The Teachers College Steering Committee
Professor of Applied Linguistics
Teachers College, Columbia University
jp248@tc.columbia.edu
James E. Purpura is Professor of linguistics and education in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He mainly teaches courses in L2 assessment and L2 research methods. Besides his publications in journals and edited volumes, Jim’s scholarly books include: Strategy Use and Language Test Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Assessing Grammar, and he is currently working on Learning-Oriented Assessment in Language Classrooms: Using Assessments to Gauge and Promote Language Learning (with C. E. Turner) and The Writings of L. F. Bachman: “Assuring That What We Count Counts” in Language Assessment (with A. J. Kunnan). Jim was co-editor of Language Assessment Quarterly (2013-2019), and series co-editor of Language Assessment at ETS: Innovation and Validation). Currently, he is series co-editor of New Perspectives on Language Assessment. Jim taught in and developed ESP curricula in in France, Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. He wrote a technical writing textbook for ESP engineering students while at Kuwait University.
Jim was President of the International Language Testing Association. He also served on the Committee of Examiners at Educational Testing Service in Princeton and the Scientific Committee of the Certificate of Language Competencies in Higher Education, sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the University of Grenoble-Alpes. He was an expert member of the European Association of Language Testing and Evaluation (EALTA) and is currently an expert member of the Association of Language Testers of Europe (ALTE). Jim served on the Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute (FSI), and is currently on FSI’s Future of Language Testing Task Force. He also serves on the U.S. Defense Language Testing Advisory Panel sponsored by the US Defense and National Security Office.
Jim has been a long-term consultant for the United States Information Agency (USIA), where he served as an English Language Specialist in Brazil, Turkey, and China. For the last 6 years he has worked as a specialist, consulting on the Costa Rican National Curriculum and Testing Reforms. In 2017, Jim was a Fulbright Scholar at the University for Foreigners of Siena, Italy.
Jim’s current research focuses on the use of a learning-oriented assessment framework to investigate the nature of planned and unplanned classroom assessments. He also directs a large-scale project involving the design and validation of learning-oriented scenario-based assessment of English and other languages (Persian, Korean, etc.). Finally, partnering with the US State Department, the Columbia University Global Center, and the Algerian Ministry of Education, Jim is Program Director of a Reform Project designed to strengthen English Language Programming for ESP Educators in Algeria.
Professor of Applied Linguistics
Teachers College, Columbia University
jp248@tc.columbia.edu
James E. Purpura is Professor of linguistics and education in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He mainly teaches courses in L2 assessment and L2 research methods. Besides his publications in journals and edited volumes, Jim’s scholarly books include: Strategy Use and Language Test Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Assessing Grammar, and he is currently working on Learning-Oriented Assessment in Language Classrooms: Using Assessments to Gauge and Promote Language Learning (with C. E. Turner) and The Writings of L. F. Bachman: “Assuring That What We Count Counts” in Language Assessment (with A. J. Kunnan). Jim was co-editor of Language Assessment Quarterly (2013-2019), and series co-editor of Language Assessment at ETS: Innovation and Validation). Currently, he is series co-editor of New Perspectives on Language Assessment. Jim taught in and developed ESP curricula in in France, Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. He wrote a technical writing textbook for ESP engineering students while at Kuwait University.
Jim was President of the International Language Testing Association. He also served on the Committee of Examiners at Educational Testing Service in Princeton and the Scientific Committee of the Certificate of Language Competencies in Higher Education, sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the University of Grenoble-Alpes. He was an expert member of the European Association of Language Testing and Evaluation (EALTA) and is currently an expert member of the Association of Language Testers of Europe (ALTE). Jim served on the Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute (FSI), and is currently on FSI’s Future of Language Testing Task Force. He also serves on the U.S. Defense Language Testing Advisory Panel sponsored by the US Defense and National Security Office.
Jim has been a long-term consultant for the United States Information Agency (USIA), where he served as an English Language Specialist in Brazil, Turkey, and China. For the last 6 years he has worked as a specialist, consulting on the Costa Rican National Curriculum and Testing Reforms. In 2017, Jim was a Fulbright Scholar at the University for Foreigners of Siena, Italy.
Jim’s current research focuses on the use of a learning-oriented assessment framework to investigate the nature of planned and unplanned classroom assessments. He also directs a large-scale project involving the design and validation of learning-oriented scenario-based assessment of English and other languages (Persian, Korean, etc.). Finally, partnering with the US State Department, the Columbia University Global Center, and the Algerian Ministry of Education, Jim is Program Director of a Reform Project designed to strengthen English Language Programming for ESP Educators in Algeria.
