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BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
DR ROSLI TALIF
Associate Professor
Department of EnglishFaculty of Modern Languages and Communication
Universiti Putra Malaysia
2016
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CONTENTSSECTION I: PERSONAL AND SERVICE PARTICULARS
- Name
- Date of Birth/Age
- Department/Faculty
- Field of Specialisation
- Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Teaching Experience
- Administrative Duties and Relevant Appointment
SECTION II:
- Research Activities (Funded Research)
- Supervision of Students
- Evaluation Activities
- Internal Examiner/Chairperson
- External Examiner
- Publications
- Academic Books (author, editor)
- Journal Articles
- Chapter/Article in Book
- Selected International Abstracts Presented Abroad
- Selected International/Regional Abstracts Presented Locally
- Presenter at International/Local Conferences
- Selected Conferences and Seminars Attended as Participant
- Professional Membership
- Awards
SECTION I: PERSONAL AND SERVICE PARTICULARS
- NAME: ROSLI BIN TALIF
TEL. NO.: Office: 03-8946-8729/8778; Fax: 03-8943-9951; HP: 019 281 5654
E-MAIL: ;
SEX/MARITAL STATUS: Male/Married
- DATE OF BIRTH/AGE/PLACE: 12 December 1962/52/Melaka
- DEPARTMENT AND FACULTY:
Department of English
Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor
Malaysia
- FIELD OF SPECIALISATION:
English Studies
- Literature and Gender
- Literature in ESL
- Applied Linguistics
- ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualification / Date / University/Institution
Ph.D (English Studies) / 1992 / University of Nottingham, U.K.
M.A. (English Education) / 1985 / University of Kansas, U.S.A.
B.A. (English Education) / 1984 / Wichita State University, Kansas, U.S.A.
Teacher Certificate / 1984 / Kansas State Board of Education, U.S.A
- TEACHING EXPERIENCE
(a)Postgraduate courses taught
Course code / Course title / Credit hoursBBI 5201 / Research Methods in Literary Studies / 3
BBI 5406 / Literature in Language Learning / 3
BBI 5101 / Historical Development of the English Language / 3
BBI 5205 / Reading: Theory and Practice / 3
(b) Undergraduate courses taught
Course code / Course title / Credit hoursBBL 3101 / A Survey of Prose Forms and Poetry in English / 3
BBL 3201 / Introduction to Critical Appreciation / 3
BBI 3101 / Introduction to the History of English / 3
BBL 3202 / The Novel in English / 3
BBL 3204 / Short Stories in English / 3
BBL 3203 / Poetry in English / 3
BBL 3205 / Drama in English / 3
7. SELECTED ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND RELEVANT APPOINTMENTS
Role / Appointment Date
- Ahli Panel Penilai, Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia (Malaysian Qualifications Agency).
- Member, Board of Directors for the National Agency for Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka), appointed by the Minister of Education. (Ahli Lembaga Pengelola, DBP).
- Member, Publications Committee, National Agency for Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka).
- Member, Language Committee, National Agency for Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka).
- Member, Literature Committee, National Agency for Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka).
- Ahli Panel Penilai, Permohonan Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS) 2008—Inisiatif 5—Kluster Sains Sosial (FBMK, UPM).
- Ahli Jawatankuasa Persidangan Antarabangsa MICOLLAC, FBMK, UPM.
- Main Committee Member, The Malaysian Association of Modern Languages, 2008 - 2010 (Persatuan Bahasa Moden Malaysia), Malaysia.
- Editor, Journal of the Malaysian Modern Languages Association (Jurnal Bahasa Jendela Alam, Jurnal Persatuan Bahasa Moden, Malaysia).
- Main Committee Member, International Conference on Islamic Area Studies organised by AEI-UM and National Institute of Humanities, Japan.
- Committee Member, Extension and Professional Services, FBMK, UPM,
- Committee Member, Wisata Minda (FBMK Resource Centre), UPM.
- Committee member for the establishment of the Centre for English Language, FBMK, UPM.
- Ahli Jawatankuasa Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pengajian Bahasa Inggeris dan Perdangan dengan Kepujian di Fakulti Pengajian Bahasa Utama, Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia (KUIM)
- Member of Board of Studies, Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development, International Islamic University (IIUM)
- Ahli Panel Anugerah Sastera Negara. Dilantik oleh YAB Perdana Menteri
- Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, UPM/
*FMLC=Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication
SECTION II: SELECTEDRESEARCH, SUPERVISION, EVALUATION ACTIVITIES,PUBLICATION, & CONFERENCEFunded Research Project
- Restructuring of Feminine Identity in Adrienne Rich’s Selected Poems: A Kristevan Study. Project No.: UPM GP943876. RM15,000.00. 2014-2016. Principal Investigator.
