Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Arabic Language - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Alexandria
- Arabic Language - Masters Degree, University of Salford
- Arabic Language & Literature - Bachelor Degree, University Kuwait
Abdul Rahman Bin Chik (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
nikman@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Chik, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Academic/Professional Qualifications: Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics (First Class Hon., University of Alexandria, Egypt) 1994; M.A. in Teaching Arabic As A Second Language-TASL (University of Salford, United Kingdom), 1988; B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature (Hons.) (Kuwait University), 1980. Postgraduate Diploma in Human Sciences, (IIUM), 2007; and Certificate in Building Excellent Academic Leaders, (AKEPT Higher Education Leadership Academy) 2010.
Academic/Professional Qualifications: Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics (First Class Hon., University of Alexandria, Egypt) 1994; M.A. in Teaching Arabic As A Second Language-TASL (University of Salford, United Kingdom), 1988; B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature (Hons.) (Kuwait University), 1980. Postgraduate Diploma in Human Sciences, (IIUM), 2007; and Certificate in Building Excellent Academic Leaders, (AKEPT Higher Education Leadership Academy) 2010.
Expertise in TASL Teaching Methods, Reading Skills, Vocabulary Control, Textbook Evaluation, LSP (ASP/AOP), HE Academic Program Accreditation.
LSP (ASP/AOP), TASL Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Control, Textbook Development and Evaluation, Program Accreditation, Outcome-Based Education, Translation, Lexicography, Mobile Learning, Islamic Literature, Methods of Quran Recitation (Al-Qira’at al-‘Ashr). Email: nikman@iium.edu.my Contact No.: 03-61965056 / 019-3792159 ____________________________________________________________________________________
Research Interests
LSP (ASP/AOP), TASL Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Control, Textbook Development and Evaluation, Program Accreditation, Outcome-Based Education, Translation, Lexicography, Mobile Learning, Islamic Literature, Methods of Quran Recitation (Al-Qira’at al-‘Ashr). Email: nikman@iium.edu.my Contact No.: 03-61965056 / 019-3792159 ____________________________________________________________________________________
Profile
Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Chik graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Faculty of Arts, Kuwait University and Master of Arts from the University of Salford, United Kingdom, and Doctor of Philosophy from Faculty of Arts, University of Alexandria, Egypt. He was admitted to the Ministry of Waqf and Islamic Affairs, State of Kuwait as an Administrative officer (1980 until 1984) and thereafter, he joined the Language Centre of International Islamic University Malaysia in 1984. In 1990 he was transferred to the newly established Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) as Founding Head of Department of Arabic Language and Literature. He has been in various academic administrative posts more than 30 years in Malaysia (UM and IIUM) and Brunei Darussalam (UBD) as Head of Department, Deputy Dean for Student Affairs, DD for Academic Affairs, DD for Language Centre, DD for Inter-Disciplinary Studies and Human Development, Dean for Student Affairs, and Dean for General Affairs, as well as Director of IIUM International Sdn. Bhd. of IIUM Holdings.
