Tentang Penulis

Saidna Zulfiqar Bin Tahir is a lecturer of English Education Department of the University of Iqra Buru Indonesia. He is a doctoral candidate in English Education Program from the State University of Makassar and attended doctoral short course program at Northern Illinois University, USA. His areas of interest and research include teaching media, TEFL, Arabic and Linguistics, and Multilingual Education. He is the author, reviewer and editor of more than 11 international journals, including of American Journal of Educational Research, International Journal of Language Teaching Research, International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics, International Journal of Language and Linguistics, English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature Studies, International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation, editor member of Communication and Linguistics Studies, and editor of International Journal of Language and Linguistics. His book publications include Cara Praktis Belajar Bahasa Arab-AtTaysiir Fi Ta‟liim al-Lughah Al-Arabiyah (Pustaka Qalam, 2008), A Stepping Stone toward Mastering English Grammar (Pustaka Qalam, 2010), Teaching English as World Language (Pustaka Qalam, 2012), Teaching Speaking (English) through Yahoo Messenger (Pustaka Qalam, 2013), and Obat Penawar Galau-Painkillers of Confusion Pustaka Qalam, 2014). His article publications include English Teaching Method at Pesantren IMMIM in Makassar (Jupiter Journal, 2010), Humor in “Bukan 4 Mata” Talk Show (Jupiter Journal, 2011), Improving Students‟ Writing Skill through Facebook at University of Iqra Buru (ICT4LL Journal, 2014), Improving Students‟ Speaking Skill through Yahoo Messenger at University of Iqra Buru (International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 2015), Students‟ Speaking Skill through Voice Chat at University of Iqra Buru (Journal of Modern Education Review, 2015), Multilingual Behaviour of Pesantren IMMIM Students in Makassar (Asian EFL Journal, 2015), The Attitude of Santri and Ustadz Toward Multilingual Education at Pesantren (International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 2015), and Multilingual Teaching and Learning at Pesantren (Asian EFL Journal).