Senior Lecturer in Language Education
Director of Applied Linguistics & TESOL program
Teachers College, Columbia University
vl2266@tc.columbia.edu
Dr. Lindhardsen is a senior lecturer in Language and Education and the Director of the Applied Linguistics and TESOL program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she teaches Second Language Assessment in PK-12, Pedagogical English Grammar, Educational Linguistics, and several PK-12 Methods courses. She holds a Ph.D. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Copenhagen University, Denmark. Dr. Lindhardsen has more than 25 years of experience as a language educator, including teaching English and foreign languages at several levels of education, including middle school, high school, undergraduate level, and graduate level. As a former assistant principal, she has extensive experience in educational administration and management, and as the director of the International Center for Language Studies (ICLS), she has sound experience working with governmental agencies (USAID, FSI, DLI, DIA) to provide foreign language training, assessment, and curriculum development. Dr. Lindhardsen has several years of experience working on educational revision projects internationally, including working with the Eritrean Ministry of Education to review and revise their teacher training education, revising the UN language proficiency exams, and leading projects in African-Scandinavian educational leadership exchange programs and in EU-funded programs. Dr. Lindhardsen was also a key instructor in a Tunisian Foreign Language Teacher Education Project sponsored by the US Embassy in Tunisia, The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education, and Columbia University’s Global Centers. Dr. Lindhardsen is a standing expert member of New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE) and of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for TESOL standards, is a member of ETS’ advisory and standing committees for their ESOL PRAXIS exams, and she is a reviewer and a former commissioner for The Commission of English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). Dr. Lindhardsen has published journal articles and textbooks in writing assessment and in language pedagogy.
Senior Lecturer in Language Education
Director of Applied Linguistics & TESOL program
Teachers College, Columbia University
vl2266@tc.columbia.edu
Dr. Lindhardsen is a senior lecturer in Language and Education and the Director of the Applied Linguistics and TESOL program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she teaches Second Language Assessment in PK-12, Pedagogical English Grammar, Educational Linguistics, and several PK-12 Methods courses. She holds a Ph.D. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Copenhagen University, Denmark. Dr. Lindhardsen has more than 25 years of experience as a language educator, including teaching English and foreign languages at several levels of education, including middle school, high school, undergraduate level, and graduate level. As a former assistant principal, she has extensive experience in educational administration and management, and as the director of the International Center for Language Studies (ICLS), she has sound experience working with governmental agencies (USAID, FSI, DLI, DIA) to provide foreign language training, assessment, and curriculum development. Dr. Lindhardsen has several years of experience working on educational revision projects internationally, including working with the Eritrean Ministry of Education to review and revise their teacher training education, revising the UN language proficiency exams, and leading projects in African-Scandinavian educational leadership exchange programs and in EU-funded programs. Dr. Lindhardsen was also a key instructor in a Tunisian Foreign Language Teacher Education Project sponsored by the US Embassy in Tunisia, The Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education, and Columbia University’s Global Centers. Dr. Lindhardsen is a standing expert member of New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE) and of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for TESOL standards, is a member of ETS’ advisory and standing committees for their ESOL PRAXIS exams, and she is a reviewer and a former commissioner for The Commission of English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). Dr. Lindhardsen has published journal articles and textbooks in writing assessment and in language pedagogy.
Educational Consultant
Instructor
UCLA
brinton@humnet.ucla.edu
Donna M. Brinton currently works as a private educational consultant in the field of TESOL/Applied Linguistics. Her fields of expertise are materials/curriculum development and evaluation, program evaluation, general TESOL methodology, teaching pronunciation, content- based instruction, English for Specific Purposes, and the use of instructional technology in language teaching.
From 2009-2012, Donna was employed as Senior Lecturer at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, where she designed and taught online courses for their MA in TESOL curriculum. From 2007-2009 she worked as a Professor of TESOL at Soka University of America. Prior to holding these positions, she worked for 27 years at the University of California, Los Angeles in a variety of positions, including Associate Director of UCLA’s World Languages and Cultures, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, and Academic Coordinator of the UCLA ESL Service Courses.
