Educational Background

PhD in Malay Studies (Malay Manuscripts and Oral Literature)

Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (Institute of the Malay World and Civilization)

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

15 August 2009

Dissertation: “The Sinrilikna Kappalak Tallumbatua and Ethnographic Narratives of the Makassar War”

 

Intensive Course in Bahasa Melayu 

Institute of the Malay World and Civilization                                                     

 

(Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu)

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

(June 2003 – March 2004)


Ph.D in Development Communication 

University of the Philippines Los Banos

College, Laguna, Philippines

6 units Undergraduate Courses

15 units Graduate Courses 

(June 2002 – March 2003)     

 

 

Master of Arts in English

Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

23 March 1996

Thesis: “The Guinguman: Its Ideational Values and Contemporaneity”

Bachelor of Arts in English

Mindanao State University, Marawi city

9 April 1985 

Thesis: “A Thematic Study of Kerima Polotan’s Short Stories”

High School Diploma    

Marian College, Ipil, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

March, 1981

Work 

Experience

Lecturer, Norton University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2nd semester (March-July 2005); 1st semester (Oct 2005-March 2006); and 1st semester (Oct 2006-March 2007).

 

Faculty Member, English Department, College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH), Mindanao State University (MSU), Marawi City, Philippines, 1985 to 2002 

(June to September 2002, leave with pay; October 2002-June 2004, leave without pay)


Lecturer, St. Michael’s College, Iligan City, Phils., 1st sem., AY 2001-2002

Chairperson, English Department, CSSH, MSU, Phils., 1997-1999

 

Lecturer, Pre-University Center, MSU, Phils., 1990

Executive Director, Lanao Partnership for Human Development (LPHD), Iligan City, Phils., 1989-1991

Volunteer Staff, Moro People’s Research Center (MPRC), Iligan City, Phils., 1986-1989

Scholarships Received

1. Luisa Mallari Fellowship for PhD Research in Southeast Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (SEASREP), Manila, Philippines.  SEASREP is jointly funded by The Toyota Foundation and The Japan Foundation Asia Center.  The grant is for my PhD in Malay Studies (by research) under the Institute of Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, April 1 2004 – March 31, 2005, April 1 2006-March 31 2007, and April 1 2007-March 31 2008.

2. Language Training Grant, Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (SEASREP), Manila, Philippines to undergo Intensive Training in Bahasa Melayu at the Institut alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, April 1 2003-March 31, 2004.

3. 

Academic Personnel Development Program (APDP), Mindanao State University, Philippines, 1992-1993 (Full Scholarship); 1994, first semester, Partial Scholarship (Salary only) for my MA in English, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Subjects Taught

Grammar and Composition Writing, Oral Communication, Content and Style, Business English, Basic Research, Introduction to Literature, Journalism, English Phonetics and Phonology, The Novel, The Short Story, Poetry, Literary Criticism, Contemporary American Literature, Introduction to Asian Literature, Philippine 

Literature, Third World Literature, Philippine Nationalist Literature, Folklore and Mythology, Literary Research, Creative Writing, Oral Interpretation, Spoken and Written Discourses, English, Global Media and New Technology, Ethnography of Communication, English Phonetics and Phonology, Research Methodology


Recent Conferences, Seminars, and Lectures Attended

1. 8th Annual East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference”, East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. 12-14 February 2009. (Paper Presentor) 

2. English and Asia: First International Conference on Language and Linguistics, organized by the Department of English and Literature, International Islamic University Malaysia, 24-27 November 2008, Crown Princess Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. 

3. Seminar Internasional, Dialog dan Pentas Seni Kemelayuan di Indonesia Timur, Gedung IPTEKS Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, 12-13 October 2008.  (Paper Presentor)

4. “Sharing A Future In Asia”, 5th International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS 5), 2-5 August 2007, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Paper Presentor)

5. 2nd  Postgraduate Colloquium, 23-25 August 2006, organized by the School of Language Studies and Linguistics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) held in Allson Kelana Resort, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.  (Paper Presentor) 

6. “Southeast Asia: Ancient and Continuing Global Crossroads”, 8-9 December, organized by the Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (SEASREP) held in Chiangmai, Thailand.  (Paper Presentor)

7. “World in Discourse: Representations of Realities”, 21-23 November 2005, organized by the Centre for Language Studies and Linguistics, FSSK, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia held in  Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. (Paper Presentor)

8. Second Workshop on Local Scholarship and the Study of Southeast Asia: Bridging the Past and the Present, 8-12 July 2005, Hotel Kartika Chandra, Jakarta, Indonesia. (Paper Presentor)

9. A half-day lecture on Translations by Nin Bakdisoemanto, 22 July 2005 spondored by Jurusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar

10. Seminar dan Lokalarya Metode Penelitian Sastra Terbaru, 20-21 July 2005 , Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.  (This seminar was sponsored by the Jurusan Sastra Inggris, Fakultas Sastra, of Universitas Hasanuddin) 

11. International Conference on The Languages and Literatures of Western Borneo: 144 Years of Research, 31 January – 2 February 2005, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor. 

12. Seminar Sastera Cetak Abad Ke-19, 14-15 December 2004, Menara Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

13. First Workshop on Local Scholarship and the Study of Southeast Asia: Bridging the Past and the Present, 5-9 November 2004, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

14. International Conference on Minority Peoples in Southeast Asia, 14-18 November 2004, Chiangmai, Thailand. (Paper Presentor)

15. Local Scholarship and the Study of Southeast Asia: Bridging the Past and the Present, 6-9 November 2004, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.

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