
Curriculum Vitae
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- PhD(SOCIOLINGUISTICS), (SOCIOLINGUISTICS)Universiti Malaya (um)
- M.Sc(LINGUISTICS), (Applied Linguistic)Universiti Malaya (um)
- B.Sc(PENDIDIKAN)(KEPUJIAN), (Education)Uinversiti Industri Selangor (unisel)
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- Programme Coordinator01 Mar 2024 - present (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Ahli Taskforce Pembangunan Modul Penilaian Projek Penyelidikan (RP) Program Ijazah Tinggi01 Jun 2025 - 31 May 2026 (University Malaya)
MEMBERSHIPS
- INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION (IPRA), MEMBER2025 to 2025 (International)
- MENTEE OF THE 5TH COHORT OF THE ASIA PACIFIC WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP MENTORING PROGRAM (APWIL), MEMBER2024 to 2025 (International)
- PERSATUAN BAHASA MODEN MALAYSIA (PBMM), MEMBERSince 2023 (National)
- MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS (MAAL), MEMBERSince 2023 (National)
- INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION (IPRA), MEMBER2024 to 2024 (International)
AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP
- Certificate of Excellent Service2025, Universiti Malaya
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
- Nur Fatima Wahida Mohd Nasir, Hajar Abdul Rahim & How, C. (2023). The use and features of Malaysian English lexemes as social media hashtags. KEMANUSIAAN the Asian Journal of Humanities, 30(Supp. 1): 25–42. https://doi.org/10.21315/kajh2023.30.s1.3
- How, C. (2022). A Critical Discourse Study on Meghan and Harry’s CBS Primetime Interview. GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies, 22(2), 219-235.
- How, C. (2022). What do they Really" Meme"? A Multimodal Study on 'Siakap Langkawi' Memes as Tools for Humour and Marketing. 3L: Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 28(2), 160-180. http://doi.org/10.17576/3L-2022-2802-11
- How, C. (2021). The Power of Three: An Intersectional Sociolinguistic Analysis on Feminism and Power. Howard Journal of Communications, 32(5), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10646175.2021.1971124
- A Rethina Velu, U. R. & How, C. (2019). Symbolic representation of Tun Dr. Mahathir: Visual analysis of a Malaysian short film. 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature® The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 25(4), 1-18.
- How, C. & Jariah Mohd Jan. (2019). Speech act of concern on the academic performance of Malaysian foster children. GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies, 19(3), 88-108.
- Jariah Mohd Jan and How, C. 2015. Discursive Construction of Asian Responses towards Impoliteness, Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vol 23 (S): 89-106. http://pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2 023%20(S)%20Dec.%202015/07%20JSSH(S)-0062-2015.pdf
Chapter in Books
- Jong, H. Y., How, C., Saha, A., Masuri, A. S., Loke, Z. L., (2024). Konsep madani hasil pengukuhan kumpulan (Team building). In S. Pandian, P. S. J. Singh, M. Y. Taib & Z. Othman (Eds.), Malaysia madani: Kerangka dan pengisian (pp. 277-284). Universiti Malaya Press.
- How, C. & Jariah Mohd Jan (2021). Voices of concern amongst teachers on the academic performance of foster children. In T. Yamaguchi, Jariah Mohd Jan, & Kaur, S. (Eds.), Voices in Texts and Contexts (pp. 29-56). Subang Jaya: Sunway University Press.
