Curriculum Vitae

DR. MUHAMMAD RIDHA BIN ALI HUDDIN

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Arabic Language and Middle Eastern Languages
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
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  • 03-79673113

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Muhammad Ridha bin Ali Huddin merupakan Pensyarah Kanan di Jabatan Bahasa Arab dan Bahasa-bahasa Timur Tengah, Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik, Universiti Malaya. Beliau juga adalah bapa kepada lima orang anak. Beliau mendapat pendidikan awal di Sekolah Kebangsaan Jawi, Pulau Pinang. Beliau kemudian menamatkan persekolahan di SMK Seri Nibong, Pulau Pinang.

Beliau menyambung pengajian di Darul Quran JAKIM bagi peringkat Diploma Tahfiz al-Quran dan al-Qiraat (Syariah) pada 2009-2012. Kemudian, bagi Ijazah Sarjana Muda pula, beliau meneruskan pengajian di Universiti Putra Malaysia (pengkhususan bahasa Arab, minor bahasa Inggeris) di bawah biasiswa Skim Pembiayaan Hafiz JAKIM. Beliau berjaya menamatkan pengajian Sarjana Muda dalam masa 2 tahun setengah sahaja iaitu pada akhir 2012 hingga awal 2015. Beliau meneruskan pengajian bagi peringkat Sarjana (Masters) di Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) dalam bidang Linguistik Arab di bawah biasiswa KPT-Mybrain. Tesis master beliau adalah dalam bidang Fonetik dan Fonologi Arab. Beliau berjaya bergraduat pada masanya (graduate on time) iaitu pada tahun 2017. Pada tahun 2018, beliau berjaya ditawarkan fellowship berprestij iaitu Skim Latihan Akademik Bumiputera oleh Universiti Malaya serta mendapat tajaan penuh daripada Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi bagi pengajian Ijazah Kedoktorannya di Universiti Malaya dalam bidang Fonetik dan Fonologi (Arab), serta beliau berjaya menamatkan kedoktorannya secara rasmi pada awal tahun 2024.

Dr. Muhammad Ridha juga merupakan pemegang tauliah mengajar al-Quran Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (MAIWP) bagi kategori dewasa dan kanak-kanak sejak tahun 2014. Selain itu, kecenderungan utama beliau adalah pada bidang Fonetik dan Fonologi; fonetik artikulatori, fonetik akustik dan fonetik auditori. Tidak kurang juga pada bidang Psikolinguistik Arab; Pemerolehan Bahasa Kedua dan Fosilisasi Bahasa.

Beliau kini sedang aktif berkolaborasi bersama Persatuan Berdaftar/NGO dalam beberapa penyelidikan berkaitan psychological phonology dan psikolinguistik dalam kalangan kanak-kanak berkeperluan khas (Disleksia) dari aspek literasi bahasa Arab, memori kerja (working memory) dan pemprosesan fonologi.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • NEUROCOGNITIVE PATTERNS AND NEURAL NETWORKS (INCLUDING NEUROLINGUISTICS)
    Social Sciences, Cognitive Science, Cognition
  • PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
    Social Sciences, Cognitive Science, Cognition
  • PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY (INCLUDING LABORATORY PHONETICS, PROSODY AND SPEECH SCIENCE)
    Humanities, Linguistics, Linguistics And Applied Linguistic
  • PSYCHOLINGUISTICS (INCLUDING LANGUAGE AND THE MIND)
    Humanities, Linguistics, Linguistics And Applied Linguistic
  • CLINICAL PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
    Humanities, Linguistics, Clinical Linguistics

