Faculty of Modern Language and Communication...Department of Foreign Languages Faculty of Modern Languages and Communications Tel – Office: 03 8946 8936 Fax: 603 8943 9951 [email protected]

Faculty of Modern Language and CommunicationThe Faculty of Modern Language and Communication consists of four departments - Department of Malay Language and Linguistics, Department of English Language, Department of Foreign Languages and Department of Communication. The Department of Malay Language and Linguistics conducts courses in Malay Language and Linguistics, Malay Literature, as well as writing courses and Malay proficiency courses. The Department of English Language conduct courses in English Language, Literature and English proficiency, while the Department of Foreign Languages offers courses in foreign language such as Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Korea, Thai, Bengali, French, Spanish, German, Tamil, Myanmar language, Vietnamese, Persian and Russian. The Department of Communication conducts courses in human communication, corporate communication, journalism, broadcasting, communication technology, mass communication and developmental communication.

A02896Adi Yasran Abdul Aziz

Year of Appointment: 2005

Working Experience (As Academician): 7 years

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Administrative Position (If Any) • HeadDepartmentofMalayLanguage

Qualifications• B.A.(UM,Malaysia);M.MLS.(UM,Malaysia);Ph.D.inLinguistics(UKM,Malaysia)

Professional Affiliation(s)• AssociationofSoutheastAsianStudiesintheUnitedKingdom(ASEASUK)

Specialisation(s)• Linguistics,JawiScript

Assoc.ProfessorDepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468787;Mobile:0192521561Fax:[email protected];[email protected]/~adi/

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Expertise• MalayPhoneticsandPhonology,MalayPhilology

For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~adi/

A03025AfidaMohamadAli


Working Experience (As Academician):13years

SeniorLecturerDepartmentofEnglishFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468671;Mobile:0178887103Fax:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~afida/

Qualifications• Bachelor(Hons)inHumanSciencesinEnglishLanguageandLiterature(IIUM),Masters ofHumanSciencesinEnglishLanguageStudies(IIUM),PhDinAppliedLinguistics (LancasterUniversityUK)

Professional Affiliation(s)• AssociationofWorldEnglishes,ModernLanguageSocietyMalaysia

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Research Expertise 2Specialisation(s)• EnglishforSpecialPurposes,Discourse/genrestudies

Expertise• DiscourseAnalysis/textlinguistics,LanguageforSpecialpurposes

Year of Appointment:1990


A01237AhmadMahmoodMusanifProf.MadyaDepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468746;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~amusanif/

Qualifications• B.A.(Malaya);M.A.(Malaya);Ph.D.(Malaya)

Professional Affiliation(s)• GeneralLinguistics,Semantics,DiscourseAnalysis

Specialisation(s)• DiscourseAnalsysis

Expertise• LinguisticTheoriesinMalayLanguageResearch

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A01259AinNadzimahAbdullahAssoc.Prof.Dr.DepartmentofEnglishLanguageFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationsTel-Office:89468788/8740Fax:[email protected]/[email protected]

Administrative Positions• DeputyDean(GraduateStudiesandInternationalAffairs),FacultyofModern LanguagesandCommunication,UniversitiPutraMalaysia• DeputyDirector(NetworkingandSocialComputing),InfoCommDevelopmentCenter (IDEC),UniversitiPutraMalaysia

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A01336AngLayHoonSeniorLecturerDepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468928;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~layhoon

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofBAGerman• Co-ordinatorofPublication(ForeignLanguageDepartment)(2012-2014)• Head,DepartmentofForeignLanguages(2000-2003)• Co-ordinatorofBAMandarin(1995-1999)

Qualifications• Cert.Translation(DBP&PPA);B.A.(Hons.)(MalayStudies&ChineseStudies)(UM); M.MLS(SecondLanguageLearning)(UM);Ph.D.(XiamenUniversity,China)