- Contemporary Malaysian Literature in English: A Quest for Identity. Project No.: 06-02-12-1948RU, RUGS. 9351800. RM12,000.00. 2012-2014. Co-researcher.
- Explicating the Importance of Actor-Spectator Relationship in Malaysia’s Theatre Productions. Project No.: 06-02-12-2238RU, RUGS. RM15,000.00. 2012-2014. Co-researcher.
- Addressing the Educational Needs of Malay Children in Foster Care: Exploratory Study. 2013-2014. Project No.: A-50025-DA675. Sponsored by Pusat Kajian Kecemerlangan Melayu, Universiti Malaya. RM11,700.00. Co-researcher.
- Social Interactions in Film Adaptations of Chick Lit Novels. RUGS-UPM Initiative 4. 06-04-11-1543RU. (Pusat Kos 93112). RM20000. 2011-2012. Principal Investigator.
- The Development of the Mediated Employer-Employee Language Profile (MELP) as a Mechanism to Benchmark English Language Needs of the Malaysian Service Sector Industry. MOSTI 04-01-04-SF0437. RM111,790.00. 2007-09. Principal investigator.
- A Critical Discourse Analysis of Gender Construction in Malaysian Children’s Literature. UPM/FBMK/0702/JB12 (Pusat Kos 11201). RM5000.00. 2008-09. Principal investigator.
- Language Use in Enhancing Capacities and Opportunities in the Banking Industry. UPM/FBMK/0701/JBI01 (Pusat Kos 11201). RM5000.00. 2007-08. Principal investigator.
- The Use of English at Public Tertiary Institutions (ELTAS). Project funded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Ref: JPT S(A) 2000/09/02. RM176,000.00. 2006-07. Co-researcher.
- The Applicability of Writing Centre Approach in Malaysian Tertiary Education (07020 410018 EA001)IRPA(54443)/MOSTI/RM143,000.00. 2005-06. Co-researcher.
- Bridging the Gap Between Projected and Actual Lexical Competence Among ESL Learners Through Corpus Based Approach. UPM/FBMK/RM3,000.00. 2005-06.Co-researcher.
- ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Competence: Identification and UsageFBMK/RM5,000.00. 2004-05. Principal investigator.
- Representation of Malays and Malay Culture in Malaysian-Singaporean Literature in English (No. 07-02-04-0539-EA001). IRPA (54291)/MOSTE/RM182,000.00.2002-04. Principal investigator.
- Cultural Hybridity in Ahdaf Soueif’s English Fiction. UPM Fundamental/RM5,000.00. 2003-04. Principal investigator.
- Metacognition, Study Approaches and Reading Attitude: Towards Improving Reading Efficiency in English. UPM/(50678). RM5,083.00. 2001-02. Principal investigator.
- The Malaysian Literature in English: An Evolving Tradition (No. 07-02-04-0083)IRPA/RM57,500.00. 2000-02. Co-researcher.
- Empirical Contextual Analysis: An Analytical Framework for Pragmatics UPM/RM10,000.00. 2000-01. Principal investigator.
- The Teaching and Learning of English: Lessons and Solutions. (1995-1996) IRPA/RM60,000.00.1995-1996. Co-researcher.
- Action Research in TESL. The Department of English, UPM, and Moray House, Heriot-Watt University, U.K. Jointly funded by UPM and Committee for International Cooperation in Higher Education, U.K. (CICHE). UPM and CICHE/RM200,000.00. 1993-96. Principal investigator.
- Warwick/UM/UPM Link Programme. A research collaboration between The Department of English Language, UPM, and University of Warwick, U.K. Jointly funded by UPM and Overseas Development Administration (ODA). RM300,000.00. 1991-96. Project Coordinator, 1995-96.
- The Use of English for Science and Technology at Tertiary Level in Malaysia and its Implications on Educational and Social Change. UPM/RM7,000.00. 1995-96. Co-researcher.
- Professional Needs of Religious Teachers in National Religious Schools (SMKA). Ministry of Education/RM100,000.00. 1994-95. Co-researcher (English).
