📄 Curriculum Vitae - SUHAIDA BINTI OMAR
SUHAIDA BINTI OMAR
DR. SUHAIDA BINTI OMAR
PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI  •  TETAP
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE STUDIES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
✉ suhaida.o@umk.edu.my ☎ 09-7797000
Expertise Education for Language Literacy (Including English (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) and Other Languages ) (F0709100501) Applied Linguistics (F0710010101) Asian, ASEAN and World Literature (Including American Literature, British Literature, English Literature and Classical/Ancient Literature ) (F0710010102)
A. Personal Details
UMK Join Date
04 May 2015
Date of Appointment (Current Position)
19 Nov 2004
Date of Confirmation
21 Jul 2016
Education
(2011) UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
IJAZAH DOKTOR FALSAFAH APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
(2001) UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
IJAZAH SARJANA PENDIDIKAN PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGERIS/ TESOL
(1997) UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PENDIDIKAN PENGAJARAN BAHASA INGGERIS
(1990) KOLEJ ISLAM SULTAN ALAM SHAH
SPM
Awards
University Awards
MAJLIS ANUGERAH PERKHIDMATAN CEMERLANG (APC) TAHUN 2024 (2025)
Awarded by: UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN
Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (APC) 2019 (2020)
Awarded by: UMK
Research Awards
POKEMON GO: WHEN THE WORLD IS YOUR STORY BOOK! USING AUGMENTED REALITY IN TEACHING NARRATIVE WRITING AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING
GOLD • Member
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE CARNIVAL 2020
REVISITING KIKUCHI¿S FRAMEWORK ON DEMOTIVATIONAL FACTORS
GOLD • Member
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE CARNIVAL 2020
THE VISIBILITY OF DISCOURSE MARKERS IN UNDERGRADUATES' FINAL YEAR PROJECTS
GOLD • Member
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE CARNIVAL 2020
EZ-ARGUE: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY MADE EASY
GOLD • Member
CARNIVAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (CRI2023)
EZ-ARGUE: EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO MASTER THE ART OF ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
GOLD • Member
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM ON PRODUCTIVITY, INNOVATION, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION & DESIGN (i-SPiKE 2023), UITM KEDAH BRANCH
EZ-ARGUE: AN INNOVATIVE WRITING TOOL FOR MASTERING THE ART OF ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
GOLD • Member
CREATIVE and INNOVATIVE CARNIVAL (CIC 2023)
EZ-ARGUE: AN INNOVATIVE WRITING TOOL FOR MASTERING THE ART OF ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
SPECIAL • Member
CREATIVE and INNOVATIVE CARNIVAL (CIC 2023)
CRISIS MANAGEMENT: �COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING BEYOND THE PANDEMIC
SILVER • Head
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE CARNIVAL 2020
B. Teaching-Learning Activities
CodeSubject
UBI1022 ENGLISH II
UBI10302 ADVANCED GRAMMAR FOR UNDERGRADUATES
UBI10402 INTENSIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
UBI20302 INTEGRATED READING AND WRITING
UBI2032 ENGLISH FOR THE ARTS
UBI20402 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING
C. Research & Development
Journals (16)
  1. Omar, S., Hussein, N. H., Hanapi, N. H., Abdullah, Y. S., Mohd Noor, A. L., Saidi, Bahirah. (2023). Self - Efficacy and Self - Regulated Learning Among Undergraduate in Learning Arabic as a Foreign Language Via Online. Issues in Language Studies, Vol. 12(2), pp. 227 - 245. https://doi.org/10.33736/ils.5566.2023
  2. Shaharuddin W.Y.W, Ahmad M., Omar, S., See Y.. (2022). Gossip as a medium of informal communication: A measurement model of gossip engagement at the workplace. SEARCH Journal of Media and Communication Research, Vol. 14(2), pp. 47-61.
