Faculties

Isarji Bin Hj. Sarudin
Professor
- CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES AND PRE-UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
- IIUM Gombak Campus
- isarji@iium.edu.my
- 4939
Staff Detail
Professor Isarji Hj. Sarudin joined the IIUM in 1986 and earned his Ph.D from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1996. Prof. Isarji was Dean of the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) from 1998 to 2008. He established the Institute for Language Advancement (IfLA) and IfLA/Al-Bukhari Foundation Programme in 2003. In 2009, he was invited as a visiting scholar by La Trobe University, Australia. He was Head of Research from 2011 to 2014 and currently, he is the Director, Centre for Professional Development (CPD). He started teaching English at the Ce ... show more
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York/ University at Buffalo, NY
- Teaching English as a Second Language - Masters Degree, Saint Michael's College, VT
- English Language - Bachelor Degree, Western Kentucky University
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Applied Linguistics - Curriculum Design, Program Evaluation, Language Planning and TESL
- 2011 - 2014 , IATEFL
- 2012 - 2014 , International Islamic College
- 2011 - 2014 , Malaysian Qualifications Agency
- 2013 - 2013 , ISI-Indexed Online Journal
- 2008 - 2009 Visiting Scholar, La Trobe University
(PEAS I)PRE-SESS.ENG.FOR ARABIC EXEMPTED I | 1994/1995 |
ADVANCED ARABIC I | 2000/2001 |
ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR HUMAN SCIENCES | 1995/1996 |
CORE COMPETENCE LOWER | 1996/1997 |
CORE COMPETENCE LOWER (CCL) | 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 |
CORE COMPETENCE LOWER INTENSIVE (1ST HALF) | 2000/2001 |
CORE COMPETENCE LOWER INTENSIVE (2ND HALF) | 2000/2001 |
COURSE AND SYLLABUS DESIGN | 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 |
COURSE DESIGN & MATERIAL EVALUATION | 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2009/2010 2010/2011 |
COURSE DESIGN & MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT | 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 |
COURSE DESIGN AND MATERIAL EVALUATION | 2011/2012 |
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FOR ELT | 2009/2010 |
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING | 1995/1996 |
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING (EAW) | 2010/2011 |
ENGLISH FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES (ICT) | 2010/2011 |
LANGUAGE FOR OCCUPATIONAL PURPOSES-ENM | 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 |
PRE-CORE COMPETENCE (PCC) | 1997/1998 |
REMEDIAL PSES ENGLISH FOR POSTGRADUATE | 1995/1996 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2011/2012 |
RESEARCH PAPER 1 | 2018/2019 |
RESEARCH PAPER 2 | 2018/2019 |
SFC: LISTENING SKILLS FOR ARABIC-EXEMPTED | 1996/1997 |
SFC: READING SKILLS FOR ARABIC- EXEMPTED | 1996/1997 |
SPECIAL ENGLISH FOR ARABIC MAJOR II | 1994/1995 |
SYLLABUS DESIGN AND MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT | 2020/2021 |
SYLLABUS DESIGN AND MATERIALS PREPARATION FOR TESL | 2005/2006 2007/2008 |
In Progress |
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2018 - Present | ALIGNING THE IIUM ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST STANDARDS TO THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE AND THE IELTS: EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL, PROCEDURAL AND EXTERNAL VALIDITY |
2007 - Present | Testing and Assesment in Higher Education Research Unit (TASHE) |
Completed |
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2015 - 2015 | Kajian Pertimbangan Dasar 60:40 (60:40 Policy Review)Di Bawah Inisiatif PPM#49 Pengukuhan STEM |
2015 - -1 | Kajian Pertimbangan Dasar 60:40 (60:40 Policy Review)Di Bawah Inisiatif PPM#49 Pengukuhan STEM |
2015 - 2018 | Integrating Multicultural Perspectives in Teaching and Learning |
2015 - 2018 | Profiling Students? Productive Vocabulary Against the Vocabulary Word List |
2014 - 2015 | Comparison Study on the Quality of Preschools in Malaysia |
2014 - 2017 | Positioning the English Language Curriculum Within the Internationl Language of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) |
2013 - 2013 | LAPORAN PETUNJUK SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASI (STI) 2013 |
2011 - 2012 | Kajian dan Pembinaan Instrumen Persetaraan Kriteria untuk Menilai Kualiti Pendidikan Prasekolah di Malaysia |
2010 - 2011 | Vocational English Test for International Communication (VET): A Study of Existing Standards and Industrial Needs |
2008 - 2012 | A Study of Cultural Sensitivity and English Language Teaching Materials of Muslim Learners and Teachers. |
2008 - 2011 | Faculty Assessment Competency: An IIUM Study |
2008 - 2012 | Developing a Framework for Evaluating English for Specific Purposes Programme |
2005 - 2008 | An Investigation of the Performance of the IIUM Teaching Staff in IELTS & An Investigation into the Comparability of the English Placement Test (EPT) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) |
Unknown - 2014 | Kajian Unjuran Pelajar Akademik INSPEN |
Unknown - 2009 | Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) |
Article |
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2018 | Gender, metacognition, and vocabulary learning strategies of Malay ESL learners. Advanced Science Letters , 24 (11) pp.7988-7991 |
2017 | English language proficiency and initiatives of Malaysian universities. English Language Proficiency and Initiatives of Malaysian Universities , 12 (1) pp.1-4 |
2017 | The assessment of writing within the CEFR scale : A Malaysian context. Advanced Science Letters , 23 (5) pp.4944-4947 |
2016 | The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension of ESL Learners . English Language Teaching , 9 (2) pp.116-123 |
2013 | Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21 (Sp iss) pp.73-87 |
