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Adlina Binti Hj. Ariffin

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Education) - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Master of Education - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Bachelor of Education - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)

Adlina Binti Hj. Ariffin (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

Other's position:

Deputy Director, Research Management Centre


adlina@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Adlina Ariffin received her Bachelor and Master degrees in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from University of Malaya in 1998 and 2003 respectively. She then pursued her doctoral studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia and graduated in 2013. The title of her thesis was The Reading of Legal Cases: Towards a Model of Effective Reading by Law Undergraduates.
Her research interest blossomed when she first embarked on her Masters degree in 2000 where she investigated the benefits of student collaboration on vocabulary development among ESL learners. From then on, she continued to be involved in various research undertakings at the Kulliyyah/Centre level, University level and national level. In 2013, she completed her research entitled Exploring the Common Practices of Law students in the Reading of Legal Cases: a case study of an EAP course at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws which received the Endowment (B) Grant by the University and in 2016 she completed a collaborative research project entitled A Study on Benefits of Awarding Scholarship to Postgraduate International Students which was funded by the FRGS (Top-down) grant and a University level research under the Research Initiative Grant Scheme (RIGS) entitled Investigating Strategies Used by ESL Language Learners in Acquiring English Language at the Tertiary Level.
She has published in journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. Among her published works are Revisiting the Malaise of the Ummah: A Way Forward (2017), Mother Tongue & English Language: A Power Struggle (2015), A Study on the Reading Strategies Employed by Undergraduates and Practicing Lawyers in Case Reading (2015), The Challenges in the Reading of Legal Cases: Lecturers' Perspective (2014), The Reading of Legal Cases by Law Undergraduates: Some Problems and Suggestions (2014), Ideal vs Reality: Evidences from Senior Teachers' Experiences on the Malaysian School-Based Assessment System (SBA) (2014), A Comparative Analysis of Ibn Sina and Al- Ghazali: Their Philosophical Underpinnings and Contributions toward Muslim Education (2011). In 2018 she published a book entitled Reading Strategies of a Specialised Rhetorical Genre: The Case of Law. 

Throughout her 19 years at the IIUM, she has held various administrative positions. She was the Course Coordinator for a few academic courses and Coordinator at the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Development (CELPAD) prior to joining DELL in 2016. She has been actively involved in research initiatives in developing new courses and evaluating present courses. From 2013 to 2016, she was the Deputy Dean (Research & Academic Quality) at the Centre for Postgraduate Studies, IIUM. At the same time, she also held the post of Deputy Chairman for the eMDPS Committee responsible for the administration of the Database of Foreign Universities under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and Malaysian Deans of Graduate Studies Council. During her tenure she was involved in a research collaboration project - Kajian Pembangunan Pelan Halatuju Pengajian Siswazah Malaysia 2016-2025 which aims to produce an education blueprint for postgraduate studies in Malaysia. 

Currently, she is the Deputy Director (Grant Management Unit) at the Research Management Centre, IIUM. She has had a very colourful teaching experience, ranging from pre-sessional courses to English for Academic Purposes Course to English for Occupational Purposes Courses. In 2006, she was awarded the Best Teacher Award (Kulliyyah level) by the University. Presently, she is teaching courses related to English language and linguistics at the Department of English Language and Literature, KIRKHS. Her research interests are applied linguistics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics and English for Specific Purposes.   


Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ History and Philosophy of Education - Islamic Philosophy of Education
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Language Literacy (Including English (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) and other Languages) - Literacy
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Cognitive Science ~ Linguistic Processes - Applied linguistics
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Cognitive Science ~ Psycholinguistics - Psycholinguistics


Professional Membership


  • 2010: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Literacy Association
  • 2015: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Interactive Muslimah Association
  • 2018 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Literacy Association
  • 2019 - 2060: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics


Teaching Responsibilities


CORE COMPETENCE UPPER (CCU) 2001/2002 2000/2001
CORE COMPETENCE UPPER INTENSIVE (1ST HALF) 2001/2002
CORE COMPETENCE UPPER INTENSIVE (2ND HALF) 2001/2002
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING (EAW) 2015/2016 2013/2014 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001
ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES (SCIENCE) 2006/2007
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE 2020/2021
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES 2020/2021
ENGLISH LANGUAGE II 2015/2016
ENGLISH LANGUAGE IV 2013/2014
ENGLISH LANGUAGE VI 2013/2014 2008/2009 2005/2006
ENGLISH LANGUAGE VI (2ND HALF INTENSIVE) 2007/2008
ERROR & CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
INTRODUCTION TO DISCOURSE 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS 2017/2018 2016/2017
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENGIN 2012/2013 2001/2002
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENM 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2001/2002
LEXICOGRAPHY 2021/2022
LINGUISTICS IN THE HUMANITIES 2023/2024 2022/2023
RESEARCH PAPER 1 2019/2020
RESEARCH PAPER 2 2020/2021 2019/2020
RESEARCH PAPER I (APPLIED LINGUISTIC 2017/2018 2016/2017
RESEARCH PAPER II 2018/2019
RESEARCH PAPER II (APPLIED LINGUISTIC) 2017/2018
SFC: LISTENING SKILLS 2004/2005
SFC: READING INTENSIVE COURSE (2ND HALF) 2005/2006 2002/2003
SFC: READING SKILL 2003/2004
SFC: READING SKILLS 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001
SFC: SPEAKING SKILLS 2004/2005
SFC: WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE (2ND HALF) 2004/2005 2002/2003
SFC: WRITING SKILLS 2004/2005 2002/2003 2001/2002 2000/2001
TEACHING GRAMMAR IN SECONDARY SCHOOL 2014/2015


Supervision


Bilingual First Language Acquisition (Bfla) Of Bangla And English: A Case Study.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Member Supervisory Committee
Challenges That Encounter The Ba Translation Students In Translating Cartoons From English Into Arabic In Relation To Cultural Factors.
Ph.D In Progress Supervisor Supervisory Committee
Towards Developing A Linguistic Framework On Fake News.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Disclosures Of Depression Among Women On Social Media: A Corpus-Driven Analysis.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Impoliteness Strategies Used In Online News Sites.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
The Strategic Deployment Of Hedges And Boosters In The Discussion Chapter Of Undergraduate Final-Year Project Reports.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Investigating The Impact Of Technical Writing Principles On Executive-Level Document Quality.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Interpersonal Metadiscourse Markers As Persuasive Strategies In Technical And Vocational Education And Training (Tvet) Undergraduates' Job Pitching.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Language Analysis Of The Promotional Discourse Of The Halal Food Industry.
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
Formulaic Sequences And Lexical Bundles Of Pre-Sessional Malaysian University Students.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
The Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition By Esl Learners Through Selected English Songs: A Case Study.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
Analysis Of The Relationship Between Collocation Competence And Writing Skills Of Djiboutian Efl Learners.
Master Completed 2019 Main Supervisor
The Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition And Content Comprehension Among Esl Learners Through Subtitling Of English Movies: A Case Study.
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
The Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition By Esl Learners Through Selected English Songs: A Case Study.
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Learning Vocabulary Through Songs: A Study On The Role Of Music In Teaching English Verbs .
Master Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Higher Order Thinking Skills In Graduating Benl Students' Reflection Writing.
Master Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
An Investigation On The Use Of Gerunds In Students' Academic Writing At Iium.
Master Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
Using Authorship Attribution Concept in Identifying Idiolects in Students’ Writing.
Using Authorship Attribution Concept In Identifying Idiolects In Students’ Writing.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2022 Investigating the Impact of Social Networks on Women Working from Home (WFH) in Alleviating Psychological Distress
2018 - 2021 Construction of Moral Values Education Course Module for Pre-Service Teachers
2017 - 2020 Enriching the Islamic Tradition in Research Inquiry: Some Practical Guidelines in Using Qualitative Data Collection Techniques
2016 - 2018 Investigating Strategies Used by ESL Language Learners in Acquiring English Language at the Tertiary Level
2015 - 2019 Pembangunan Pelan Halatuju Pengajian Siswazah Malaysia 2016-2025 Project 2: Pelaksanaan Pentadbiran Pengajian Siswazah di Malaysia
2014 - 2017 Kajian Terhadap Kepentingan Pembiayaan Kepada Pelajar Pasca Siswazah Antarabangsa Melalui Skim RA/GRA
2010 - 2013 Exploring the common Practices of Law Students in the Reading of legal Cases: a case study of an EAP course at the AIKOL
On-Going
2023 - Present A COMPARISON OF PROPENSITY BETWEEN READING AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA
2023 - Present An Alternative Model in Detecting Plagiarism in Academic Writing using the Authorship Attribution Concept
2023 - Present HALAL MALAYSIA: THE USE OF AMBIGUOUS TERMINOLOGIES ON FOOD LABELLING
2019 - Present Mapping the best practices from traditional host countries to create an international student protocol for Malaysian hybrid environment.
2018 - Present The Influences of Islamic Civilization on Malay Muslim Women and Their Contributions in Malay Archipelago.
2018 - Present Developing a Model on Effective Promotion of Halal Concept to Increase Halal Awareness through Multi-Perspective Approaches for the Halal Food Industry