  3. Omar, S., Yusoff, S., Nik Ahmad Farhan bin Nik Azim, Mohd Nawi N. S., Zaini N., Syahfutra W.. (2021-09). Academic motivation in English online classes: A comparative study of universities in Malaysia and Indonesia. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 11 (2), pp. 477-487. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v11i2.34538
  4. Omar, S., Azim, NAF, Nawi, NSM, Zaini, N.. (2020-09). Motivational Strategies among English Language Teachers: An Examination in Higher Education Institutions in the Malaysian Context. ARAB WORLD ENGLISH JOURNAL, Vol. 11(3), pp. 170-183. https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no3.10
  5. Hasnah Ab Kadir, Nor Hanim Mustafa, Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim, Suhaida Omar, Liyana Ahmad Afip, Arifuddin Abdullah. (2026-06). Examining Course Experience and Students' Satisfaction in a CEFR-Aligned English Course. Edulitics (Education, Literature, and Linguistics) Journal, Vol. 11(1), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.52166/edulitics.v11i1.11236
  6. Hanis Kamarudin, Suhaida Omar, Muhammad Saiful Anuar Yusoff. (2025-10). Evaluating Demotivating Factors to L2 and Their Influence on Engagement. Journal of Creative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching (CPLT), Vol. 13 (3), pp. 201-212. https://doi.org/10.24191/cplt.v13i3.7495
  7. Kemal, Edwar, Suhaida Omar. (2024-12). How The Government Regulates Code Switching Advertisements Made By Msme As A Public Information: A Critical Discourse Analysis. Advanced International Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (AIJBES), Vol. 6 (22), pp. 323-339. https://doi.org/10.35631/AIJBES.622023
  8. Edwar Kemal, Suhaida Omar. (2024). Factors Causing the MSMEs to Use Code Switching Advertisement to Promote Their Products: A Social Discourse Based Analysis. PERSPEKTIF Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Vol. 16(2), pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.37134/perspektif.vol16.2.2.2024
  9. Edwar Kemal, Suhaida Omar. (2024). Exploring the Linguistics Features of Code-Switching Advertisement as Public Information: A Textual Analysis of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Journal of Advanced Research in Technolgy and Innovation Management (JARTIM), Vol. 12(1), pp. 27-38. https://doi.org/10.37934/jartim.12.1.2738
  10. Hanis Kamarudin, Suhaida Omar, Muhammad Saiful Anuar Yusoff, Nur Hafezah Hussein. (2023-11). A Construct Validation of Attitude and Self-Efficacy as Factors in ESL Learning Demotivation. Journal of Creative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching (CPLT), Vol. 11(2), pp. 174-184. https://doi.org/10.24191/cplt.v11i2.23175
  11. Chua Hui Wen, Lee Hui Ling, Suhaida Omar, Mahama Tohleheng, Chin Siao Mei. (2022-06). Malaysian Non-native Chinese Learners¿ Challenges and Learning Strategies in Chinese Characters Learning. EDUCATUM ¿Journal of Social Science (EJOSS), Vol. 8 (1), pp. 67-82. https://doi.org/10.37134/ejoss.vol8.1.7.2022
  12. Suhaida Omar, Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim. (2019). The Disposition of Motivational Strategies among English Language Teachers in Public Universities in Malaysia. Journal of ELT Research, Vol. 4 (2), pp. 140-151. https://doi.org/10.22236/JER_Vol4Issue2pp56-68
  13. Nooraini Ismail, Suhaida Omar. (2018-12). Investigating the Preferred Learning Styles in English Language Courses among Undergraduates in Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. International Journal of Language Education and Applied Linguistics (IJLEAL), Vol. 8 (2), pp. 17-26. https://doi.org/10.15282/ijleal.v8.303
  14. Nurul Iman Ahmad Bukhari, Suhaida Omar, Atirah Izzah Che Abas, Ariezal Afzan Hassan, Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim. (2018-11). The Impact of Speak-O-Rama Module on Developing Speaking Skills Among Primary Islamic School Children: An Exploratory Study. Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 24 (11), pp. 8555¿8559. https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12612
  15. Suhaida Omar, Nurul Iman Ahmad Bukhari, Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim, Noraini Zaini. (2017-09). Entrepreneurial Competencies within the Education Research Paradigm. International Journal of Law, Humanities & Social Science, Vol. 1 (5), pp. 135-144.
