MAAL APC 2022
Subcommittees of the
Protocol, Events & Onsite Logistics

Assistant Professor Dr. Samshul Amry Abdul Latif is currently attached to the Department of Tourism, Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Pagoh since 2017. He graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) and started his career in several private limited companies. Subsequently, he earned his Masters Degree and Ph.D in International Business from Universiti Utara Malaysia. His research interests include tourism marketing and consumer behaviour, among others. Email: iium_samshul@iium.edu.my
Hp no: 014-628 9614

Rafidah Sahar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language, International Islamic University Malaysia. She holds a doctoral degree from The University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Her interests include English language studies, language and society, intercultural communication, English for Specific Purposes and research in higher education.
Email: srafidah@iium.edu.my
Hp no: 012-375 6540

Dr Farrah Diebaa Rashid Ali is an assistant professor at the Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, International Islamic University Malaysia. She is interested in Conceptual Metaphor and is currently working on identities in political discourse. Her research works have been published by both local and international publishers. She can be contacted at farrahdiebaa@iium.edu.my
Email: farrahdiebaa@iium.edu.my
HP no: 012-504 5181

Roslina Abdul Aziz has built up a career as an academic for more than 25 years at Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang. She holds a PhD in Corpus Linguistics from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Her research interests include areas in Corpus Linguistics, English for Specific Purposes and English language teaching/learning.

Saabdev Kumar Sabapathy obtained his Bachelor of Education (TESL) and Master of Education (TESL) from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is currently the HOD and Lecturer at the Center of Language Studies, City University Malaysia. He has presented papers at local and international conferences. His areas of interest include ESP, Discourse Studies, Literature in ESL, and Professional Development. 

Khairil Azwar Razali is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Languages & Management, International Islamic University Malaysia. He is a Lifetime Member of MAAL. His research interests include Teaching ESL, Language Assessment, ESP and Sociolinguistics.

Noor Baiduri Abd Halim is an ESP instructor who specialises in teaching technical and engineering students. She enjoys exploring the use of digital tools and new media in teaching ESP. Besides teaching, she also has interest in doing proofreading and translation works.

Ena Bhattacharyya is a Senior Language and Communication lecturer at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak Darul Ridzuan, West Malaysia since 2001. Her research interests are Communicative Competence, Employability Skills, Sustainable Education, and TESL. She is passionate on empowering young graduates Oral Communication Competency. Ena is also a lifetime member of Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL). She welcomes global collaboration aimed at uplifting the lives of unheard voices of the academic fraternity and communities. Ena can be reached at ena_bhattacharyya@utp.edu.my or enamini66@gmail.com

Shazreena Khan holds a Masters in Applied Linguistics from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She is an English Language instructor at the faculty of Health Science (UITM) Penang campus. Her research interest is in language use in professional settings, medical discourse and health communication as well as English language teaching and learning in the context of higher education. She presently teaches courses on creative thinking, English proficiency, English for specific purposes. shazreena@uitm.edu.my, shazkhan2210@gmail.com