Professional Affiliation(s)• VisitingProfessorofFuzhouUniversity,China(byappointment)(2010-)• FacultyRepresentativeandMemberofAssocciationofAcademiciansUniversiti PutraMalaysia(UPMPPA)• LifememberoftheModernLanguagesSociety(PersatuanBahasaModen),Malaysia• LifememberofMalaysianTranslatorsAssocciation(PersatuanPenterjemahMalaysia (PPM)• LifememberofMalaysia-ChinaFriendshipAssocciation

Specialisation(s)• Chineselinguistics,languagelearning,sociolinguistics,translation

Professional Affiliations• MalaysianModernLanguagesAssociation(CommitteeMember/Secretary)(Life Member)• MalaysianEnglishLanguageTeachersAssociation(MELTA)(LifeMember)• ASIATEFL(LifeMember)• BritishAssociationforAppliedLinguistics(BAAL)

Specialisation• Sociolinguistics

Qualifications• PhD(Sociolinguistics),UniversityofMalaya,KualaLumpur• MasterofScience(Linguistics),CaliforniaStateUniversity,Fresno,California,USA• BachelorofArts(TESOL),UniversityofNorthernIowa,CedarFalls,Iowa,USA

Expertise• LanguagePlanningandPolicy• LanguageContact,MaintenanceandShiftFor full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~ain/


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A03114CecileGabbareMrs.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~cecile/

Qualifications• M.A.(UniversityStendhal-GrenobleIII,France),M.A.(INALCO,France)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheAsiaAssociationofComputerAssistedLanguageLearning

Specialisation(s)• Frenchasaforeignlanguage(languagelearningandtechnology)• Frenchfortourismandhospitality• Frenchforbusiness

Expertise• Frenchasaforeignlanguage• Languagelearningandtechnology



A01486ChanMeiYuitSeniorLecturerDepartmentofEnglishFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468712;Mobile:0162737816Fax:[email protected];[email protected]/~cmy/

Administrative Position (If Any) • Coordinator(EnglishLanguageExtensionCourses)• Coordinator(IndustryandCommunityNetworking)

Qualifications• B.A.(Hons)(USM,Malaysia);M.Sc.(UPM,Malaysia);Ph.D.(Malaya)

Expertise• Chineseappliedlinguistics,Englsih-Malay-ChinesetranslationFor full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~layhoon

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AK00763ChanSweeHengProfessor DepartmentofEnglishLanguageFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468707Mobile:0122145032Fax:[email protected]

Expertise• Discourseandcommunicationininstitutionalandprofessionalcontexts• Secondlanguageacquisitionandlearning

Administrative Positions• CentreforEnglishLanguageTestforPilots(ProjectDirector)

Qualifications• B.A.Hons.(English),UniversityMalaya• Dip.Ed.(English),UniversityMalaya• M.Ed.(TESL),UniversityMalaya• Ph.D.(English),UniversityKebangsaanMalaysia

Professional Affiliation(s)• InternationalAssociationofLanguageandSocialPsychology(International)• TheAsianAssociationofTEFL(AsiaTEFL)(International)• MalaysianEnglishTeachers’Association(MELTA)(Lifemember)(National)• TheAsiaAssociationofComputerAssistedLanguageLearning(International)

Specialisation(s)• Discourseandcommunication• Secondlanguageacquisitionandlearning• Languageforspecificpurposes

Professional Affiliations• MalaysianEnglishLanguageTeachersAssociation(MELTA)(LifeMember)• BritishAssociationforAppliedLinguistics(BAAL)• ASIATEFL(2004–present)• MalaysianModernLanguagesAssociation• Pan-PacificAssociationofAppliedLinguistics(PAAL)• InternationalSocietyofAppliedPsycholinguistics(ISAPL)

Specialisations• AppliedLinguistics• EnglishStudies

Expertise• Writing,LanguageTestingandEvaluation,andDiscourseStudiesFor full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~shchan


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A2053ChongFahHingDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationsTel–Office:0389468936Fax:[email protected]

Qualifications• FundamentalTeachersTrainingCertificate(MPS);B.A.(Hons)(UM);M.A.(UM);Ph.D (UM,Malaysia)

