Writing, Languages, and Pedagogy

The Perceptions and Positions of Postcolonial Englishes explores the perceptions, positions, placement, acceptability, influence and impact of Postcolonial Englishes.

Write Now is a hands-on research project designed to help participants produce writing about writing—and about teaching writing—for a global university pedagogy in and for the 21st century.

Among Us aims to bring NYUAD students who share a passion and an ambition in cultural and language exchange, regardless of the native languages, to the classrooms in the local Emirati K-12 schools where Chinese language and culture courses have integrated into the curriculum

The lectures will deal with a variety of topics related to language pedagogy, including assessment, culture teaching, and sociolinguistic variation.

Thinking Globally, Teaching Locally seeks to produce an Open Access Edited Collection of essays on decolonizing the craft of writing & introducing culturally responsive & inclusive pedagogy in the ‘global’ classroom.

Turns to students to understand their experiences with learning writing and their investment in developing academic literacy, hoping to continue developing writing pedagogy at NYUAD that addresses their needs.

Seeks to provide a bilateral example of how performance practice evolves within territories often navigating complex landscapes of politics, censorship, and societal norms, and underscoring the notion that knowledge emerging from these regions through performance practice is as progressive and transformative as that originating from Western contexts.