Professor Faizah binti Abd Majid

Professor Faizah binti Abd Majid

  • Adjunct Professor
  • School of Education

Biography

An Adult & Higher Education Professor at the Faculty of Education, UiTM. Currently, she serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Institute of Continuing Education and Professional Studies (iCEPS). She has received international and national research grants and published in various indexed journals and book chapters within Adult & Higher Education, TESL, and professional development.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • P.hD (Adult & Profesional Development), UKM
  • M.A TEFL, University of Reading, UK
  • M.A TEFL, University of Reading, UK

Research Interests

  • Adult & Higher Education
  • TESL
  • ESL Reading & Writing
  • Profesional Development

Teaching Areas

  • Adult & Higher Education
  • TESL
  • ESL Reading & Writing
  • Profesional Development

Courses Taught

  • Practice & Reflections in TESL
  • Theories & Practices in ESP
  • Education & Human Development
  • Adult Education
  • Research Seminar
  • Principles in ELT
  • Methodology in Teaching ESL Reading & Writing
  • Methodology in Teaching Reading
  • Methodology in Teaching Writing
  • Pedagogy II

Notable Publications

  1. Soo, K.Y.; Nur Izzah, J.; Majid, F.A.; Pham, H.C.; Aleesah, R. (2025). Teachers鈥 perspectives on the need for education reform in rural schools: a case study in Negeri Sembilan. In Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.
  2. Majid, F.A., Sharil, W.N.E.H., Yau, S. A., & Kamaruzaman, M. F. (2024). Strategies in developing graduates鈥 employability skills: an investigation on a selected TVET programme in a public university. Asian Journal on University Education. Vol 20 (3). pp. 807-821.
  3. Sun Can & Majid, F.A. (2024). A study of speaking learning in English online education based on deep learning assessment models. In Journal of Electrical Systems. Vol 20 (9s). pp. 712 -719.
  4. Nurul Hidayu, S.; Faizah, A.M.; Sharil, W.N.E.H. (2024). Education qualifications and teaching experience on the 21st century TPACK of English language teachers. In M.F Ubaidillah et al (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on English Language Teaching. Advances in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities Research 780.
  5. Ahmad, B.E., Ozturk, M., Khalid, F. Majid, F.A., Abdullah, M.A. (2024). A Preliminary Comparative Outlook on Turkish and Malay Adult Learners鈥 Cultural Orientations in Education. In Gading Journal for Social Sciences. Vol 27(1). pp. 136-146.
  6. Kamaruzaman, M. F., Majid, F. A., Yau, S. A., & Sharil, W. N. E. H. (2024). Challenges in TVET Education in Higher Learning Institutions. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(9), 813鈥824.
  7. Sharil, W. N. E. H., Majid, F. A., Yau, S. A., & Kamaruzaman, M. F. (2024). TVET Students鈥 Employability Skills: An Investigation on Graduate Employability Level at a Malaysian Higher Learning Institution. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(9), 574鈥586.
  8. Abd Halim, N. D., Abdul Mutalib, M., Mohd Zaid, N., Mokhtar, M., Abd. Majid, F., & Sharil, W. N. E. H. (2024). The Use of Social Media to Enhance Critical Thinking in Online Learning Among Higher Education Students. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 18(06), pp. 56鈥66
  9. Kamaruzaman, M. F., Faizah, A.M., & Mujio Mukmin, T. (2023). TaLNA App: An Interactive Numeracy Mobile Learning Application for Children with Autism. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 17(21), pp. 50鈥64.
  10. Sharil, W. N. E. H., Faizah, A.M., Yau, S.A., Halim, N. D. A., Zaid, N. M., & Mokhtar, M. (2023). Social learning environment and pre-service teachers鈥 critical thinking development. In International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education & Development. Vol 12 (3). pp. 1320-1334.DOI:10.6007/IJARPED/v12-i3/19162

Achievements & Accolades

  1. 鈥淭okoh Guru鈥, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, May 2023
  2. Distinguished Scientist in Adult Education by Venus International Foundation,
    Chennai, India (2019)
  3. Academic Programme Accreditation Lead Assessor, Ministry of Education, Timor-
    Leste, 2017

Professional Associations

  1. Majlis Profesor Negara (Lifetime Membership)
  2. Akademi Profesor Negara (Lifetime Membership)
  3. MELTA (Lifetime Membership)