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Name : MOHD NAZRI LATIFF AZMI I/C No : 670804-11-5149 (A 0708161) Corresponding Addresses Faculty of Languages and Communication University of Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Date of birth : 4th August 1967 Marital status : Married with five children Country of birth : Nationality : Malaysian Languages : Fluent English and Malay Phone : 09-6687993 (Ofc) 019-9157186 (H/P) E-mail address : [email protected]

EDUCATION HISTORY

2010 : International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM) PhD. ESL 2003 : University of Malaya (UM) MA in English As Second Language 1999 : Science University of Malaysia BA (Hons.) in English Language and Literature Studies 1991 : Teachers’ Teaching College of Tengku Ampuan Afzan,

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Oct.2008 – present : English Language Lecturer at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin November 2003- 2008 : Assistant Officer of District Education Office (Academic Sector -Language) of Dungun April 1999-October 2003 : English Language Teacher at SMK Sultan Omar (Secondary School) December 1991 – Mac 1999 : English Language Teacher at SK Ladang Gajah Mati and SK Padang Pulut (Primary School)

RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

National and State Education Levels:

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1991- 2008 : 1. District Assistant Trainer for Scouts 2. District English Key Personnel 3. Teachers’ trainer for Teaching Methodology (Futures Studies and Multiple Intelligences) 4. Teachers’ trainer for Public Examination of English Language (Lower Secondary Level) 5. Examiner of Public Examination (Upper Secondary School Level) 6. Teachers’ trainer for Item Building 7. Teachers’ trainer for English for the Teaching of Mathematics and Science 8. Teachers’ trainer for Items Building of Malaysian Examination Council 9. Teacher’s trainer for ETeMS Teaching Courseware 10. District Supervisor of English Oral SPM Examination 11. District Teachers’ Debate Team (English) 12. Head of District Conventional and Action Researcher Team (2005-Now) 13. District English Language Motivator 14. Teacher’s trainer for Ketengah Smart Learning Programme 15. Chief Adjudicator of English Debate Competition organized by UiTM Kampus Dungun (East Coast IPTAs) from 2000 – now 16. Adjudicator of National Level Teacher’s Debate Competition in conjunction of 2005 and 2007 Teacher’s Day Celebration 17. Head of District Literacy Research organised EPRD,MOE 2006 and 2007

COURSES ATTENDED & HANDLED

Name of Conference/ Seminar/ Designation Date and Venue Title of presented papers Workshop/ Course (if any)

Dynasty hotel, Developing Muslim self- Global Summit on Education / identity through Presenter 2013 11-12 March contemporary American 2013 literature

Universiti Malaysia Personality Traits among South East Asia Psychology Presenter Sabah / 25-28 Sept. Malay Students in Conference 2012 (SEAP'12) 2012 Vernacular Schools

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The Study of the USA Institutes for Scholars on American Contemporary Literature (SUSI 15 June – 27 July Participant - 2012) 2012

The Effects of the Implementation of 1st. National Conference on UTeM / 10 – 11 Literature Circles as Active Presenter Active Learning December 2011 Learning Strategies

The Relationship between 11th. UKFIET International Oxford University UK Multilingualism and Self- Conference on Education and Presenter /13 – 15 Sept. 2011 Identity Development

Presenter Teaching English and Gurney Hotel, Asean Conference of Scientific Stress: Teacher Trainees vs. P.Pinang / 23-24 and Social Sciences Research Experienced Teachers June 2011

Presenter Failure in ETeMS: Teaching GLOCall 2010 (Globalization and Kota Kinabalu / 1 – 3 Courseware Factor? Localization in CALL) December 2010

Presenter English Language Reading Harvard University International Journal Arts and Culture vs. Academic USA / 31 May -3 Sciences at Harvard Performance June 2010

Research Trends and Advances: Postgraduates conference and UNITAR KL / 7-10 Participant - colloquium December 2009

Teachers' perceptions on English Language Reading International Conference on Pulau Pinang / 7-9 Culture among Primary Presenter Literacy (LITCON 2009) Oct. 2009 Schools Students

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14th. International Conference KLCC / 22-26 June on Thinking (ICoT) Participant 2009

English and Asia: 1st Reading Habits vs. International Conference on Kuala Lumpur / 24- Presenter Reading Culture: Students' Language and Linguistics 27 November 2011 Perception

REFEREED ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL Publication Title Page ISBN Journal of Humanities and Multilingualism and Personality 24-31 ISSN: 2279- Social Science Traits among Malay Primary School 0845 Students in Vernacular Schools (Volume 8, Issue 3) February 2013 International Journal of The Impact of National Language 9-14 ISSN: 2156- Multidisciplinary Thought Policy on Second Language 6992 Development from Reading Culture 2010 Perspective Asian Transaction on Basic and Teaching English and Stress: Teacher 30-39 ISSN: 2221- Applied Sciences Trainees vs. Experienced Teachers 4291 (Volume 2, Issue 5) International Journal of The Relationships between ‘The San 1-9 ISSN: 2319- Humanities and Social Science Diego Quick Reading Assessment’ 7714 Invention and Student’s Perception on Second Language Reading Ability (Volume 2, Issue 2) Journal of Comparative Contemporary American Literature 136-140 ISSN: 2325- Literature and Culture (JCLC) and Postmodernism from Islamic 2200 Perspectives (Volume 1, Issue 1 2013) 8-16 ISSN: 2289- Malaysian Online Journal of Developing Soft Skills using 3024 Educational Sciences (MOJES) ‘Literature Circles (Volume 1, Issue 2, 2013)

