DR. FARHANA BINTI ABDUL FATAH

Senior Lecturer

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, (Applied Linguistic)
The University of Warwick
MSC INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONS, (INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FOR BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONS)
The University of Warwick
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) (ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONALS), (Arts)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Coordinator
25 Jun 2025 - 24 Jun 2027 (Gender Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Task Force Member
05 Oct 2025 - 09 Dec 2025 (International)

CO-EDITOR OF GENDER & LANGUAGE JOURNAL, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
2025 to present (International)
ORDINARY MEMBER, MEMBER
2025 to 2026 (National)

Abdul Fatah, F., & SERATA (2025). Malaysia: Engaging men in gender equality and women empowerment initiatives. Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific. 14, 37-52. https://www.hurights.or.jp/archives/asia-pacific/section1/hreap_v14_experiences3.pdf - Editorial Material

Media, Identity & Social Representation, Guest Lecture, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitias Mercu Buana, Jakarta (International) (06 Dec 2025 - 06 Dec 2025)
A feminist critical discourse analysis of the 'golden umbrella' in Malaysian polygyny debates, Guest lecture for a postgraduate module at Fakultas Hukum, Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Indonesia (International) (04 Dec 2025 - 04 Dec 2025)
Session 5: Embedding Gender-Inclusive Framework in Tech-Driven Sustainability, Gender Outlook Forum 2025, Wanita Berdaya Selangor (National) (29 Aug 2025 - 29 Aug 2025)
Digital Inclusion and Women With Disabilities, Launch of a National Report and Panel Discussion, Southeast Asia Research Centre for Digital Technology and Society (National) (29 Jul 2025 - 29 Jul 2025)

Just about women? Demystifying 'gender' in language research, 2nd IPEALS Early Career Researchers in Applied Linguistics Symposium 2025, Malaysian Association of Applied Linguists (International) (21 Dec 2025 - 21 Dec 2025)

(2025) Article Reviewer for The Manuscript 'language Valorisation and Heritage Language Maintenance in Indonesian-mixed-ethnic Marriages: a Study of Parental Language Policies in Australian Homes', International, (Reviewer)
(2025) Internal Examiner for Proposal Defense (PhD) Indramalar Satkunasingam, University, (Internal Examiner)
(2025) External Examiner Proposal Defence Doctor of Philosophy: (de)legitimation of Restrictive Abortion in Selected Malaysian Mainstream and Independent Newspapers: a Comparative Critical Discourse Analysis, National, (External Examiner)
(2025) Journal Article Review, National, (Reviewer)

(2025) International Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers in Applied Linguistics and Language Education Symposium (ipeals 2025), National, (Resource Person)
(2025) Expert Reviewer for Research Instruments (qualitative), National, (Technical Advisor)