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Doctoral Degree (PhD)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Arts (Arabic Linguistics Studies), (ARABIC LINGUISTICS STUDIES)
    International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Sarjana Muda Sastera (Bahasa Asing), (BAHASA ASING)
    Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Jawatankuasa Etika UMREC
    01 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 (Faculty)
  • Ketua Pengurusan Proses Geran Jabatan
    04 Sep 2024 - 03 Sep 2025 (Department)
  • Ahli JKPT bagi Penyediaan Dokumentasi Program Master of Arts (Applied Arabic Lingusitics)
    20 Aug 2024 - 19 Aug 2025 (Department)
  • Penyelaras Program Elite Fellow
    04 Sep 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 (Department)
  • Task Force Member
    20 Dec 2024 - 20 Dec 2024 (Department)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Juntao, L., & Muhammad Ridha, A. H. (2025). Illocutionary speech acts in the debate between Trump and Biden in the 2024 presidential race, LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network.
  2. Mimi, Z., & Muhammad Ridha, A. H. (2025). Mainland Chinese students’ experiences and perceptions of ChatGPT in English Language Learning, LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network.
  3. Muhammad Ridha, A. H., & Siti Maryam, A.R. (2025). Variation of Arabic Sounds Perception among Malay Children, O-JIE : Online Journal of Islamic Education.
  4. Muhammad Ridha, A. H., Shahidi, A. H., & Siti Maryam, A. R. (2025). Examining Arabic sound perception among Malay children as a reflection of learning engagement, Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics.
  5. Muhammad Ridha, A. H., Shahidi, A. H., & Siti Maryam, A. R. (2025). Tahap persepsi bunyi Arab dalam kalangan kanak-kanak Melayu, MANU Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa.
  6. Muhammad Ridha, A. H., Shahidi, A. H., Md Shafiin, S., & Siti Maryam, A. R. (2025). Examining the relationship between Arabic speech perception and production in Malay children, Global Journal Al-Thaqafah.
  7. Muhammad Ridha, A. H., Shahidi, A. H., Md Shafiin, S., & Siti Maryam, A. R. (2025). Pronunciation model for Arabic most difficult sounds among Malay primary school children, LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network.
  8. Yuying, Z., & Muhammad Ridha, A. H. (2025). A cultural comparison of impoliteness strategies in Chinese and English on taobao and amazon, Issues in Language Studies.
  9. Ali Huddin, M. R., & Sapar, A. A. (2022). Phonological Fossilization of Arabic Pronunciation among Malays: A Review Article. EDUCATUM Journal of Social Sciences, 8(1), 126-134.
  10. Huddin, M. R. A., Pa, M. T., & Sapar, A. A. (2022). Implikasi Kekerasan Lidah terhadap Bunyi Huruf Arab dalam kalangan Kanak-kanak dan Remaja Melayu. 33(1), 1-25.
  11. ALI HUDDIN, Muhammad Ridha; SAPAR, Ahmad Arifin. PERMULAAN UMUR BAGI MASALAH KEKERASAN LIDAH DALAM KALANGAN ORANG MELAYU DALAM PENYEBUTAN HURUF ARAB. O-JIE: Online Journal of Islamic Education, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 1-11, dec. 2020. ISSN 2289-3016.
Books
  1. Muhammad Ridha Ali Huddin, Asem Shehadeh Ali, & Syamsul Jamili Yeop. (2017). Pengaruh Dialek Melayu ke atas Tahap Penguasaan Sebutan Teks Arab: Model Dialek Kelantan dan Kedah. Penerbit Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia.

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Phonetic Sciences (Airstream mechanism, the aerodynamics of speech, auditory phonetics, forensic phonetics)
  • Neurolinguistics (Cognitive mechanism, neural mechanism, neuroimaging correlates, EEG, ERP, P300)
  • Inclusive Education (Special Needs Education, Dyslexia)

RESEARCH PROJECT

University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Early Arabic Literacy Ability By Using Captioned Video Among Children With Dyslexia: A Case Study ( Principal Investigator(PI))

