7th UMDS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, 1 & 2 AUGUST 2019

HOLIDAY VILLA HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE, SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR

(Download the e-Programme Book here)

 

DAY 1 – THURSDAY, August 1, 2019

0830-0930

Refreshment and registration

0930-0940

Welcoming address by the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee

0940-0955

Opening Speech by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hanafi Bin Hussin

0955-1015

Opening Ceremony

1015-1115

FEATURED SPEAKER 1: Professor Richard Fitzgerald

Back to the Future. Methodological Challenges for Discourse Analysis

1115-1130

Tea break

 

 

PARALLEL SESSION

Vintage Ballroom

Ivory 4

Ivory 7

Ivory 9

1130-1200

Statistics of Engagement Resources and Effective Recognition of African American Woman’s Identity in Suzan Lori Park’s “In the Blood”

 

Ismael Hasan Obaid

Siti Noor Fazelah Mohd Noor

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia

Language for self-integration: A unique adaptation for refugees in Malaysia

 

Mie Mie Kyaw

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

 

 

Colloquium (Chinese)

 

Colloquium (Tamil)

1200-1230

A Systematic Functional Linguistic Approach to the Discourse Analysis of Soliloquy

 

Subhanan Mandal

University of Mysore, India

Cultural Self-representation of Childless Women in Malaysia

Nor Azyyati Md Saad

Suriderpal Kaur

Charity Lee

University of Malaya

Colloquium (Chinese)

Colloquium

(Tamil)

1230-1300

Islamic Discourses in Donald Trump’s AIPAC Policy Conference Speech: A Critical Discourse Analysis

 

Mohsin Hassan Khan

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Hamedi Mohd Adnan

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Surinderpal Kaur

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Farwa Qazalbash

Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan

Isma Noornisa Ismail

UiTM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Practicum Supervisors' Initiating Moves in WhatsApp Group Chats with their Student-teachers

 

Joanne Goh Sung Sze

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Colloquium (Chinese)

 

 

Colloquium

(Tamil)

1300-1400

Lunch

1400-1500

FEATURED SPEAKER 2: Dr Surinderpal Kaur

Social Media Critical Discourse Studies and Terrorist Discourse

 

PARALLEL SESSION

Vintage Ballroom

Ivory 4

Ivory 7

Ivory 9

Ivory 5

1500-1530

The Shifting Middle East Rhetoric of US Administrations 2003-2016

 

M Mourhaf Kazzaz

O. P. Jindal Global University, India

A Genre Analysis of an Online Love Scam

 

Roshini Muniam

University of Malaya, Ministry of Education, Malaysia

Colloquium (Chinese)

Colloquium (Tamil)

Systemic Functional Linguistics of Political Articles in Eastern and Western Online News

 

Ali Hussein Abdulameer

UTHM / Centre for Language Studies

1530-1600

Issues in Second Language learning: A Corpus Based Discourse Study of Kannada

 

Vijayalaxmi Patil

Central Institute of Indian Languages, India

Unifying noun classifiers for teaching Malay at tertiary level

 

Jyh Wee Sew

National University of Singapore, Singapore

 

Colloquium (Chinese)

Colloquium (Tamil)

Reflection on using discourse analysis approaches in arts-based research among refugee youths

 

Charity Lee

University of  Malaya

1600-1630

Tea break

1630-1700

Three-Finger Salute: Semiology in Movie to Constuction Political Power in Thailand

 

Wanida Sukkun

Mr.Ditthapong Prasertpitoon.

