Mohamed Abdou Moindjie, Dr.

PROFILE

Mohamed Abdou Moindjie holds a PhD in Literary Translation from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang. He is currently a Senior Lecturer (Maître de Conferences) of English Language and Translation Studies, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He was Maître de Conferences  at the Department of Foreign Languages, Université des Comores where he taught Translation (French- English), and English Writing Skills. He was also Chairperson of the Department of Foreign Languages,Université des Comores  from 2016 to 2018. 

He is a polyglot. He is fluent in English, French, Arabic, and Comoran. He has advanced Knowledge of Chinese, Malay, German, Russian, Spanish, and Swahili. 

Qualifications

• Certificate of Participation for being a speaker at Sambutan Bulan Bahasa Kebangsaan (BBK) Sektor Pendidikan, Peringkat Jabatan Pendidikan Pulau Pinang 2014, Jabatan Pendidikan Pulau Pinang.
• Certificate of Participation for being a presenter at Minggu Lestari Bahasa, 2014, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Certificate of Appreciation for being a moderator at the 2nd International Postgraduate Colloquium 2014, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Certificate of Appreciation for being a member of the Organizing Committee at the Six International Learning Conference 2015, organized by the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia in Eastern and Oriental Hotel, Penang.
• Certificate of Appreciation for presenting a paper on Teaching and Learning Foreign Language through Translation: A case Study of Spanish Language at the Six International Learning Conference 2015, organized by the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia in Eastern and Oriental Hotel, Penang.
• Certificate of Appreciation for presenting a paper on A Comparative Analytical Study of Translation: the Concept of Wisdom in some Selected Verses of the Quran at the Six International Learning Conference 2015, organized by the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia in Eastern and Oriental Hotel, Penang.
• Certificate of Appreciation as a Speaker for Talk Series, 2019, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Certificate of Appreciation as a member of the Organising Committee, 8th International Language Learning Conference, 2019, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Appreciation and Recognition as the Manuscript Reviewer for the International Journal of Language, Literacies and Translation(IJOLLT), 2019, School of Languages, Literacies and Translation.
• Acknowledgement for Reviewing Research Manuscripts for Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2019, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

PUBLICATIONS

• Links: 
• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=S5xrXkEAAAAJ
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed_Abdou_Moindjie
• https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/11/536849/usm-lecturer-speaks-10-languages

• Khalaf, M.H., Mahadi, T.S.T., and Moindjie, M.A. (2015). A Comparative Analytical Study of Translation: the Concept of Wisdom in some Selected Verses of Quran. In Six International Language Learning Conference, 140-146: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Moindjie, M. A., and Rahamatullah, U. S. (2015). Teaching and Learning through Translation: A Case Study of Spanish. In Six International Language Learning Conference, 128-139: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Mahadi, T.S.T., and Moindjie, M.A. (2009). A Comparison of French and Bahasa Malaysia from Translation Perspective. In Studies in Foreign Language Education, 23 (2), pp. 185-206: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Moindjie, M. A., and Mahadi, T.S. (2004). Learning Malay Language as a Foreign Language. In First International Language Learning Conference: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
• Mahadi, T.S., and Moindjie M. A. (2003). Textual analysis as effective tools for translation and translator’s education. In Terjemahan dalam Bidang Pendidikan. (Abdoullah, H.ed.), p.417-443. Perak: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. 
• Moindjie, M. A. and Rahamatullah, U, S. (2019). Relevance of Modality Markers in Translating from Spanish into English. In 8th International Language Learning Conference, Eastern and Oriental Hotel, George Town, Penang. 

RESEARCH

Research Grant:

Moindjie M.A. & Ummu Salmah, R. (2020, 2024). Translation Modelling: A Case Study of English, Spanish, French and Malay, University of Science, Malaysia (USM).

Research Interests

A. Translation Research Languages

English, French, Arabic, Malay, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian, Swahili, and Comoran

• Literary translation( Poetry, Novel, drama)
• Technical translation (Legal, administrative, scientific, commercial, and economic, etc.)
• Interpreting Studies
• Languages for special purposes
• English Linguistics
• English Literature

• French and Francophone Literature
• Arabic Literature

OTHER

• LCT 509- Translation Practice: Scientific and Technical Texts
• LCT 512- Translation Practice: Literary Texts
• LCT 504- Translation Practice: Hospitality Texts
• LCT 503- Research and Technology for Translation
• LCT507- Translation Commentary

• LEM315- English for Law

Postgraduate Research Supervision(Directeur de thèse)

(Completed)

1. Aala Karim Okleh Maayah, 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, A Study of Some Common Idioms in Jordanian Arabic, Co-supervisor (AKTIF)
2. Aroub Adnan Okleh Atmeh, 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, Translating African-American Texts from English into Arabic: Their Eyes Were Watching God., Main Supervisor (AKTIF)
3. Beribeche Houssam Eddine, 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, Strategies of translating Milton’s hypnotic language patterns in texts about human development, Co-supervisor (AKTIF)
4. Dua'A Khalifah Mohammad Talafha, 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, Analysis of Some Modern Reflections on the Quarnic Discourse in Alkahf Chapter (The Companions of the Cave Story) and their Translations., Co-supervisor (AKTIF)
5. Haitham Mohd Khair Ahmad Alyousef, 2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, Cohesion Problems in Translating Resistance Literature from Arabic into English: Selected Short Stories by Ghassan Kanafani as Case Study, Co-supervisor (AKTIF)
6. Khatra Amar, 2016, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Part Time, Morphological Potential of Arabic with Respect to Medical Terminology, Co-supervisor (AKTIF)
7. Kifah W M Sanori , 2020, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, The Translation of Historical Documentaries from Arabic into English: The Case of? Omar? Film, Main Supervisor (AKTIF)
8. Lo'Ai Ahmad Saleh Khatatbeh , 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, The translatability of Irony in Mohammed Al – Maghout’s Quotes, Co-supervisor (AKTIF)
9. Safaa Muhammad Ahmad Rababah , 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, The Translatability of Metaphorical Expressions in the Holy Quran., Main Supervisor (AKTIF)
10. Yara Alhassan Alahmed , 2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Research - Full Time, A study of children literature translation from English to Arabic, Main Supervisor (AKTIF)

 ETC.