DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES & CULTURES

Academic Staff for Department of Languages & Cultures

Dr Erda Wati Bakar

• Head of Department/Lecturer (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (University of Kent, UK); MA (ESL) English Literature (UKM); PhD (English Literature) (UKM)
• TESL; Literature in ESL Classes
• CV
• erdawati@upnm.edu.my

Professor Dr Jowati Juhary

• Professor
• B.Ed (TESL) (UKM); MA (English Language Studies) (UKM); PhD (Governance and Development) (Monash University Melbourne)
• Military Pedagogy; Educational Technology; Cross Cultural Communication; Military Learning Environment; Foreign and Defence Policies
• PhD Thesis The Military Academy of Malaysia compared with West Point: Learning Environments and New Technology
• CV
• jowati@upnm.edu.my

Lt Col Associate Professor Dr Surjeet Singh

• Associate Professor
• B.Ec (UM); Dip. Ed (UKM); MESL (UM); ETDC (Australia); AELIC (USA); PhD (Language Studies) (IIUM)
• Defence English; Defence Economics; Defence Strategy and Security; International Relations
• PhD Thesis The English Language Needs of Armed Forces Officers
• CV
• surjeet@upnm.edu.my

Associate Professor Dr Norshima Zainal Shah

• Associate Professor
• B.Ed (TESL) (UPM); MSc (TESL) (UPM); PhD (Humanities and Social Sciences) (Dublin City University)
• Critical Thinking; Critical Reading
• PhD Thesis Critical Thinking and Employability of Graduates with Computer-related Degrees in Malaysia
• CV
• shima@upnm.edu.my

Lt Col Dr Muhammad Salim Muhammad Tufail (Retired)

• Senior Lecturer (English)
• B.Sc (Life Sciences) (UKM); Postgraduate Diploma in Education (UKM); M.Ed (TEFL) (Wales); PhD (TESL) (UKM)
• Assessments; Evaluation of Language Programmes
• PhD Thesis An Evaluation of the Malaysian Armed Forces General English Upper Intermediate Course (Officers)
• CV
• salim@upnm.edu.my

Dr Najjah Salwa Abd Razak

• Senior Lecturer (Arabic)
• Diploma in Arabic Language and Literature (KUSZA); B.Arts (Islamic and Arabic Studies) (Al-Azhar, Cairo); MA (Modern Language Studies) (UM); PhD (Arabic Language Studies) (UKM)
• Arabic Linguistics; Arabic Language for Specific Purposes; Translation
• PhD Thesis
• CV
• najjah@upnm.edu.my

Dr Ahmad Thamrini Fadzlin Syed Mohammad

• Senior Lecturer (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (UiTM); MA (Post Colonial Literature) (UKM); PhD (Education) (Durham University, UK)
• Post Colonial Literature; Malaysian Literature in English; Malay Studies
• PhD Thesis Civilians to Officers: Threshold Concepts in Military Officers Education
• CV
• thamrini@upnm.edu.my

Major Hilmi Azani Hisain

• Senior Lecturer (English)
• B.Ed (TESOL) (University of Southampton, London); Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) (Melbourne University, Australia)
• Assessment
• hilmiazani@upnm.edu.my

Dr Fazillah Sulaiman

• Senior Lecturer (English)
• BA (English Language and Literature) (IIUM); MA (TESL) (IIUM); PhD (ELS) (IIUM)
• Reading, Writing; Teasting and Evaluation
• PhD Thesis IIUM Lecturers Perceptions Towards Students Writing Ability
• CV
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Nur Khadirah Ab Rahman (On Study Leave from 2019 to 2022 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

• Lecturer (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (Unisel); MA (TESOL) (Nottingham, Malaysia)
• ESL
• CV
• khadirah@upnm.edu.my

Emily Abdul Rahman (On Study Leave from 2019 to 2022 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

• Lecturer (English)
• B.Ed (TESOL) (University of Auckland); MA (TESOL) (Nottingham, Malaysia)
• ESL; Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation; Literature in Second Language Learning
• CV
• emily@upnm.edu.my

Nor Hafidzah Zulkifli

• Lecturer (English)
• B. Appllied Language Studies (English for Professional Communication) (UiTM); Master of Mass Communication (UiTM)
• ESL; Communication
• CV
• norhafidzah@upnm.edu.my

Dr Belinda Marie Balraj

• Head of English Language Unit/Lecturer (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (UM); MESL (UM)
• Gender Studies; Communication Skills; Sociolinguistics
• Part time PhD candidate at UM (Women Studies)
• CV
• belinda@upnm.edu.my

Masdini Harina Ab Manaf

• Lecturer (English)
• B.ScEdu (TESL) (UTM); M.Edu (Mgmt) (UM)
• Educational Management; Pedagogy of Language Skills
• CV
• masdini@upnm.edu.my