He is currently an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences since 2009. He has authored, co-authored and/or edited 21 books and 23 book chapters on Arabic Language Education, Curriculum Development, Arabic Textbook Evaluation amongst them:Ta’lim Al-lughah al-‘arabiyah li aghradh khassah: tajarib wa taqwim. (Riyadh: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Arabic Language, 2018); Ta‘lim al-Lughah al-Arabiyah fi Maliziya (Arabic Language Teaching in Malaysia) (Riyadh: King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for The Arabic Language, 2017); Majaalaat Ta’lim al-Lughah al-Arabiyyah Afaq Mustaqbaliyyah (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2013); Lughat al-Shu’ub al-Islamiyyah fi Asia wa al-Harf al-Qur’aniy (The incorporation of the languages of the Asian muslim peoples into the standard qur’anic script) (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2011); Ta’lim al-lugah al-Arabiyyah li al-natiqin bighairiha wa ittijahatuhu (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2011); Al-Qamus al-Wazifi (Thematic - Functional Dictionary Arabic-Malay-English) (Kuala Lumpur: Telaga Biru, 2012); Athaar Al-Qiraat Al-Qur’aniyyah Fi Al-Dilalat Al-Sautiyyah. (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2009); Kamus Besar Dewan Arab–Melayu (Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2006); Ta’allam wa takallam: silsilat ta’lim al-lughah al-Arabiyyah li ghairi al-natiqin biha, Vol. 1&2 (BSB: Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 2004); Al-Arabiyyah lughat al-Qur’an, Vol. 1&2. (Cairo: Dar al-Shurouk, 1998). He has written 30 articles published in both local and international journals and has also presented more than 80 papers at conferences in the area of Teaching Arabic as a Second Language, as well as Arabic for Specific Purposes. His consultancy and research activities includes: Curricula Development in Arabic Language and Linguistics, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka; Determining Semantic Fields of Arabic Corpus in Malaysia; Developing an instructional model in enhancing productive skills through documentary films for learning Arabic as a foreign language in Malaysia; Applying an Instructional Design Model on Designing Online Lessons for Malaysian Students Enrolled in Arab Universities; The encyclopedia project on the Hajj and the holy mosques, (Case of Brunei Darussalam). He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and Board of Reviewers of the Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies (JLLS – E-ISSN: 2180-1665), and also used to be a member of Editorial Board of Al-Tajdid A refereed Arabic Biannual (ISSN: 1823-1926). Further, he is a panel member of Majlis Perundingan Islam (MPI, Jabatan Perdana Menteri), Majlis Dakwah Negara (MDN), Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), and a member of the Academic Advisory Board of Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) for Darul Qur’an, as well as Board of Studies for Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA), University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) and Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Chik was seconded to Universiti Brunei Darussalam (1998-2004) and then invited visiting fellow at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2010. Further, he was appointed as an expert and advisor for the programmes of TASL and Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP) programmes at Kolej Universiti Islam Selangor (KUIS) and then an Academic Fellow of the ISESCO-Malaysia based at KUIS since 2015. He was conferred World Scholars Recognition by World Arab Translators and Linguists Association (WATA) in 2008 and the Ismail Faruqi Best Book Award by IIUM in 2013. He is actively involved in social and educational activities with NGOs, public and private sectors such as Arabic Language Society Malaysia (PBAM), Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM), Ahli Lembaga Pengurusan Sekolah Agama Integrasi Al-Mujahideen, dan Nazir Masjid Al-Mujahideen. His international involvement in professional bodies includes: International League of Islamic Literature based in Riyadh (life membership), and World Federation of Arab-Islamic International Schools (WFAIIS), an OIC affiliated organization, as Chairman of Malaysian Office. He has been elected as Founding President of International League of Islamic Literature Malaysia (PPM-023-10-10022016) since 2016.
Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Chik graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Faculty of Arts, Kuwait University and Master of Arts from the University of Salford, United Kingdom, and Doctor of Philosophy from Faculty of Arts, University of Alexandria, Egypt. He was admitted to the Ministry of Waqf and Islamic Affairs, State of Kuwait as an Administrative officer (1980 until 1984) and thereafter, he joined the Language Centre of International Islamic University Malaysia in 1984. In 1990 he was transferred to the newly established Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) as Founding Head of Department of Arabic Language and Literature. He has been in various academic administrative posts more than 30 years in Malaysia (UM and IIUM) and Brunei Darussalam (UBD) as Head of Department, Deputy Dean for Student Affairs, DD for Academic Affairs, DD for Language Centre, DD for Inter-Disciplinary Studies and Human Development, Dean for Student Affairs, and Dean for General Affairs, as well as Director of IIUM International Sdn. Bhd. of IIUM Holdings.