Award & Recognition


09 Jul, 2020 Murabbi Award - International Islamic University Malaysia University
01 Jun, 2020 Takrim Al-Akadamiyyin (Gold for Teaching) - KIRKHS KCDIO
24 Jul, 2019 Top 30 Contributors to IIUM Research Performance 2019 - International Islamic University Malaysia University


Publications


Article

2023 Gender and power relation in English refusal strategies of ESL undergraduates. e-Bangi Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 20 (3) pp. 245-256
2023 Investigating the impact of social networks on women working from home (WFH) in alleviating psychological distress. MCMC Media Matters, 5 () pp. 18-32
2022 Alleviating psychological distress via social media: the voices from working-from-home Malaysian women. e-Jurnal IPPTAR, 2022 () pp. 1-22
2022 Gender differences in textism features among university students. International Journal of Advanced Language & Educational Linguistics, 3 (2) pp. 1-13
2022 Politeness strategies used by Youtube creators in apology videos. International Journal of Advanced Language & Educational Linguistics, 3 (2) pp. 1-25
2021 Effects of student collaboration on ESL learners’ vocabulary development. Asian Journal of University Education, 17 (1) pp. 177-191
2021 Linguistic agency assignment in The Star online headlines on COVID-19. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature, 27 (4) pp. 29-41
2021 Social sciences and humanities as core of nation building post-pandemic. IIUM Today, 28 October 2021 () pp.
2020 Developing a framework to improve the training of medical practitioners in doctor-patient communication toward enhancing societal well being. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 18 (Supplementary Issue No 2) pp. 5-5
2020 The relationship between collocation competence and writing skills of EFL learners. Asian Journal of English Language and Pedagogy, Vol 8 (1) pp. 41-52
2019 The promotional language of the halal food industry: some preliminary findings. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, November 2019 () pp. 103-113
2019 Understanding the roles of rhetorical devices and intertextuality in promotional discourse. International Journal of Heritage, Art and Multimedia, 2 (5) pp. 90-107
2018 "How Can I Help You?": Communication skills of front desk officers. Asian Journal of Business Management Studies, 9 (1) pp. 13-19
2018 DELL holds roundtable discussion on “The use of foreign English textbooks in the Malaysian education systems”. Al-Misbah: The IIUM News Bulletin, Jan-Jun () pp. 17
2017 Imposition of good Samaritan laws to improve professionalism among medical practitioners. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (Special Issue) pp. 661-675
2017 Revisiting the Malaise of the Ummah: A way forward. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5) pp. 4989-4992
2014 The reading of legal cases by law undergraduates: some problems and suggestions. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 134 () pp. 109-118
2011 Islamic education: a contrastive analysis of Ibn Sina's and Al-Ghazali's views. Journal of Islam in Asia, 8 (supp.2) pp. 457-476
Conference or Workshop Item

