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Academic Qualification
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Education(TESL) - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
- B.A - Bachelor Degree, University of Texas at El Paso
- Translation - Diploma, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Liza Binti Abdullah (Dr.)
CELPAD Lecturer
IIUM Gombak Campus
CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES AND PRE-UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Other's position:
Deputy Director, Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development
liza_abdullah@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Liza binti Abdullah obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA, Diploma in Translation from Institut Terjemahan Negara and Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka and Masters in Education, TESL from University of Malaya and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Upon completion of her first degree, she returned to Malaysia in May 1991 and was offered a job as an English lecturer at Mara Language Academy under MARA Education Foundation where she spent 10 years there. Apart from teaching various international programmes such as American Associate Degree and A-Level, she also did a lot of coordinating tasks including coordinating an intensive programme which involved 17 trainee teachers from New Zealand who opted for practical teaching programme in Malaysia.
In 2001, Liza joined Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), IIUM as an English lecturer teaching English to Pre-Sessional students, English for Academic Writing and English for Occupational Purposes . She has also been given the responsibilities to hold various portfolios ranging from the posts of Assistant Course Coordinator, Course Coordinator, Coordinator of Teacher Development Unit, and Curriculum Development and Material Management Production Unit, to Deputy Head of Department. Currently, she is holding a post of Head of English Language Division at the Centre. In addition, she is also one of the external assessors of Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) for English Language Courses.
In 2001, Liza joined Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), IIUM as an English lecturer teaching English to Pre-Sessional students, English for Academic Writing and English for Occupational Purposes . She has also been given the responsibilities to hold various portfolios ranging from the posts of Assistant Course Coordinator, Course Coordinator, Coordinator of Teacher Development Unit, and Curriculum Development and Material Management Production Unit, to Deputy Head of Department. Currently, she is holding a post of Head of English Language Division at the Centre. In addition, she is also one of the external assessors of Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) for English Language Courses.
Area of Specialisation
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Language Literacy (Including English (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) and other Languages) - Education(TESL)
Teaching Responsibilities
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING (EAW) | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE I | 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2008/2009 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE II | 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE III | 2016/2017 2008/2009 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE IV | 2018/2019 2008/2009 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE V | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE VI | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2016/2017 2014/2015 2012/2013 |
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENGIN | 2011/2012 2010/2011 |
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENM | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 |
Award & Recognition
08 Oct, 2008 | Best Teacher Award - Celpad | University |
Publications
Article
2020 | ESL student teachers beliefs about learning Arabic as a foreign language. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 10 (1) pp. 43-50 |
2019 | Enhancing ESL writing using sentence variety checklist. International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 9 (13: Special Issue: Revolutionizing Education: Challenges, Innovation, Collaboration) pp. 87-95 |
2017 | An analysis of parents' perception on the importance of homework: a case study in Malaysia. Science International, 29 (2 (March-April : Section B)) pp. 389-393 |
2017 | Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 6 (3) pp. 119-128 |
2015 | Online Survey of Reading Strategies (OSORS): students’ Online reading in academic context. Malaysian Journal of Distance Education, 17 (2) pp. 67-81 |
2014 | Parents' involvement with children's homework: a case study of academicians in a Malaysian institution of higher learning. Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies, 19 (1) pp. 76-87 |
Conference or Workshop Item
2022 | Revisiting students’ required skills in an English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) course at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: Language for Specific Purposes International Seminar (LSP2021), |
2015 | OSORS: how do students read online?. In: International Conference on Languages (ICL 2015), |
2015 | Validating content of sentence variety checklist for ESL writing. In: International Conference on Languages (ICL 2015), |
2014 | Enhancing ESL writing using sentence variety checklist. In: 3rd International Language Conference (ILC) 2014, |
2011 | Teachers’ interpretations on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) in the inter-cultural English language classroom. In: The 2nd International Language Conference, 2011, |
Book Section
2021 | Writing anxiety among English language students at an international university in Malaysia. In: Penerbit Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA), ISBN: 978-967-2231-80-6, pp. 69-83 |