Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. MOHD RIDWAN BIN ABDUL WAHID

Associate Professor
  • Department of English Language
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
  • 0379673052

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • DISCOURSE AND PRAGMATICS
  • LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES(INCL. GRAMMER,PHONOLOGY, LEXICON,SEMANTICS)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Linguistics), (Linguistics)
    University of New South Wales, Australia

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2023 (Dean Office, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Pengawal kursus
    01 May 2021 - 30 Nov 2021 (Dean Office, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Saad, Mohammad Azannee; Jan, Jariah Mohd; Wahid, Ridwan (2021). Parents' linguistic strategies in interaction with their children with history of cleft lip and/or palate, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. . doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12646
Scopus
  1. Nadzri F.A., Wahid R., Pilus Z. (2022). The rise tone in the English and Malay intonations of Malay learners of English, Asiatic. 16(2), 56-71
  2. Saad M.A., Jan J.M., Wahid R. (2021). Parents linguistic strategies in interaction with their children with history of cleft lip and/or palate, International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 56(5), 940-953. doi:10.1111/1460-6984.12646
  3. Zulkarnain, N. A., Jan, J. M., & Wahid, R. (2021). Online support-provision in the self-disclosure of eating disorders. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 10(3), 732-742. doi: 10.17509/ijal.v10i3.31760
  4. Saad, M. A., Jan, J. M., & Wahid, R. (2020). Problems following topic shift in interactions with repaired cleft children. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 10(1), 184-193. doi:10.17509/IJAL.V10I1.25034
  5. Wahid R. (2020). The pragmatics of articles in outer circle Englishes: Some theoretical and pedagogical considerations, Journal of English as an International Language. 15(2), 77-96
Others
  1. Zhao, S. and Wahid, R. (2023) Linguistic (In)directness in COVID-19 complaints on China's e-government platform. Muallim Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 7(4),pp.42-59.
  2. Zulkarnain, N. A., Wahid, R. and Mohd Jan, J. (2023). (Un)certainties and epistemic modality in Englishn scientific articles on Covid-19, 10(2), pp.275-292.
  3. Zulkarnain, N. A., Wahid, R. and Mohd Jan, J. (2023). Modal Auxilliaries as Epistemic Devices in Marking Scientific Researchers' Uncertainty on COVID-19. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literacy, 7(2),pp.300-320.
  4. Nadzri, A. Fazyudi, Pilus, Z. and Wahid, R. (2021). Level tones in the narration of serial pictures by Malay ESL learners. Asian EFL Journal, 25(1), 135-159.
  5. Pilus, Z., Zakaria, N. S., Zakaria, M. K. & Wahid, R. (2019). Stretching the boundaries: Malaysian ESL learners evaluative reactions to inner circle English accents. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. 29(2):300-321.
  6. Wahid, R. & Pilus, Z. (2017). Learning English in a third space? Malay students in an English-Speaking University in Malaysia. Pertanika J. Soc. Sci. & Hum. 25 (3): 1167 - 1180.
  7. Wahid, R. & Lotfie, M. M. (2016). Guest editors' column. Asiatic, 10(2):5-6.
  8. Wahid, R. (2016). Range of use, nativisation and acceptability in Malaysian English. Asiatic, 10(2), 132-147.
Books
  1. Jariah Mohd Jan, Siti Nurbaya Mohd Noor, Mohd Ridwan Abdul Wahid and Veronica Lowe. (Eds.) (2021). Pragmatics Research in the Malaysian Context, Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya Press.
Chapter in Books
  1. Wahid, R. (2011). On membership of the class of articles in English. In M. Hasan (Ed.) Crossing boundaries: Musings on language, literature and culture (pp. 83-96). Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press.
  2. Sulong, S. & Wahid, R. (2006). Use of computer in an ESL writing class. In M. K. Kabilan, N. Abdul Razak & M. A. Embi (Eds.). Online teaching and learning in ELT (pp. 46-56). Penang: USM Press.
Other Publications
  1. Wahid, R. (2016). Is grammar about being correct?, New Straits Times, June 12. - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  2. Wahid, R. (2016). The fraternity of words. New Straits Times, April 3. - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  3. Wahid, R. (2016). The thing with 'the'. New Straits Times, March 13. - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  4. Wahid, R. (2016). When 'nothing' means so much. New Straits Times, May 15. - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2019 - 2022, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-SAH