Donna has taught a wide spectrum of Applied Linguistics and English as a second language classes and is the co-author and co-editor of numerous professional texts including: New Ways in Content-Based Instruction (TESOL, 1997); New Ways in ESP (TESOL, 1998); Content- Based Second Language Instruction (Heinle & Heinle, 1989; University of Michigan Press, 2003); Heritage Language Education (Routledge, 2007); Teaching Pronunciation (Cambridge University Press, 1996, 2010); The Linguistic Structure of Modern English (John Benjamins, 2010), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (National Geographic, 2014); and The Content-Based Classroom (Longman, 1997; University of Michigan Press, 2017). She has also co-authored several English language textbooks and numerous journal and book articles. For twelve years she also co-edited The CATESOL Journal and served on the executive board of CATESOL.
In her capacity as a private educational consultant and as a frequent English Language Specialist for U.S. Department of State, Donna has worked in over 50 countries, conducting short-term international teacher training in Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Greece, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, The Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, The U.A.E., Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. These assignments have included serving as the plenary speaker for regional and national conferences, presenting methods workshops at local schools and institutions, conducting program assessment, supervising materials development projects, and overseeing curriculum revision at the local and national level.
Most recently she completed a guest-edited issue of The CATESOL Journal (issue 30, volume 1) on evidence-based pronunciation teaching. Her latest book-length work is Content-Based Instruction: What Every ESL Teacher Needs to Know (University of Michigan Press, 2019).). Donna is a native of California and lives in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
Educational Consultant
Instructor
UCLA
brinton@humnet.ucla.edu
Donna M. Brinton currently works as a private educational consultant in the field of TESOL/Applied Linguistics. Her fields of expertise are materials/curriculum development and evaluation, program evaluation, general TESOL methodology, teaching pronunciation, content- based instruction, English for Specific Purposes, and the use of instructional technology in language teaching.
From 2009-2012, Donna was employed as Senior Lecturer at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, where she designed and taught online courses for their MA in TESOL curriculum. From 2007-2009 she worked as a Professor of TESOL at Soka University of America. Prior to holding these positions, she worked for 27 years at the University of California, Los Angeles in a variety of positions, including Associate Director of UCLA’s World Languages and Cultures, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, and Academic Coordinator of the UCLA ESL Service Courses.
Donna has taught a wide spectrum of Applied Linguistics and English as a second language classes and is the co-author and co-editor of numerous professional texts including: New Ways in Content-Based Instruction (TESOL, 1997); New Ways in ESP (TESOL, 1998); Content- Based Second Language Instruction (Heinle & Heinle, 1989; University of Michigan Press, 2003); Heritage Language Education (Routledge, 2007); Teaching Pronunciation (Cambridge University Press, 1996, 2010); The Linguistic Structure of Modern English (John Benjamins, 2010), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (National Geographic, 2014); and The Content-Based Classroom (Longman, 1997; University of Michigan Press, 2017). She has also co-authored several English language textbooks and numerous journal and book articles. For twelve years she also co-edited The CATESOL Journal and served on the executive board of CATESOL.
In her capacity as a private educational consultant and as a frequent English Language Specialist for U.S. Department of State, Donna has worked in over 50 countries, conducting short-term international teacher training in Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Greece, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, The Philippines, Qatar, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, The U.A.E., Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. These assignments have included serving as the plenary speaker for regional and national conferences, presenting methods workshops at local schools and institutions, conducting program assessment, supervising materials development projects, and overseeing curriculum revision at the local and national level.
Most recently she completed a guest-edited issue of The CATESOL Journal (issue 30, volume 1) on evidence-based pronunciation teaching. Her latest book-length work is Content-Based Instruction: What Every ESL Teacher Needs to Know (University of Michigan Press, 2019).). Donna is a native of California and lives in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
Lecturer of Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Teachers College, Columbia University
ev2449@tc.columbia.edu
Erik Voss, Ph.D. is a Lecturer in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL program at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. His research interests include applications of natural language processing in applied linguistics, language assessment and technology, and language assessment validation research. Erik has been invited to speak and conduct workshops on language assessment and technology in China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, and Macau. He has served as secretary of the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT) and has reviewed submissions for language assessment conferences and manuscripts for language assessment journals. Dr. Voss is an active member-at-large on the board of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA) where he has served as webmaster and participated in committees including: LTRC conference planning, ILTA nominating committee, and the Robert Lado best student paper award committee. He is currently coordinating social media for ILTA as part of the communications sub-committee and a member-at-large on ILTA’s executive board.
