Name: Abu Bakar Mohamed Razali
Position: Tutor
Qualifications: B.Ed. (UPSI)
Department: Language and Humanities Education
Areas of Specialisation: Teaching English as a Second Language – ESL Curriculum and Program Development
Email: mrbakar@putra.upm.edu.my
Phone: (603) 89468170
Homepage: -

Abu Bakar Mohamed Razali telah menerima pendidikan awal di Sekolah Menengah (A) Sheikh Abdul Malek, Kuala Terengganu. Beliau memperoleh Diploma Pendidikan Pengajaran Bahasa Inggeris sebagai Bahasa Kedua dari Kolej Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu pada tahun 2002. Sejurus selepas itu, beliau telah meneruskan pengajian ke tahap bacelor di dalam bidang yang sama di Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak selama empat tahun (2002 – 2006). Oleh kerana minat yang mendalam dalam bidang Bahasa Inggeris dan pendidikan, beliau telah meneruskan pengajian di tahap master di dalam bidang Pengajaran Bahasa Inggeris sebagai Bahasa Kedua di Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) bermula dari tahun 2006 sehingga sekarang. Beliau sudah pun memasuki tahun kedua pengajian beliau dan sekarang berada di dalam semester akhir. Sekarang ini beliau sedang menyiapkan penulisan kertas projek beliau yang memfokuskan tentang penggunaan komputer didalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa Inggeris. Beliau telah di lantik menjadi staf sementara (tutor) di Jabatan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Kemanusiaan, Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, Universiti Putra Malaysia, dan sekarang beliau sedang memberikan khidmat beliau sebagai tutor sambil meneruskan pengajian di peringkat master. Beliau pernah terlibat secara langsung dengan penganjuran Konferen Internasional Asia TEFL ke-5 2007 yang telah di anjurkan oleh Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) yang berlangsung di Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) pada 8 – 10 Jun 2007.

Abu Bakar Bin Mohamed Razali has received early education at Sekolah Menengah (A) Sheikh Abdul Malek, Kuala Terengganu. He obtained his diploma in Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) from Kolej Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu in 2002. Shortly afterwards, he has furthered studies in the bachelor’s degree level in the same field at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak for four years (2002 – 2006). Because of his passion and interest in English language and teaching, he has furthered studies in master’e level in the field of Teaching of English as a Second Language at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) since 2006 until now. He is already in his second year of study and now in his final semester. He is now in the process of finishing his project paper that focuses on the use of computer application tools in the teaching and learning of English language. He has been appointed as a temporary staff (tutor) in the Department of Languages and Humanity Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and now he is providing his services whilst studying in the master’s level. He was involved directly with the organization of the 5^th Asia TEFL International Conference 2007 that was organised by Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) that was held at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) on 8^th – 10^th June 2007.

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

• Writing (Creative writing)

• Professional Development

On-Going Research

• Teacher Trainees Reflections on the Use of Computer Assisted Language Learning Tools in ESL (Data analysis and writing)