Dr Zifirdaus (Zi.) Adnan
Lecturer, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Qualifications
SP (Sarjana Pendidika) (IKIP Padang), BA (Hons) (Griffith), MA (Melb), PhD in applied linguistics and Intercultural Education (Curtin)
Contact
| Email: | zadnan@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E11 215 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3516 (or +61 2 6773 3516 overseas) |
Zi. Adnan is an experienced language teacher. He has taught languages for nearly 16 years. He began with teaching English at a prestigious private high school called SMA Muhammadyah in Padang, Indonesia in 1980. In 1981 he taught English to Indo-Chinese refugees in Galang Refugee Camp for the Save the Children Fund and Experiment in International Living till mid 1982.
From 1990 to 1992 he taught Indonesian at the RAAF School of Languages, Point Cook, Victoria, and in 1993 he taught Indonesian at the University of Melbourne and the RMIT, and from 1994 to 2001 at Murdoch University in Perth. At Murdoch University he was nominated for the Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Award in 2000.
Research interests
Zi’s main research interests include Indonesian Political History, esp. the history of Islam and politics in Indonesia, and Applied Linguistics. He has conducted research, written and published on Islam and the State in Indonesia, and on the acquisition of Indonesian by Australian adult learners. His BA Honours thesis was on political interpretations of Pancasila (the ideological basis of the Indonesian State) by 4 prominent leaders of Indonesia. For his MA degree--conducted at the University of Melbourne-- he studied the acquisition of Indonesian negators by an adult learner at the RAAF School of Languages. He is currently doing his PhD on rhetorical patterns and voice in Indonesian research articles.
Publications
2001 "Grammaticalization in the Interlanguage of Australian Learners of Indonesian."
"The Acquisition of The Acquisition of Indonesian by West Australian University Students".
1998 : The Acquisition of Indonesian by Adult Learners of Indonesian (Asian Studies Association of Australia or ASAA News Letter).
1991 "Islamic Religion: yes, Islamic (political) Ideology: no." in Budiman, Arief (Ed.), State and Civil Society in Indonesia, Clayton: The Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University. This book has been published several times. It was printed again in 1997.
1990 "Jangan Dua Kali Kehilangan Tongkat (Don’t Lose Twice), Panji Masyarakat, March.
1986 "Secularisasi Islam" (Secularisation of Islam), Panji Masyarakat (a weekly magazine) published in Jakarta, Indonesia, September.
Book Reviews:
1990 "Islam in the Higher Education in Southeast Asia" in Asian Studies Review, published by ASAA.
1991 "Islam di Jawa" (Islam in Java) in Editor (Indonesian weekly magazine), 23 February, Jakarta.