Lecturer of Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Teachers College, Columbia University
ev2449@tc.columbia.edu
Erik Voss, Ph.D. is a Lecturer in the Applied Linguistics and TESOL program at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. His research interests include applications of natural language processing in applied linguistics, language assessment and technology, and language assessment validation research. Erik has been invited to speak and conduct workshops on language assessment and technology in China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, and Macau. He has served as secretary of the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT) and has reviewed submissions for language assessment conferences and manuscripts for language assessment journals. Dr. Voss is an active member-at-large on the board of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA) where he has served as webmaster and participated in committees including: LTRC conference planning, ILTA nominating committee, and the Robert Lado best student paper award committee. He is currently coordinating social media for ILTA as part of the communications sub-committee and a member-at-large on ILTA’s executive board.
Doctoral Student in Applied Linguistics, L2 Assessment
Teachers College, Columbia University
Brian A. Carroll graduated from Ohio State University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree Russian language & literature. After college, Brian relocated to St. Petersburg, Russia to study Russian language and teach English as a foreign language. After studying and teaching abroad for several years, Brian relocated to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in education at Teachers College Columbia University. Currently, Brian is a doctoral student in second language assessment at Teachers College, Columbia University. Brian’s main academic areas of interest include classroom-based language assessment, educational measurement, cognitive psychology, and education technology.
Doctoral Student in Applied Linguistics, L2 Assessment
Teachers College, Columbia University
Brian A. Carroll graduated from Ohio State University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree Russian language & literature. After college, Brian relocated to St. Petersburg, Russia to study Russian language and teach English as a foreign language. After studying and teaching abroad for several years, Brian relocated to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in education at Teachers College Columbia University. Currently, Brian is a doctoral student in second language assessment at Teachers College, Columbia University. Brian’s main academic areas of interest include classroom-based language assessment, educational measurement, cognitive psychology, and education technology.
Project Assistant
Doctoral Student in Applied Linguistics, L2 Assessment
Teachers College, Columbia University
Kimberly Tan is a doctoral student in Applied Linguistics at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently the Project Assistant and Research Assistant in the grant project aimed at strengthening English language programming in the Algerian higher eduction sector. Previously, she worked as a teaching fellow in the Community Language Program at TC. Her research interests include learning-oriented assessment and language assessment literacy.
Project Assistant
Doctoral Student in Applied Linguistics, L2 Assessment
Teachers College, Columbia University
Kimberly Tan is a doctoral student in Applied Linguistics at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently the Project Assistant and Research Assistant in the grant project aimed at strengthening English language programming in the Algerian higher eduction sector. Previously, she worked as a teaching fellow in the Community Language Program at TC. Her research interests include learning-oriented assessment and language assessment literacy.
The Algerian Steering Committee
Professor of English
University of Oran
milianimoh@gmail.com
Dr. Mohamed Miliani is Professor of English at the University of Oran 2. He holds a BA in English (Oran), a Diploma in TEFL, a M.Ed., and a Ph.D. from the University of Wales. He has been teaching at the University of Oran since 1974. He specializes in education, TEFL, and ESP. His research interests include sociolinguistics; Education/Training; TEFL; Ethics and deontology and languages in education. He published widely in these areas. He has contributed to a number of book chapters (about preschooling, languages in education, education system, university guidance, evaluation of education systems). He is project leader in university ethics at the Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle, CRASC; Vice-president of the National Evaluation Committee (MOHE); Member of the scientific committee (National Institute for Research in Education, MNE); President of the Algerian Technical Committee for Education (Unesco). He is a HERE (Higher Education Reform Expert, Erasmus + programme) and Associate Fellow at Euro-Med Centre for Educational Research.
Professor of English
University of Oran
milianimoh@gmail.com
Dr. Mohamed Miliani is Professor of English at the University of Oran 2. He holds a BA in English (Oran), a Diploma in TEFL, a M.Ed., and a Ph.D. from the University of Wales. He has been teaching at the University of Oran since 1974. He specializes in education, TEFL, and ESP. His research interests include sociolinguistics; Education/Training; TEFL; Ethics and deontology and languages in education. He published widely in these areas. He has contributed to a number of book chapters (about preschooling, languages in education, education system, university guidance, evaluation of education systems). He is project leader in university ethics at the Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle, CRASC; Vice-president of the National Evaluation Committee (MOHE); Member of the scientific committee (National Institute for Research in Education, MNE); President of the Algerian Technical Committee for Education (Unesco). He is a HERE (Higher Education Reform Expert, Erasmus + programme) and Associate Fellow at Euro-Med Centre for Educational Research.
