MAAL ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE 2022
(MAAL APC 2022)
The Role of Languages in the Pursuit of Global Sustainability
10 – 11 AUGUST 2022, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
MAAL APC 2022
Subcommittees of the
Protocol, Events & Onsite Logistics
AP Dr Afiza Mohamad Ali
Afiza Mohamad Ali is currently an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia. She completed her PhD in Linguistics at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. She was the Director of Centre for General Studies, Centre for Foundation Studies and consequently the We4Asia office at Universiti Kuala Lumpur. Her research interests include critical reading/thinking, language and identity, ESL, Language for Specific Purposes/ ESP and professional communication. She is also an active exco member of the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics, an affiliate with the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or International Association of Applied Linguistics since 2015.
Dr Samshul Amry Abdul Latif
Assistant Professor Dr. Samshul Amry Abdul Latif is currently attached to the Department of Tourism, Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Pagoh since 2017. He graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) and started his career in several private limited companies. Subsequently, he earned his Masters Degree and Ph.D in International Business from Universiti Utara Malaysia. His research interests include tourism marketing and consumer behaviour, among others. Email: iium_samshul@iium.edu.my
Hp no: 014-628 9614
Dr Rafidah Sahar
Rafidah Sahar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language, International Islamic University Malaysia. She holds a doctoral degree from The University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Her interests include English language studies, language and society, intercultural communication, English for Specific Purposes and research in higher education.
Email: srafidah@iium.edu.my
Hp no: 012-375 6540
Dr Farrah Diebaa Rashid Ali
Dr Farrah Diebaa Rashid Ali is an assistant professor at the Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia. She is interested in Conceptual Metaphor and is currently working on identities in political discourse. Her research works have been published by both local and international publishers. She can be contacted at farrahdiebaa@iium.edu.my
Email: farrahdiebaa@iium.edu.my
HP no: 012-504 5181
Dr Shahrul Nizam Mohd Basari
Dr Shahrul Nizam Mohd Basari is a lecturer of Department of English, Kulliyyah of Languages and Management (KLM), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). His areas of interests are language learning strategies, needs analysis, rights analysis and critical EAP. He started his teaching career at a secondary school in 1999 after obtaining his first degree in TESL from UKM. Later, he joined IIUM in 2005 and in 2008, he pursued his master’s degree in education in UKM. In 2019, he received his PhD from the University of Sheffield, U.K. Currently, he is teaching courses such as English for Academic Writing, Introduction to Linguistics and Materials Development in Language Teaching in ESP at IIUM. Email: shahnzmb@iium.edu.my
Hp no: 019-911 1434
Dr. Roslina Abdul Aziz
Roslina Abdul Aziz has built up a career as an academic for more than 25 years at Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang. She holds a PhD in Corpus Linguistics from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Her research interests include areas in Corpus Linguistics, English for Specific Purposes and English language teaching/learning.
Mr. Saabdev Kumar Sabapathy
Saabdev Kumar Sabapathy obtained his Bachelor of Education (TESL) and Master of Education (TESL) from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is currently the HOD and Lecturer at the Center of Language Studies, City University Malaysia. He has presented papers at local and international conferences. His areas of interest include ESP, Discourse Studies, Literature in ESL, and Professional Development.
Dr Mohammad Nor Afandi Ibrahim
Tengku Farah Petri Tengku Mahmood
Tengku Farah Petri Tengku Mahmood is a lecturer attached to the Department of English, Academy of Language Studies at UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus. She graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Arts in English and earned a Masters Degree in English at the same university. She started her teaching career at University Kuala Lumpur in 2008 and later joined Universiti Teknologi MARA in 2014. Her research interest is in discourse studies and corpus linguistics.
Email: tengkufarahpetri@uitm.edu.my
HP number: 0123575075