Specialisation(s)• ChineseMalaysianLiterature• ComparativeLiterature(Chinese-Malay)

Expertise• LiteraryCritics,Translation(Chinese-Malay-Chinese)



A01555ErikoYamatoSeniorLecturerDepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468676;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~eriko/

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofmobilityprogram(DepartmentofForeignLanguages)

Qualifications• B.A.(Saitama,Japan);Cert.inTJFL(Japan);M.A.inTJFL(Anaheim);Ph.D.inMass Communication(UPM)

Professional Affiliation(s)• LifememberoftheQualitativeResearchAssociationofMalaysia(QRAM)• RegisteredJapaneseLanguageInstructor,JapanFoundation,KL

Specialisation(s)• YouthCulturalStudy,AudienceStudy,TeachingandLearningofJapaneseasForeign Language

For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~cfhing

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Administrative Position (If Any) • DeputyDean(ResearchandInnovation)

Qualifications• B.S.(UPM,Malaysia);M.A.(MichiganState,USA);Ph.D.(UniversityofOklahoma, USA)

Professional Affiliation(s)• WorldCommunicationAssociation;InternationalCommunicationAssociation

Specialisation(s)• InterculturalCommunicationandYouthDevelopment



A03526HasnahMohamadDr.DepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468741;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~hasnah/

Qualifications• B.Sc(Hons.)(UKM);MAinModernLanguage(UM);Ph.D.inLinguistics(UKM)

Professional Affiliation(s) • CommitteememberandlifememberoftheMalaysianLinguisticsSociety(Persatuan LinguistikMalaysia).



A00816EzharTamamProfessorDepartmentofCommunicationFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468663;Mobile:0192271481Fax:[email protected];[email protected]/~ezhar/

Expertise• JapanesePopularCulture,CriticalPedagogy

Expertise• Intercultural/cross-culturalcommunication;Knowledge,AttitudeandPractice(KAP) Study;Youthdevelopment


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A02551HazlinaAbdulHalimDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468752;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~nina/

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheMalaysiaAssociationofFrenchTeachers

Specialisation(s)• ErroranalysisinFrenchLanguages• Communicationstrategiesinforeignlanguages• Learningstrategiesinforeignlanguages

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofBAprogramme(French)

Qualifications• BA(Hons)inEconomicsandSocialManagement(UniversitéduLittoral,France),M.LLS (UniversitiMalaya),Ph.D.(UniversitiPutraMalaysia)



A01343HelenTanSeniorLecturerDepartmentofEnglishFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468711;Mobile:012-6281696Fax:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~helen

Specialisation(s)• AppliedLinguistics

Expertise• Terminologyandlexicography

Expertise• Foreignlanguageacquisition

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9 Research ExpertiseAdministrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofBBI3990A/BFinalYearProject(Englishlanguage)

Qualifications• B.A.Hons.(English),UniversityMalaya(1981-84);Dip.Ed.(TESL),UniversityMalaya (1984-1985);Dip.InAppliedLinguistics,RELC,Singapore(1991-1992);M.A(English Studies),UniversityPutraMalaysia(1996-2000);Ph.D.(AppliedLinguistics),University PutraMalaysia(2006-2011)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MELTA• AsiaTEFL

Specialisation(s)• AppliedLinguistics• EnglishStudies



A0408Md.SallehHj.HassanProfessorDepartmentofCommunicationsFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationsTel-Office:60389468784;Mobile:60126383417Fax:[email protected];www.upm.fbm.edu.my/~mdsalleh

Qualifications• B.Agrc.Sc.(UM,Malaysia);M.Sc.(UPLB,Philippines);Ph.D.(Ohio,USA)

Professional Affiliation(s)• BoardMember,WorldCommunicationAssociation(WCA)• InternationalCommunicationAssociation(ICA)• InternationaSocietyforDevelopment(SID)• InternationalAssociationofAgriculturalInformationSpecialists(IAALD)

