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Foreign Languages Department
Head of Department
 
 Name Area (s) of Specialisation
  ROSLINA BINTI MAMAT (       Dr.      )
Bachelor of Economics (Hiroshima)

Master of Modern Language Studies (Universiti Malaya)

Ph.D (Universiti Malaya)

Long Term Training for  Japanese Language Teacher (Japan Foundation-Saitama, Japan)
       o3 8946 8666
              roslina@fbmk.upm.edu.my, ryina.ikhwan.roslina@gmail.com 		Discourse Analysis,
Conversational Analysis,
Communication Strategies,
Japanese Language,
Japanese Popular Culture
     
  Associate Professor
No. Name Area (s) of Specialisation
1. ABD RAUF BIN HASSAN (       Prof. Madya Dr.      )
Dip. Bahasa Arab (KUSZA)
Dip. Pendidikan (Al-Azhar)
B.A. (Al-Azhar)
M.A. (UM)
PhD. (UM)
       03 8946 8669
       rauf@putra.upm.edu.my 		Philology, Syntax
Lexicography
2. LIM CHOON BEE (       Prof. Madya Dr.      )
B.A. (Hons) (UM)
M.A. (UM)
Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
       03 8946 8706
       lcbee@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Modern Chinese Literature,
Chinese Malaysian Literature
3. MOHD AZIDAN ABDUL JABAR (       Prof. Madya Dr.      )
Dip. Ed. (UKM),
B.A. (Hons) (Casablanca Morocco),
M.A. (UM),
PhD. (UM).

       03 8946 8683
       azid@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Discourse Studies,
Arabic Linguistics,
Arabic Language and Literature.
4. MUHAMMAD FAUZI BIN JUMINGAN (       Prof. Madya Dr.      )
Cert. of Advanced Arabic (Damascus Univ.)
Cert. of Editing (ITNM)
Dip. of Professional Translation (DBP-PPM)
Dip. of Arabic (KUSZA)
B.A. (Arabic Studies) (UKM)
M.A. (Modern Languages) (Malaya)
Ph.D. (Linguistics) (UKM)

       03 8946 8794
       uzi@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Theory and Practice of Translation (Arabic-Malay-Arabic),
Contrastive Linguistics (Arabic-Malay-Arabic)
5. PARAMASIVAM A/L MUTHUSAMY (       Prof. Madya Dr.      )
Edu.Cert.(Tamil Language)
Bac. Ed. (UPM)
M.S. HRD (UPM)
M.A.Tamil (Annamalai University,India)

       03 8946 8693
       param@putra.upm.edu.my 		Kemahiran Bahasa Tamil,
Sociolinguistics in Tamil Language.
     
  Lecturers
No. Name Area (s) of Specialisation
6. AB HALIM BIN MOHAMAD (       Dr.      )
Sekolah Menengah Ma’ahad Al-Din, Kuwait
B.A. (Kuwait)
M.A. (Institut Bahasa Antarabangsa, Khartoum)
PhD. (UM)

       03 8946 8665
       abhalim@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Linguistik, Pengajaran & Pembelajaran Bahasa, Sintaks dan Morfologi Arab.
7. ANG LAY HOON  洪丽芬 (        Dr.      )
Ph.D (XMU, China)
M.MLS (UM)
B.A. (Hons)(UM)
Dip in Translation (DBP)
       03 8946 8928
       layhoon@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Teaching Chinese Language to Adult Learners, Commercial Translation, Sociolinguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Malaysian Chinese Studies.
8. CHE RADIAH BINTI MEZAH (       Dr.      )
Dip. Ed. (UKM)
B.A. (Hons) (Al-Azhar)
M.MLS. (UM)
Ph.D (UM)
       03 8946 8713
       cradiah@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Arabic Language and Literature
Language acquisition
Error Analysis
9. CHONG FAH HING (       Dr.      )
1. Fundamental Teachers Training Certificate (Sarawak Teachers Training College, Miri)
2. B.A. (Hons) (UM)
3. M.A. (UM)
4. Ph.D (UM)
       03 8946 8936
       cfhing@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		1. Kesusasteraan Mahua (Malaysian Literature in Chinese)
2. Sastera Bandingan Mahua-Melayu (Comparative Literature: Mahua-Malay)
3. Penterjemahan dan Penjanaan Kapital Budaya (Translation and Production of Cultural Capital)
4. Pengajian Cina Malaysia (Malaysian Chinese Studies)
10. ERIKO YAMATO (       Dr.      )
Ph.D. in Mass Communication (UPM), M. A. in TJFL (Anaheim),
Cert. in TJFL (Tokyo, Japan), B.A. in Education (Saitama, Japan)
       03 8946 8676
       eriko@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Teaching Japanese as Foreign Language,
Media Audience Study,
Youth Cultural Study,
Japanese Popular Culture
11. HAZLINA BINTI ABDUL HALIM (       Dr.      )
Ph.D, UPM
MMLS, UM.
BA.Hons in Economics and Social Management, Universiti Du Littoral, Dunkerque, France (Licence en Administration, Economique Et Sociale)
       03 8946 8752
       nina@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		French Proficiency
Error Analysis
Communication Strategies in French
12. KHOO KIAK WEI (       Dr.      )
B.A (Peking University, China)
M.A (Peking University, China)
Ph.D (Peking University, China)
       03 8946 8795
       khoo@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		1. Chinese Phonology and Phonetics
2. Chinese Historical Linguistics
13. MOHD SUKKI BIN OTHMAN (       Dr.      )
Professional Diploma In Translation (DBP-PPM),
B.A (Hons) Yarmouk University (JORDAN),
M.A. (UKM)
PhD (UM)

