TIME |
Paper |
Venue |
7.00 - 830 |
REGISTRATION |
Ballroom |
8.30-9.00
SESSION 1 |
Students Managing their Writing Errors
Ronnie Goodwin |
Ballroom |
Using Bahasa Malaysia while Writing in English: A Preliminary Insight into Language Switching
Mahani Stapa |
Embassy 1 |
The Impact of Sect-Affiliation on Dialect and Cultural Maintenance Among the Druze of Jordan: An Exploratory Study
Mahmoud A.Al-Khatib and Abdulaziz A.Alzoubi |
Embassy 2 |
Standardized Test as Instrumental Motivation for Learners at Nara National College of Technology
Naoshi Kanazawa |
Embassy 3 |
“Translation is Another Name for the Impossible”: An Analysis of Salman Rushdie’s Shame
Maryna Romanets |
Embassy 4 |
9.05-9.35
SESSION 2 |
Need for Nation: 3rd World Writers and the Desire or National Construction
Abid Vali |
Ballroom |
The Influence of Perceived Autonomy Support and Perceived Competence on Cognitive Engagement Among Malaysian ESL Adolescents
Rajaletchumi Thaliah |
Embassy 1 |
English as the Medium Of Instruction - Help or Hindrance in High Context Cultures?
Hans Mohan Lal |
Embassy 2 |
Basic Issues in Translator Training with Special Reference to Arab Universities
Mohammed Farghal |
Embassy 3 |
Developing a Legal English Course for Non-Native Speakers of English in Commonwealth Countries
Naveed Ahmad |
Embassy 4 |
9.40-10.10
SESSION 3 |
Discourse Specificity, Discourse Community and Individual Expression and Identity in the Context of Academic Literacy
Emmanuel Aito |
Ballroom |
Australia’s Language-In-Migration Policies: Another Site for Exclusion
Finex Ndhlovu |
Embassy 1 |
The English Verb: Factual and Non-Factual Message
Siti Afifah Hashim and Subramaniam Govindasamy |
Embassy 2 |
Patterns of Spelling Errors in Language Learners' Language: An Investigation on Persian Learners of English
Akbar Solati, Azimah Sazalie and Salasiah Che Lah |
Embassy 3 |
Metamorphosis of Historical Figures in Malaysian Blogosphere
Noraini Md Yusof and Ruzy Suliza Salam |
Embassy 4 |
10.10-10.40 |
TEA |
TEA |
10.40-11.10
SESSION 4 |
A Pragmatic Accountability of Test-Taking Experience: Listening to the Voices of Student Test-Takers
Chan Swee Heng (Featured Speaker)
|
Ballroom |
Vowels in Malaysian and Philippine English: An Instrumental Study
Stefanie Pillai and Maria Khristina Manueli |
Embassy 1 |
Kim Yong Ik: Unimagining “Asian American”: Imagining the World
Charles Montgomery |
Embassy 2 |
The Significance of Peer-Editing in Teaching Writing to TEFL Students at Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch
Zohreh Seifouri |
Embassy 3 |
The Case of Emotions: How Do Malays Express Their Feelings?
Sabariah Md Rashid and Zalina Mohd Kasim |
Embassy 4 |
11.20-12.30 |
PLENARY
PROF EMERITUS DATUK DR NIK SAFIAH NIK KARIM
UM |
Ballroom |
12.30-2.00 |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
2.00-2.30
SESSION 5 |
The Failed Functional Features Hypothesis to Explain SLA
Carolyn Soo Kum Yoke and Wong Bee Eng |
Ballroom |
An Investigation of MCSR Effects on Reading Comprehension Skills: A Pilot Study
Masoud Zoghi, Ramlee Mustapha and Tengku Nor Rizan Tengku Mohd Maasum |
Embassy 1 |
On The Study of English as a World Lingua Franca: Some Implications or Training in EFL Contexts
Al-Sadiq Yahya Abdalla Izza |
Embassy 2 |
Discourse Features of Research Articles Written in Philippine English
Felix M. Mercado |
Embassy 3 |
The Relationship between Self-Esteem and the English Language Achievement of Iranian EFL Learners
Masoomeh Khodadad and Mohana Kumari Nambiar |
Embassy 4 |
2.35-3.05
SESSION 6 |
Code Switching and Lexical Borrowing in English Print Advertisements in Malaysia and the Philippines
Aries Dahan Gan and Francisco Perlas Dumanig |
Ballroom |
Competing Languages in the Malaysian Courtroom
Ain Nadzimah Abdullah and Chan Swee Heng |
Embassy 1 |
