Prof. Dr. Usman Kasim, M.Ed
Guru Besar
Prof. Dr. Usman Kasim, M.Ed. I was born in Lueng Putu, Kab Pidie Jaya in 1953. I have been a Lecturer at the English Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) Syiah Kuala University (Unsyiah) since 1985. In 1975 – 1982 I got my BA and Drs. degrees in English Education at the Department of English Education at FKIP Unsyiah. In 1986 – 1987 I went to Singapore for a Diploma Cource in Dip. TESOL (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at SEAMEO-RELC. In 1990 – 1991 I studied at Leeds University, majoring in M.Ed. TESOL (S2), Leeds, UK. In 2000 – 2003 I completed my course for Ph.D (S3) in English Education at State University of Malang, Malang, East Java. In 1992 – 1999 I was the Head of English Education Department of FKIP Unsyiah. In 2003 – 2007 I was in charge of Graduate Program in Language Education at PPs Unsyiah. In 2007 – 2011 I served as Vice-Director for Planning and Cooperation at Graduate Program (PPs) Unsyiah. In 2010 – 2014 I was a School Principal at SMA Lab School Unsyiah. Since August, 2014 I have been the Director of Syiah Kuala University Language Center.
Prof. Dr. Burhanuddin YS, M.Ed.
Guru Besar
Buhanuddin Yasin was born in Meulaboh on 29 September 1960. He graduated his baccalaureate in English education in 1984 at the English Department of Teacher Training Faculty (FKG) Syiah Kuala University. Yasin holds a postgraduate diploma in advance studies, speciality in Business Administration from the University of Salford, Manchester, England (1993-1994).Yasin received his master degree in Education Management, major in Management information system technology/educational policy analysis from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia (1995-1997). Yasin completed his doctoral program in Education Management at State University of Malang. In addition, Yasin was also trained in three different areas of skill and knowledge, i.e. Business English, Business Training Limited, Manchester, England 1986) ; Modem Management, International Correpondence School, Pennsylvania, USA (1992) ; LEAD International, Leadership for Environment and Development, Jakarta, Indonesia (1997-1999); Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (1998); San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America (1999) ; New Hampshire University, New Hampshire, USA (1999); and New York, USA (1999). Yasin is now the Head of English Department of FKIP Syiah Kuala University.
Prof. Dr. Asnawi, S.Pd., M.Ed
Dosen/Ketua Jurusan
My name is Asnawi. I was born on November 5, 1974. I am from Nisam, north Aceh. My father’s name is Muslem. I graduated from undergraduate Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Syiah Kuala University in 2000 in the filed of English education. I completed my master degree at National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur in 2006 in the field of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). I accomplshed my doctoral program (Ph.D) at University of Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia in the field of Instructional Strategies and Design in 2015. I married to Yulianti Djalaluddin in 2001. I have got five children so far, 2 sons and 3 daughters. I work for English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh. I started teaching at the faculty in 2001 until now. So far, I have published 12 articles on scopus journals.
Prof. Dr. Zulfadli, S.Pd., M.A.
Guru Besar
My name is Zulfadli A. Aziz, I am a graduate of Syiah Kuala University (B.A in English Education), University of New South Wales, Australia (MA in Applied Linguistics), and University of Adelaide, Australia (PhD in Linguistics). I am currently teaching linguistics at Syiah Kuala University. My research interests cover linguistics in general, and sociolinguistic in particular. Being a civil servant, I have dedicated to providing help to students who are having difficulty in developing their future.
Prof. Dr. Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf, S.Pd, M.Ling.
Guru Besar
Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf was born in Banda Aceh on June 17, 1980. She is a Professor at the Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Her Bachelor’s degree is in English Education, which she received in 2002 from Universitas Syiah Kuala. She completed her Master’s in Linguistics in 2006 and Ph.D. in Phonology in 2013, both from the Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Her supervisor was Prof. Dr. Stefanie Pillai. She was promoted to a Full Professor in the field of Phonology/Linguistics in 2021. Her articles have appeared in a number of reputable journals such as Language & Linguistics, Language & Communication, Language Sciences, Sage Open, Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, among others. She also acts as a reviewer to a number of national and international journals. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Studies in English Language and Education journal. This is the first journal at Universitas Syiah Kuala to be indexed in Scopus. Her research interests are in the field of linguistics, English education, and literature.
Dr. Saiful, S.Pd, M.Pd., M.TESOL.
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Saiful was born on February 22, 1972 in Ie Lhob, Southwest Aceh, the Province of Aceh, Indonesia. He has been teaching English at the Department of English, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Aceh since 2001. He finished his S-1 program (Bachelor Degree) in 1999 in the Department of English Education, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. In 2005, he completed his S-2 program (master’s degree) in the Department of English Language Education of State University of Malang, East Java, Indonesia. From 2008 to 2010 he did another S-2 program (master’s program) in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. In 2018, he obtained his Doctoral Degree in English Language Teaching from State University of Malang, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
Dr. Iskandar AS, S.Pd, M.A.