       03 8946 8735
       shauqi@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		I’jaz al-Qur’an,  Arabic Language and Literature,  Islamic Civilization, Translation (Arabic-Malay), Quranic & Islamic Studies, Syariah
14. MUHD ZULKIFLI BIN ISMAIL (       Dr.      )
B.A. (Hons.) (University of Jordan),
Dip. Ed. (IIUM),
M.A. (UKM),
Ph.D. (IIUM)
       03 8946 8723
       zulkifli@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Arabic Language and Literature,
Comparative Literature,
Islamic and Arabic Literature,
Literature Critism.
15. NIK FARHAN BINTI MUSTAPHA (       Dr.      )
B.A. (Hons) (University of Jordan)
Dip. Ed. (IIUM)
M.A. (UKM)
Ph.D (IIUM)
       03 8946 8690
       farhan@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Second Language Reading (Arabic)
Psycholinguistics
16. NOR SHAHILA BINTI MANSOR (       Dr.      )
Ph.D (Universidad de Valladolid, SPAIN)
DEA (Diploma de Estudios Avanzados) (Universidad de Valladolid, SPAIN)
M.M.L.S (UM)
Bac. Languages and Linguistics (Spanish) (UM)
Dip. Bahasa Malaysia (UM)


       03 8946 8714
       shahila@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Spanish Language and Linguistics
Spanish Culture
Spanish Pragmatics
17. NORIZAN CHE SU (       Dr.      )
B.A. (Bahasa Thai) Universiti Ramkhamheng                                                MA. Universiti Putra Malaysia
Ph.D. Universiti Putra Malaysia
       03 8946 8685
       zan@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Thai Language,   Contrastive Linguistics (Thai-Malay)
18. OMRAH BIN HASSAN @ HUSSIN (       Dr.      )
Sijil Perguruan Malaysia.
DEUG Sciences du Langage.
B.A. (Hons) Université De Franche-Comte.
M.A. (Université De Franche-Comte)
PhD (Linguitics)- Université Paris-Sorbonne.
       03 8946 8698
       omrah@putra.upm.edu.my, omrah@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		French Language and Comparative Linguistics
19. PABIYAH HAJIMAMING @ PABIYAH TOKLUBOK (       Dr.      )
B.H.Sc. (Hons) (IIU)
M.A. (ASL) (IIU)
PH. D (IIU)


       03 8946 8678
       pabiyah@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Comparative Literature (Arabic - Malay), Islamic Literature, Teaching of Arabic as a Second Language .
20. RAIMOND SELKE (       Dr.      )
Diploma in Hotelery (F/B); M.A. (Magister Artium) Art History, Comparative Cultural Studies, Social Psychology, University of Regensburg;
PhD (Dr. phil.) Art History, University of Regensburg;
DaF-Zertifikat Methodik und Didaktik des fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterrichts, Goethe-Institut, München
       03 8946 8734
       raimondselke@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Teaching German as a Foreign Language, Literature and Fine Arts
21. REGIS MACHART (       Dr.      )
- PhD in Linguistics, University of Rouen, France
- DEA Sciences du Langage (Language Studies), University of Rouen, France
- Maitrise F.L.E. ( Teaching French as a Foreign Language), University of Rouen , France
- Licence Sciences du Langage (B.A. Language Studies), University of Rouen, France
       03 8946 8756
       rmachart@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		- Intercultural studies, Sociolinguistics, Second Language acquisition
22. REHA BINTI MUSTAFA (       Dr.      )
Dip. in Translation (DBP-PPM)
B.H.Sc. (Hons) (UIA)
M.A. (UM)
PhD (UM)
       03 8946 8767
       reha@putra.upm.edu.my 		Arabic Language and Literature

