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ABDUL HADI
MPhil-PhD Student
TESOL Research Network
Faculty of Education and Social Work
The University of Sydney
Camperdown Campus, Sydney NSW Australia
Telp. +61 43077 2900
Email    : hadi.hadi@fulbrightmail.org
Website: www.hadiabdul.webs.com

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

M.Phil-PhD     SL/FL Teacher Education, July 2009-August 2013 (Anticipated graduation)
                       The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

M.A.                English as a Second Language, August 2004-May 2006

                       The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.                        

 

B.Ed.              English Language Education, August 1991- May 1996

                       The University of Riau, Pekanbaru,  Riau, Indonesia

 

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

 

Certificate Course on ASAS (Advanced Skills for Academic Success),
Center for English Teaching, The University of Sydney, June-July 2009,
Sydney Australia

Certificate Course on English for Academic Purposes, IALF Jakarta,
April-May 2009, Jakarta

Certificate Course on Communicative English Language Teaching,
IALF Surabaya and UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, October-November 2008,
Surabaya, East Java

 

Workshop and Mentoring on Enhancement of Academic Culture
in Islamic Higher Education, Ministry of Religious Affair-Directorate
General of Higher Education, December 2006, Mona Plaza Hotel,
Pekanbaru, Riau

 

Pre-Academic Orientation Program, July 7 - August 6, 2004,
Center for English as a Second Language, The University of Arizona,
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

  

TTTE (Trends and Techniques in the Teaching of English as a Foreign
Language), October-November 1996,Lembaga Bahasa LIA Afiliasi
Pekanbaru, Riau Indonesia

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

Faculty Member, Department of English Language Education, State Islamic
University Sultan of Syarif Kasim Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, 2000-Present

Secretary, Quality Assurance and Development Board (QuADeB),
Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau,
Pekanbaru, Indonesia, June 2008-Present

Board Member, The LDS (Language Development and Services) Foundation,
Pekanbaru, Indonesia, April 2007-Present

Secretary, Quality Assurance and Development  Board (QuADeB), State
Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia,
Oktober 2006-July 2007

Teacher Trainer, Teacher Training Program for Elementary  School
Teachers, Hotel Rindu  Sempadan, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, April 2007- Present

Library Staff, Fine Arts Library and Center for Creative Photography,
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A, Summer and Fall 2005

Lecturer, Akademi Keuangan dan Perbankan Riau (AKBAR),
Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, February 1999-December 2000

English Intructor, LB. LIA English School, Pekanbaru,Riau Indonesia,
September 1996- August 1999

English Teacher, Babussalam Senior High School, Pekanbaru, Riau,
Indonesia, 1996-2000     

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PARTICIPATION 

Paper Presentation, "Reading-based classroom activities: An effort toward
the integration of language skills in teaching English as a foreign
language in  Indonesia", the 17^th MELTA (Malaysian English Language Teaching Association) International conference, Penang, Malaysia, July 2008

Paper Presentation, "English Borrowings in Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Malaysia", 2008 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, January 2008 (Paper was accepted for presentation)

Research Proposal Presentation, "Degree of English Borrowings in Indonesian and Malaysian and its Impacts on Commitment to National Identity: A Comparative Study", 2008 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, January 2008 (Proposal Abstract was accepted for presentation)

Workshop presentation, "Picture-Based Paragraphs for
Teaching English Young learners", the 55^th TEFLIN
International Conference, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah,
Jakarta, Indonesia, December 2007

Paper presentation, "Incorporating Computer-Mediated
Communication into Communicative Language Teaching:
An EFL Setting", 5^th Asia TEFL International Conference,
Putra World Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2007

Paper presentation, "LeaP in English: An Innovation to
Teach Young Learners of English in EFL Context",
Malaysia International Conference on English Language
Teaching (MICELT), Damai Laut, Perak, Malaysia, February 2007. 

Paper/Software presentation, "LeaP in English: A Language
Learning Software", ASIA CALL International Conference,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2006.

Conference participation, "The Changing Face of the American
West", 2005 Fulbright Enrichment Seminar, Boulder, Colorado,
USA, March-April 2005.

Conference Participation, "The Implementation of Autonomous
Language Learning", Riau University Teacher Development Seminar,
Pekanbaru Riau, Indonesia, May 2002

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Asia Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning  (Asia CALL)

Asia TEFL

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Inc.

TEFLIN (Association of Teachers English as a Foreign Language
in Indonesia)

ELT Indonesia Network

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include second language teacher education,
curriculum and material development, world Englishes, and CALL.
Listed below are research projects that I conducted
in the past or to be completed in the near future:

 

Hadi, A. (2008). The use of English words in the writing of essays in Indonesian by English
               Department students: A Sociolinguistic study. UIN Suska Riau: Unpublished research report.

 

Hadi, A. (2006). Oral communication skill: A case study of an Arab student enrolled in
               an intensive ESL program in the United States. University of Arizona: Unpublished research
               paper.

 

Hadi, A. (2004). English borrowings in Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Malaysia.
               University of Arizona: Unpublished research paper.

 

Hadi, A. (1996). The correlation between students' attitudes toward English-English  dictionaries
               and their reading achievement. Riau University, Indonesia: Unpublished research paper. 

 

 

PUBLICATION

 

Hadi, A. (2009). Teaching English as Foreign Language in Indonesia:
              A contextual and cultural consideration. Pekanbaru, Indonesia: Suska Press

 

Hadi, A. (2007).  Incorporating Computer-Mediated Communication
              into Communicative Language Teaching: An EFL Setting. Proceeding of  the 5^th
              Asia TEFL International Conference, Putra World Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2007

 

Hadi, A.  (2006). Reading-based classroom activities: An effort toward the integration of language skills
               in teaching English as a foreign language in  Indonesia. TEFLIN Journal, 16 (2), 61-71

 

Susanto, J., Hasan, Syafaruddin, & Hadi, A. (2004) Creative English earning (CEL) 2.
               Pekanbaru, Indonesia: Infinite press

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

Australian Development Scholarship for Doctoral Study at The University
of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, 2009-2013

Graduate College Tuition Scholarship, The University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ, USA, 2004-2006

Fulbright Scholarship for Masters Study at The University of Arizona,
Fulbright Program and American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation, 2004-2006

Beasiswa Supersemar, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI,
1993-1994