Dr Zifirdaus (Zi.) Adnan
Lecturer, School of Arts
Qualifications
SP (Sarjana Pendidikan) (IKIP Padang, Indonesia), BA (Honours in Asian Studies, Griffith University), MA (Applied Linguistics, Melbourne University), PhD in applied linguistics and Intercultural Education (Curtin University)
Contact
| Email: | zadnan@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E11 215 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3516 (or +61 2 6773 3516 overseas) |
Zi. Adnan is a highly qualified and experienced language teacher. He has taught languages and cultures (English and Indonesian) for over twenty years in various institutions both in Australia and Indonesia including at the RAAF School of Languages, Point Cook, Victoria, 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. He has been at UNE since 2002. He has also taught cultural and politics units including Indonesian Contemporary Culture, Cultural expressions in Modern Asia, Indonesian Religious History, and Islam in Indonesia. In Indonesia he taught English and Western culture at the Galang Refugee Camp, Galang Island, Indonesia for Save the Children and Experiment in International Living.
Affiliations
- Editorial Team Member of the Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) published by the Applied Linguistic Association of Australia (ALAA). Member of ALAA.
- Member of UNE Asia Research Centre.
- Member of MAsyarakat Linguistik Indonesian (MLI) (Linguistic Society of Indonesia).
- Member of New England Arts Centre.
Research interests
Dr. Adnan is also an active researcher. He has completed projects in Applied Linguistics and Islam in Indonesia, presented papers at various conferences, and published books, refereed articles and book chapters in these areas (see below). Currently, he is working on “Life Stories of Indonesian ‘Mujahidin’” in collaboration with Prof. Greg Barton (Monash University), A/Prof John Horgan (Pennsylvania State University, the USA), Dr. Ian Chalmers (Curtin University), and several researchers from Muhammadyah University of Malang, Indonesia. He is also completing a book called Strategi Belajar Cepat dan Sukses di Universitas di Luar Negeri (Strategies for Fast and Successful Study Abroad).
Research Projects
Selected past projects
‘Nahdhatul Ulama and its traditions’
‘The Acquisition of Indonesian by Adult Learners in Western Australia’ (Funded by Murdoch University internal research grant).
‘Rhetorical Patterns of Indonesian Research Articles in Hard Sciences’ (Funded by University of New England internal grant)
Current Projects:
“Life Stories of Indonesian ‘Mujahidin’” in collaboration with researchers from Curtin University, Monash University, Muhammadyah University of Malang, and Pennsylvania State University.
Strategi Belajar Cepat dan Sukses di Universitas di Luar Negeri (Strategies for Fast and Successful Study Abroad).
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Applied Linguistics and language teaching (second Language acquisition, genre and discourse analysis of academic writing), Indonesian studies (Indonesian language and culture, Islam in Indonesian history, politics and society).
Current PhD Projects (supervised with academics either as principal supervisor or co-supervisor).
- ‘Standardization and Certification of Teachers in Indonesia’, by Chairil Anwar Korompot.
- ‘Discourse Transfer in Research Articles written by Indonesian researchers (Ani Rakhmawati)
- ‘Human Traficking in Indonesia’ (Indra Gunawan Cakti)
Publications
Books
- Adnan, Zifirdaus.2010. Rhetorical Patterns of Indonesian Research Articles in Selected Humanities Disciplines. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlaag.
- Adnan, Zifirdaus. (Forthcoming). Strategi Belajar Cepat dan Sukses di Universitas di Luar Negeri. (Accepted in 2004)
- Adnan, Zifirdaus & Zifirdaus, Indrawati. 2005 and 2009. Merebut Hati Audiens Internasional. Strategi Ampuh Meraih Publikasi di Jurnal Internasional (Winning International Audience: Effective Strategies in Publishing in International Journal). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. The Second Edition of this book was published by Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia (MLI) (the Linguistic Society of Indonesia).
Selected Refereed Book Chapters
Adnan, Zifirdaus. (2008). "Discourse Structure of Indonesian Research Article Introductions in Selected Hard Sciences" in English as an Additional Language in Research Publication and Communication adited by Sally Burgess and Pedro Martin-Martin. Bern: Peter Lang.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2002. "Management in Indonesia". In Chatterjee, S & Nankervis, A. 2002. Understanding Asian Management. Guilford, Perth: Vinyard Publishing Pty. Ltd.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 1997. "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.
Selected Articles in Refereed Journals
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2009. "Some Possible Problems for Indonesian Research Articles (RAs) when Submitted to International Journals". Journal of Asian Linguistics.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2008. "Security Issues in Southeast Asia: Understanding Indonesian Terrorism through the life story of Ali Imron" . UNE Asia Research Centre.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2004. "Citing Behaviours in Indonesian Humanities Research Articles". ASAA e- Journal of Asian Linguistics & Language Teaching (http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/languages/asaa_ejournal).
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2000. "Grammaticalization in the Interlanguage of West Australian Tertiary Learners of Indonesian". Edith Cowan University, Online Journal of Applied Linguistics.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 1997. "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.
Selected Refereed Conference papers
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2009. "Discourse Practices of Indonesian academics in Selected Hard Sciences and Humanities Disciplines Research Articles: A Comparative Study", presented at ALAA/ALANZ Conference in Auckland, New Zealand 2-December 2009.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2008. "Defending God while Denouncing Terrorism, An analysis of Language Use on Terrorism in Indonesia", presented at the 2008 ALAA Conference at Sydney University.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2007. "Patterns of Discourse Practices by Indonesian Researchers in their Research Article Introductions (RAIs)", paper presented at Discourse and Professional Practices, held at University of Technology of Sydney (UTS) 29 November-1 December.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2007. "Using Genre Approach in Teaching Indonesian", Paper presented at the Australian Society of Indonesian Language, Educators, University of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 6-8 July 2007.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2007. "Discourse Structure of Indonesian Research Article Introductions in Selected Hard Sciences", paper presented at an international conference on Preparing and preparing research in international journals, held in Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain, 11-13 January.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2005. "Some Possible Problems for Indonesian Research Articles (RAs) when Submitted to International Journals", paper presented at the Second Conest Conference, Atma Jaya University, Jakarta, November 28.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2004. "Interactions in Indonesian Research Articles", paper presented as the Fifth, Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) Conference in Adelaide, July.
Adnan, Zifirdaus. 2003. "Citing Behaviours in Indonesian Humanities Research Articles". Paper presented at the Fourth ALAA Conference, July.