30 Investigating the impact ofsocial networks on women working from home (WFH) in alleviating psychological distress. In: MCMC RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2022,
2023 Language Deception: analysis of conversation of male and female criminals. In: Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics International Conference 2023 (MAALIC 2023),
2021 Investigating the Impact of Social Networks on Women Working from Home (WFH) in Alleviating Psychological Distress. In: MCMC Research Symposium Series No.9,
2020 Corpus based analysis on the promotional language of halal food products. In: Malaysian Corpus Research Symposium 2020,
2020 Rhetorical devices in the promotional language of the local & international halal food brands. In: International Conference on Language & Literature 2020 (ICLL 2020),
2019 Doctor – patient communication: What Malaysia needs. In: Medical Research Symposium 2019: Expanding Research Collaboration in Health,
2019 Promotional language and Maqasid Shariah in the advertisements of local and international halal food products. In: Seminar on Islamic Advertising & IMC 2019,
2019 Promotional Language of the Local and International Brands of Halal Food Products: A Comparative Analysis. In: The 9th International & Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics & Professional Practice 2019,
2019 The promotional language of the Halal food industry: some preliminary findings. In: 4th International Halal Conference (INHAC) 2019,
2018 “How can I help you?”: communication skills of front desk officers. In: 2nd Multidisciplinary Academic Conference 2018,
2018 The incidental vocabulary acquisition by ESL learners through selected English songs: a case study. In: International Conference on Language, Culture & Society (ICLCS) 2018: Asia and Beyond,
2016 Revisiting the Malaise of the ummah: a way forward. In: 1st World International Conference on Islamic Sciences,
2015 A study on the reading strategies employed by law undergraduates and practicing lawyers in case reading. In: The International Conference on Languages (ICL) 2015,
2014 The challenges in the reading of legal cases: lecturers' perspective. In: 3rd International Language Conference (ILC) 2014,
2013 Ideal vs. reality: evidences from senior teachers’ experiences on the Malaysian School-based Assessment system (SBA) . In: Seminar Kebangsaan Kali ke IV: Majlis Dekan Pendidikan IPTA 2013,
2013 Identifying teachers' job satisfaction. In: International Language & Education Conference (ILEC 2013),
2013 The challenges in the reading of legal cases: students’ perspective . In: International Conference on Languages, Lingusitics and Society,
2013 The importance of Mother Tongue and English language in the building of a nation: shall the twain meet?. In: International Language and Education Conference (iLEC 2013),
2011 A comparative analysis of Ibn Sina and Al- Ghazali: their philosophical underpinnings and contributions toward Muslim education. In: World Congress for Islamic History and Civilisation,
2010 The reading of legal cases among law students. In: Centre for English Language Communication Symposium 2010,
Book

2021 Enriching the Islamic tradition in research inquiry: some practical guidelines in using qualitative data collection techniques.. InThought, ISBN: 9789674454869
2017 Reading strategies of a specialised rhetorical genre: The case of Law. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-480-3
Book Section

2021 Demystifying the minds via think aloud protocol. In: InThought Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 9789674454869, pp. 113-136
2015 Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle. In: USIM Press (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia), ISBN: 978-967-440-234-1, pp. 17-29
2015 Mother tongue and English language: a power struggle. In: USIM Press (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia), ISBN: 978-967-440-234-1, pp. 17-29
2014 Ideal vs reality: evidences from senior teachers’ experiences on the Malaysian School-Based Assessment System (SBA). In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674183110, pp. 130-143
Monograph

2021 Construction of moral values education course module for pre-services teachers. In: IIUM Press,
2018 Laporan pelan halatuju pengajian siswazah Malaysia 2017-2025. In: Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia,
2013 Exploring the common practices of law students in the reading of legal cases: a case study of an EAP course at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws. In: Unpublished,