Dr. Ahmad Al-Issa | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Global English, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, bilingualism, curriculum & material development, classroom research, teaching methods, practicum in TESOL, and academic writing.

Research areas

Sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, curriculum development, curriculum and instruction, TESOL, language and identity, global English, pragmatics, language planning and policy, and higher education.

Education

PhD, Rhetoric And Linguistics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States, 1998

Professional experience

Associate Dean, College Of Arts & Sciences, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - Present
Professor, English, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2012 - Present
Associate Professor, English, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2007 - 2012
Coordinator & Director, Faculty Development Center, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2006 - 2008
Assistant Professor, English, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1998 - 2007

Memberships

ICA: International Communication Association, June 2004
IACC: International Association for Cross-cultural Communication, April 1999
AAAL: American Association of Applied Linguistics, March 2001 - March 2007

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2723

Dr. Ahmad Al-Issa

Professor
PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States

Dr. Ahmad Al-Issa holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His areas of research include: Sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, curriculum development, TESOL, Curriculum and instruction, higher education, language and identity, global English, pragmatics, language planning and language policy. He is a member of many international organizations and a recipient of several international research grants. He has published many articles and book chapters, and presented papers and workshops in many parts of the world.

Publications

Jakob Leimgruber, Ahmad Al-issa, Eliane Lorenz And Peter Siemund. Managing and Investing in Hybrid Identities in the Globalized United Arab Emirates, Journal Of Language Identity & Education, 30 June 2022
Peter Siemund, Ahmad Al-issa, Sharareh Rahbari And Jakob Leimgruber. Multilingualism and the role of English in the United Arab Emirates, with views from Singapore and Hong Kong, 2021
Ahmad Al-issa And Laila Dahan. Language and Identity Construction in the United Arab Emirates: Challenges Faced in a Globalized World, Routledge, 2020
Ahmad Al-issa. Multilingualism, Language Management, and Social Diversity in the UAE, 2020
Gary Bente, Eric Novotny, Daniel Roth And Ahmad Al-issa. Beyond Stereotypes: Analyzing Gender and Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Rapport, Frontiers In Psychology, 2020
Peter Siemund, Ahmad Al-issa And Jakob Leimgruber. Multilingualism and the role of English in the United Arab Emirates, World Englishes, June 2020
Ahmad Al-issa And Laila Dahan. International Muslim Students in the US: The Accountability of Educators, Journal Of Humanities And Education Development, November 2019
Ahmad Al-issa. English as a medium of instruction and the endangerment of Arabic: The Case of the UAE, Arab World English Journal, 2017
Kai Kaspar, Albert Newen, Thomas Dratsch, Leon De Bruin, Ahmad Al-issa And Gary Bente. Whom to blame and whom to praise: Two cross-cultural studies on the appraisal of positive and negative side effects of company activities, International Journal Of Cross Cultural Management, 2016
Gary Bente, Thomas Dratsch, Diana Rieger And Ahmad Al-issa. Emotional contagion with artificial others: Effects of culture, physical appearance and nonverbal behavior on the perception of positive/negative affect in avatars., 2014
Gary Bente, Thomas Dratsch, Kai Kasper And Ahmad Al-issa. Cultures of Trust: Effects of Avatar Faces and Reputation Scores on German and Arab Players in an Online Trust-Game, Plos - One, 1 June 2014
Oliver Fischer And Ahmad Al-issa. In for a surprise piloting the Arab version of the VSM 94, International Journal Of Intercultural Communication, September 2012
Ahmad Al-issa. Global migrations, global English, and the transformation of identity in the UAE, June 2011
Ahmad Al-issa And Laila Dahan. Global English and Arabic: Issues of Language Culture, and Identity, May 2011
Ahmad Al-issa And Laila Dahan. Global English and endangered Arabic in the United Arab Emirates, May 2011
Gary Bente, Haug Leuschner, Ahmad Al-issa And Jim Blascovich. The others: Universals and cultural specificities in the perception of status and dominance from nonverbal behavior, Consciousness And Cognition, September 2010
Gary Bente, Maria Senokozlieva, Sibylle Pennig, Ahmad Al-issa And Oliver Fischer. Deciphering the secret code. A new methodology for the cross-cultural analysis of nonverbal behavior, Behavior Research Methods, March 2008
Ahmad Al-issa And Laila Dahan. Prior knowledge and writing in the college EFL composition classroom, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2008
Nawar Golley And Ahmad Al-issa. A journey of belonging: A global(ized) self finds peace, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2007
Ahmad Al-issa And Hana Sulieman. Student evaluations of teaching: Perceptions and biasing factors, Quality Assurance In Education, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2007
Ahmad Al-issa And Hana Sulieman. L2 learners and student evaluations of teaching: Issues of language comprehension at an American university in the UAE, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2007
Ahmad Al-issa. Schema Theory And L2 Reading Comprehension: Implications For Teaching, College Teaching And Learning, 2006
Ahmad Al-issa. When the West teaches the East: Analyzing intercultural conflict in the classroom, Intercultural Communication Studies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2005
Ahmad Al-issa. Global nomads and the search for cultural identity: Tips from the classroom., College Teaching, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2004
Ahmad Al-issa. Sociocultural transfer in L2 speech behaviors: Evidence and motivating factors., International Journal Of Intercultural Relations, September 2003

Conference Presentations

Managing and investing in hybrid identities in the globalized United Arab Emirates, The 4th Current Trends In Linguistics Conference, July 2021
Multilingualism and the role of English in the United Arab Emirates, Biennial International Conference On The Linguistics Of Contemporary English, 26 September 2019
Language and identity construction in the Arabian Gulf, The International Conference On Bilingual Learning And Teaching (2018 Icblt), 25 October 2018
Language Literacy Attrition: An Empirical Investigation, The 5th Global Summit On Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2017
Effective Teaching: Tales from Arabia, Irceel2016, Tbilisi, Georgia., April 2016
Integrated assessment model for intercultural communication competence, Mediterranean Conference For Academic Disciplines, Valletta, Malta., April 2015

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Language Attitudes and Repertoires in the Emirates (LARES), German Science Foundation (DFG), 1 March 2019 - 1 July 2020
Grant, Englishization of Higher Education in the UAE: Impact and Future Directions, American University of Sharjah, June 2019 - June 2020

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