  16. Nurul Iman Ahmad Bukhari, Suhaida Omar, Atirah Izzah Che Abas, Bazilah Raihan Mat Shawal, Wan Suzanna Aafanii Adeeba Wan Ibrahim, Ariezal Afzan Hassan, Noor Hisham Md Nawi. (2017-03). Exploring ¿Speak-O-Rama¿ as a Public Speaking Module: A Pilot Study in an Islamic Integrated Primary School. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, Vol. 6 (2), pp. 249-257. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.6n.2p.249
Proceedings (6)
  1. Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim, Hasnah Ab Kadir, Suhaida Omar, Liyana Ahmad Afip. (2026). Arguessay Evaluator: Automating Argumentative Writing Assessment Through Custom GPT Innovation. In International University Carnival on ELearning 2025 (IUCEL2025), pp. 213 - 216. Penerbit UTeM Press.
  2. Liyana Ahmad Afip, Suhaida Omar, Nur Hafezah Hussein, Lena Ramamurthy. (2024). Empowering Agency at Meso-Level: A Reflective Account of the CEFR-Informed Policy Enactment in Public University. In International Conference on Languages and Communication (ICLC2024), pp. 155-159. Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.
  3. Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim, Nur Hafezah Hussein, Arifuddin Abdullah, Ahmad Zaki Amiruddin, Suhaida Omar. (2023). EZ-ARGUE: Empowering Students to Master the Art of Argumentative Writing. In International Exhibition & Symposium on Productivity, Innovation, Knowledge and Education (i-SPiKE), pp. 1-5. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kedah & Penerbit UiTM (UiTM Press).
  4. Wan Yusoff Wan Shaharuddin, Mokhtarrudin Ahmad, Suhaida Omar. (2021-06-10). Exploratory Factor Analysis: Gossiping as a Medium of Organisational Communication. In 7th International Conference on Communication and Media (iCOME 2020), pp. 314-322. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences EpSBS.
  5. Noor Syamimie Mohd Nawi, Ramamurthy, Lena, Syakirah Shafien, Suhaida Omar, Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim. (2021). Perception of Digital Reading Material for Academic Purposes among UMK Undergraduates. In INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM (i-SPiKE) 2021, pp. 544-547. UiTM.
  6. Wan Yusoff Wan Shaharuddin, Mokhtarrudin Ahmad, Suhaida Omar. (2019-11). Exploratory Factor Analysis: Influence Resources Among Teachers in Kelantan, Malaysia. In International Conference on Communication, Language, Education and Social Science 2019. Faculty of Applied Communication, Multimedia University.
Books (6)
  1. Suhaida Omar, Nik Abdul Halim, Nik Elias, Zakaria, Muhammad Zakwan, Jalie, Muhammad Syafiq. (2025-03). The Guide to Stress Management for Students Part 2. Caneta Publishing.
  2. Suhaida Omar, Mohd Zaman, Siti Eisyah Zulaikha, Ahmadul Hadi, Nur Irdina Kamila, Budin, Nurnelisha, Hamzah, Siti Hazrina Batrisyia. (2025-02). The Four Faces of Coffee. Ninidoll House Production.
  3. Mohd Don, Zuraidah, Azman, Hazita, Suhaida Omar, Ali, Nor Liza Haji, Mohd Rawian, Rafizah, Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Su Hie, Ting, Moneyam, Sasigaran. (2025). Implementing the CEFR-aligned English Language Education Reform: Assessing Reading in Universities. Ministry of Higher Education.
