SOME OF OUR RESEARCH TOPICS:

SOME OF OUR
RESEARCH TOPICS:
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Managing Heritage Language Relevance and
Language Revitalisation : The Case of Malacca
Portuguese Creole (Soh Wen Yi, 2016)
Contemporary Arabic Poetry in Hausaland : A Stylistic
Study of the Anthologies of Selected Nigerian Poets
(Haruna Umar Farouq, 2016)
Learner-Computer Textual Gloss Interactions for
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition (Mohamad
Ali Yusuf, 2015)
Discursive Constructions of Inclusiveness within the
Context of 1Malaysia in the 10th Malaysia Plan 2010 –
2015 (Mary Varghese, 2015)
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Malaysian Corporate
Social Responsibility Reports (Kumaran A/L Rajandran,
2015)
An Experimental Study on Listening Comprehension
Problems, Strategy Use and Strategy Instruction in an
Iranian Context (Sara Nowrouzi, 2015)
A Comparative Study of the Translation Profession in
Malaysia and Korea (Kang Myoung Sook, 2015)
A Pragmatic Analysis of Political Language in Print
Media (Seerwan Anwer Majeed, 2015)
Mapping Mismatches: English-Medium Education
Policy, Perceptions and Practices in Low-Fee Private
Schools in Quetta, Pakistan (Syed Abdul Manan, 2015)
Talk At Meetings In A Malaysian Small Medium
Enterprise (Teoh Mei Lin, 2014)
A Comparative Study Of Vowels In The Acehness
Language Spoken In Kedah, Malaysia And Aceh,
Indonesia (Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf, 2014)
A Systemic-Functional Investigation of Register and
Genre in Model Texts for English Language Writing
Instruction (Ho Theen Theen, 2014)
Gender stereotypes and biases in Iranian EFL
textbooks (Amir Biglarbeigi Ghajarieh, 2013)
Self –Regulated Strategy Development in ESL Writing
for Academic Purposes (Grace Regina Devi a/p J. W.
Micheal, 2013)
The Construction of the Ideal Female Body: A Critical
Discourse Analysis of Malaysian Advertisements (Lau
Kui Ling, 2013)
Masters
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Self-Other Representation Of Sex Workers In Malaysia
(Natrah binti Noor, 2016)
A Systemic Linguistic Analysis of Process Types,
Participant Roles and Modality Types in Obama’s
Speeches on Muslim World Issues (Fatma M. Farhat,
2016)
Translation of English Modality into Arabic on
Selected United Nations’ Resolutions on the Gaza War
(Mohammed H. M. Alaqad, 2016)
Analysis of Speech Acts in Selected Military and
Civilian Speeches of President Obasanjo (Aminu Basiru,
2016)
Interaction in Professional Discourse in Job Interviews
(Isai Amutan A/L Krishnan, 2015)
Code Switching among Teachers and Students in an
ESL Classroom (Sarasvathy A/P Annanda, 2015)
The Influence of Motivation on Learning Strategies
Used by ESL Learners (Rowena Amali Ensanah, 2015)
Systematic Synthetic Phonics as an Approach for Early
Literacy : The Case of Rural Indigenous Children (Yap
Jia Rong, 2015)
Negotiating Humour Within Movie Themes: A
Semiotic Analysis (Nur Syuhada binti Azaman, 2015)
A Multimodal Analysis of Cover Stories on Mobile
Phones: An Ideational Perspective (Salveen Kaur Gill
a/p Sakdev Singh, 2015)
A Corpus-Driven Analysis of Male and Female Weblog
Users in an ESL Context (Huang Wenjie, 2015)
Language Use and the Gender Representation in
Children’s Books by Malaysia Authors (Nur Amira Pang
binti Abdullah, 2015)
The Ideological Construction of Anwar-Najib Debate in
Local Newspapers (Sarah Nadiah binti Rashidi, 2015)
Representation of People Who Use Drugs in Malaysian
Mainstream News Reports (Ang Mei Hwa, 2015)
Comprehending Metaphor and Metonymy among