Mahidol University, Thailand

Providing online social support in the self-disclosure of eating disorders

 

Nur Azwin Binti Zulkarnain

Jariah Mohd Jan

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Trends and Situations of High Skill Khmer  Labor’s Conditions  (Perspectives  from 3D to 3S)

 

Suriya Klangrit,

Putsorn Mingtaisong

Mahidol University, Thailand

 

 

Keunikan Wacana Qur’ani Penggunaan Gender dan Bilangan

 

Mat Taib Pa

Mohd Zaki Abd Rahman

Mohamad Hussin University of Malaya, Malaysia

Saipolbarin Ramli

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia

1700-1730

Cultures of Dehumanization and Sexual Violence in Thai Rapper Community

 

Ditthapong Prasertpitoon,

Pichate Keartprayuk

Mahidol University, Thailand

Representation of Social Actors in Hijab-friendly Shampoo Commercials

 

 

Nur Faieqah Binti Md Anuar,

Ang Pei Soo

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Metaphors in the reporting of lottery winners in Malaysian News Articles

 

Mohammad Huzaifa Siddiqui

University of Malaya, Malaysia

 

 

 

* CONFERENCE DINNER (INVITEES & PAID ATTENDEES ONLY) 8-10pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 2 – FRIDAY, August 2, 2019

0800-0815

Refreshment

 

 

PARALLEL SESSION

Vintage Ballroom

Ivory 4

Ivory 7

Ivory 9

0815-0845

English use in Indonesia and its mistakes to the English native speaker viewer’ discourse

 

R.M. Cipta Aria

PGRI University Palembang, Indonesia

Persistent monologic discourse in Malaysian science classrooms?

 

Tan Shin Yen

Meng Yew Tee

Renuka Sathasivam

Moses Samuel

University of Malaya

Taylor's University, Malaysia

Investigating noun phrase complexity in the abstracts of MA dissertations and PhD theses

 

Mohamed Remita

Meng Huat Chau

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Borrowed borrowings from Sanskrit to Malay to Malaysian English

 

Manjit Kaur

Toshiko Yamaguchi

University of Malaya, Malaysia

 

 

0845-0915

Do Gay Men Sound Gay? A Study About Gay Male Speech Representation on TV Show

 

Hani Ayu Rahmatiah

Students of Graduate Program, PGRI University Palembang, Indonesia

Directions for the Future: A Genre-based Investigation into Recommendations for Further Research and Practical Applications

 

Renu Joseph

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Jason Miin-Hwa Lim

Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

The Discursive Constructions of Problematization of Inner Circle Englishes (ICE) in the Jakarta Post and Further Critical Positioning

 

Ribut Wahyudi

Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia

The Perception of English Short and Long Vowels by Malay Young Learners

 

Raja Rosemawati binti Raja Abdullah

Chiew Poh Shin

University of Malaya, Malaysia

0915-0945

Cross-Linguistic Interference on Initial Stop Consonants produced by Malaysian Mandarin-English Speakers

 

Ng Bee Kee

Chiew Poh Shin

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Guane gamok?’: Constructing ethnic identity and boundary through discourse among the Peranakan Chinese community in Kampung Cina, Terengganu

 

Pue Giok Hun

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

How Are Muslims Represented In Fox News And Huffington Post? An Analysis Of The Charlie Hebdo Incident

 

Dayana Binti Nayan

Ministry of Education, Malaysia

David Yoong

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Verbal Humor in Television Programs: An Analysis of Superiority in Program In Talk Show

 

Diana Tustiantina

Nani Sunarni

Dadang Suganda

Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

0945-1015

Identity construction and code switching

 

Mujahid Shah

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Power and Culture within a Classroom: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Malaysian Higher Education Classroom Practices

 

Ariezal Afzan bin Hassan

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Malaysia

Nor Hazila Mat Lazim

University of Malaya, Malaysia

The prominent micro-conversational styles among Chabacano- speaking college students: An exploratory approach

 

Eden G. Aquino

Zamboanga Chong Hua High School 

Arnel R. Madrazo

Western Mindanao State University, Philippines

Tones and Loanwords: Tonal Assignment of Malay Loanwords in Penang Hokkien

 

Samantha Soon Sze Min

University of Sydney, Australia

1015-1030

Tea break

 

PARALLEL SESSION

Vintage Ballroom

Ivory 4

Ivory 7

Ivory 9

1030-1100

Interpretasi Sosiolinguistik terhadap Bentuk Kata Panggilan dalam Filem Roma

 

