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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

12016, PhD Applied Linguistics, , Universiti Utara Malaysia
21991, Masters APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM, United Kingdom
31986, Bachelor Degree BAHASA INGGERIS, UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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RECOGNITION

1 EXAMINER OF VIVA,Internal Examiner,Universiti,2021
2 EXAMINER OF VIVA,Internal Examiner,Pusat Pengajian/Jabatan,2021

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Other Social Sciences N.E.C.
Applied Linguistics
Pedagogy (Including Teaching Methodologies For Content And Language Subjects)

RESEARCH AREA

Pragmatics
English Language Studies
Speech Acts

OVERVIEW
Norma Saad is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the School of Languages, Civilisation and Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia. She obtained her MA in Applied Linguistics from Durham University, UK and her PhD in Applied Linguistics from Universiti Utara Malaysia. She has taught English courses at higher education for almost 25 years. Her research interests are pragmatics particularly studies on Speech Acts and politeness.
PUBLICATION CHART
LIST OF PUBLICATION
Norma Bt Saad, Siti Jamilah Bt Bidin, Ahmad Affendi Shabdin, (2021). REALIZATION OF THE SPEECH ACT OF REFUSALS AMONG MALAY ESL STUDENTS . Journal of Social Development, 24(1), 27 - 52.
Noor Sabah Naeem Al, Norma Bt Saad, (2020). Exploring the Causes of Speaking anxiety of Iraqi EFL Students. IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education, 10(6), 13 - 22.
Norma Bt Saad, Ahmad Affendi Shabdin, Norzanita Binti Othman, Siti Jamilah Bt Bidin, (2019). An Intercultural Study of refusal Speech Act Of Malaysian University Students. Asian Journal of Arts, Culture and Tourism, 1(2), 9 - 21.
Norma Bt Saad, Ahmad Affendi Shabdin, Norzanita Binti Othman, Siti Jamilah Bt Bidin, (2019). An Intercultural study of refusal speech act of Malaysian University Students. Conference Proceeding: Langkawi International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference (LIMAC 2019), (), 47 - 56.
Arkan Abdulhasan Nassar , Norma Bt Saad, Nur Rasyidah binti Mohd. Nordin, (2020). “Wallah, I’d Love to Attend but I Swear I Cannot”: The Case of Invitation Refusal in Iraqi Arabic Dialect. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 12(12), 659 - 677.
Arkan Abdulhasan Nassar , Norma Bt Saad, Nur Rasyidah binti Mohd. Nordin, (2020). “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: The case of refusing a friend’s invitation in Iraqi Arabic dialect. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(6s), 659 - 677.
Norma Bt Saad, Siti Jamilah Bt Bidin, Ahmad Affendi Shabdin, (2019). Refusal and Politeness Strategies of Malay Speakers of English As A Second Language. Indonesian Journal of Cultural and Community, 2(2), 24 - 39.
Norma Bt Saad, Siti Jamilah Bt Bidin, , Ahmad Affendi Shabdin, (2018). REFUSAL STRATEGIES OF MALAY SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH AND NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 3(10), 103 - 116.
Norma Bt Saad, Siti Jamilah Bt Bidin, Ahmad Affendi Shabdin, (2017). Refusal strategies of Malay speakers of English and native speakers of English. Sustainability of Knowledge, (), 149 - 158.
Hishamudin Bin Isam, Mashetoh Binti Abd. Mutalib, Norma Bt Saad, Nasariah Bt Mansor, (2014). Domain Changes in Defining Darah (Blood): An Analysis of Communication Style in Malay Proverbs. Malaysian Journal of Social Administration, 155(-), 209 - 214.
Hishamudin Bin Isam, Mashetoh Binti Abd. Mutalib, Norma Bt Saad, Nasariah Bt Mansor, (2014). Perubahan Domain Dalam Memakna Darah: Analisis Gaya Komunikasi Berbahasa Dalam Peribahasa Melayu . PENDETA: Journal of Malay Language, Education and Literature , 5(-), 23 - 36.
RESEARCH PIE
LIST OF RESEARCH
REFUSAL STRATEGIES AMONG MALAY, CHINESE AND INDIAN UUM STUDENTS (2017), Leader, Universiti
DEVELOPING A VOCABULARY TEST TO DIAGNOSE THE BREADTH OF VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE OF MALAYSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (2014), Member, Universiti
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OF SUPPORT FOR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC RESILIENCE IN HANDLING PART TIME PHD STUDIES AMONG UNIVERSITY LECTURERS (2014), Member, Kpt
Air, Darah Dan Minyak: Pemahaman Kognitif Dalam Peribahasa Dari Perspektif Linguistik Korpus (2012), Member, Universiti
ASSESSING VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE SIZE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN KEDAH (2005), Member, Kpt
STUDENTS' AND TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF BC1022 COMMUNICATION II COURSE: A CASE STUDY OF FKBM ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING (2003), Leader, Kpt
VIDEO-BASED ENG. ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL- AN EXPLORATRY STUDY (1993), Leader, Universiti
THE PRACTICALITY OF USING VIDEOS IN AN ENGLISH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (1993), Member, Universiti
EVALUATING THE SUITABILITY OF A SELF-DEVELOPED GENERAL PURPOSE EVALUATION FORM FOR SOFTWARE OF DIFFERENT FORMATS (1993), Member, Universiti