RESEARCH INTEREST
- (Im)politeness (Pragmatics)
- Speech acts (Pragmatics)
- Conversation analysis (Pragmatics)
- Discourse analysis (Pragmatics)
RESEARCH PROJECT
National
- 2024 - 2026, UM Global Transformation Research Grant (UMGTR) 2024Development Of A Digitalised Annotated And Curated Database Of Selected Cultural Practices Of The Baba Nyonya And Melaka Chitty Communities ( Co-Researcher)
- 2024 - 2025, RU GeranSpeech Act Of Complaint On Food Quality And Services On University Campus ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
- 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)Assessing Toxic Language Use And Factors Of Toxic Behaviours By Malaysian Gamers ( Co-Researcher)
PAPER PRESENTED
INVITED SPEAKER
- Discourse Analysis, Guest lecture, University of Phayao (International) (24 Aug 2025 - 24 Aug 2025)
ORAL PRESENTER
- Impoliteness Reciprocity in Communication among Interactants in Equal and Unequal Power Relations, 19th International Pragmatics Conference, International Pragmatics Association (IPrA) (International) (22 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025)
ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES
Evaluation
- (2025) Chair of Thesis Defense for Prince of Songkla University: Using Ca-informed Transcription Symbols in Conversation Teaching to Improve Thai Efl Learners’ English Stress and Intonation, International, (External Examiner)
- (2025) Reviewer of a Book (unimas), National, (External Evaluator)
- (2024) Reviewer of 3l, National, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Reviewer of Jml, National, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Panel of Paper Presentation for National and International Conference of Liberal Arts (princess of Naradhiwas University), International, (External Evaluator)
- (2024) Reviewer for Gema (ukm), National, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Reviewer of Apjfes (special Issue) (re)imagining Education for All: Maldivian Context, University, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Reviewer for Journal of Liberal Arts (prince of Songkla University), International, (Reviewer)
Contribution to event
- (2024) A Steering Committee Member of The 1st International Symposium Cardit 2024, International, (Participant)
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
- (2025) RESEARCH ON PRAGMATIC TRANSFER IN SPEECH ACTS BY CHINESE EFL LEARNERS, DU PANPAN
- (2024) UNWED MALES’ AND FEMALES’ COMPLEX ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DISCOURSES OF YUMMY MUMMY AND THE POWER BEHIND IT IN THE CONTEXT OF CHINA, LAI MEIYI
- (2024) ENGLISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS, SALWA HASAN AKBAR HAIDER ALI
- (2024) A SPEECH ACTS THEORY STUDY OF SARCASTIC REMONSTRANCES ON C-E TRANSLATION OF RECORDS ON THE WARRING STATES PERIOD, FENG SHUNI
- (2024) AN ANALYTIE STUDY ON COMPLAINING TO THE THIRD-PARTY, YU HUAN
- (2024) A STUDY ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM AN ECOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE, HE SI JIN
- (2024) Impoliteness and Identity Construction in Comments on a Nigerian Politician’s Facebook, WASILA LAWAN GADANYA
- (2024) IMPOLITENESS STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY PERPETRATORS IN THE DOCUMENTED VERBAL HARASSMENT CASES IN MALAYSIAN WORKPLACES, NISHANANDHINI A/P RAJENDRAN
- (2024) ANALISIS SOSIO TEXTUAL KAD JEMPUTAN PERKAHWINAN BERTULIS DALAM MASYARAKAT INDIA MALAYSIA, NARENDRAN V ANGAPPAH
- (2024) Discourse Analysis of Deceptive Language in Disney Princess Films, GLODIE LAI CHENG YAN
- (2024) Speech Acts of Concern in AI-Based Mental Health Support: A Pragmatic Comparison Between ChatGPT and Human Therapists, CHANG LIU
- (2024) Gender-Based Humor and Stereotypes: A Study of User-Generated Content on Xiaohongshu, ZHUANG ZHENGBIN
- (2024) A Comparative Study of Complaint Strategies in Chinese and English Negative Online Customer Reviews on the App Store, LIUYUEHAN
- (2023) Evasion Strategies of AI Engineers in Interviews, LIANG LIZHEN
- (2023) Impoliteness in Doctor-Patient Interactions in Diagnosis, CHEN YUQING
- (2023) Speech Act of Complaints in Google Reviews on Hotel Service Quality, SHUYI FAN
Under Graduate Students
- (2024) A Study of Conversational Implicatures in the “Frozen 2” Movie
- (2024) Industrial Training, NURHANIS SYUHADAH BINTI ABDUL AZIZ
TEACHING
Master
- (2024) TQA7005 - English Language Acquisition and Development
- (2024) TOX7005 - Pragmatics
- (2024) TOX7019 - Pragmatics
- (2024) TQA7018 - Understanding Language Development
COURSE ATTENDED
Internal/ External Course
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ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP, BILIK SENAT,ARAS 4, BANGUNAN CANSELERI (19 Nov 2024 - 19 Nov 2024)
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19TH INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (21 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025)