Asniah Alias

• Lecturer (English)
• B.Arts (English) (UPM); Masters of Applied Linguistics (English) (UPM)
• Discourse Analysis; Linguistics; English for Specific Purposes
• CV
• asniah@upnm.edu.my

Lt Col (R) Kupusamy Gopal

• Senior Language Instructor II (English)
• Dip. TESL (RELC Singapore); Dip. ALL (Texas); B.Arts (Hons) (Geography/History) (UM); MA (TESL) (UKM)
• Writing Skills
• CV
• kupusamy@upnm.edu.my

Mardziah Shamsudin (Unpaid Leave)

• Senior Language Instructor I (English)
• B.Hsc (Hons) (English and Literature) (IIUM)
• Semantics; Sociolinguistics; ESP
• Part time MA student at IIUM (ELS)
• CV
• mardziah@upnm.edu.my

Mohd Amzari Mat Rani

• Senior Language Instructor I (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (UM)
• Educational Technology; Linguistics; Educational Management
• CV
• amzari@upnm.edu.my

Christy Chiew Geiok Hong

• Senior Language Instructor I (Russian)
• B.Philology (Russian Language and European Literature) (Moscow)
• Russian Literature
• CV
• chiewgeiok@upnm.edu.my

Farah Farhana Awang

• Head of Foreign Language Unit/Senior Language Instructor I (French)
• B.Arts (French) (UPM); M. Sc (Management) (UPM)
• Linguistics
• CV
• farhana@upnm.edu.my

Hairul Nisma Wahab

• Senior Language Instructor I (Spanish)
• B.Arts (Hons) Language and Linguistics (Spanishl) (UM); MA (Applied Comparative Linguistics) (UPM)
• Spanish Cultures; Spanish Literature; Translation
• CV
• hairulnisma@upnm.edu.my

Afifah Quraishah Abdul Nasir

• Senior Language Instructor I (English)
• E.Ed (TESL) (UiTM); M.ED (TESL) (UPM)
• Critical Thinking in Teaching English
• CV
• afifah@upnm.edu.my

Surinder Kaur

• Senior Language Instructor I (English)
• B.Ed (TESOL) (Macquarie University); MA (TESOL) (Nottingham, Malaysia)
• Language Policies; Bilingualism; Cross Cultural Communication
• CV
• surinderkaur@upnm.edu.my

Mhd Faizal Mhd Ramli

• Senior Language Instructor I (Arabic)
• B.A (Hons) (Arabic and Literature) (Al al-Bayt University Jordan); MA (Arabic Language Studies) (UPM)
• Arabic; Arabic Literature
• CV
• mhd-faizal@upnm.edu.my

Ahmad Fahimi Amir

• Language Instructor (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (Hons) (UiTM)
• Linguistics
• CV
• ahmadfahimi@upnm.edu.my

Nur Hidayatul Husna Mazlan

• Language Instructor (English)
• B.A (English) (UPM); Master of Applied Linguistics (English) (UPM)
• ESL; Linguistics
• CV
• husnamazlan@upnm.edu.my

Farah Fatinah Enche Shaari

• Language Instructor (English)
• B.Ed (TESL) (Unisel)
• Linguistics
• CV
• farah@upnm.edu.my

Hanim Mohamad Ismail

• Language Instructor (English)
• B.Hsc (Hons) (English and Literature) (IIUM)
• Sociolinguistik; ESL
• CV
• hanimismail@upnm.edu.my

Beh Yn Jiou

• Language Instructor (Mandarin)
• B. in Languages and Linguistics (Chinese Studies) (UM)
• Sociolinguistics; Languages; Cultures
• CV
• jiou@upnm.edu.my

Nurul Ain Mohd Khalid

• Language Instructor (English)
• BA (English Literature) (UPM); MA (World Literature) (UPM)
• Literature; ELS
• CV
• ain.m@upnm.edu.my

Nurhidayati Mohd Rafy

• Language Instructor (Arabic)
• B. in Languages and Arabic Linguistics (Yarmouk University, Jordan)
• Balaghah Al-Quran; Arabic Grammar
• CV
• yati@upnm.edu.my

Dinie Asyraf bin Salehan

• Language Instructor (French)
• BA (Foreign Language) (UPM); MA (Applied Comparative Linguistics) (UPM)
• Linguistics
• CV
• dinieasyraf@upnm.edu.my

Muhammad Shafiq bin Azid

• Language Instructor (English)
• B.HS (English Language and Literature) (IIUM); MSc in Language Sciences (Neuroscience and Communication) (UCL)
• Language Sciences, Linguistics
• CV
• mshafiq@upnm.edu.my