THE IMPACT OF VIDEO-BASED ENG. ENRICHMENT PROG. ON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN'S LEARNING OF THE ENG. LANGUAGE (1992), Member, Kpt
A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF BZ1012 AND BZ1022 ON THE ACQUISITION OF THE SIMPLE TENSES (1992), Member, Universiti
SATU KAJIAN UNTUK MENGENALPASTI AGEN PENGGERAK MASYARAKAT LUAR BANDAR - DARI PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERSEBUT (1992), Leader, Universiti
CONSULTATION
Year Title Membership Funder Level Status
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES
Year Reference No IP Type Title of Inventor (Principal Inventor/Member) Status of IP
2014 20140088 Copyright "Pemahaman Makna Leksis Kata Kunci air, darah dan Minyak Dalam Peribahasa Melayu Berdasarkan Perspektif Linguistik Kognitif" - ( MEMBER ) FILED
UNDERGRADUATE
Course Code Course Name
SX2016 Practicum
BC1022 Communication ii
BZ1022 Eng. for business & mgmt part i
SBLE2063 Business report writing
BA1023 German i
BA1033 Japanese i
BA1043 Arabic 1
BA1053 Mandarin 1
BA2023 German ii
BA2053 Mandarin ii
SBLE3143 Report writing
BB2012 Business english
BC2012 Public speaking
BA2043 Arabic ii
BLE1022 Communication ii
BLE2093 Business and professional communication
BB1022 Pre-intermediate english
SDG1011 High touch communication
SBLE2093 Business and professional communication
SGRE3133 Linguistics for esl teachers
SBLE3012 Business report writing
BC2112 Small group communication
SBLE2062 Business report writing
BB1012 Elementery english
SGRZ4013 Project paper
BC1012 Communication i
BA3053 Mandarin iii
POSTGRADUATE
Course Code Course Name
SCLE5123 Modern english linguistics
SCLE5124 Modern english linguistics
SCLE5154 Methods of teaching english
SCLZ69921 Dissertation
SCLZ6996 Project paper
SUPERVISION
Matric Name Status Title
807868 Syamim binti Md Ismail Completed The Effectiveness of Using Songs in Teaching Vocabulary in Kedah Matriculation College
810608 CHOR PING PING Completed The Awareness of Reading Strategies and the Use of Cognitive Reading Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension among Upper Secondary Students.
810650 Sarina binti Md Daud Completed Teaching Vocabulary Using Short Stories to Young Learners
811412 KESAVAN A/L KOMARASAMY Completed Attitudes of ESL Students Toward the Used of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) IN SK Tembak
811626 Safaa Abdulhamza Mohsin Completed Vocabulary Learning Strategies Employed by Babylon University Students
811696 Vatchala Devi a/p Soundram @ Sundram Completed Investiating Teachers' Use of ICT in Teaching English in Tamil Schools
811792 Haval Abdulrahman Hamad Completed Meta Cognitive Awareness in Reading Strategies Deployed by International Students in UUM When Reading in English
812587 Husna Farihah Binti Shaari Completed Reducing Speaking Anxiety Through Oral Proficiency in English For Secondary Schools (OPS - ENGLISH)
815888 A-esoh Samae Completed TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
816003 WANG, FEI Completed ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING ANXIETY AMONG UUM CHINESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
816407 Amalina binti Ismail Completed The Comparison of Politeness Strategies Used by Male and Female Speakers in Conversation
816412 LENA A/P RAMAMURTHY Completed An Analysis of Speech Based on Gender Differences
816420 Nurul Aimi binti Mohamad Nasir Completed The Effect of Action Song on Year 2 Malaysian Primary School Students' Vocabulary Retention
816429 Tg. Suhaila binti Mohd Yusof@ Rasid Completed Comparing and Contrasting the Use of Technology and Traditional Teaching Aids in Improving Students Speaking Skills in ESL Classroom
816588 Abdul Hakim Ali bin Abdul Aziz Completed The Effect of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in Teaching English Common Nouns for Year 4 Malaysian Primary School Students on their English Examination Marks
816592 Nur Syazwanie binti Ibrahim Completed Effects of Glosses on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition of Form Four Students in Jeli
819189 Rohaidah Binti Shari Completed LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES AMONG ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN A MATRICULATION COLLEGE
901526 Arkan Abdulhasan Nassar Completed Invitation Refusal and Politeness Strategies among Iraqi Arabic Speakers
806438 Ida Nadira binti Ibrahim Completed An Analysis on English Verb - Noun Collocation Errors in Rural Form Five Students' Writing
818778 Amdlla Omar Mohammed Farhat Completed THE EFFECTS OF PROFICIENCY LEVEL AND GENDER ON THE USE OF ORAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AMONG INTENSIVE ENGLISH COURSE STUDENTS
820051 Noorfaizah binti Md Nayan Not Active Language Anxiety Among Form 4 Students
900527 FAIRIL BIN HASBULLAH Not Active Demotivation from ESL Learners' Perspectives
903061 JAVED IQBAL BERKI Not Active Representation of Ethnicity in English and Urdu Text Books in Pakistan.
903613 HINA DURRANI Completed Investigating the Impact of Metacognitive Learning Strategies on ESL Learners’ Writing Skills in Pakistan
 
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