Nor Shahila Mansor

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Monitoring Statutory Compliance: A Discourse Analysis of the Goods and Services Tax in News Reports in Malaysia

 

Ong Cheng Teik

Wawasan Open University, Malaysia

 

Sacred Symbol of Puyer Yayaer Tribe, Sisaket  Province

 

Sowit Bumrungpak,

Suthat Pratoomkaew,  Yasothara Siripaprapagon, Suphatra Wayalu

MCU University Surindra Rajabhat University, Thailand

What does discourse analysis tell us about so-called third-person pronouns in Japanese?

 

Kenichi Namai

Waseda University, Japan

1100-1130

The principle of Politeness in the Language of Wong Palembang

 

Abu Salim,

Houtman,

Ahmad Wachidi

PGRI University Palembang

“Doing Research” as a Social Practice: How do Master’s and PhD Students Talk about Their Theses?

 

Antoon Gewijde H. de Rycker

BERJAYA University College, Malaysia

Zoe Dupree Fine 

University of South Florida,  USA

Masoumeh Mahdizadegan Attar 

Golestan English Language Institute, Iran

Investigating Identity Formation of White and Blue Collar Bangladeshi Migrants in Malaysia

 

Tanzeel Chowdhury

Ng Lee Luan

University of Malaya, Malaysia

‘Alāqah al-Majāz al-Mursal Menerusi Perspektif Ahmad Al-Fatani

 

Amer Hudhaifah bin Hamzah

Ahmad Arifin Sapar

Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

1130-1230

FEATURED SPEAKER 3: Assoc. Prof. Dr Michelle Maria Lazar

The Embattled Self: War, Appearance, and Advertising Discourse

1230-1430

Lunch

Friday Prayers

1430-1500

Readability of EFL-Textbook for Senior High School Students in the Indonesian Context

 

Tahrun

PGRI University Palembang

Correlation between Women Empowerment and English Language amongst Undergraduate Students in UCSI University

 

Lydia Devadas, Vighnarajah

UCSI University, Malaysia

Imperatives in the Dewan Rakyat

 

Veronica Lowe

University of Malaya, Malaysia

 

 

Interactions in the Syariah and Civil Courts: A Comparative Analysis of Divorce Cases in Malaysia

 

Mohammed H. Al Aqad

Ahmad Arifin Sapar

University of Malaya, Malaysia

1500-1530

Dalihan natolu: The Bataknese philosophy in social interaction

 

Lisda Enny

PGRI University Palembang

Kepentingan Pembelajaran e-Morfologi Bahasa Arab

 

Aishin Nada Ahmad Rashidi

Mohammad Bin Seman

Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Creating Opportunities for Talk in the L2 Classroom through Dialogic Discourse

 

Sheila Adelina Ramasamy

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Ironic Discourse of the Qur’an and Its Rendering into English

 

Shehda Abuissac,

Ahmad Arifin Sapar

University of Malaya, Malaysia

1530-1600

The Analysis of Proximization Strategy used in the English Newspapers to Project the Critical National Identity Discourse of Pakistan

 

Faiqa Abdul Khaliq

University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan

Gendered Discourse in the College Students’ Argumentative Essay

 

Claire Madrazo

Western Mindanao State University, Philippines

The Correlation between Brain Dominance and Compliment Response

 

Bazrina Ramly

Fadhlina Che Arshad

Nur Amalina Zaharudin

Siti Khadijah Omar

Nurul Akmal Awang

Universiti  Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

English Language Challenges Faced and Convergent Strategies Used by Malaysian Nurses

Aditya Karuthan

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Karuthan Chinna

Taylor's University, Malaysia Krishnakumari Karuthan

Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, UiTM, Malaysia

1600-1615

Tea break

1615-1715

FEATURED SPEAKER 4: Dr. John S. Knox

Multimodality and Newspapers: Past, present and possible futures

1715-1730

Closing Ceremony