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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

Teaching areas

ESP, EAP, Applied Linguistics, Literacy, Discourse Analysis

Research areas

Cultural impact on literacies, intercultural rhetoric and discourse organization.

Education

Other, CERTESL, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

PhD, Applied Linguistics, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

MA, TESOL, Georgetown University, United States

BA, English Language, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Professional experience

Assistant Professor at American Unviersity of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2016 - Present)

Assistant Professor at George Washington University, United States(2014 - 2016)

Assistant Professor at University of Alberta,, Canada(2013 - 2014)

Assistant Professor of English at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2008 - 2013)

Lecturer at Faculty of Extension University of Alberta, Canada(2003 - 2007)

Visiting Scholar at University of Toronto, Canada(2002 - 2003)

Lecturer at Police College, United Arab Emirates(1999 - 2002)

Assistant Professor at Al Bayan University, United Arab Emirates(1997 - 1998)

Lecturer at University of Exeter, United Kingdom(1995 - 1997)

Assistant Professor at Colleges for Women Education, Saudi Arabia(1993 - 1995)

Teaching Assistant at University of Exeter, United Kingdom(1990 - 1993)

Teaching Assistant at Georgetown University, United States(1987 - 1989)

Memberships

BALEAP,, 2014 - present

Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, 2011 - present

TESL Canada, 2002 - present

TESOL Ontario, 2001 - present

The International Society for Language Studies, 1999 - present

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 4045

Dr. Aisha Sayidina

Assistant Professor

PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Exeter, UK

Aisha Sayidina is an applied linguist with teaching specialty and research interests in discourse analysis, intercultural rhetoric, and academic writing and literacy. She published the results of her empirical research in peer reviewed journals investigating the impact of L1 literacy practices and instruction on subsequent literacies. Her published work offers insights into the rhetorical strategies preferred by Arabic speakers. She is currently researching Chinese and Arab students' use of attribution in academic texts. Prior to joining AUS, Dr. Sayidina was teaching and coordinating instruction at The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Publications

Aisha Sayidina, L1 literacy practices’ impact on L2 text organization El impacto de las prácticas de literacidad en L1 en la organización textual de L2, Published, Emerging Trends in Education: Special Issue on Second/Foreign Language Education, 2, 3, pp. 23-51, 2019

Aisha Sayidina, Transfer of L1 Cohesive Devices and Transition Words in to L2 Academic Texts: The Case of Arab Students , Published, RELC Journal, 41, 3, pp. 253-266, 2010

Aisha Sayidina, , Elements of the English Sentence , Published, 2005

Aisha Sayidina, The Finite English Verb Group (A Working Book), Published, 2001

Aisha Sayidina, Texture and Culture: Cohesion as a marker of Rhetorical Organization in Arabic and English narrative Texts., Published, RELC Journal: a journal of language teaching and research in Southeast Asia, 31, 2, pp. 45-75, 2000

Conference Presentations

Aisha Sayidina, The legacy of language education policies: the case of Arabic as a first language and subsequent literacies , Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, December, 2019

Aisha Sayidina, Transfer of L1 Bilingualism into L3 Literacy , International Conference on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education (ICMME19), Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, March, 2019

Grants and sponsorships

The Power of Discourse: Uncovering the Ideology of Gender Representations in Saudi Media, American University of Sharjah, 2019

Awards and Honors

Received, Enhanced Faculty Research Grant (EFRG), American University of Sharjah, 2018

Received, American Association of University Women, 1988

Received, Fulbright , 1987

Received, Sir George Arthur Prize, 1985