Faridah Abdul Malik is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development. Having been teaching for over 20 years, she has virtually taught all levels of proficiency classes as well as EAW and EOP courses at CELPAD, and at several other universities.
She has been actively involved in developing curriculum and materials for various English courses. She also teaches Research Methodology and the Teaching of Speaking and Listening Courses for the TESL programme. Her main research interest is the teaching of listening and oral communication skills. Her other interests include metacognition, grammar teaching methodology and L2 acquisition. She is currently the Head of the English Language Department at CELPAD.

• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Language Literacy (Including English (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) and other Languages) - Doctor of Philosophy in TESL

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING (EAW)	2015/2016 2011/2012
ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES (ICT)	2019/2020 2018/2019
ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES (KENMS)	2022/2023
ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES (SCIENCE)	2020/2021
ENGLISH LANGUAGE I	2013/2014
ENGLISH LANGUAGE VI	2015/2016
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENGIN	2012/2013 2011/2012
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENM	2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2017/2018 2016/2017 2011/2012
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013

Completed

2015 - 2018	Towards Developing A Framework for Designing Oral Communication Courses for ESL Medical Students
2015 - 2018	Developing A Framework on Da?ies Rhetorical Approaches: An Analysis of Selected Speeches of Dr Zakir Naik
2015 - 2018	Integrating Multicultural Perspectives in Teaching and Learning
2014 - 2017	Positioning the English Language Curriculum Within the Internationl Language of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
2011 - 2015	Listening Comprehension Problems of IIUM Pre-Sessional Students (RU 2011)

On-Going

2021 - Present	Contextualising the CEFR: The IIUM Arabic curriculum for the pre-sessional programme
2021 - Present	Baseline Results of New Intake Students
2014 - Present	Workplace Oral Communication Needs of Financial Services Employees

20 Feb, 2013

Bronze Medal - IRIIE 2013

University

Article

2018	ESL medical students’ oral proficiency— do they need help?. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (11) pp. 8138-8141
2018	Metadiscourse in the academic writing of local and international students at a university in Malaysia. International Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (4) pp. 227-238
2018	Multicultural awareness and practice among language teachers. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (11) pp. 8410-8413
2018	The schematic structure in oral case presentation of ESL medical students. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (11) pp. 8288-8291
2017	EFL pre-university students' readiness for learner autonomy: Does culture matter?. The Asian EFL Journal Professional Teaching Articles, 101 (July 2017) pp. 83-95
2017	English idioms: An Islamic perspective. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5) pp. 4960-4963
2017	Islamic English in Maher Zain's songs: is there a need?. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5) pp. 5007-5010
2017	Islamic english in Maher Zain’s songs: Is there a need?. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5) pp. 5007-5010
2017	The assessment of writing within the CEFR scale : A Malaysian context. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5) pp. 4944-4947
2013	Effects of metacognitive listening strategy training on listening comprehension and strategy use of ESL learners. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21 ((Special Issue of Studies in Language Teaching and Learning) pp. 57-66
2013	Oral presentation errors of Malaysian students in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Course. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21 ((Special Issue of Studies in Language Teaching and Learning) pp. 19-27
2013	Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21 (Sp iss) pp. 73-87

Conference or Workshop Item

2019	An analysis of the use of gerunds in academic essays of university students. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019),
2019	EPT and the CEFR: are they aligned?. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019),
2019	Faculty’s and students’ perceptions on the oral skills necessary for success in medical studies and oral proficiency problems faced by medical students. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019),
2019	Rebecca Black’s Friday vs Raef’s It’s Jumu’ah: a comparative analysis of cultural representation. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019),
2018	Metadiscourse in academic writing of pre-university Arab students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In: 2017 Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2017,
2018	The faculty’s perceptions on the importance of English oral proficiency and communication problems faced by ESL medical students.. In: Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics International Conference 2018 (MAALIC 2018),
2017	ESL medical students' oral proficiency - Do they need help?. In: 3rd International Conference on Education (ICOED) 2017,
2017	Multicultural awareness and practice among language teachers. In: 2017 3rd International Conference on Education (ICOED 2017,
2017	The schematic structure in oral case presentation of ESL medical students. In: 3rd International Conference on Education (ICOED) 2017,
2016	Islamic English in Maher Zain's songs: is there a need?. In: 2016 World International Conference on Islamic Sciences (WICOIS),
2016	Islamic English in Maher Zain’s songs: Is there a need?. In: 1st World International Conference on Islamic Sciences,
2016	Islamic English: Is there a need?. In: Malaysian International Conference on Language Literature and Culture (MICOLLAC 2016),
2015	English idioms: a cultural consideration. In: 2015 International Symposium on Education and Psychology (ISEP 2015),
2015	Integrating multicultural perspectives in language teaching. In: The International Journal for Academic Disciplines London, UK,
2014	IIUM Pre-sessional students’ Perceptions of Academic Listening Competence and their English Listening Problems. In: 3rd International Language Conference (ILC 2014) Language Teaching, Learning and Research Inspiring, Engaging Learners,

Book Section

2011	An analysis of online English language learning forum. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-028-7, pp. 37-48
2011	Metacognitive strategies of ESL learners with different listening abilities: a case study. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-0225-23-4, pp. 127-144
2011	The use of metacognitive strategies in listening. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-028-7, pp. 89-104