Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D in Lingusitics - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Strathclyde
- Master of Arts (English as a Foreign Language) - Masters Degree, Southern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Science (English) - Bachelor Degree, Southern Illinois University
Nora Bt Mohd. Nasir (Dr.)
Academic Fellow
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
drnoranasir@iium.edu.my
6033
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Other Linguistics and Literature n.e.c. - Ph.D in Lingusitics
Teaching Responsibilities
| FILM AND MEDIA DISCOURSE | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| FILM AS LITERATURE | 2025/2026 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2024/2025 |
| LEXICOGRAPHY | 2023/2024 |
| LINGUISTICS IN THE HUMANITIES | 2025/2026 |
| STYLISTICS | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| TOPICS IN CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 2024/2025 |
Supervision
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An Evaluation Of An English Language Preparatory Course For Muet In Pahang.
Ph.D
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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The Reversal Of Ppsmi Language Policy: A Critical Study Of The Malays' Perspectives.
Ph.D
Completed
2021
Supervisor Supervisory Committee
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The Reversal Of Ppsmi Language Policy: A Critical Study Of The Malays' Perspectives.
Ph.D
Completed
2021
Member Supervisory Committee
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The Influence Of Islamic Background Knowledge On Efl Learners' Response In Reading English Literary Texts.
Ph.D
Completed
2018
Supervisor Supervisory Committee
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Critical Discourse Study Of Speculative Discourse In The News Reports Of Mh370.
Ph.D
Completed
2017
Main Supervisor
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The Effects Of Listening-Reading Intervention On English Pronunciation And Vocabulary Of Form One Students In Maran, Pahang.
Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Countering Xenophobic Narratives Towards The Rohingya Refugees Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Critical Discourse Analysis.
Master
Completed
2022
Co-supervisor
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Analysis Of The Relationship Between Collocation Competence And Writing Skills Of Djiboutian Efl Learners.
Master
Completed
2019
Co-supervisor
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The Use Of Hedges And Boosters In English: A Comparative Study In Native Writers And Malay Writers Of English.
Master
Completed
2018
Main Supervisor
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The Use Of Hedges And Boosters In English: A Comparative Study In Native Writers And Malay Writers Of English.
Master
Completed
2018
Co-supervisor
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The Diegesis Of P. Ramlee’S Sarjan Hassan And Shuhaimi Baba’S Tanda Putera: A Social Semiotic Analysis.
Master
Completed
2017
Main Supervisor
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Needs Assessment Of Intensive Expository Writing - A Teacher'S Perspective.
Master
Completed
2016
Main Supervisor
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English Modifier System: A Semiotic Analysis.
Master
Completed
2016
Co-supervisor
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An Analysis Of Synonymy And Interchangeability Of Selected Discourse Markers In The English Language.
Master
Completed
2011
Main Supervisor
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Gender Differences On Language Motivation And Language Learning Styles Among Pre-Sessional Students In Iium.
Master
Completed
2011
Main Supervisor
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Language And Identity In Modern Film Dialogue.
Master
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2008 - 2011 | A Systematic Review of the Teacher Efficiency Rating (TER) Reports |
| 2006 - 2008 | The Articulation of National Integration in Malaysian English Print Media |
On-Going
| 2025 - Present | Exploring the use of Modals and Tenses in English and Malay by the Malaysian Language Learners of Different Proficiency Levels at Higher Institution |
| 2023 - Present | An Alternative Model in Detecting Plagiarism in Academic Writing using the Authorship Attribution Concept |
| 2016 - Present | The Representation of the MH370 Social Actors in News Discourse |
| 2011 - Present | A Protracted Study of the Effect of Reading-Listening on English Language Proficiency Among Students from Rural Schools in Malaysia |
| 2010 - Present | Spurious Use of Linking Adverbials in Theses. |
| 2007 - Present | Testing and Assesment in Higher Education Research Unit (TASHE) |
Publications
Articles
| 2019 | Social actor representation of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the Malaysian and foreign news reports: a critical discourse analysis. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, 8 (2) pp. 188-193 |
| 2019 | The ambivalence of an Anglophile subject in Kam Raslan’s confessions of an old boy: The Dato’ Hamid Adventures. Asiatic:IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, 13 (1) pp. 48-61 |
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2012 | Educational transformation : is it a myth?. In: 6th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, |
Books
| 2017 | A social semiotic analysis of two malay films. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-589-3 |
Book Sections
| 2013 | Student written comments about stylistics in an ESL literature classroom. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182878, pp. 22-33 |
| 2013 | Student written comments about stylistics in an ESL literature classroom. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-287-8, pp. 22-33 |
| 2008 | The articulation of national integration in Malaysian English print media. In: UM Press, ISBN: 9879831004661, pp. 33-53 |