2013 | Needs assessment of workplace English and Malaysian graduates’ english language competency. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21 pp.88-94 |
2013 | Intensive English Language Programme: A Needs Assessment. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21 (2) |
2013 | Measuring the vocabulary size of Muslim pre-university students. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21 (Special Issue 4) pp.44-49 |
2013 | Effects of metacognitive listening strategy training on listening comprehension and strategy use of ESL learners. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21 ((Special Issue of Studies in Language Teaching and Learning) pp.57-66 |
2013 | Oral presentation errors of Malaysian students in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Course. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21 ((Special Issue of Studies in Language Teaching and Learning) pp.19-27 |
2011 | Critical thinking dispositions of new intake engineering technology students . International Journal of Business and Technoprenuership , 1 (1) pp.89-92 |
2009 | Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies , 9 (2) pp.73-87 |
Conference or Workshop Item |
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2019 | EPT and the CEFR: are they aligned?. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019) |
2019 | EPT and the CEFR: are they aligned?. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019) |
2018 | Alignment To CEFR And IELTS: The CELPAD IIUM Initiative. In: 6th British Council New Directions in English Language Assessment Conference: Standards in Learning Systems 2018 |
2018 | A systematic approach for developing course learning outcomes to fulfill accreditation requirements in Malaysia. In: 7th World Engineering Education Forum 2017 |
2017 | Integrating Islamisation and virtue in iCGPA at IIUM. In: Integrated Cumulative Grade Point Average (iCGPA) International Conference 2017 |
2015 | The role of vocabulary in reading comprehension. In: The Asian Conference for Language Learning 2015 (ACLL 2015) |
2014 | Oral communication needs in the ICT industry. In: 3rd International Conference: Issues in Language Teaching and Learning amongst non-Native Speakers (ILANNS) |
2014 | Measuring the vocabulary size of IIUM pre-sessional students . In: International Research Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE 2014) |
2013 | Oral communication skills in the financial services and telecommunication, technology, and media industries. In: 2013 IEDRC Sydney Conferences |
2013 | An investigation of the relationship between metacognitive strategies and vocabulary size in an ESL environment. In: 2013 IEDRC Sydney Conferences |
2009 | Islamic cultural considerations in the selection and use of ESL materials in the language classroom). In: 7th World Conference on Muslim Education, |
2009 | A comparative analysis of Engineering students' problems in speaking and writing. In: International Conference on Teaching and Learning |
Book |
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2020 | Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning. Centre for Professional Development (CPD), International Islamic University Malaysia |
2013 | Student workbook : proficiency in enterprise communication. Prestariang Systems Sdn Bhd . ISBN 978-967-10423-8-0 |
2011 | Research insights in English teaching and learning . IIUM Press . ISBN 978-967-418-028-7 |
2011 | Language studies in the Muslim world. IIUM Press, IIUM . ISBN 9789670225234 |
Book Section |
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2020 | Equity and equality in education. In: IIUM Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning Centre for Professional Development (CPD), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) , pp.7-8 |
2020 | Office of Deputy Rector of Academic and Industrial Linkages. In: IIUM emergency remote teaching and learning Centre for Professional Development (CPD), International Islamic University Malaysia. , pp.6-7 |
2019 | Accelerating academic innovation for quality teaching and learning. In: The International Islamic University Malaysia: the garden of knowledge and virtue IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia . ISBN 978-967-491-035-8 , pp.181-191 |
2019 | Accelerating academic innovation for quality teaching and learning. In: The International Islamic University Malaysia: the garden of knowledge and virtue IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia . ISBN 978-967-491-035-8 , pp.181-191 |
2013 | Islamic cultural considerations in the selection and use of ESL materials in the language classroom. In: Language and literature in research and education: an Islamic perspective IIUM Press . ISBN 9789674182878 , pp.34-48 |
2011 | Responses to extensive reading: a survey of ESL learners. In: Research Insights in English Teaching and Learning IIUM Press . ISBN 978-967-418-028-7 , pp.71-87 |
2011 | Communication anxiety among pre-university students. In: Research insights in English teaching and learning IIUM Press . ISBN 978-967-418-028-7 , pp.23-35 |
2011 | The effects of oral communication strategy training on ESL learners’ oral proficiency. In: Research insights in English teaching and learning IIUM Press . ISBN 978-967-418-028-7 , pp.49-68 |
2011 | Inculcating Islamic values in teaching western short stories to Muslim learners. In: Language studies in the Muslim world IIUM Press . ISBN 9789670225234 , pp.83-111 |
2011 | English language competency for employment purposes: meeting the needs of the industry. In: Language studies in the Muslim world IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia . ISBN 978-967-0225-23-4 , pp.179-208 |
2008 | The English language proficiency of Malaysian Public University students . In: Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education Through Research: Shaping Future Policy MOHE , pp.40-65 |