Senior Lecturer of Applied Linguistics
University of Setif
keskaid@gmail.com
Professor Said Keskes is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, curriculum Designer, taught ESP for the Military, and worked as a translator, Held many pedagogical responsibilities at the level of the faculty, amongst which President of the Faculty Scientific Council for 10 years. Said KESKES is currently Professor of Applied Linguistics, Linguistics and Didactics in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif2 (Algeria). He has been involved in varied fields related to English language teaching and more particularly Second Language Acquisition in the last few years. He has published and co-published many articles related to his specialty. Besides teaching, he has supervised many theses on different topics, namely ESP, Didactics, and Testing. He is associate-editor and reviewer in different Algerian Journals.
Senior Lecturer of Applied Linguistics
University of Setif
keskaid@gmail.com
Professor Said Keskes is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, curriculum Designer, taught ESP for the Military, and worked as a translator, Held many pedagogical responsibilities at the level of the faculty, amongst which President of the Faculty Scientific Council for 10 years. Said KESKES is currently Professor of Applied Linguistics, Linguistics and Didactics in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif2 (Algeria). He has been involved in varied fields related to English language teaching and more particularly Second Language Acquisition in the last few years. He has published and co-published many articles related to his specialty. Besides teaching, he has supervised many theses on different topics, namely ESP, Didactics, and Testing. He is associate-editor and reviewer in different Algerian Journals.
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching
ENS-Ecole Normale Supérieure-Constantine, Algeria
Coordinator of ENSs
hacene.hamada@gmail.com
hamada.hacene@ensc.dz
Professor Hacene Hamada is a professor in Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching at ENS Constantine. Since 2007, he has been teaching syllabus design, discourse and genre analysis in EAP/ESP, cognition, learning styles and strategies, project management and teacher development for undergraduate and postgraduate students at Eastern Algeria universities. He has also been member and/or head of postgraduate projects in applied linguistics and language teaching and supervised Magistère and Doctorate theses at the ENS Constantine, and Constantine, Annaba, Sétif, and Biskra Universities. During the last 13 years, he has led research projects on Learning Styles and Strategies (2007/2010), Anxiety Factors in EFL (2011/2014), and Action Research for Teacher Training (2018/2022). His publications and research articles focus on models of teaching EFL, ESP and EST, teacher education, teaching materials and course design.
Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching
ENS-Ecole Normale Supérieure-Constantine, Algeria
Coordinator of ENSs
hacene.hamada@gmail.com
hamada.hacene@ensc.dz
Professor Hacene Hamada is a professor in Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching at ENS Constantine. Since 2007, he has been teaching syllabus design, discourse and genre analysis in EAP/ESP, cognition, learning styles and strategies, project management and teacher development for undergraduate and postgraduate students at Eastern Algeria universities. He has also been member and/or head of postgraduate projects in applied linguistics and language teaching and supervised Magistère and Doctorate theses at the ENS Constantine, and Constantine, Annaba, Sétif, and Biskra Universities. During the last 13 years, he has led research projects on Learning Styles and Strategies (2007/2010), Anxiety Factors in EFL (2011/2014), and Action Research for Teacher Training (2018/2022). His publications and research articles focus on models of teaching EFL, ESP and EST, teacher education, teaching materials and course design.
CEIL Representative
Professor of Didactics
Chair of the Foreign Language Teaching Centre (CEIL)
Hassiba Ben Bouali University of Clef, Algeria
l.boussena@univ-chlef.dz
Dr. Leila Kara Mostefa-Boussena is a Professor of English Teaching and Instruction (didactics) and applied linguistics. She serves as a chair of the department of English, the chair of ICT Research Laboratory TICELET and the chair of the doctoral program in the teaching of English skills. She has also conducted a Magister program on ESP for four years. At the moment, she runs the center of foreign language teaching, where she is in charge of medical English and Speaking for better communication modules. Her fields of interest and research are broadly in enhancing English language teaching and learning, motivating EFL learners to read, developing their creativity and their critical thinking through innovative practices and constructive approaches as PBL. She also conducted a project with Lyon Lumièere University of France with Dr. Joséphine Remon about constructing a cultural blog for asynchronous and synchronous exchange. The project of the moment is ‘Designing an e-learning EGP/ESPcourse for CEIL learners’.