Specialisation(s)• MasscommunicationandDevelopmentcommunication

Expertise• MediafordevelopmentandImpactofmediaonsociety

Expertise• Writing,andDiscourseStudies


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Administrative Position (If Any) • CoordinatorofStudentExchangeProgramforGermanLanguage

Qualifications• M.A.Germanstudies(withthefocusonGermanLiterature;LinguisticsandDidactics withinthescopeofteachingGermanasaforeignlanguage);Stateexaminationin Pedagogy;ConstantinethePhilosopherUniversity,Nitra,Slovakia



A03388MiroslavaMatjanovaLecturerMs.LanguageandtheMarketDepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468047Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~mira

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberofSocietyForCinemaandMediaStudies

Specialisation(s)• Sociolinguistics• GermanasaForeignLanguage

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofGraduateStudies(PhDinCommunication,MasterofSciencewith Thesis,MasterofCorporateCommunicationfulltimeandlongdistancelearning)

Qualifications• B.AinCommunication(WesternMichiganUniversity,USA1994),MAin Communication(WesternMichiganUniversity,USA1996),PhDinMediaStudies (UniversityofSussex,Brighton,UnitedKingdom,2004).



A03231MohdNizamOsmanDr.CommunicationDepartmentFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468790;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/mohdnizam

Expertise• Identity(theoreticalframeworkaswellastheactualperceptionsandvalidationsof identityinsociety)• TeacherTraining(teachingGermanasaforeignlanguage)

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11 Research ExpertiseProfessional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheMalaysianQualificationAgency(MQA)• RegionalVicePresidentforPacificandAsianCommunicationAssociaton(PACA)• CommitteememberandlifememberoftheModernLanguagesSociety(Persatuan BahasaModern).

Specialisation(s)• CurriculumDesignandDeliveryinCommunication,studiesinthefieldofICT policies,radiocontentanalysisanddevelopment,newmediaconsumptionamong communitiesintheruralareas,broadcastingandtelecommunicationstudies, generalcommunicationstudies.

Expertise• Radioproduction,radiocommercialproduction,radiodramaproduction.

Specialisation(s)• Criticalliteratureandculturalstudies

Expertise• Literarytheoryandcriticism,Islamandepistemologyinliterature,Rhetoricof fiction,Indonesianliterature.



A02819Mohd.ZariatAbdulRaniAssociateProfessorDepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468745;Mobile:0123228705Fax:[email protected];[email protected]/~zariat/

Administrative Position (If Any) • CoordinatorofPostGraduateProgramme(MalayLiterature)–1July2005to31March 2010• CoordinatorofPostGraduateProgramme(CrossDepartmentsFields)–1January2011 to1January2013

Qualifications• Bac.OfEducation(UPM,Malaysia);M.A.&Ph.D.(UKM,Malaysia)


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Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheInternationalAssociationofArabicLanguages,UNESCO• ProfessionalTranslator(PPM)• RegisteredEditorforMalaysianInstituteofTranslation(ITNM)• LifeMemberofMalaysianAssociationofTranslators(PPM)• MemberofInternationalAssociationofCommunication(AUSACE)

Specialisation(s)• Arabic-MalayTranslation(TheoryandPractise)



A02701MuhammadFauziJuminganAssoc.Prof.Dr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468794;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~uzi/

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofGraduateProgrammes(ArabicLanguage)-2003-now

Qualifications• Cert.ofAdvancedArabic(Damascus);Dip.ofProfessionalTranslation(PPM-DBP);Dip. inArabic(KUSZA);B.A.Hons.inIslamicStudies(UKM);M.A.inModernLanguages (UM);Ph.D.inLinguistics(UKM)



A03827NorAzuraAzharuddinDr.DepartmentofCommunicationFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468768;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~noraz/

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofIndustrialTrainingProgrammes(DepartmentofCommunication)

Qualifications• B.Ed.TESL(Hons.)(UKM);M.B.A./MastersofBusinessAdministration,(Ohio University);Ph.D.inAdvertising(TheUniversityofSheffield,U.K.)

