CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHY
Kamarul Azam bin Kamarul Azmi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Asian and European Languages at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics. He obtained his Ph.D. in Language Learning and Assessment from Universiti Malaya. His core research areas include language learning and Japanese as a foreign language, with a particular focus on audiovisual translation in media. He is also a certified translator by the Malaysian Translators Association and the Malaysian Institute of Books and Translation. His current research interests and expertise include sociolinguistics, particularly the use of profane language in gaming, captions and subtitles in television, and Japanese pop culture, such as anime and otaku culture.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- APPLIED LINGUISTICSHumanities, Linguistics, Linguistics And Applied Linguistic
- LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (INCLUDING FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, SLA, BILINGUALISM, FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING, MALAY AS SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE)Humanities, Linguistics, Linguistics And Applied Linguistic
- AUDIO-VISUAL TRANSLATIONHumanities, Literary Studies, Translation And Interpreting Studies
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- Doctoral Degree (PhD)Universiti Malaya (UM)
- SARJANA MUDA BAHASA DAN LINGUISTIK (BAHASA JEPUN)(CEMERLANG), (BAHASA JEPUN)Universiti Malaya (UM)
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- Curriculum Review01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Committee Members01 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2026 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Committee Members01 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2026 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Coordinator07 Jun 2024 - 06 Jun 2026 (Department)
- Coordinator07 Jun 2024 - 06 Jun 2026 (Department)
- Supervisor04 Jan 2024 - 03 Jun 2026 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Committee Members11 Mar 2025 - 10 Mar 2026 (University Malaya)
- Curriculum Review09 Nov 2024 - 10 Nov 2024 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Curriculum Review01 Aug 2024 - 01 Aug 2024 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Curriculum Review09 May 2024 - 10 May 2024 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
- Curriculum Review04 May 2024 - 05 May 2024 (Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
MEMBERSHIPS
- MEMBERS OF THE JAPAN FOUNDATION, MEMBERSince 2025 (International)
- MEMBER OF MARSTRANSLATION, MEMBERSince 2024 (International)
AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP
- PELAJAR CEMERLANG SESI 3 KURSUS PENTERJEMAHAN PROFESIONAL2024, PERSATUAN PENTERJEMAH MALAYSIA, (National)
- JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST N12024, JAPAN FOUNDATION, (International)
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
WoS
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Azam, Kamarul; Musaev, Talaibek; Wong, Ngan Ling; Prasetyo, Yogi Tri (2023). Malaysian Students' Perceptions of "Telop" as a Teaching Tool to Enhance the Japanese Learning Experience, SUSTAINABILITY. 15(4). doi:10.3390/su15043272
Books
- Musaev, T., Azam, K. (2025). Myth, tales and words: Exploring folklore through language and culture
Chapter in Books
- Azam, K. (2025). Numerological Superstitions of Hachi and Its Influence on the Japanese Language. In T. Musaev & Azam, K. (Eds.), Myths, tales, and words: Exploring folklore through language and culture (pp. 133–147). Universiti Malaya Press. https://doi.org/10.14425/978967488
- Azam, K. (2025). Numerological Superstitions of Hachi and Its Influence on the Japanese Language. In T. Musaev & K. Azam (Eds.), Myths, tales, and words: Exploring folklore through language and culture (pp. 133–147). Universiti Malaya Press. https://doi.org/10.14425/978967488
- Woo Wai Sheng and Kamarul Azam Kamarul Azmi (2024). Japanese Culture Represented in Japanese Language Textbooks for Beginner's Level. In Norshahila Mansor and Rozita Che Omar (eds.) Reimagining Foreign Language Education in Malaysia Through Technology and Cultural Insights (pp. 77-94). Universiti Malaya Press.
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Audio-visual translation (Subtitle and Caption)
- Second Language Acquisition (Japanese language)
- Speech act (Toxic language)
RESEARCH PROJECT
National
- 2025 - 2026, RU Geran - UMCaresDocumentation Project Of Oral Tradition In Mandailing Community In Kuala Pilah ( Principal Investigator(PI))
- 2024 - 2025, RU GeranSpeech Act Of Complaint On Food Quality And Services On University Campus ( Co-Researcher)
Private
- 2024 - 2026, Private FundingResearch On Japanese Language And Culture Exploration ( Co-Researcher)
- 2025 - 2026, Private FundingJactim Funded Research On Japanese Language And Culture 2025 ( Co-Researcher)
International
- 2024 - 2027, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHIExploring Reverse Subtitling of Student-Produced Documentaries, Kyushu University, Japan ( Co-Researcher)
University
- 2026 - 2028, University GrantThe Effect of Digital Peer Oral Dialogues on Chinese EFL Learners' Speaking Fluency, SRL, and WTC ( Principal Investigator(PI))
- 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)Foreign Language Teachers' Awareness and Understanding of CEFR: A Study in the Malaysian Foreign Language Education Context ( Co-Researcher)
- 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)Assessing Toxic Language Use And Factors Of Toxic Behaviours By Malaysian Gamers ( Principal Investigator(PI))
- 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)Early Arabic Literacy Ability By Using Captioned Video Among Children With Dyslexia: A Case Study ( Co-Researcher)
PAPER PRESENTED
Oral Presenter
- , 2026 International Conference on Bridging Japan Studies and Japanese Language Education in ASEAN and Japan, Department of East Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya (International) (30 Jul 2026 - 01 Aug 2026)
- The Effect of Reverse Subtitling to the Japanese Language Translation Skill, MJRC SEMINAR 2024, Malaysia Japan Research Centre (University) (27 Nov 2024 - 27 Nov 2024)
ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES
Evaluation
