Curriculum Vitae

DR. NUR NAJAH RADHIAH BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of English Language
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
  • 0379673061

BIOGRAPHY

Najah Zainal Abidin is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. Her research focuses on the nuanced ways in which language shapes political, gender, and social constructs. She is particularly interested in analyzing evasive language, hate speech, impoliteness, giving and taking offenses, incitement, and deception within naturally occurring spoken interactions and online corpora.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • PRAGMATICS
    (Im)politeness, hate speech, incitement (racial, religious violence), evasive language, giving and taking offenses, jocular mockery, jocular flattery, humor
  • DISCOURSE AND PRAGMATICS
    language and politics, language and gender, language and society, language and power

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Pragmatics)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MLing, (Linguistics)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.HumScEngLang&Lit, (Linguistics)
    International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • UM-KPT PACE
    12 Jul 2023 - 11 Jul 2024 (University Malaya)
  • Course Coordinator
    09 Oct 2023 - 19 Jan 2024 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Course Coordinator
    09 Oct 2023 - 19 Jan 2024 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Acting Head of Department
    08 Sep 2023 - 25 Sep 2023 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION (IPRA), MEMBER
    2023 to 2024 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Skim Latihan Akademik Bumiputra (SLAB) Fellowship
    Universiti Malaya, 2019 (National)
  • MyBrain15 (MyMaster)
    Ministry of Higher Education, 2016 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
ESCI
  1. Abidin, Najah Zainal; Lowe, Veronica; Jan, Jariah Mohd (2023). Evasion in Malaysian Parliamentary Question Time, PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES. 31(3), 1079-1097. doi:10.47836/pjssh.31.3.09
Scopus
  1. Abidin N.Z., Lowe V., Jan J.M. (2023). Evasion in Malaysian Parliamentary Question Time, Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 31(3), 1079-1097. doi:10.47836/pjssh.31.3.09

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Pragmatics ((Im)politeness, hate speech, incitement (racial, religious violence), evasive language, giving and taking offenses, jocular mockery, jocular flattery, humor )
  • Discourse Analysis (Language and politics, language and gender, language and society, language and power)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Between the Lines: Unravelling Hate Speech in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) The Meaning of The Term Arivu in Thirukkural Based On Inouisitive Semantics Approach, University, (Internal Examiner)
  2. (2024) Narratives of Disappointment, Failures and Success: Exploring The Discourses of Chinese International Phd Students in Malaysia, University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2024) Conceptual Metaphors in Dialogues of Novel "Ponniyin Selvan", University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2024) Exploring Second Language Use On Social Media Among Study Abroad Students in Malaysia, University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2023) The Meaning of The Term Arivu in Thirukkural Based On Inquisitive Semantics Approach, University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2023) Identity Reconstruction of Efl Teachers in China Between and Beyond W. E. I. R. D. Discourse, University, (Internal Examiner)
  7. (2023) Kajian Semantik Inkuisitif Imej Binatang Yang Memerihalkan Budaya Dalam Peribahasa Tamil, University, (Internal Examiner)
  8. (2023) Sikap dan Motivasi Murid-Murid Sjkt Terhadap Pembelajaran Bahasa Melayu, University, (Internal Examiner)
Media appearance
  1. (2024) Hate Speech: a Growing Problem, University, (Interview)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2023) Human-Oriented Attitude in Construction of Social Relationships and Values, HONGMEI SUN
  2. (2023) Influence of Gender and Age towards the Implementation of Refusal Strategy towards Request for Medication by Non-pharmacists, LYLA BINTI JAFFREE
  3. (2023) Impolite Complaints on Social Media about The Good Vibes Festival 2023, KHAIRUN NAJWA AHMAD ZAINURI
  4. (2023) Speech Acts in the UK Prime Minister's Question Time, BINER LU
  5. (2023) Female Language Features and Identity Changes in Why Women Kill, HONG XIAOLIN
  6. (2023) Impolite Complaints on Social Media about The Good Vibes Festival 2023, KHAIRUN NAJWA AHMAD ZAINURI
  7. (2023) Speech Acts in the UK Prime Minister's Question Time, BINER LU
  8. (2023) Impoliteness in Donald Trump's Press Conferences, ZHAO JIAXIN

TEACHING

Doctor Of Philosophy
  1. (2024) TVX8001 - Research Methodology
  2. (2023) TVX8001 - Research Methodology
Master
  1. (2024) TOX7019 - Pragmatics
  2. (2024) TQA7018 - Understanding Language Development
  3. (2023) TOX7019 - Pragmatics
Bachelor
  1. (2023) TIX3003 - Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
  2. (2023) TIX2022 - Language in Technology and New Media

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Abstract Panel Reviewer for Fll Postgraduate &Amp; Undergraduate International Research Conference 2023, (15 Oct 2023 - 15 Oct 2023) (International)
  • Reviewer for Journal of Modern Languages, UM, (15 Oct 2023 - 15 Oct 2023) (University)