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Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
English(Language and Literature);Second Language Education/ Learning; Sociology
Research areas
Language and literature teaching approaches/theories; Learning and Instruction; TESOL;curriculum development; intercultural-cross cultural communication; culturally relevant pedagogy; Educational Technology; Arab Islamic culture and its connections to the English language and literature.
Education
PhD, State University Of New York At Buffalo major: English minor: Tesol, State University of New York at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, United States, 1998
MA, Masters Degree major: English, State University of New York at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, United States, 1995
Contact
+971 6 515 2743
Dr. Khawlah Ahmed
Professor
PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, United States
Khawlah Ahmed is a Professor of English. She has a multidisciplinary academic background with degrees in English education, English literature and sociology, and certificates in teaching computer management instruction, teacher effectiveness training and self-esteem training, as well as a New York State Permanent Teaching Certification. She has been teaching for more than 15 years and worked in many capacities, as administrator (such as dean, associate dean, and director), education specialist, coordinator, and undergraduate and graduate faculty member, for government and private institutions in the USA and the MENA region. Her research interests focus on theories and approaches to teaching, incorporating technology that may facilitate l...
Publications
Tharwat El-sakran And Tharwat El-sakran. Variances in Faculty and Student Perceptions Regarding the Integration of ChatGPT in Higher Education, English Scholars Beyond Borders (esbb), July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2025
Khawlah Ahmed And Tharwat El-sakran. The Role of Educational Technology in the Language Classroom, Ire Journals, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2024
Khawlah Ahmed. How it all ends: A model for teaching paragraph ending sentences to L2 students, Pegem Journal Of Education And Instruction, 12(3),1-11. Https://doi.org/10.47750/pegegog.12.03.01, 2022
Khawlah Ahmed. Inclusive Language in Student Writing: Awareness and Innovation, Advances In Social Sciences Research Journal, 9(7), 54-75. Doi:10.14738/assrj.97.12606., 2022
Khawlah Ahmed. Predictors of cheating in online exams among business students during the Covid pandemic: Testing the theory of planned behavior, The International Journal Of Management Education, 2022
Philip Mccarthy And Khawlah Ahmed. Writing the Research Paper: Multicultural Perspectives for Writing in English as a Second Language, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022
Khawlah Ahmed. Input Processing Theory, 2021
Khawlah Ahmed. The linguistic and semiotic landscapes of Dubai, 2021
Khawlah Ahmed. Corpus analysis on students’ counter and support arguments in argumentative writing, Pegem Journal Of Education And Instruction, 12(1), 256–271. Https://doi.org/10.47750/pegegog.12.01.27, 2021
Philip Mccarthy, A Al-harthy, Rachel Buck, Khawlah Ahmed, Nick Duran, A Thomas, N Kaddoura And A Graesser. Introducing Auto-Peer: A Computational Tool Designed to Provide Automated Feedback, Asian Esp Journal
Khawlah Ahmed. McCarthy, P.M.Metadiscourse and counterargument integration in student argumentative papers, English Language Journal, 14(6), 96-113., 2021
Khawlah Ahmed And Tharwat El-sakran. Let Teachers Know About The Perceptions of Undergraduate and Graduate Students on What Makes an Effective Instructor, International Journal Of Society Researches, December 2020
Khawlah Ahmed. Learning management systems and student performance International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development (IJSED) (7)(1), pp. 582-591. DOI:10.20533/ijels.2046.4568.2019.0073. Retrieved from https://infonomics-society.org/wp-content/uploads/Learning-Management-Systems-and-Student-Performance.pdf., International Journal Of Sustainable Energy Development (ijsed) (7)(1), Pp. 582-591. Doi:10.20533/ijels.2046.4568.2019.0073. Retrieved From Https://infonomics-society.org/wp-content/uploads/learning-management-systems-and-student-performance.pdf., 2019
Khawlah Ahmed. Academic Integrity: Challenges and Strategies for Asia and the Middle East, Accountability In Research: Policies And Quality Assurance, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019
Khawlah Ahmed. The Linguistic and Semiotic Landscapes of Dubai
Khawlah Ahmed. 12th Annual International Conference on Literature, June 2019
Khawlah Ahmed And Mujo Mesanovic. Learning Management Systems and Student Performance, International Journal Of Sustainable Energy Development, 25 June 2019
Khawlah Ahmed. Effective Teaching: Student Perspectives from the Middle East.”, November 2018
Khawlah Ahmed. Student perceptions of academic dishonesty in a private Middle Eastern University., Higher Learning Research Communications, 1 May 2018
Khawlah Ahmed. University students’ perceptions of transfer of academic writing skills across time, The Journal Of Languages For Specific Purposes (jlsp), (4), 7-23., 2017
Khawlah Ahmed. Schooling the Enemy Within: Politics and Pedagogy, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017
Khawlah Ahmed. Diasporas in the GCC States: Fertile grounds for research., Diaspora Studies, Taylor And Francis, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2015
Khawlah Ahmed. Incorporating iPad Technology: Creating More Effective Language Classrooms, Tesol International Journal (6)4, Pp. 751-765., 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2015
Khawlah Ahmed, R. Raddawi And R. Raddawi. Intercultural Communication and Muslim American Youth in US School Contexts., January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Khawlah Ahmed, C. Gitsaki And C. Gitsaki. Casting Arabic culture as the "other": Cultural issues in the English curriculum, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2011
Conference Presentations
ChatGPT: Adoption, Innovation, and Diffusion Among University Faculty in the UAE, delivered A Presentation The 2025 Esbb International Conference Held From October 30 To November 1 At The National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan., November 2025
Examining Student Expressions on Course Evaluations Through the Lens of Politeness Theory, The 2025 Esbb International Conference Held From October 30 To November 1 At The National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan., November 2025
An Exploratory Analysis of Student Perspectives on ChatGPT Across Disciplines, The 2024 Esbb International Tesol Conference & Kotesol National Conference Titled Transcending Borders, Building Bridges: Compassion, Connection, And Criticality In The 21st Century, October 2024
Variances in Faculty and Student Knowledge and Perceptions of ChatGPT, The 2024 Esbb International Tesol Conference & Kotesol National Conference Titled Transcending Borders, Building Bridges: Compassion, Connection, And Criticality In The 21st Century, October 2024
Blended Learning: Rethinking Education Post COVID-19, International Conference On Social Science, Arts, Business And Education (icssabe-22), 2022
Where do we go from here? The English departments’ dilemma, 12th Annual International Conference On Literature, June 2019
“Effective Teaching: Student Perspectives from the Middle East.”, International European Academic Conference On Education And Humanities., November 2018
Grants and sponsorships
Grant, Auto-Peer: A Computational Tool Designed to Improve Writing Quality for College Students, American University of Sharjah, 01 June 2019 - 31 May 2022
Awards and Honors
FRG Medium Grant, AUS, 2019