Risk Taking in English Language Learning Among Indian and Malay Students of SMK Main Convent, Ipoh
Sheema Liza Idris and Johana Yusof |
Embassy 2 |
Say No to Our Empire, Embrace Our Language: The Case of Cultural Imperialism Through English
Hossein Jahantigh |
Embassy 3 |
Application of Seymour Chatman’s Diagram of Narrative-Communication Situation in the Selected Prose Fiction of Malaysian Literature in English
Nasirin Abdillah |
Embassy 4 |
3.10-3.40
SESSION 7 |
English and the Reconstruction of Identities of the Speakers: Highlighting Indonesian Rural Students Experience
Akhyar Rido |
Ballroom |
Creating a Design Identity
Kate Nicol Smith and Rick Hargreaves |
Embassy 1 |
Usage of English and Factors Affecting Oral Communication Among Secondary Students: A Case Study
Johana Yusof and Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan |
Embassy 2 |
Teaching Science and Mathematics Through English: The Challenge Using Scripted Lessons
Shirley Tay Siew Hong |
Embassy 3 |
“No Longer Reality but History”: Malaysia in the Diasporic Imaginary of Beth Yahp and Hsu Ming Teo’s
Shanthini Pillai |
Embassy 4 |
3.45-4.15
SESSION 8 |
The Terms of Address System in Persian Before and After Islamic Revolution
Bahareh Ramesh and Hiva Asadpour |
Ballroom |
The Phonotactic Adaptation of English Loanwords in Arabic
Anwar A.H.Al-Athwary |
Embassy 1 |
From Spoken to Written English: The Case of Chinese Students in Malaysia
Francisco Perlas Dumanig, Ivie Carbon Esteban, Yeoh Pei Lee, Pramita Kaur Sidhu, and Lilian Leong |
Embassy 2 |
Sri Lanka: English in Nationalism and Nationism
Kumaran Rajandran |
Embassy 3 |
A Study of Textual Features in Fiction Prose : Narrative vs Interactive Texts
Shirin Khabazbashi |
Embassy 4 |
4.20-4.50
SESSION 9 |
Metaphors in Business and Economics Texts. Why are They Important?
Tengku Farah Petri Tengku Mahmoud and Afida Mohammad Ali |
Ballroom |
The English Language Needs of Armed Forces in Relation to the K-Force
Surjeet Singh Jeggy |
Embassy 1 |
Formulation of the Common Strategies Used in the Translation of Humour
Mahsa Ardeshiri and Mehrdad Zarafshan |
Embassy 2 |
Asianizing English—Young India’s Indian English vis-a-vis the Lingua Franca
Basavadatta Mitra |
Embassy 3 |
Making up the city’: The city with a Military Base and American Culture In Murakami Ryu’s Almost Transparent Blue(1976)
Kazuhiro Masui |
Embassy 4 |
4.50 |
TEA |
TEA |
TIME |
Paper |
Venue |
7.00 - 830 |
REGISTRATION |
Ballroom |
8.30-9.00
SESSION 10 |
‘Life Story’ and Subject Positioning in Narrative Advertisements
Su Soon Peng |
Ballroom |
Rethinking the Farsi Grammar in Light of An Analysis of James Joyce's 'Eveline' and its Farsi Translations
Bahram Behin |
Embassy 1 |
The Students Meeting for Intercultural Language Exchange (SMILE) Initiative
George R. Maclean |
Embassy 2 |
The discourse of national integration in Malaysian English dailies
Mahmud Hasan Khan and Ng Lee Luan |
Embassy 3 |
Loyalty in Shakespeare’s Pericles and Timon Of Athens From an Asian Perspective
Florence Toh Haw Ching and Arbaayah Ali Termizi |
Embassy 4 |
9.05-9.35
SESSION 11 |
Implementing Group Work to Alleviate Communication Apprehension in the Large-Size EFL University Classroom
Wen-Hsien Hsu |
Ballroom |
The Learning Environment and Student Motivation
Brian Gaynor |
Embassy 1 |
The Generic and Registerial Features of Email Messages Written by American Native Speakers and Jordanian Non-Native Speakers of English
Mohammed Nahar Al-Ali |
Embassy 2 |
Reconstruction of Linguistic Identities (Local Resistance to Local Language(s)
Mohammad Ashraf Bhat |
Embassy 3 |
The Life of an Indian Migrant Widow in Malaya: A Historical Look at ‘Periathai’ in K.S. Maniam’s The Return
Kavita Ganesan |
Embassy 4 |
9.40-10.10
SESSION 12 |
Narration and Power: Interaction or Contrast?