- A Comparative Study of Proficiency Levels in ESL Among Learners in Rural And Urban Schools in Malaysia. UPM/RM5,000.00. 1990-91. Project leader. Error Analysis of Form Four English Compositions UPM/RM1,000.00. 1989-90. Principal investigator.
9SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
(i) Selected Post-graduate level/Thesis
Name of Candidate / Title of Thesis (Start/Complete Year) / Degree / Supervisor/Committee member
- Hanieh Haghighi (GS34340)
- Bahereh Mehdizadeh Jafari (GS34374)
- Nasiru Umar Muhammad (GS40166)
- Abdulrahaman
- Mohamad Fleih Hassan (GS34721)
- Iszarlily Binti Ahmad Zaini
- Amalia Qistina Castaneda Abdullah (GS45515)
- Kamelia Talebian Sedehi (GS33608)
- Davood Mohammadi Moghadam (GS36094)
- Sayyed Ali Mirenayat (GS36707)
- Farahanna Abd Razak (GS37297)
- Azhar Noori (GS31368)
- Hoda Shabrang (GS19781)
- Muhammad Alkali (GS29896)
- Nabilah Binti Mohd Nor (GS37391)
- Mozhdeh Alizadehshirazi (GS31695)
- Zanyar Kareem Abdul (GS29156)
- Mas Rynna Wati Ahmad (GS14075)
- Mehdi Hassanianesfahani
- Mohsen Solhdoost (GS19432)
- Mona Modaressi (GS27833)
- Faezah Sivandipour
- Bahereh Mehdizadeh Jafari (GS20831)
- Fatemeh Rezaee
- Forough Barani Karbasaki (GS27302)
- Bahareh Sanooee (GS22681)
10SELECTED EVALUATION ACTIVITIES (NOT UPDATED, UNTIL 2014)
(a) Selected Thesis Internal Examiner
Name of Candidate / Title of Thesis/Date of Completion / Degree- Zahra Moharrer (GS21083)
- Ruzbeh Babaee Khorzughi (GS29431)
- Akram Pouralifard (GS21629)
- Neda Fekri (GS18767)
- Maryam Abdali Dehchenari (GS27677)
- Saman Shariatirad (GS29374)
- Charanjit Kaur a/p Awaran Singh (GS28622)
- Javad Yaghoobi Derabi (GS20548)
- Shima Shokri (2014)
- Elizabeth Anne Pereira (GS25907)
- Farah Ghaderi (GS24234)
- Foorogh Azari (GS24066)
- Abdolrazagh Babaei (GS18858)
- Hosseinali Livani (GS29258)
- Anna Sadat Feizabadi (GS18556)
- Agung Suhadi (GS21110)
- Zarina Hamzah (GS25800)
- Morteza Habibi Nesami (GS19565)
- Rajandran a/l Perumal (GS20779)
- Seyedeh Maryam Mazloomian
(b)Selected External Examiner
No./Name / Title of Thesis/Date / Degree / Institution- Shirin Shafiei Ebrahimi
- Ahmed Subhi Saleh Shunnag
- WU XIAO JUAN
- Joyce Low Soong Ping
- Rahima Azman
- Berlian Nur binti Murat
- Nurliyana Ismail
- Fardowsa Diriye
- Radzuwan bin Ab Rashid
- Sarojinee a/p Karuppiah
- Lin Siew Eng
- PUBLICATION
(a) Academic Books
(i) Author- ROSLI TALIF, Noritah Omar, Washima Che Dan. 2006. Malay in Malaysian and Singapore Literature in English. An Annotated Bibliography. Serdang, Selangor: UPM Press.
- Mohammad A. Quayum and ROSLI TALIF. 2000.Dictionary of Literary Terms. Revised Edition. Kuala Lumpur: Prentice-Hall.
- Mohammad A. Quayum and ROSLI TALIF. 1999. Dictionary of Literary Terms. Kuala Lumpur: Prentice-Hall.
- Mohammad A. Quayum and ROSLI TALIF. 1997. A Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms. Serdang, Selangor: UPM Press.
- ROSLI TALIF. 1995. Teaching Literature in ESL: The Malaysian Context. Serdang, Selangor: UPM Press.
- ROSLI TALIF and Jariah Mohd Jan. (Eds.) 2007. Understanding Children’s Literature. Malachi Edwin Vethamani. (Gen. Ed.). Petaling Jaya: Sasbadi Press.