Expertise• TranslationStudies• ContrastiveLinguistics

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Expertise• NewMediaTechnology&TraditionalMediaAdvertising;• CelebrityEndorsementsinAdvertising;• MemoryandAttitudesofConsumers• IntegratedMarketingCommunicationStrategies

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheInternationalIslamicMarketingAssociation(IIMA)• TheChairmanshipTeamMembersMalaysia,IndonesiaandBruneiRegionof3rd.GlobalIslamicMarketingConference(GIMC3,IIMA)• AlumniofTheUniversityofSheffield,UnitedKingdom.• AlumniofOhioUniversity,Athens,UnitedStatesofAmerica• MemberofEditorialBoard’GMJ-ME:GlobalMediaJournalMalaysianEdition

Specialisation(s) • NewMediaTechnology&TraditionalMediaAdvertising;• CelebrityEndorsementsinAdvertising;• MemoryandAttitudesofConsumers• IntegratedMarketingCommunicationStrategies• MediaTechnologyinCommunication;• PASW/SPSS20



A01836NorAzuwanYaakobDr.DepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468753Fax:[email protected];http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~azuwan

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofAcademicMobilityandInternationalisation(DepartmentofMalay Language)

Qualifications• Dip.inEducation(IIUM);Dip.inPublishingStudies(UM);Dip.inComputerGraphicand Design(Cosmopoint/CICT);Bsc.CommunicationinJournalism(UiTM);M.Scin Publishing(UM);Ph.DinJournalism(UM)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberofUniversityMalayaAlumniAssociation• AdvisoryCommitteeMemberandBoardofEditorialforUPMCorporatePublications• LifeMemberofMalaysianLinguisticAssociation• LifeMemberofWomenJournalistsAssociation• LifeMemberofPusatRujukanPersuratanMelayu,DewanBahasadanPustaka(DBP)


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Research Expertise 14Specialisation(s)• Journalism• Publishing• GraphicandDesign

Expertise• NewsWritingandReportingforMedia• ProfessionalandTechnicalWriting• CorporateWriting



A01978NorizanCheSuDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationsTel-Office:60389468685;Mobile:60133222245Fax:[email protected];[email protected]/~zan

Qualifications• B.A.(B.Thai)(RU,Thailand);M.A.;Ph.D.(UPM,Malaysia)

Professional Affiliation(s)• LifeMemberofMalaysianLinguisticsAssociation

Specialisation(s)• ThaiLanguage• AppliedCompartiveLinguistic(Thai-Malay)

Expertise• ThaiLanguage• AppliedCompartiveLinguistic(Thai-Malay)



A01873NormahdiahSheikhAssoc.Prof.DrDepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468719;Mobile:[email protected];[email protected]/~norma/

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15 Research ExpertiseAdministrative Position (If Any) • CourseCoordinatorforContinuingProfessionalDevelopment(CPD),Centreof AcademicDevelopment(CADe),UniversitiPutraMalaysia

Qualifications• Cert.Ed.(MPTI);SpecialistCert.Ed.inTESOL(LI,KL);B.Ed.TESL(Hons.)(UPM);M.Ed. InEducationalTechnologyandMediainEducation(UniversityofWales,Aberystwyth, UnitedKingdom);Ph.D.inCognitiveErgonomicsofHumanComputerInteraction (LoughboroughUniversity,UnitedKingdom)



A03834RaimondSelkeDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468734;Mobile:[email protected]/~raimondselke

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberofHumanFactorErgonomicMalaysia(HFEM)• MemberofAssociationofVirtualWorlds,USA.• LifememberofPersatuanLinguistikMalaysia• LifememberofPersatuanPenterjemahMalaysia• MemberofVirtualWorldsSeriousGamesInstitute,UnitedKingdom• MemberofBritishHumanComputerInteraction(HCI)Society,UnitedKingdom (2001-2004).• AluminiLoughboroughUniversity,UnitedKingdom• AluminiUniversityofWales,Aberstwyth,UnitedKingdom• AluminiUniversitiPutraMalaysia