Hassan Shahabi |
Ballroom |
Intercultural Elements and Politeness in a Second Language – The Case of Malaysian English
Raja Rozina Raja Suleiman |
Embassy 1 |
How Do Teachers Promote Interaction in Language Classrooms in Turkey: Some Perspectives on Classroom Interaction
Muge Gunduz |
Embassy 2 |
Sexism in Hip Hop Music-A Comparative Study Between the East And the West
Belinda Marie Balraj |
Embassy 3 |
Shifting Translation: Murakami, Nozaki, and The Catcher in the Rye
Hanayo Kosugi |
Embassy 4 |
10.10-10.30 |
TEA |
TEA |
10.30-11.00
SESSION 13 |
Developing Local Language Parks: A Creative Task-based Second Language Acquisition Method and Socio- Cultural Empowerment of Citizens
Farhad Farhang Far and Azam Mohammadi Khasmakhi |
Ballroom |
Analysis of the Discourse of a Young Malaysian Blogger
Ruth Ong Lok Tik and Rajeswary Sargunan |
Embassy 1 |
“How's My English?”: Philippine Variety of English and the Academe
Ma Rosario Y. Guzman |
Embassy 2 |
Translation as a Proficiency Assessment Tool for Young Saudi Female English Second Language Learners in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Nouriya Saab Al Muhaidib |
Embassy 3 |
The search and Research continue: Multiword sequences and ELT in Asia
Chau Meng Huat and Umi Kalthom Abdul Manaf |
Embassy 4 |
11.05 – 11.35
SESSION 14 |
Plagiarism in Graduate Research: A Critical Perspective
Muhammed Shahriar Haque |
Ballroom |
Representation of Vowels by Bilingual Speakers
Yap Ngee Thai, Wong Bee Eng and Adi Yasran Abdul Aziz |
Embassy 1 |
An Evaluation of English Language Curriculum Components
Mohammad Zohrabi |
Embassy 2 |
Understanding in Arab–Malaysian Intercultural Encounters
Siti Jamilah Bidin |
Embassy 3 |
K.S. Maniam, Jhumpa Lahiri, Shirley Lim: A Reflection of Culture and Identity
Hardev Kaur Jujar Singh and Manimanggai Mani |
Embassy 4 |
11.40-12.40 |
PLENARY
ASSOC PROFESSOR DR MALACHI EDWIN VETHAMANI
UPM |
Ballroom |
12.40-2.00 |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
2.00-2.30
SESSION 15 |
Language and the Politics of Recognition in Yasmin Ahmad’s Sepet
Raihanah M.M Aziz and Jamaluddin Aziz |
Ballroom |
English in a Global World—Will Hinglish Rule the Roost
Bertha Fernandes |
Embassy 1 |
When Items Don’t Work: Scrutinize Language Test Using Item Indices
Xing Fang |
Embassy 2 |
Stylistic Changes in English-Arabic Translation: With Reference to BBC News Texts
Kais Amir Kadhim |
Embassy 3 |
Shifting Methods: Remapping Complexity onto the Language Classroom
Mariam Ahmed |
Embassy 4 |
2.35-3.05
SESSION 16 |
Intercultural Communication in English
Prof Hyacinth Gaudart (Featured Speaker) |
Ballroom |
An Exploration in Cybertextuality: Discoursal Features of English Webchats
Mohammad Hossein Gherami |
Embassy 1 |
A Study on the Distinctive Features of Chinese Malaysian English
Ong Guat Mei |
Embassy 2 |
Elicited Imitation as a Measure of L2 English Learners’ Interlanguage Representations of Relative Clauses
Pauline Teo Hwa Ling and Wong Bee Eng |
Embassy 3 |
3.15 – 4.25
|
KEYNOTE
Y.A.B. TUN DR. MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Perdana Leadership Foundation |
Ballroom |
4.30 |
TEA |
|
TIME |
Paper |
Venue |
7.45 – 9.00 |
Bus Leaves Crown Princess Hotel for IIUM
REGISTRATION |
|
9.00 – 10.00
|
PLENARY
PROFESSOR RICHARD YOUNG
University of Madison, Wisconsin |
Senate Hall |
10.00-10.30 |
TEA |
TEA |
10.30 – 11.00
SESSION 17 |
Centering the Other: Making the Native Visible
Mohd Abdullah Matarneh |
Senate Hall |
Culture Shock at Home—Arabian Gulf National Students’ Experiences in Adapting to an American Higher Education System
Susan Munday |
Banquet |