Malaysian Cochlear Implant Users: Factors Influencing
The Developmental Trajectory of Cognitive Abilities
(Seyed Mohamad Reza Manzour-Ol-Ajdad, 2015)
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A Genre Analysis of Formula Milk Pamphlets and
Sample Boxes (Delicia Ng Ly-Ann, 2015)
A Teacher’s Written Corrective Feedback: Beliefs and
Practices
The English Language Needs of Nurses in Medical
Tourism in Malaysia (Aditya Karuthan, 2015)
Mediated Discourse Analysis: Negotiating
Metrosexuality within L’ORĒAL MEN EXPERT’S
Packaging Discourse (Cheong Huey Fen, 2015)
A Discourse Analysis of the 2009 Bangladesh
Education Policy in the Local Media (Mohsina Akter,
2015)
The Translation of Idioms in George Orwell’s Animal
Farm into Arabic (Kareema Abdulnabi Lafta, 2015)
An Analysis of Male Humour on Malaysian Radio
(Nooralida binti Mohd Noor, 2015)
Research Topics in Malay and Arabic
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Analisis Ta’rif dan Tankir dari Perspektif Ilmu Ma’ani
dalam Surah Al-Ahzab (Ikbal Zahin bin Mohamed, PhD,
2016)
Terminologi Ekonomi Bahasa Arab Dalam Majalah
Aswaq (Nur Hakimah binti Md. Sallehuddin, Masters,
2016)
Analisis Makna Implisit dan Eksplisit dalam
Penterjemahan Buku ‘Rihlah Ibn Battutah’ ke Bahasa
Melayu (Syed Nurulakla bin Syed Abdullah, PhD, 2015)
Penguasaan Kosa Kata Bahasa Arab dalam Kalangan
Pelajar Melayu di Peringkat Kolej Universiti (Abdul Razif
Zaini, PhD, 2015)
Istilah Tumbuh-Tumbuhan dalam Al-Quran Al-Karim:
Kajian Leksikografi dan Analisis Wacana Bahasa Arab
(Saipol Barin Ramli, PhD, 2015)
Analisis Etnografi dan Semiotik Sosial Pertuturan
Masyarakat Seletar (Samsur Rijal bin Yahaya, PhD, 2015)
Penggunaan Maf’u:l Bih dalam Kalangan Pelajar
Melayu (Mohd Shupian bin Majid, Masters, 2015)
Aspek Kala dalam Gaya Bahasa Nafi dalam Juzuk
‘Amma (Ahmad bin Wan Abd Rahman, Masters, 2015)
Perbandingan Tasybih dan Isti’arah dalam Cerpen
Arab dan Melayu
Keberkesanan Komik dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa
Arab di Sekolah Menengah (Nor Sakinah binti Haji
Ismail Zawawi, Masters, 2015)
Kajian Semantik Kata Nama Pinjaman dalam
Daichouhen Doraemon (Nadiah binti Zubbir, Masters,
2015)
Konsep Al-Badi’ Dalam Bahasa Arab : Analisis Al-Tibaq
Dalam Al-Quran Al-Karim (Mohammed Jailani bin
Hamzah, PhD, 2014)
Analisis Strategi Penterjemahan Peribahasa Melayu Ke
Bahasa Arab (Nurulhanis Ibrahim. Masters, 2014)
Work in progress
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Refugees in Malaysia: A study of media
representations and personal narratives (Charity Lee,
PhD)
A Genre-based Study of Unlabelled Advertorials and
Advertisements on Products Related to Cardiovascular
Diseases (Chow Ung T’Chiang, PhD)
A Multimodal Analysis of Graphic Novels Used in the
Malaysian English Language Classroom (Thusha Rani
Rajendra, PhD)
Morphosemantic and Syntactic Analysis of Verbs in
the Sindhi Language (Zahid Ali, Phd)
Constructing Interpersonal Meaning in Chinese as a
Second language Classroom (Heng Buai Chin, PhD)
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Social Practices in
Risk Communication on Radio Frequency Exposure
from Telecommunication Structures (Prasana Rosaline
Fernandez, PhD)
Academic Qualifications and Expertise of English
Language Teachers’ Subject-Matter Knowledge of
Stylistics (Manickavasagar Govindasamy, PhD)
An Analysis of the Structure and Linguistic Features of
Malaysian Legal Judgements (Sathiadevi Kanagasabai,
PhD)
A Multimodal Analysis of Concrete Visual Poems
(Thusha Devi Rajendra, PhD)
Representation of Masculinity in a Televised Show in
Malaysia (Uma Rani Rethina Velu, PhD)