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CHAPTER IN A BOOK Title of the Book Title of the Article Page ISBN Publisher Teaching and Teachers’ Perspectives on Primary 232 - 978-967- Universiti Sains Learning in School Students English Reading 238 5417-32-0 Malaysia (USM) Diverse Contexts Culture

RESEARCH REPORT Research Report Title Year Reference Number University Research Grant Multilingualism, Self Identity and 2012 UniSZA/11/GU/003 Scheme (URGS) Personality Traits among Malay Primary School Students in

Vernacular Schools

LIST OF WRITING NOT YET PUBLISHED

Proposal for publication Title Year Publisher (if applicable)

Active Learning Strategies in Teaching and International Journal of Teaching and Learning Literature 2013 Learning in Higher Learning

Perceptions of Teachers and Students on Second Language Reading Culture 2013 The Modern Language Journal

Failure of ETeMS: The Teaching Courseware Journal of Malaysian English Factor? 2013 Language Teachers Association

Contributing Factors of Students Reading 2013/14 The ASIAN EFL Journal Readiness

Multilingualism and Temporary Language Disorder: A Case Study 2014 Journal of Language and Linguistics

Usman Awang: A True Postmodernist in 3L: Language, Linguistics and Malaysian Literature 2014 Literature (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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Precious Jade and Turnip Head within Interpersonal Metafunction: A Multimodal 3L: Language, Linguistics and Discourse Analysis 2014 Literature (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Self Identity vs. Nation Building: A Case Study 2013/14 Journal of Modern Education Review

The Relationships betweeN Language Policy and Cypriot Journal of Educational 2013/14 Discourse Analysis Sciences

POST GRADUATE SUPERVISON

1. Ahmad Taufik Hidayah Abdullah (PhD Student), Oral Presentation Skills among Undergraduates in University of Sultan Zainal Abidin (2010- in progress) 2. Nguyen Thi Quynh Anh (MA Student) Language Teaching Methodology using ICT (2010-in progress) 3. Regina Lim (PhD Student), The Effectiveness of Phonetics Approach Using Dictionary and Language Acquisition among Polytechnics Students (2010-in progress) 4. Nor Suriati Othman (MA Student), The Effect of Authentic Learning Environment in the English Language Classroom among Students of Diploma in Art and Design of UiTM.(2011-in progress) 5. Muhammad Muhaymein Ahmad Zawawi (MA Student), Multilingualism in Vernacular Schools: A Case Study.(2011-in progress)

RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT

Title Source of Total Duration Project Code Grant Allocation (Years) (RM/USD) Designation Starting Date-End

Multilingualism, Self Identity and UniSZA/11/GU/0 Personality Traits among Malay 03 URGS RM3500 2011-12 Primary School Students in Head of Vernacular Schools Researcher

University Malaya Flagship Project: Malay Identity Research and Its Manifestation in Malaysia Grant UM/FL008/2011 and in the Nusantara Region RM125,000 2011-12 (Collaborative Co-researcher Research)

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Stress Level among Terengganu ELTs State Education Department 2010-2011 Co-researcher

Head of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan The Reversal of ETeMS 2011-12 Researcher Idris

ON-GOING RESEARCH Title Grant Total Duration Title Allocation (Years) (RM)

UniSZA /12/GU The Impacts of Postmodernism in (018) URGS RM8000 10 months Malaysian Literature Head of Researcher

Enhancing English language proficiency of UNISZA Students in URGS 12 months Co-researcher Stimulated Environment

PROFESIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS (ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL AWARD)

Date Name of Award Awarding Organisation/ Body Awarded Best Paper Award in 1st. National Conference of Universiti Teknologi Melaka 2011 Active Learning 2011 (1st. NCAL 2011) (UTeM)

(ADVISOR/ MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL BODY)

Organisation Designation (Date)

Editor of the American 1 Jan. 2013 Science and Education – 31 Publishing Journal of Educational Research (http://www.sciepub.com/journal/EDUCATION) Dis.2014

REFERENCES

1. Prof. Dr. Salmaan Hussain b Inayat Hussain

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Department of Biomedical Science Faculty of Allied Health Science National University of Malaysia Tel: 03-40405628 / 0122981689 E-mail: [email protected]

2. Associate Prof. Dr. Subramaniam Govindasamy (PhD Supervisor) Department of English Language and Literature International Islamic University, Malaysia Tel: 017-3615097 E-mail: [email protected]

3. Madam Azizah Endut Dean, Faculty of Languages and Communication Gong Badak Campus University of Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) 21300 MALAYSIA Tel.Number: Office – 6096317989 Mobile – 60179872885 Email: [email protected]

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