  4. Nik Ahmad Farhan Azim @ Nik Azim, Nor Hanim Mustafa, Suhaida Omar, Mohd Ramizan Mat, Alia Nadhirah Mohd Kamal, Arifuddin Abdullah, Atirah Izzah Che Abas, Aveleena Afzan Hassan, Kavarljit Kaur Gill, Lena Ramamurthy, Linira Ghazali, Liyana Ahmad Afip, Mohammad Affiq, Nik Aliff Hakimi Bin Nik Mohd Fadzil, Nor Fazura Md Zulkifle, Noraini Zaini, Norshazrina Sabri, Nur Syahirah Mohd Nawi, Nur Syasya Qistina Mazeree, Nurul Iman Ahmad Bukhari, Ros Dalilah Abd Ghani, Sarah Nadia Ahmad, Shahidatul Maslina Mat Sood, Syakirah Shafien. (2024). Integrated Reading and Writing: 1st Edition UBI 20302. UMK Press.
  5. Suhaida Omar, Nik Aliff Hakimi Bin Nik Mohd Fadzil, Alia Nadhirah Ahmad Kamal. (2024). The Art of Connection: Intensive Communication Skills Ubi 10402 (1st Edition). Penerbit UMK.
  6. Suhaida Omar, Ramamurthy, Lena, Syakirah Shafien, Noor Syamimie Mohd Nawi. (2021-01). UBI 1012 ENGLISH 1 UBI 1022 ENGLISH 2. MCGRAW HILL & UMK PRESS.
Research Projects (8)
A STUDY ON MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES AMONG ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN MALAYSIA
HEAD • SGJP • 2017
EMPOWERING ENGLISH TEACHERS THROUGH ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN THE NEW NORMAL: A CASE STUDY OF YIK POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
MEMBER • UMK-COM • 2022
REVISITING THE COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING METHOD IN DEVELOPING " SPEAK-ORAMA" AS A PUBLIC SPEAKING MODULE: A CASE STUDY IN 2 ISLAMIC INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
MEMBER • SGJP • 2016
THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATES ONLINE BASED ENGLISH READING COMPETENCIES FRAMEWORK
HEAD • FRGS • 2020
THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATES ONLINE BASED ENGLISH READING COMPETENCIES FRAMEWORK (EXTENDED MAY 2022)
HEAD • FRGS • 2021
THE STUDY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS LEARNING AMONG NON-NATIVE CHINESE LEARNERS IN UMK
MEMBER • SGJP • 2020
UMK COMMUNITY IMPACT RESEARCH GRANT (UMK-COM)
MEMBER • UMKSIR • 2021
WORK FROM HOME PERCEPTION: A STUDY OF EXPECTANCY, VALENCE AND INSTRUMENTALITY
MEMBER • SGJP • 2022
Supervision (8)
A Corpus-based Discourse Analysis On Ai In The News Media: A Comparative Perspective Of A Developing Country And A Developed Country
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
A SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CORE LITERACY IN CHINESE BASIC
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
Assessing A Literature-Based Module To Enhance English Perfomance, Proficiency, Attitude and Motivation in Tertiary-Level Cefr A2 Students in East Coast Malaysia
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
BETWEEN DEMOTIVATION AND STUDENTS, PROFIENCY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ENGAGEMENT
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
CHALLENGES FACED BY INDONESIAN MICRO, SMAL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMIE) IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) AND COVID 19 ERA
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF GOSSIP ENGAGEMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLUENCE RESOURCES AND INDIVIDUAL WORK PERFORMANCE
CO Supervisor • PHD
THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF GOSSIP ENGAGEMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLUENCE RESOURCES AND INDIVIDUAL WORK PERFORMANCE
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
The Nursing Students Needs Of English For Specific Purposes To Minimize Difficulties In Learning English For Nursing Students Of Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang
MAIN Supervisor • PHD
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