Qualifications• M.A.(MagisterArtium)ArtHistory,UniversityofRegensburg;PhD(Dr.phil.)Art History,UniversityofRegensburg;DaF(Certificate)GoetheInstitut,Munich

Professional Affiliation(s)• OrtslektorDAAD/GermanAcademicExchangeService• VolunteerProgramNationalMuseum/MuziumNegara,KualaLumpur,German program(GuidedTours)andresearch

Specialisation(s)• HumanComputerInteraction(HCI),CognitiveErgonomics,InteractiveMultimedia, InformationTechnology,LanguageTechnology,EducationalTechnologyandMediain Education,InterfaceDesign,TextDesign,SocialNetworking,Games,GamesStudies andGamification

Expertise• HumanFactorsinSystemsDesign,CrossCulturalTransfersinLanguage,Cultureand HeritageStudies


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A03525KRajaMasittahRajaAriffinAssoc.Prof.DepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389467771Mobile:[email protected];[email protected]/~rma/

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofISOFBMK(MalayLanguageDepartment)

Qualifications• B.A.(Hons.)(UKM);M.A(UM);Ph.D(UPM);Dip.inLibraryandInformationScience (UiTM)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheMalaysianLinguisticSociety=PersatuanLinguistikMalaysia(PLM)• MemberoftheMalaysianModernLanguagesAssociation=PersatuanBahasa ModenMalaysia

Specialisation(s)• Sociolinguistic,dialectologyandlanguageregister,historicallinguistic



A02801RoslinaMamatDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468666;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~roslina

Administrative Position (If Any) • HeadofDepartment(Foreignlanguages)

Qualifications• B.Ec(Hiroshima),Cert.ForeignTeachersoftheJapaneseLanguage(Saitama),MMLS (UM),Ph.DinDiscourseanalysis(UM)

Specialisation(s)• TeachingGermanasasecondLanguage,ExileLiterature,LiteratureandFineArts

Expertise• HistoryandthedevelopmentofMalayLanguage,professionalwritingandtextediting

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Expertise• JapaneseConversationalanalysis



A03119SalinaHusainDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguageFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468943;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~salina/

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberofTheMalaysianAssociationofJapaneseStudies(MAJAS)• LifeMemberofPersatuanLinguistikMalaysia(PLM)• LifeMemberofPersatuanPegawaiAkademik,UPM(PPA)• LifeMemberofAlumniLookEastPolicySociety(ALEPS)

Specialisation(s)• Conversationalanalysis,Communicationstrategy,Japanesepopularculture, japaneselanguage

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofProficiencyLanguage(Foreignlanguages)

Qualifications• Ph.D.(ComparativeStudies)(UPM),MasterofModernLanguageStudies(UM),B.A LangugaesandLinguistics(Spanish)(UM),CertificadoInicial(InstitutoCervantes, Madrid),DiplomaBahasaMalaysia(UM)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheAcademicAssociation(UPM)(PersatuanAkademikUPM)• LifememberofMalaysianLinguisticAssociation(PersatuanLinguistikMalaysia)

Specialisation(s)• SpanishLanguageandLinguistic

For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~roslina

Expertise• ComparativeStudies(Spanish-Malay),TeachingSpanishassecondlanguage


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A03113SergeGabarreMr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~serge/

Qualifications• M.A.(UniversityStendhal-GrenobleIII,France),M.A.(INALCO,France)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheAsiaAssociationofComputerAssistedLanguageLearning

Specialisation(s)• Frenchasaforeignlanguage(languagelearningandtechnology)• Frenchculture• Frenchpolitics

Expertise• Frenchasaforeignlanguage• Languagelearningandtechnology



A03718SerWueHiongDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicatioTel-Office:03-89468742;Mobile:[email protected]

Qualifications• Ph.D(NationalUniversityofSingapore,Singapore);M.A(NationalTaiwanUniversity, Taiwan);B.A(NationalTaiwanUniversity)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberofBoardofDirector,CentreforMalaysianChineseStudies(CMCS)