    Documenting The Kerinchi Language And Culture ( Co-Researcher)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Contribution to event
  1. (2023) Pengawal Kursus, University, (Course Facilitator)
  2. (2022) Odl Modules, University, (Course Facilitator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2023) Research on the Relationship between Chinese Students’ English and Japanese Proficiency and Pragmatic Lateral Transfer of Refusals, HE ZHAI
  2. (2023) Arabic Loanwords in Standard Malay: A Frequency-Based Study, MOHAMED IDRIS MOHAMED IDRIS
  3. (2023) Analysis of Interpersonal Metafunction in Xi Jinping’s speeches on the Covid-19, ALI WANG
  4. (2023) (In)Directness and (Im)Politeness in Citizen Complaints and Government Responses on China’s e-Government Service Platform, ZHAO SHIYING
  5. (2023) COMPARING THE ECO-SYSTEMS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN BANGLADESHI MADRASAH AND GENERAL SCHOOLS, A S M SHAMEM
  6. (2023) INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH (AAVE) IN MALAYSIAN WHATSAPP CONVERSATION, MUHAMMAD ZULFADHLI BIN SAIFUDDIN
  7. (2023) A Pragma-Cognitive Study on Slips of the Tongue in Utterance, YU WEI
  8. (2023) An Investigation into International Students’ Pragmatic Strategy Development in Australian Workplace Interactions, Jingyi Yang
  9. (2023) Epistemic Modality in Scientific Research Articles on Coronavirus, NUR AZWIN BINTI ZULKARNAIN
  10. (2023) Flouting of Grice?s Maxims in the Film Little Women, JIAYI ZHANG
  11. (2023) Persuasion and Flouting of Gricean Maxims in Online Advertising, LI JIAO ZHANG
  12. (2023) Flouting of Grice?s Maxims in the Film Little Women, JIAYI ZHANG
  13. (2023) Persuasion and Flouting of Gricean Maxims in Online Advertising, LI JIAO ZHANG
  14. (2023) English Language Syntactic Complexity in Chinese-L1 and Malay-L1 Students’ Masters Dissertations, FANG ZHONG
  15. (2022) MALAYSIAN ENGLISH ACCEPTABILITY AMONG MALAYSIAN SPEAKERS, JENNIFER GRACE JOHN
  16. (2022) CHINESE NETIZENS? ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHINA ENGLISH IN SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS, QI SUN
  17. (2021) A SPEECH ACT ANALYSIS OF TUN MAHATHIR'S POLITICAL SPEECHES, NUR DINAH BINTI MOHAMED HAFIDZ
  18. (2021) APOLOGY STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY ESL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, KAN LAI FUN
  19. (2021) CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURES IN MALAYSIAN UNDERGRADUATES? INTERACTIONS IN A LANGUAGE CLASSROOM, SYASYA NABILAH RUZALI
  20. (2021) FLOUTING OF GRICEAN MAXIMS IN COSMETIC ADVERTISEMENTS, MEI WEI
  21. (2021) IMPOLITENESS STRATEGIES IN YOUTUBE COMMENTS ON THE PALESTINE-ISRAEL, MAIMUNA BINTI MOHD FADHLUL RAHMAN RAMESH
  22. (2020) THE USE OF DISCOURSE MARKERS IN RADIO INTERVIEWS, FATIN AMIRAH BINTI CHE HASIM
  23. (2020) SPEECH ACTS IN INTERACTIONS, AIRWYN ERNISYA KHAIRUL IKRAM
  24. (2020) VERBAL HUMOUR IN THE AMERICAN, AZMIRA ERIZA BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN
  25. (2020) THE ATTITUDES OF MAINLAND CHINESE STUDENTS TOWARDS WORLD ENGLISHES ACCENTS, LIUYING
  26. (2020) VIOLATING AND FLOUTING OF MAXIMS IN CELEBRITY TALK SHOWS, NURUL FARHANA JAFFRIL
  27. (2020) SPEECH ACTS IN ONLINE SCAM TEXT MESSAGING, ROSHINI A/P MUNIAM

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2022) TOA7013 - Fundamentals of Linguistics
  2. (2022) TOX7005 - Pragmatics
  3. (2021) TQA7003 - Structure of English
  4. (2021) TOA7004 - Syntax
  5. (2020) TOX7005 - Pragmatics
  6. (2020) TOA7004 - Syntax

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Fasilitator Bengkel Geran Awam, (17 Dec 2021 - 17 Dec 2021) (University)
  • Co-Convener of 4th Presig, (24 May 2021 - 24 May 2021) (University)
  • Pakar Rujuk Bidang Bagi Pembangunan dan Semakan Kurikulum Serta Penilai Program Bidang Bahasa Inggeris Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Bahasa Antarabangsa, (02 Nov 2020 - 30 Jun 2021)
  • Member of Editorial Board for Journal of Modern Languages, (01 Jul 2020 - 31 Aug 2021)
  • Member of Editorial Board for Asiatic: IIUM Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, (26 Dec 2019 - 31 Dec 2021)