He is currently an Associate Professor at the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences since 2009. He has authored, co-authored and/or edited 21 books and 23 book chapters on Arabic Language Education, Curriculum Development, Arabic Textbook Evaluation amongst them:Ta’lim Al-lughah al-‘arabiyah li aghradh khassah: tajarib wa taqwim. (Riyadh: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Arabic Language, 2018); Ta‘lim al-Lughah al-Arabiyah fi Maliziya (Arabic Language Teaching in Malaysia) (Riyadh: King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for The Arabic Language, 2017); Majaalaat Ta’lim al-Lughah al-Arabiyyah Afaq Mustaqbaliyyah (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2013); Lughat al-Shu’ub al-Islamiyyah fi Asia wa al-Harf al-Qur’aniy (The incorporation of the languages of the Asian muslim peoples into the standard qur’anic script) (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2011); Ta’lim al-lugah al-Arabiyyah li al-natiqin bighairiha wa ittijahatuhu (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2011); Al-Qamus al-Wazifi (Thematic - Functional Dictionary Arabic-Malay-English) (Kuala Lumpur: Telaga Biru, 2012); Athaar Al-Qiraat Al-Qur’aniyyah Fi Al-Dilalat Al-Sautiyyah. (Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2009); Kamus Besar Dewan Arab–Melayu (Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2006); Ta’allam wa takallam: silsilat ta’lim al-lughah al-Arabiyyah li ghairi al-natiqin biha, Vol. 1&2 (BSB: Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 2004); Al-Arabiyyah lughat al-Qur’an, Vol. 1&2. (Cairo: Dar al-Shurouk, 1998). He has written 30 articles published in both local and international journals and has also presented more than 80 papers at conferences in the area of Teaching Arabic as a Second Language, as well as Arabic for Specific Purposes. His consultancy and research activities includes: Curricula Development in Arabic Language and Linguistics, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka; Determining Semantic Fields of Arabic Corpus in Malaysia; Developing an instructional model in enhancing productive skills through documentary films for learning Arabic as a foreign language in Malaysia; Applying an Instructional Design Model on Designing Online Lessons for Malaysian Students Enrolled in Arab Universities; The encyclopedia project on the Hajj and the holy mosques, (Case of Brunei Darussalam). He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and Board of Reviewers of the Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies (JLLS – E-ISSN: 2180-1665), and also used to be a member of Editorial Board of Al-Tajdid A refereed Arabic Biannual (ISSN: 1823-1926). Further, he is a panel member of Majlis Perundingan Islam (MPI, Jabatan Perdana Menteri), Majlis Dakwah Negara (MDN), Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), and a member of the Academic Advisory Board of Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) for Darul Qur’an, as well as Board of Studies for Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA), University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) and Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). Associate Professor Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Chik was seconded to Universiti Brunei Darussalam (1998-2004) and then invited visiting fellow at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2010. Further, he was appointed as an expert and advisor for the programmes of TASL and Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP) programmes at Kolej Universiti Islam Selangor (KUIS) and then an Academic Fellow of the ISESCO-Malaysia based at KUIS since 2015. He was conferred World Scholars Recognition by World Arab Translators and Linguists Association (WATA) in 2008 and the Ismail Faruqi Best Book Award by IIUM in 2013. He is actively involved in social and educational activities with NGOs, public and private sectors such as Arabic Language Society Malaysia (PBAM), Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM), Ahli Lembaga Pengurusan Sekolah Agama Integrasi Al-Mujahideen, dan Nazir Masjid Al-Mujahideen. His international involvement in professional bodies includes: International League of Islamic Literature based in Riyadh (life membership), and World Federation of Arab-Islamic International Schools (WFAIIS), an OIC affiliated organization, as Chairman of Malaysian Office. He has been elected as Founding President of International League of Islamic Literature Malaysia (PPM-023-10-10022016) since 2016.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Applied Linguistics - Teaching Arabic as a Second Language (TASL), Arabic for Specific Purposes (ASP), ASL Vocabulary Control, ASL Teaching and Learning Methods, ASL Textbook Development
Professional Membership