Iskandar Abdul Samad is an alumni of University of New England (UNE), Australia. He completed his PhD degree at this university in 2015. His research interest is in language teaching methods and approaches, including the use of genre approach for teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and communicative language teaching generally. Before completing his PhD at UNE, he had completed his Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Australia in 2007. He has taught English as a Foreign Language for more than 13 years at Syiah Kuala University, Aceh, Indonesia. He established a private foundation, Rumoh Bahasa, where he also teaches EFL. Iskandar is an avid reader and writer. He has attended and presented papers at national and international conferences and written books on teaching English for novice students.
Dr. Kismullah, S.Pd., M.App.Ling.
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Dr. Kismullah is current the Coordinator for the English Department Undergraduate Study Program.
Kismullah is a lecturer at the English Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Syiah Kuala University. Officially appointed in 2008, he has taught several units in the study program including all the language skill units (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) and several linguistics units (Sociolinguistics, Advaced Linguistics in English Language Teaching, Critical Review on Applied Linguistics, and Semantics and Pragmatics). Majoring in TESOL for his graduate diploma, Applied Linguistics for his master’s degree, both at La Trobe University, and in Sociolinguistics for his PhD at Deakin University, Australia, Kismullah now teaches at both the postgraduate and undergraduate programs.
His current teaching include Teaching Material Development (Postgraduate), Critical review on Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching (Postgraduate), English Semantics and Pragmatics (Undergraduate), Cross Cultural Understanding (Undergraduate), Interpretive Listening (Undergraduate), World Literature (Arts – Undergraduate), TOEFL Preparation (Undergraduate), Translation and Interpreting (Undergraduate), Business English (Postgraduate).
His research interest includes English teaching, classroom pedagogy, language change, Dialectology, literacy and education, English Literature, and studies in Applied Linguistics.
Students’ research projects currently under his supervision include topics on language styles in advertising, cultural representation in novels, communication maxims, and contextual usage of Acehnese personal pronouns, and Code-Mixing.
Kismullah lahir di Glumpang Tiga, Pidie tahun 1981 dan mulai mengabdi pada Unsyiah tahun 2002, dan resmi diangkat resmi menjadi staf pengajar pada Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FKIP tahun 2008. Kismullah menempuh pendidikan jenjang sarjana di FKIP Bahasa Inggris Unsyiah dan selesai pada tahun 2004, dan melanjutkan ke jenjang S2 di La Trobe University dan selesai pada tahun 2008. Kismullah menyelesaikan pendidikan S3 di Deakin University, Melbourne (Burwood Campus), Australia dengan bidang konsentrasi sosiolinguistik dan dialektologi pada bulan Februari 2018.
Dr. Dohra Fitrisia, S.Pd., M.Ed.
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She is a lecturer in the Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. She has joined as a lecturer in Syiah Kuala University since 2008. She finished her bachelor degree at English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Syiah Kuala University in 2003 and obtained her M.Ed in TESOL from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2008. Currently studying Linguistic in Ph.D program at Faculty of Cultural Sciences, North Sumatera University. Her research interests include English Language Teaching (ELT), Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL), Educational Research and Linguistics.
Dr. Siti Sarah Fitriani, S.Pd., M.A.
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Siti Sarah Fitriani was born in Medan, 24 August 1981. She is a lecturer at the English Education Department of Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh – Indonesia. She completed her Bachelor degree majoring in English Education at Universitas Syiah Kuala in 2006. She continued her Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney – Australia and completed the program in early 2008. She finished her PhD program at University of New England (UNE), Armidale – Australia in 2015. Her research interest is in literacy, language teaching methods and approaches, systemic functional linguistics, multimodality, the use of genre approach for teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), metacognition, and communicative language teaching generally. She can be contacted through her email ssfitriani@usk.ac.id.
Dr. Muhammad Aulia, S.Pd., M.TESOL., M.A.
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A doctoral educator who loves travelling across the world. Completing his degree at Deakin University in TESOL is inadequate to associate himself as a social-science researcher in Education. He then collaborated with some experts at University of Sydney and University Technology of Sydney to hone his research skills with Master of Arts (by Research) about social research in general domains such as case study, survey, interviews, quick count as well as specific domains such as teachers’ language awareness, artificial intelligence in language metacognition, teaching methodology, language assessment, communication strategies, teachers’ behaviour and beliefs, and computer-assisted language learning.
He finally completed his Master’s research study about communication strategies of university lecturers from University of Technology Sydney in 2017. It was found that there were still many areas of improvement in the optimisation of communication strategies in providing high quality input and interaction in classroom.
With regard to his doctoral degree at Macquarie University, he focused on Intercultural Approach to English teaching and learning; a recently-renowned language teaching approach that promotes the development of skills, knowledge, and attitudes towards the target language’s cultures. The approach thus inculcates intercultural values such as open-mindedness, tolerance, peace and cooperative in a multilingual and multicultural context.
He also advocates the heightened awareness of discourse building in public, which is hardly independent of power and ideological relations such as public policy making in many aspects especially political and educational sciences.
Principally, his research’s worldview asserts that education is not seen simply as a series of capacity building activities; it is a cultural reflection of society that are local, specific, experientially and ecologically-constructed. Therefore, there needs an encompassing approach to enhance educational achievement with a holistic intervention on people, organisation, community involved in education.