Her recent published articles are: Developing Integrated Assessment of English in the Academic Core Curriculum, (2018) Making sense of Literary Works through Customised Digital Books. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies, 2 (4), 164-176.DOI :http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol2no4.12/ http://www.citefactor.org/journal/index/12357/ar ab-world-english-journal#.V7ogsfkrLIU, (2018) Enhancing learners’ Critical writing through Process Writing Approach Case Study: First year Master Students of the department of English of UHBC University: in the academic journal Linguistic Studies, Volume 11, 298-311, (2016) The Teaching of ESP and FOS in scientific Subjects IPEFLS, (2012), Exploring New Ways for Reading and Writing, in IMAGO: Interculturalité et Didactique: Edition Dar ElQods.
CEIL Representative
Professor of Didactics
Chair of the Foreign Language Teaching Centre (CEIL)
Hassiba Ben Bouali University of Clef, Algeria
l.boussena@univ-chlef.dz
Dr. Leila Kara Mostefa-Boussena is a Professor of English Teaching and Instruction (didactics) and applied linguistics. She serves as a chair of the department of English, the chair of ICT Research Laboratory TICELET and the chair of the doctoral program in the teaching of English skills. She has also conducted a Magister program on ESP for four years. At the moment, she runs the center of foreign language teaching, where she is in charge of medical English and Speaking for better communication modules. Her fields of interest and research are broadly in enhancing English language teaching and learning, motivating EFL learners to read, developing their creativity and their critical thinking through innovative practices and constructive approaches as PBL. She also conducted a project with Lyon Lumièere University of France with Dr. Joséphine Remon about constructing a cultural blog for asynchronous and synchronous exchange. The project of the moment is ‘Designing an e-learning EGP/ESPcourse for CEIL learners’.
Her recent published articles are: Developing Integrated Assessment of English in the Academic Core Curriculum, (2018) Making sense of Literary Works through Customised Digital Books. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies, 2 (4), 164-176.DOI :http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol2no4.12/ http://www.citefactor.org/journal/index/12357/ar ab-world-english-journal#.V7ogsfkrLIU, (2018) Enhancing learners’ Critical writing through Process Writing Approach Case Study: First year Master Students of the department of English of UHBC University: in the academic journal Linguistic Studies, Volume 11, 298-311, (2016) The Teaching of ESP and FOS in scientific Subjects IPEFLS, (2012), Exploring New Ways for Reading and Writing, in IMAGO: Interculturalité et Didactique: Edition Dar ElQods.
Lecturer of English
University of Constantine
iqmehdi@yahoo.co.uk
Awarded Degrees
● Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics and Translation, English Arabic English, University of Salford, United Kingdom, 1984
● Doctorate in Applied Linguistics, University of Constantine, 2007.
Web Link: https://bu.umc.edu.dz/theses/anglais/BEG1078.pdf
Professional, Scientific and Administrative Experience
● Lecturer at the Department of English, University of Constantine since 1984.
● Taught Subjects: Oral Skill, Writing Skill, Phonetics and Phonology, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Translation Theory and Translation Practice
● Member of a research laboratory in Translation of Literature and Linguistics.
Last Publications
● “Plagiarism: The Weakest Link in Teaching Research Skills”, published in la revue des sciences humaines University of Biskra, Algeria, N° 36, November 2014.
Web Link: http://revues.univ-biskra.dz/index.php/sh/article/view/1653
● “Teaching English Oral Expression and Listening Comprehension at the Department of English, University of Constantine: Past and Present Ups and Downs », in revue des sciences humaines, University of Constantine, N° 46, Volume B, December 2016. Web Link: http://revue.umc.edu.dz/index.php/h/article/view/2456
● “Using the International Phonetic Alphabet in Teaching English Oral Production and Reception to Algerian Learners: A Potentially Efficient Solution to the Sound Spelling Incoherence”, in revue des sciences humaines, University of Constantine, N° 48, Volume B, December 2017. Web Link: http://revue.umc.edu.dz/index.php/h/article/view/2651
Lecturer of English
University of Constantine
iqmehdi@yahoo.co.uk
Awarded Degrees
● Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics and Translation, English Arabic English, University of Salford, United Kingdom, 1984
● Doctorate in Applied Linguistics, University of Constantine, 2007.