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A02214SitiZobidahOmarAssociateProfessorDepartmentofCommunicationFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:+60389468897;Mobile:0122377529Fax:[email protected];[email protected]@gmail.com;www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~zobidah

Administrative Position (If Any) • Head,LaboratoryofCyberGeneration,InstituteforSocialScienceStudies(IPSAS), UPM

Qualifications• BacofMassCommunication(Journalism)(UiTM);MAofCommunicationTechnology andPolicy(MacquarieUniversity,Sydney,Australia;PhD(CommunicationTechnology andCulture)(UniversityofBirmingham)

Professional Affiliation(s)• WorldCommunicationAssociation(WCA)• PacificAsianCommunicationAssociation(PACA)

Specialisation(s)• CommunicationTechnology,CultureandNewMedia

Expertise• Communicationtechnology,ICT,socialmedia,telephone,e-community,gender, journalism

Specialisation(s)• ChineseStudies• MalaysianChineseStudies

Expertise• ChineseStudies• MalaysianChineseStudies


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A02943SukkiOthmanDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468735;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~shauqi

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofCo-Curriculum(ArabicLanguage)

Qualifications• DiplomaofProfessionalTranslation(PPM-DBP);B.A(Hons.)(YarmoukUniversity, JORDAN);M.A(UKM,Malaysia);Ph.D(UM,Malaysia)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheInternationalLeagueofIslamicLiterature• MemberofPersatuanLinguistikMalaysia• MemberofSyariahCommitteKoperasiUniversitiPutraMalaysia• ExecutiveFacilitatorofPengukuhanIntegritiPerkhidmatanAwam(PIPA)

Specialisation(s)• Arabic&QuranicStudies,translation

For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~shauqi



A1229TanBeeHoonAssoc.Prof.DepartmentofEnglishLanguageModernLanguages&CommunicationTel-Office:60389468911Fax:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~tanbh

Expertise• I’jazal-Quran,ArabicLanguageandLiterature

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A01928VijayaletchumySubramaniamAssoc.Prof.Dr.DepartmentofMalayLanguageFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468769;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my

Specialisation(s)• TertiaryEducation• AppliedLinguistics

Expertise• ESL,ESP,CMC,CALL,LanguageAssessment

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofMinorTranslation

Qualifications• Cert.Ed.(MPKI,Ipoh);Ph.D.inAppliedLinguisticsandMalayLanguage

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheInternationalDyslexiaAssociation• MemberofMalaysiaDyslexicAssociation• MemberofDyslexiaAssociationofSingapore(DAS)• MemberofMadrasDyslexicAssociation,India• LifememberofMalaysiaLinguisticAssociation

Specialisation(s)• Physolinguistics

Qualifications• Dip.TESL(UM,Malaysia);B.Ed.TESL(UPM,Malaysia);M.Sc.TESL(UPM,Malaysia); Ph.D.English(MasseyUniversity,NewZealand)

Professional Affiliation(s)• Member,InternationalWritingCentersAssociation• Member,AssociationofAsiaTEFL• LifeMember,MalaysianEnglishLanguageTeachers’Association

Expertise• LanguageAcquisitionDevelopmental• Dyslexia


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A01928WongBeeEngAssoc.Prof.DepartmentofEnglishFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468677;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~bee/

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-ordinatorofGraduateProgrammes(Englishlanguage)

Qualifications• Cert.Ed.(MPIK,KL);SpecialistCert.Ed.inTESL(LI,KL);B.Ed.TESL(Hons.)(UPM); Ph.D.inLinguistics(Essex)

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberoftheInternationalAssociationofUniversityProfessorsofEnglish• MemberofAustralianLinguisticSociety• MemberofInternationalSocietyofAppliedPsycholinguistics(ISAPL)• LifememberofMalaysianEnglishLanguageTeachingAssociation(MELTA)• CommitteememberandlifememberoftheModernLanguagesSociety(Persatuan BahasaModern).• LifememberoftheQualitativeResearchAssociationofMalaysia(QRAM)

Specialisation(s)• SyntacticandvocabularydevelopmentinSLA,andsecondlanguageassessment, teachingandlearningofESL,SyntaxandMorphology