23. SALINA BINTI HUSAIN (       Dr.      )
PhD (UPM)
Master of Modern Language Studies (UM)
B.A. Languages and Linguistics (Spanish)(UM)
Cert. Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (Instituto Cervantes Kuala Lumpur)
Certificado Inicial (Instituto Cervantes Madrid)
Diploma Bahasa Malaysia (UM)
       03 8946 8943
       salina@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Comparative Study
Spanish Language
Linguistic
24. SCHAAR TORSTEN (       Dr.      )
MA German Philology and History, University of Rostock/Humboldt University Berlin
PhD German History, University of Rostock
       03 8946 8684
       torsten@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		German/European Literature and History,
Feature films in L3 German language class, Languages for Specific Purposes: Tourism, Commerce, Science and Technology
25. SER WUE HIONG (       Dr.      )
B.A (NTU, Taiwan),
M.A (NTU, Taiwan),
Ph.D (NUS, Singapore)
       03 8946 8742
       wuehiong@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		1. Chinese History and Literature
2. Thought of Confucianism and Daoism
3. Malaysian Chinese Studies
26. WONG LING YANN (       Dr.      )
Dip. Pend.  Major  in Chinese Language (UM),
B.A. Chinese Studies (Hons) (UM),
M.A. Chinese Classical Literature (UM)
Ph.D. Chinese Linguistics and Philology(Peking University, China)
       03 8946 8916
       wongly@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Chinese Phonology and Phonetics
Chinese Dialectology
Chinese Historical Linguistics
27. ZAID BIN MOHD ZIN (       Dr.      )
PhD (Aichi Gakuin),
MLett. (Nagoya), 
BA (Shizuoka),
Cert. of “Long Term Training Program for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese Language" (The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, JAPAN)
博士(文学)
       03 8946 8674
       zaid@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Japanese Language and Linguistics, Comparative Study of Malay and Japanese Vocabulary, Semantic Study based on Japanese Language Thesaurus.
< 日本語学・マレー日本比較語彙研究・『分類語彙表』による意味の比較研究>
28. SERGE GABARRE (       En.      )
Masters of Arts, Languages and Communication in Language Sciences, major in French as a Foreign Language, minor in ICT, University Stendhal - Grenoble III, France
       03 8946 8945
       serge@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		French as a foreign language, language acquisition, e-learning, m-learning, CALL, Asian learners, autonomy and learner-centred pedagogy.
29. SYED NURULAKLA BIN SYED ABDULLAH (       En.      )
B.H.Sc. in Arabic Language and Literature(First Class Honours) (IIUM)
Masters in Modern Languages (MML) ( MU)

       03 8946 8696
       syedakla@putra.upm.edu.my 		Arabic Language and Literature;
Translation: Modern and classical Texts (Arabic-English-Malay);
Travelogue;
Islamic Civilisation: Art, literature and banking.
30. WAN MUHAMMAD BIN WAN SULONG (       En.      )
BA Hons Yarmouk University
MA UKM
       03 8946 8664
       wanm@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Arabic Sociolinguistics, Prophetic Discourse Analysis, Modern Arabic Literary Criticism, Islamic Literature and Criticism, Arabic and Islamic Civilization
31. CECILE GABARRE (       Pn.      )
Masters of Arts, Languages and Communication in Language Sciences, major in French as a Foreign Language, minor in ICT, University Stendhal - Grenoble III, France
       03 8946 8687
       cecile@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Language acquisition with e-learning and m-learning, computer supported collaborative learning, Asian learners, autonomy, learner-centered and learner-led pedagogy
32. LEE JI SOO (       Pn.      )

       03 8946 8666
       jslee@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language
33. MIROSLAVA MAJTANOVA (       Pn.      )
Master of Arts, German studies (with the focus on German Literature; Linguistics and Didactics within the scope of teaching German as a Foreign Language);
State examination in Pedagogy;
Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia

       03 8946 8047
       mira@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Sociolinguistics, German as a Foreign Language
34. SHUKINA LYUDMILA (       Pn.      )
Tashkent State University
M.S. (Matematik)
       03 8946 8681
       lyudmila@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Russian Language
35. LIM SEP NEO (       Ms.      )
Cert. Ed. (STTI),
B.A. (Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France)
M.A. (Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
       03 8946 8680
       sepneo@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		French History
French Literature
French Language
     
      Language Instructors     
No. Name Area (s) of Specialisation
36. AHMAD ZAINAN BIN MD KHUDZARI (       En.      )

       03 8946 8666
       zainan@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		 
37. AZLINA BINTI MOHD SERA’AI (       Pn.      )
Cert. Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (Instituto Cervantes Kuala Lumpur)
Cert. de Lengua y Cultura Española (Universidad de Salamanca, España)
B.A. Languages and Linguistics (Spanish)(UM)
M.A. Modern Language Studies (UM)


       03 8946 8764
       azlinas@fbmk.upm.edu.my 		Spanish language
Learning Spanish as a foreign language
Attitude and motivation
Psycholinguistics
38. CHOONG YIN LAI

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