Curriculum Vitae

DR. NUR NAJAH RADHIAH BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN

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

BIOGRAPHY

Najah Zainal Abidin is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. Her research delves into the intricate ways language influences political, gender, and social dynamics. With a keen interest in the interplay of evasive language, hate speech, impoliteness, and the giving and taking of offenses, she explores how these elements manifest in both everyday conversations and online environments. Najah's work also focuses on discriminatory and offensive language, examining how it shapes and reflects societal attitudes and power structures.

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)
  • TOX7005 - Pragmatics
    04 Mar 2024 - 23 Jun 2024 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • TOX7019 - Pragmatics
    04 Mar 2024 - 23 Jun 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)
  • 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

Media appearance
  1. (2024) Hate Speech: a Growing Problem, University, (Interview)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) RAPPORT FUNCTION REALIZED BY CONSTRUCTED PRAGMATIC IDENTITIES OF BUSINESS RITUAL DISCOURSES, TIAN GE
  2. (2024) AN ANALYTIE STUDY ON COMPLAINING TO THE THIRD-PARTY, YU HUAN
  3. (2024) Human-Oriented Attitude in Construction of Social Relationships and Values, HONGMEI SUN
  4. (2024) EXPLORING THE IMPLICATIONS OF CULTURAL SEMIOTICS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF REGIONAL CULTURE IN MALAYSIA THROUGH INTERNATIONAL CHINESE EDUCATION, CHEN YUWEI
  5. (2024) Exploring the Development of Linguistic Features in the Writing of Chinese EFL Learners: A Quantitative Approach, FU LIN

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. (2024) TIX3003 - Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
  2. (2023) TIX3003 - Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
  3. (2023) TIX2022 - Language in Technology and New Media

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Reviewer for K@Ta: a Biannual Publication On The Study of Language and Literature, (03 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024) (International)
  • 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)