- (2025) Interactional Modifications and Technology Acceptance in Student-cgai and Peer-to-peer Speaking Interactions, University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) Listener Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness Acceptance of Young Malaysian Esl Learners Towards Malaysian and British English, University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Cantonese Culture in Promotional Videos Across China’s Greater Bay Area, University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) The Impact of Virtual Reality On Chinese Efl Learners’ Self-efficacy, Willingness to Communicate, and Spoken English Competency: a Mediation Analysis, University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) The Impact of Virtual Reality On Chinese Efl Learners’ Self-efficacy, Willingness to Communicate, and Spoken English Competency: a Mediation Analysis, University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) Listener Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness Acceptance of Young Malaysian Esl Learners Towards Malaysian and British English, University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) Research On Quantitative Assessment of Translation Quality from The Perspective of Phraseology, International, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Exploring The Metacognitive Genre Awareness in Chinese University Students’ Digital Multimodal Compositions, University, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Kebolehgunaan Kandungan Morfologi Arab Dalam Saluran Youtube Arab Podcast, University, (Reviewer)
- (2024) The Influence of Language Proficiency, Acculturation Stress, and Institutional Support in Enhancing Personal Development of International Students in China, International, (Reviewer)
- (2024) Motivation and Performance in Efl Learning Among Senior High School Students in Rural and Urban Settings in China, University, (Internal Examiner)
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
- (2026) INCIDENTAL L2 VOCABULARY LEARNING THROUGH INFORMAL DIGITAL LEARNING OF ENGLISH ACTIVITIES: IMPLICIT LEARNING APTITUDE AND WORKING MEMORY, ZENG FANPING
- (2026) A PEDAGOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETATION SKILLS IN ENHANCING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE LISTENING PROFICIENCY, DU XIANJING
- (2026) INTEGRATING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR ESL INSTRUCTION USING THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL, MAO HUILI
- (2026) EXPLORING TEACHER AND STUDENT DYNAMICS IN TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED DIALOGIC TEACHING: A CASE STUDY OF CHINESE EFL CLASSROOM, CHANG HONGJING
- (2026) DIGITAL PLATFORM REPURPOSING FOR INTERCULTURAL LEARNING: AN APPLIED LINGUISTIC STUDY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENT’S DIGITAL PRACTICES IN A MULTILINGUAL MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY CONTEXT, YUE XING
- (2026) EXPLORING THE ROLE OF STORYTELLING IN ENHANCING LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AMONG ORPHANED CHILDREN, ZARINAH BINTI S A MOHD ABU BAKAR ALI
- (2026) A Multimodal Analysis of Digital Storytelling Elements in Orang Asli-related Digital Narratives, IMRAN BIN TORIQ
Under Graduate Students
- (2024) THEMES IN THE ARTWORKS OF JAPANESE AND MALAYSIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
- (2024) EXPLORING HOW ANIME CONSUMPTION AFFECTS LANGUAGE ACQUISTION IN NON-FORMAL JAPANESE LEARNERS
TEACHING
Bachelor
- (2024) GLT1031 - Basic Japanese Language 1
- (2024) TIB3013 - Didactics of Japanese Language Skills
- (2024) TIB3019 - Didactics of Japanese Language Skills
- (2024) TIB2012 - Japanese Language Reading Skills
- (2024) TIB1007 - Japanese Language Skills Level Ii
- (2024) TIB3011 - Two-way Translation in Japanese Ii
- (2023) TIB3013 - Didactics of Japanese Language Skills
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
- (2025) GLT1031 - Basic Japanese Language 1
- (2026) TIB1007 - Japanese Language Skills Level Ii
- (2025) TIB1009 - Japanese Language Skills Level Iv
- (2026) TIB2012 - Japanese Language Reading Skills
- (2026) TIB3019 - Didactics of Japanese Language Skills
- (2025) TIB3020 - Two-way Translation in Japanese
- (2025) TIX3004 - Final Year Project
- (2026) TIX4005 - Industrial Training
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES
- Jugde, (22 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025) (International)
- Helping in translating files from English to Bahasa Melayu, (02 Dec 2024 - 03 Dec 2024) (International)
- TRANSLATION, (18 Nov 2024 - 04 Apr 2050) (International)
- CERTIFIED TRANSLATOR, (10 Oct 2024 - 04 Apr 2050) (International)
- CERTIFIED TRANSLATOR, (12 Aug 2024 - 04 Apr 2050) (National)
COURSE ATTENDED
External Course
INTERNATIONAL
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Four Essential Elements for Language Learning: Lesson Design Based on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Research, Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur (07 Feb 2026 - 07 Feb 2026)
NATIONAL
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Teaching methods and classroom activities to support learners in developing self directed kanji learning strategies from the beginner level, The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (24 May 2025 - 24 May 2025)
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When to use that certain expression?: Capturing the grammatical points that lead to learners practical language usage, The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (08 Mar 2025 - 08 Mar 2025)
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Let s think about learning strategy and self directed learning aid, The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (06 Feb 2025 - 06 Feb 2025)
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DIPLOMA PENTERJEMAHAN PROFESIONAL, Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik (12 Aug 2024 - 04 Oct 2024)
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PROOFREADING WORKSHOP, Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik (23 Sep 2024 - 25 Sep 2024)
Internal/ External Course
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TAKLIMAT PENGURUSAN RISIKO ERGONOMIK, DEWAN ANGSANA FAKULTI BAHASA & LINGUISTIK (20 Aug 2025 - 20 Aug 2025)
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EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION SERIES 4/2023, BANGUNAN HIR, UM (05 Dec 2023 - 07 Dec 2023)
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EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING SERIES 4/2023, BILIK PAMERAN, BANGUNAN HIR, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (27 Nov 2023 - 01 Dec 2023)