Dr. Wafa Zoghbor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Zayed University, UAE
Associate Professor
Advisor to the Provost for Special Initiatives

Email: wafa.zoghbor@zu.ac.ae

Qualifications

2011 Doctorate in Education, The University of Leicester, UK, Education & Applied Linguistics.
2007 Master Degree, The University of Leicester, UK, Applied Linguistics and TESOL.
2000 Bachelor Degree, UAE University, UAE, English Language Linguistics and Literature.

Publications (Selected)

1. Gitsaki, C., & Zoghbor, W. S. (2023). Professional Learning for Faculty at an EMI Institution in the UAE. English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula.
2. Zoghbor, W. S. (2023). Negotiating the Arabic and English space in UAE Higher Education: the ownership of English in the English-medium instruction context. In English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula. Taylor & Francis.
3. Gitsaki, C., & Zoghbor, W. S. (2023). Reflective practice: Professional learning for faculty at an EMI institution in the UAE. In English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula. Taylor & Francis.
4. Hopkyns, S., & Zoghbor, W. (2022). Chapter introduction: linguistic identities in the Arab gulf states: waves of change. In Linguistic Identities in the Arab Gulf States. Taylor & Francis.
5. Hopkyns, S., Zoghbor, W., & Hassall, P. J. (2021). The use of English and linguistic hybridity among Emirati millennials. World Englishes, 40(2), 176-190.
6. Hopkyns, S. Zoghbor, W. & Hassall, P. (2020). The use of English and linguistic hybridity among Emirati millennials. World Englishes. 1-15. https://rb.gy/y7hd58
7. Mahmoud, L., El Gamal, M. & Zoghbor, W. (2020). Students’ Assessment of Electronic Waste Environmental Management and Sustainability at an Emirati Federal Institution. In Al Masri, A. & Al-Assaf, Y. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd American University in the Emirates International Research Conference: Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility— Volume 2. Switzerland, Springer. https://rb.gy/2ll9k3
8. Ursic, A. & Zoghbor, W. (2020). The English Passive: Challenges for Thai learners and Pedagogical Implications. In Zoghbor, W. & Alexiou, T. (Eds)Advancing ELT Education. Dubai: ZU Press.
9. Zoghbor, W. & Alexiou, T. (Eds). (2020). Advancing ELT Education. Dubai: ZU Press. https://rb.gy/pce4qj
10. Zoghbor, W., Shehadeh, A. & Al-Alami, S. (Eds). (2020 ). Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference 2019: Engaging in Change - New Perspectives of Teaching and Learning. Dubai: ZU Press https://bit.ly/30SNiIR
11. Zoghbor, W, Al-Alami, S. & Alexiou, T. (Eds). (2019). Proceedings of the Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Conference 2018: Teaching and Learning in a Globalized World. Dubai: ZU Press. https://rb.gy/71yqvw
12. Hopkyns, S. Zoghbor, W. & Hassall, P. (2018). Creative hybridity over linguistic purity: The status of English in the United Arab Emirates. Asian Englishes, 20(2), 158–169. https://goo.gl/gd1Qco
13. Zoghbor, W. (2018). Teaching the pronunciation of English as a Lingua Franca to multi-dialect first language learners: The revival of the Lingua Franca Core (LFC). System, 78, 1–14. https://goo.gl/ZRXKLT
14. Zoghbor, W. (2018). Revisiting English as a Foreign Language (EFL) vs. English Lingua Franca (ELF): The case for pronunciation. Intellectual Discourse, 26(2), 829–858. https://goo.gl/NGY7Pm.

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