English’s Need and Supply: The Balance Between Government’s Policy Plan and Students’ Acceptable Preference to Language Learning Activities
Chiahua Tu |
Seminar Room 1 |
Unknotting’ the Knotted Language: The Translation of Malay Idiomatic Expressions into English for an International Readership
Nor Zakiah Abdul Hamid |
Seminar Room 2 |
Japan's Gift to Angela Carter: Oxymoron in Carter's Works
Setsuko Mochizuki |
Seminar Room 3 |
11.05 – 11.35
SESSION 18 |
Malaysian University Students' Response to Compliments: An Analysis of the Effect of Culture
Maryam Farnia and Raja Rozina Raja Suleiman |
Senate Hall |
Combating Clash of Civilizations
Saiqa Imtiaz Asif andAthar Munir |
Banquet |
English for Nursing: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Material Design
Faith P. Ongpoy-Miguel |
Seminar Room 1 |
English Blogs: Construction of Gender Identity in Malaysia
Tan Jenny and Lilian Leong |
Seminar Room 2 |
English Islamic Masterpieces’ Role in Fulfilling Muslim Professionals’ Need to Understand Islam
Anzaruddin Ahmad |
Seminar Room 3 |
11.40 -12.10
SESSION 19 |
Language Use of Front-Line Employees’ of Rail Transportation Services in Klang Valley
Sharija Shahruddin, Afida Mohammad Ali and Shameem Rafiq Galea |
Senate Hall |
Politeness and Pragmatic Transfer in Refusals
Norma Saad and Siti Jamilah Bidin |
Banquet
|
The Role of Repetition of a Critical Noun Phrase on the Speed of Comprehension of New Information in English Texts
Lida Ketabi |
Seminar Room 1 |
Searching for the Filipino Consumer Identity in a Mobile Phone Advert
Rommel De La Cruz |
Seminar Room 2 |
Investigating Some of the Influential Theories of Second Language Acquisition
Nafiseh Salehi |
Seminar Room 3 |
12.15- 12.45
SESSION 20 |
A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Learners’ Reluctance to
Speak English in ESL Classrooms
Zuraidah Ali |
Senate Hall |
The Morphological Integration of English Words in Japanese
Ong Shyi Nian |
Banquet |
A Content Analysis of English Language Textbooks at the IIUM
Ruzai Syarilili Aiyu Abd Rashid |
Seminar Room 1 |
The Effects of English Loanwords on Bahasa Melayu
Shamimah Mohideen |
Seminar Room 2 |
English Role for South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia)
Abdolmajid Jafari Saray |
Seminar Room 3 |
12.45-2.00 |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
2.00-2.30
SESSION 21 |
Gender-related Problems in English-Arabic Translation
Wadha Faleh Alduossar |
Senate Hall |
D Inglish in Malaysia Got Influenced Ar?’: An Exploratory Study on the Language of Text Messages.
Foong Wen Qin |
Banquet |
Introducing Technology-Based Business English Courses
Shahid Abrar-Ul-Hassan |
Seminar Room 1 |
The Magic of Storytelling in the Classroom: A Case Study on the Young Arab Learners in the Saudi Schools
Mohammed Ahmed Abdulkader Mahmood |
Seminar Room 2 |
2.35-3.05
SESSION 22 |
Reading Habits vs. Reading Culture: Students’ Perception
Mohd Nazri Bin Latiff Azmi |
Senate Hall |
Malay or English? The Case of Indecisive Malaysia
Normala Othman |
Banquet |
Pidgin English as an Alternative Linguistic Medium: Its Use and Contribution to the Emergence of Nigerian Literature in English
Umar Abdurrahman |
Seminar Room 1 |
The Compositionality of Non-Intersective Adjective-Noun Combinations
Nurul Husna Mohd Jamal |
Seminar Room 2 |
3.10-4.10
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PLENARY
PROF EMERITUS ASMAH HAJI OMAR
UM |
Banquet |
4.15 – 4.40 |
CLOSING CEREMONY
(Lucky Draw) |
Banquet |
4.40 |
TEA |
|
5.15 |
BUS LEAVES FOR CROWN PRINCESS HOTEL |
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