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) Pemerian Pengaruh Aspek Fonologi dan Leksikal Bahasa Melayu Dalam Pertuturan Penutur Natif Banjar (Reviewer), National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2025) Panel Penilai Pembentangan Proposal Calon Master of Linguistics (Hanan Ashrawi Bin Mohd Ashri), University, (Reviewer)
  3. (2025) Double Reduction Strategy for English Homework of Primary School Students, University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2025) A Pragmatic Analysis of Vague Language in Why Women Kill, University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2025) Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by International Students in Malaysia, University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2024) Panel Penilai Pembentangan Proposal Calon Master Linguistik (Nur Samahah Binti Muslim), University, (Reviewer)
  7. (2024) Panel Penilai Pembentangan Proposal Calon Doktor Falsafah (Yue Xie), University, (Reviewer)
  8. (2024) Panel Penilai Pembentangan Proposal Calon Master Linguistik (Li Xibi), University, (Reviewer)
  9. (2024) Internal Examiner for Phd Candidature Defence Safa' Mohammad Salman Abu Ghaloun, University, (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2024) Alaqah Istiratijiyyat Al-Qiraah Bimustawa Al-Isti'Aab Lada Al-Talabah Al-Musabin Bi Al-Idtirab Tayf Al-Tawahhud Fi Madrasah Arabiyyah Khassah, University, (Reviewer)
  11. (2024) Investigating The Impacts of Arabic Regional Dialects and The Linguistic Environment in The International Schools in The Uae On Students' Learning in Modern Standard Arabic, University, (Reviewer)

SUPERVISION

Under Graduate Students
  1. (2025) Pengaruh Sistem Fonologi dalam Sebutan Bunyi Arab dalam kalangan orang Melayu
  2. (2025) Pembelajaran Literasi Arab melalui Visual dalam kalangan kanak-kanak Disleksia
  3. (2024) Industrial Training, Nur Farisha binti Fauzi, Muhammad Iqbal Zakwan bin Ismail
Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) KAJIAN LINGUISTIK KOSA KATA ARAB MELALUI AKAUN MEDIA TIKTOK : SATU KAJIAN KORPUS, PUTERI NURUL SYAZWANI BINTI MEGAT SAHARUDDIN
  2. (2024) RESEARCH ON SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION INTEGRATED WITH L2 MOTIVATION OF CHINESE EFL LEARNERS IN THE MULTILINGUAL SETTINGS, NADIRE.YIMING
  3. (2024) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MODULE IN TEACHING ARABIC AFTER THE CRITICAL PERIOD, SITI HAJAR BINTI SHARIFFUDIN

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2025) TIA1018 - Arabic Philology
  2. (2025) TIA2025 - Linguistics of Al-Quran and Hadith
  3. (2025) GQT0040 - Quranic Language
  4. (2025) TIA2022 - Two Ways Translation Arabic-Malay 1
  5. (2024) TIA3022 - Arabic Language for Adminstration and Economic
  6. (2024) TIA2019 - Arabic Language for Religion and Education
  7. (2024) GBT0037 - Arabic Language Influence On Malay Language
  8. (2024) TIA1018 - Arabic Philology
  9. (2024) TIA3019 - Arabic Phonetics and Phonology
  10. (2024) GLT1029 - Basic Arabic Language 1
  11. (2024) GIT1001 - Elementary Arabic
  12. (2024) TIA2017 - Functional Grammar 3
  13. (2024) TIA2018 - Functional Grammar 4
  14. (2024) TIA3021 - History of Arabic Literature

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Property Advisor/Consultant, (01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) (National)
  • Speech Consultant (Arabic Sounds), (24 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2025) (National)
  • Perunding Bahasa Arab, (06 May 2024 - 05 May 2025) (National)
  • Property Advisor/Consultant, (01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024) (National)
  • Institute Senior Advisor (to Assist, Advice and Enhance Knowledge of The Public On Real Estate Investment), (03 Oct 2022 - 02 Oct 2024) (National)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa (Imam 1) Musolla Ar-Rayyan, Pangsapuri Gapura Bayu, (28 Jun 2019 - 15 Aug 2021) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
NATIONAL
  1. ASPIRING ACADEMICS PROGRAMME, Universiti Malaya (28 Aug 2018 - 30 Aug 2018)
  2. FLL Writes! Research Writing Retreat, Everly Hotel Putrajaya (26 Feb 2024 - 28 Feb 2024)
Internal/ External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. ADVANCING SCHOLARS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ASCEND) S2/2024, Universiti Malaya (09 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024)