- ROSLI TALIF, et al. (Eds). 2007. Research in Language, Literature and Communication. Vol. 1. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.
- Tan Bee Hoon, Washima Che Dan, Mardziah Hayati Abdullah, Noritah Omar, Faiz Sathi Abdullah, ROSLI TALIF. 2007. Theoretical and Practical Orientations in Language and Literature Studies. Petaling Jaya: Pearson Longman.
- ROSLI TALIF, Chan Swee Heng, Wong Bee Eng, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah, Rohimmi Noor, Eds. (2005). Beyond Barriers, Fresh Frontiers: Selected Readings on Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Serdang: UPM Press.
- Mohammad A. Quayum, ROSLI TALIF, and Noritah Omar. (2003). Petals of Hibiscus: A Representative Anthology of Malaysian Literature in English. Petaling Jaya, Selangor: Pearson Longman.
- ROSLI TALIF, Shameem Rafik-Galea, Chan Swee Heng. (2002). Diverse Voices 2: Selected Readings in Language. Serdang: FMLC.
- ROSLI TALIF and Mohammad A. Quayum. (2002). Diverse Voices 2: Selected Readings in Literature. Serdang: FMLC.
- Normah Othman. (2002). A Compilation of Poems, Short Stories and Essays. ROSLI TALIF (Ed.). Tanjong Malim: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Press.
- Chan Swee Heng, Mohammad A. Quayum, ROSLI TALIF. (2000). Diverse Voices. Serdang: UPM Press.
(b) Journal Articles (until Sept. 2016)
- Hazim Adnan Hashim, ROSLI TALIF, & Lina Hameed Ali. (September, 2016). Shattering Man’s Fundamental Assumptions in Don DeLillo’s Falling Man. DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.5n.5p.85.
- ALKALI, Muhammad; TALIF, Rosli. Reconstructing Female Sex in Emergent Novels.Kritika Kultura, [S.l.], n. 26, p. 33-60, mar. 2016. ISSN 1656-152x. Available at: < index.php/kk/article/view/ KK2016. 02603. Date accessed: 29 Sep. 2016. doi:
- Farahanna Abd Razak, Ida Baizura Bahar, & Rosli Talif. (January, 2016). Emerging Patterns of Bangsa Malaysia In Anthony Burgess’ Time For A Tiger. DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.5n.1p.264.
- Kamelia Talebian Sedehi, ROSLI TALIF, Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya,and Hardev Kaur Jujar Singh. (2015).Melancholic Mem in the Third Life of Grange Copeland.PertanikaJournal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 23 (4). pp. 967-978. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534.
- Ruzbeh Babaee, Kamelia Talebian Sedehi, and ROSLI TALIF. Cultural Identity in K. S. Maniam’s Ratnamuni. Journal of Language and Communication, 2(1), 27-33 (2015) ©Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
- AmirahRazali, RohimmiNoor, andRosliTalif. (2015).Investigating gaydom turning points in Body 2 Body.Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 23 (spec. Dec.). pp. 43-53. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534.
- MuhammadAlkali, RosliTalif, andJariahMohd Jan. (2015).Constructing the Subject, Deconstructing the Text: The Feminist Other in Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah.Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 23 (3). pp. 583-602. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534.
- Kamelia Talebian Sedehi, Rosli Talif, Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya, Hardev Kaur. Interconnection of Kristevan Semiotic Chora and Nature in By the Light of My Father's Smile. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. Vol 6, No 3 S2 (2015). DOI:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s2p490.
- Mohamad Fleih Hassan, ROSLI TALIF, & Hardev Kaur.Resurfacing Female Identity via Language in Adrienne Rich's Diving into the Wreck. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. Vol 6, N0 6 S2 (2015). DOI:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p245.
- Forough Barani Karbasaki, Wan Roselezam Wan Yahya, & ROSLI TALIF. (2014). “Virtual Fictional/Factual Positioning”: Mediating Dialogical Concepts in Psychological and Literary Studies. Theory & Psychology, 24 (6), 755-774.
- Kamelia Talebian Sedehi & ROSLI TALIF. (2014). Melancholic Celie in The Color Purple. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 22 (2), 621-631.
- Faezeh Sivandipour & ROSLI TALIF. (2014). Investigating Thomas Hardy’s Reaction to Victorian Religious Forces through Reading Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities. 22 (3), 785-795.
- HANIEH HAGHIGHI & ROSLI TALIF. (2014).