Web Link: https://bu.umc.edu.dz/theses/anglais/BEG1078.pdf
Professional, Scientific and Administrative Experience
● Lecturer at the Department of English, University of Constantine since 1984.
● Taught Subjects: Oral Skill, Writing Skill, Phonetics and Phonology, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Translation Theory and Translation Practice
● Member of a research laboratory in Translation of Literature and Linguistics.
Last Publications
● “Plagiarism: The Weakest Link in Teaching Research Skills”, published in la revue des sciences humaines University of Biskra, Algeria, N° 36, November 2014.
Web Link: http://revues.univ-biskra.dz/index.php/sh/article/view/1653
● “Teaching English Oral Expression and Listening Comprehension at the Department of English, University of Constantine: Past and Present Ups and Downs », in revue des sciences humaines, University of Constantine, N° 46, Volume B, December 2016. Web Link: http://revue.umc.edu.dz/index.php/h/article/view/2456
● “Using the International Phonetic Alphabet in Teaching English Oral Production and Reception to Algerian Learners: A Potentially Efficient Solution to the Sound Spelling Incoherence”, in revue des sciences humaines, University of Constantine, N° 48, Volume B, December 2017. Web Link: http://revue.umc.edu.dz/index.php/h/article/view/2651
Head of The Global Understanding Project
University of Tlemcen
teflist@yahoo.com
Professor Noureddine Mouhadjer heads the Global Understanding project at Tlemcen University. It is an online collaboration between ECU University (USA) and Tlemcen University (Algeria) since 2005. Professor Noureddine Mouhadjer teaches intercultural communication, cognitive psychology, and ethics at the Department of Foreign Languages, at Tlemcen University in Algeria. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and his primary research interests include communication technologies in linguistics and cross-cultural interaction.
Head of The Global Understanding Project
University of Tlemcen
teflist@yahoo.com
Professor Noureddine Mouhadjer heads the Global Understanding project at Tlemcen University. It is an online collaboration between ECU University (USA) and Tlemcen University (Algeria) since 2005. Professor Noureddine Mouhadjer teaches intercultural communication, cognitive psychology, and ethics at the Department of Foreign Languages, at Tlemcen University in Algeria. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics and his primary research interests include communication technologies in linguistics and cross-cultural interaction.
Lecturer at Djilali Liabes University of Sidi Bel Abbes
University of Sidi Bel Abbes
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Prof. Belabbas Ouerrad has been teaching English as a foreign language for 37 years now. He taught English in the secondary school for 17 years. When he obtained his magister in 2000, he joined the university of Sidi Bel Abbes where he has been teaching different matters mainly reading comprehension and didactics. He has supervised 18 doctoral students. He headed the department of English language for 4 years (2012-2016), and was president of Letters and Foreign Languages Domain for 6 years (2014-2020). He is currently the president of the scientific committee of the department of the English language at Djilali Liabes University. Prof. Belabbas Ouerrad is lecturer at Djilali Liabes University of Sidi Bel Abbes where he teaches didactics (TEFL). He graduated from Oran University (Algeria) in 1976 where he obtained the license (B.A.) degree in English, then from University College London where he obtained the Diploma in linguistics (1980); then from Djilali Liabes University where he obtained a Magister (2000) and a doctorate (2008) in didactics.
Lecturer at Djilali Liabes University of Sidi Bel Abbes
University of Sidi Bel Abbes
o.belabbes@gmail.com
Prof. Belabbas Ouerrad has been teaching English as a foreign language for 37 years now. He taught English in the secondary school for 17 years. When he obtained his magister in 2000, he joined the university of Sidi Bel Abbes where he has been teaching different matters mainly reading comprehension and didactics. He has supervised 18 doctoral students. He headed the department of English language for 4 years (2012-2016), and was president of Letters and Foreign Languages Domain for 6 years (2014-2020). He is currently the president of the scientific committee of the department of the English language at Djilali Liabes University. Prof. Belabbas Ouerrad is lecturer at Djilali Liabes University of Sidi Bel Abbes where he teaches didactics (TEFL). He graduated from Oran University (Algeria) in 1976 where he obtained the license (B.A.) degree in English, then from University College London where he obtained the Diploma in linguistics (1980); then from Djilali Liabes University where he obtained a Magister (2000) and a doctorate (2008) in didactics.