A03088YapNgeeThaiSeniorLecturerDr.DepartmentofEnglishFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468673;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~yap/

Expertise• SecondLanguageAcquisitionDevelopmentalSyntax

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Expertise• SecondLanguageSpeechPerceptionandProduction;ExperimentalPsycholinguistics; SecondLanguageAcquisition



A01318YongMeiFungDr.DepartmentofEnglishFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468679Mobile:0166368928Fax:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~yong/

Professional Affiliation(s)• MemberofPersatuanLinguistikMalaysia(LinguisticsAssociationofMalaysia)• MemberofAsianAssociationofTeachersofEnglishasaForeignLanguage (ASIATEFL)• LifememberofMalaysianEnglishLanguageTeachingAssociation(MELTA)• LifememberoftheModernLanguagesSociety(PersatuanBahasaModen)

Specialisation(s)• TheoreticalLinguistics;PhoneticsandPhonology;Psycholinguistics;Second LanguageAcquisition;TeachingofEnglishasaSecondLanguage

Administrative Position (If Any) • Co-coordinatorofBachelorProgrammes(Englishlanguage)

Qualifications• B.A(Hons)TESL(UKM);M.EdTESL(UM);Ph.D.inAppliedLinguistics(Massey University,NewZealand)

Professional Affiliation(s)• LifememberofMalaysianEnglishLanguageTeachingAssociation(MELTA)• MemberofAsiaTEFL• MemberofAsiaCALL• MemberofAILAReNLearnerAutonomy

Specialisation(s)• AppliedLinguistics• Englishlanguagestudies

Administrative Position (If Any) • Coordinator,TranslationandEditingServices• Asst.Co-ordinatorofGraduateProgrammes(Englishlanguage)

Qualifications• B.A.Ed.(Hons.)(USM);M.EdTESL;Ph.D.inLinguistics(Delaware)


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A03907ZaidMohdZinDr.DepartmentofForeignLanguagesFacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468674;Mobile:0123170045Fax:[email protected];[email protected]

Qualifications• Cert.ofTeachingJapaneseasaForeignLanguage(TheJapanFoundation,Saitama, Japan)• BA(Shizuoka,Japan),MLett.(Nagoya,Japan),PhD(AichiGakuin,Japan)

Professional Affiliation(s)• LifeMemberofGoiKenkyuKai(AssociationofVocabularyStudiesinJapan)• MemberofNagoyaKotobanoTsudoi• LifeMemberofTheJapanFoundationJapaneseLanguageInstitute,Japan• LifeMemberofTheJapanFoundationKualaLumpur(JFKL)

Specialisation(s)• JapaneseLanguageandLinguistics

Expertise• JapaneseVocabularyStudies• ComparativeStudyofMalayAndJapaneseVocabulary• SemanticStudybasedonJapaneseThesaurus

For full curriculum vitae (CV), please visit www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~zaid/



A03097ZulhamriAbdullahAssoc.Prof.Dr.DepartmentofCommunicationFacultyofModernLanguageandCommunicationTel-Office:0389468775;Mobile:[email protected];www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/~drzulhamri/

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25 Research ExpertiseAdministrative Position (If Any) • DeputyDirectorofCentreforEntrepreneurshipInnovatioon&StudentDevelopment (CEISED)

Qualifications• B.A.Communication(Hons.)(UKM);MSc.InOrganizationalCommunication(UPM); Ph.D.inCorporateCommunication(Cardiff)

Professional Affiliation(s)• PresidentofCambridgeAssociationofMalaysianEntrepreneurialAdvisors(CAME)• ResearchDirector,ReputationInstitute(RI)• CouncilMemberofInstituteofPublicRelationcMalaysia(IPRM)• MemberoftheEuropeanPublicRelations&EducationAssociation(EUPRERA)

Specialisation(s)• Reputationmanagement,Corporatecommunication;Publicrelations,Corporate branding,andCorporatesocialresponsibility

Expertise• Branding


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