- 2016: Member of Profesional Body / Association, International League of Islamic Literature Malaysia
- 2016: Member of Profesional Body / Association, International League of Islamic Literature Malaysia
Teaching Responsibilities
ADVANCED ARABIC I | 1990/1991 |
ADVANCED ARABIC MORPHOLOGY | 2021/2022 |
ADVANCED READING SKILLS | 1995/1996 |
AL-ARABIYYAH LI AL-DIRASAT AL-ISLAMIYYAH (ARABIC FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES) | 2022/2023 |
ANALYSIS OF ARABIC TEXTBOOKS | 1997/1998 |
ARABIC FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES II | 2005/2006 2004/2005 |
ARABIC FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES III | 2004/2005 |
ARABIC FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2010/2011 2009/2010 |
ARABIC LEXICOGRAPHY | 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 1996/1997 1995/1996 1994/1995 |
ARABIC MORPHOLOGY II | 1996/1997 |
ARABIC SYNTAX IV | 2016/2017 |
ARABIC-ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | 1994/1995 |
BAHASA MALAYSIA I FOR MALAYSIAN STUDENTS | 1992/1993 |
BAHASA MALAYSIA II FOR MALAYSIAN STUDENT | 1994/1995 1992/1993 |
EVALUATION OF ARABIC AS A SECOND LANG. TXTBKS | 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 |
EVALUATION OF ARABIC AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
GENERAL LINGUISTICS | 1996/1997 1995/1996 |
INTERNSHIP | 2020/2021 |
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED LINGUISTICS | 2004/2005 |
INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL LINGUISTICS | 2011/2012 |
INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
ISSUES IN TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE | 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2008/2009 2007/2008 |
METHODS OF TEACHING ARABIC AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 |
METHODS OF TEACHING ARABIC AS SECOND LANGUAGE | 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 |
MODERN LINGUISTICS I | 1994/1995 |
MODERN LINGUISTICS III | 1996/1997 |
PRACTICAL TRANSLATION | 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
PRINCIPLE OF TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGE | 2005/2006 |
PRINCIPLES OF ARABIC GRAMMAR | 2020/2021 |
PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES | 2010/2011 |
PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGES | 1996/1997 1995/1996 1994/1995 1990/1991 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2004/2005 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (ARABIC) | 2022/2023 |
RESEARCH PAPER I | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
RESEARCH PAPER II | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
SOCIOLINGUISTICS | 2005/2006 |
STUDIES IN MODERN ISLAMIC LITERATURE | 1994/1995 |
SYLLABUS DESIGN | 1997/1998 1996/1997 1995/1996 |
Research Projects
Completed
2015 - 2018 | Developing an Instrutional Mode in Enhancing Productive Skills through Documentary Films for Learning Arabic as a Foreign Language In Malaysia |
2014 - 2017 | Applying an Instructional Design Model on Designing Online Lessons for Malaysian Students Enrolled in Arab Universities |
2013 - 2014 | Designing a Directory for Expertise in Islamic Studies Among Public Universities in Malaysia |
2012 - 2013 | Developing Criteria and Designing A Tool for Evaluating textbooks of Teaching Arabic to Non Native Speakers : An Analysis of Malaysian Experts' Views |
2011 - 2014 | Challenges and Obstacles in Standard Arabic Reactivation: Field-work Study in the Context of Malaysian and Yobey Muslim Societies |
2011 - 2011 | A Biography Of Muslim Malay Scholars (KVC Project 2011) |
2011 - 2012 | Teaching Arabic Language For Foreigners And Its Trends (KVC Project 2011) |
2011 - 2011 | A Program Of Teaching Arabic for Japanese Students of Keio University In Japan Center In Aleppo University : A Descriptive And Analytical Study |
2010 - 2011 | The Incorporation of the languages of the Asian Muslim peoples into the Standard Quranic script |
2009 - 2013 | Encyclopedia of Malay Names: Descriptive and Analytical Study |
2009 - 2010 | The Polite Arabic Expressions in Dialogue and Negotiation: A Descriptive Historical Study |
2009 - 2009 | Curricula development in Arabic Language and Linguistic, University of Sri Lanka |
2009 - 2017 | Encyclopedia of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques (A Case Study of Hajj in Brunei Darussalam |
2008 - 2008 | A Study of Teacher's Perceptions of Incorporating the Prophet's Stories in Teaching Arabic for Young Learners |
2008 - 2008 | Tulisan Jawi Pada Era Sains dan Teknologi : Perkembangan dan Prospek (Jawi Writing in the Era of Science and Technology: The development and Prospect) |
2007 - 2008 | Language Games for Teaching Arabic Language of j-Qaf Programme in Primary Schools in Malaysia: An analysis study |
2007 - 2007 | A Study of Students' Perceptions of the Compulsory AFIS Course at IIUM |