan Mohamed Doga Morgan Attitudes of Malay Students in Learning Arabic as a Foreign Language K. Saramma a/p K P Thomas Language shift among the Syrian Christian Malayalees Roksana Bibi Abdullah Pemilihan dan Penggunaan Bahasa di Kalangan Masyarakat Melayu di Singapura (Choice and Use of Language amongst the Malay Community in Singapore) Hajah Fatimah Binti Hj. Awg Chuchu Attitudes to Codeswitching in the Bruneian classroom: A Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Perspective Idris Bin Aman Wacana dan Praktis Kepimpinan: Satu Kajian terhadap Perutusan Perdana Menteri Mahathir Mohammad (Discourse and Practices of Leadership: A Case Study of the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammad’s Speeches) Lean Mei Li The Discursive Construction of AIDS in Print Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis Nor Azmi Mostafa Bilingualism, Intelligence and Academic Achievement among Malay Secondary School Students: A Case Study Ravichandran a/l K. Dhaksinamoorthy A Sociolinguistics Study of Multiparty Negotiations among Diplomats from Third World Countries Kuang Ching Hei Simultaneous Acquisition of Mandarin and English: A case study Mohana Kumari Nambiar Language Shift in the Malaysian Malayalee Community: A Study of Intra-group Variations Ceasar Delwis @ Dealwis Language Choices of the Bidayuh Community in Kuching Norhayuza Mohamad Penggunaan Strategi Pemetaan Semantik dalam Pengajaran Kosa Kata Bahasa Arab (The Strategies of Semantical Mapping in the Teaching of Arabic Vocabulary) Ongoing Ph.D. supervision Name of Candidate Title of Thesis Francisco Perlas Dumanig Language Choice in Mixed Marriages Supervision and Examination of Completed Master Dissertations/Theses Name of Candidate Title of Thesis Ee Chop Ler Resolving Cultural Issues in ESL Proficiency in Rural Schools Serina Ann Doss a/p A. Santhana Doss The Representation of Masculinity in a Malaysian English Magazine Chu Geok Bin Language Accommodation in Doctor-Patient Interaction David Yoong Soon Chye Accommodating the Elderly in a Malaysian Geriatric Day Care Centre: A Discourse Analysis Sudesh Nicholas Ramachandran Language Maintenance and Shift among the Portuguese Eurasians in the Portuguese Settlement Jessan Kaur a/p Nasib Singh Kreol Kristang di Melaka: Satu Kajian Pembentukan Kata dan Ethnografi (Kristang Creole in Malacca: A Study of Word Formations and Ethnography) Zarina bt. Othman A Study of Learners Perception of an Effective Business Negotiation Loi Cheh Kim Kreol An Error Analysis of English Prepositions in the Written Work of Upper Secondary Malay Students Halizah Omar Communication Strategies in Job Interviews Mohd. Raja Abdullah Communication between Supervisor and ESL Trainee-Teacher during Teaching Practice Pritam Singh Lexical and Semantic Variation in a Malaysian English Newspaper Hafizah Ahmad Formal Features of Co-operative Talk amongst Malay Female Speakers Gan Kan Hui Cici-cici Wacana Orang Tua (Discourse features of the elderly) Noor Ashikin Ghazali Kesopanan Negatif: Satu Tinjauan Di Kalangan Penutur Melayu Di Utara dan Tengah Semenanjung (Negative Politeness: An Exploratary Study of Malay Speakers in Peninsular Malaysia) Lim Choy Wan Representation of Racial Politics in a Malaysian Play: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Big Purge Salehuddin b. Abg. Shokeran Pemasyarakatan Bahasa di Malaysia: Kempen oleh Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka dalam Memperkembang dan Memperluas Penggunaan Bahasa Melayu. (The Socialisation of Language in Malaysia: The Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Campaign in Expanding the Use of the Malay Language) Nor Wardiah bt. Ahmad Hadzri Psycholinguitics Salomy Sumithra a/p Krishna A Schema Theoretic View of How Readers Interpret a Religious Text Yep Yoon Lay Communication within and across Cultures Wan Zulkifli Wan Kassim Applied Linguistics Parvathy a/p Batinathan Language and Human Rights Lim Chin Chye Discourse Analysis Usha Agnetha Ong Code-switching in Interviews Poon Soo Yee Openings and Closings Maheswari A/P P. Subramaniam Language Choices of Malay Students: A Case Study Warinthip Kaenin Metacognitive Strategies Used by Thai University Students while Reading an English Text Supervision of candidates completing MESL/MLING/MML Name of Candidate Title of Thesis Norjah bt Hassan Applied Linguistics Foo Ze Shan Sociolinguistics Uma a/p Gunasilan Applied Linguistics Yaw Yee Peng Sociolinguistics Saidah binti Ismail Language Use of the Bugis Community Hansini Thedchana Spoken Discourse Suo Yan Ju Discourse Analysis Suzana Rita binti Bazar Psycholinguistic Ng Siok Hiong Discourse Analysis Aries Dahan Gan Discourse Analysis Elham Shahban Applied Linguistic Nor Wardiah bt. Ahmad Hadzri Psycholinguistics Awards •Linguapax Prize Winner 2007, Unescocat - centre UNESCO de Catalunya (2007) •Adjunct Professor, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia (2005) •Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Linguists, United Kingdom (2003) •Research Grant, Waseda University, Japan (2004) •Best poster presentation, "Mah Meri Language and Culture" at the Seminar Hasil Penyelidikan, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2006) •Bronze medal for poster presentation, "Language Choices and Discourse of Malaysian Families: Case Studies of Families in Kuala Lumpur" at the Research, Invention and Innovation EKSPO, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2006)

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