Dr. Maria Eleftheriou | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Academic Writing, Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum, Advanced Academic Writing, Public Speaking, Peer-tutoring in riting, Curriculum Design

Research areas

writing centers, peer tutor training, multilingual education, online writing instruction, t

Education

PhD, Education, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, 2011
MA, Education, McGill Univeristy, Canada, 2002

Professional experience

Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2011 - Present
Senior Instructor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2010 - 2011
Instructor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - 2010
Writing Center Instructor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2003 - 2004
Teacher, Jean de la Mennais, Quebec, Canada, 1996 - 2000

Memberships

Member of the International Writing Center Association (IWCA), January 2006
Member of the European Writing Center's Association (EWCA), January 2005
Conference Committee C-Chair, Middle-Eastern North Africa Writing Centers Alliance (MENAWCA), January 2010 - January 2011
Treasurer of Middle-Eastern North Africa Writing Centers Alliance (MENAWCA), January 2010 - January 2011
Public Relations Officer of Middle-Eastern North Africa Writing Centers Alliance (MENAWCA), January 2009 - January 2010

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2746

Dr. Maria Eleftheriou

Assistant Professor

Maria Eleftheriou specializes in teaching undergraduate academic writing and research courses, with a particular focus on training peer tutors. In addition to her teaching, she heads the university's Writing Center, where she leads initiatives to strengthen academic writing support for students. She holds an education degree and a Master's in Educational Studies with a focus on curriculum and instruction from McGill University, and a Doctorate in TESOL and Applied Linguistics from Leicester University. Her scholarship has been published in academic venues such as TESOL International Journal, WAC Clearinghouse, and Palgrave Macmillan.

Publications

Maria Eleftheriou, Hussain Khadim And Laurence Craven. Tutoring Across Languages: How Peer Tutors Navigate Arabic-English Interactions in the Writing Center, Language And Intercultural Communication
Maria Eleftheriou, Muhammad Ahmer And Daniel Fredrick. Beyond Detection: Writing Centers’ Approaches to AI-Assisted Student Writing, Contemporary Educational Technology
Maria Eleftheriou And Sana Sayed. Supporting Multilingual Writers: Insights from the AUS Writing Center, Composition Forum: A Journal Of Pedagogical Theory In Rhetoric And Composition
Daniel Fredrick, Laurence Craven, Maria Eleftheriou And Tor Brodtkorb. The Role of Faculty Expertise and Intuition in Distinguishing between AI Generated Text and Student Writing, English Scholarship Beyond Borders Esbb Journal
Maria Eleftheriou. Navigating Challenges in Online Writing Tutorials: Strategies and Insights from Writing Center Tutors, Online Learning Journal
Maria Eleftheriou And Konstantina Spyropoulou. Navigating Challenges in Online Tutorials: Strategies and Insights from Writing Center Tutors, Online Learning Journal
Daniel Fredrick, Laurence Craven, Maria Eleftheriou And Tor Brodtkorb. The Role of Faculty Expertise and Intuition in Distinguishing between AI Generated Text and Student Writing, English Scholarship Beyond Borders Esbb Journal
Maria Eleftheriou, Konstantina Spyropoulou And O Opeyemi. Gricean maxims and writing center tutorial interactions, English Scholarship Beyond Borders, September 2022
Maria Eleftheriou. Peer Tutors as Writing-Center Mentors at the American University of Sharjah, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022
Maria Eleftheriou. Engineering Majors as Generalist Writing Tutors in the UAE: Negotiating Societal Expectations and Disciplinary Schisms, In C. Donahue & C. Gannett Cccc (eds) Cultivating Collective Research Capacity Through International Exchanges About Higher Education Research Edited Volume (international Exchanges On The Study Of Writing Series)
Maria Eleftheriou. Multilingual, Middle-Eastern Students’ Varied Responses to Directive and Non-directive Strategies in Peer Tutoring, Tesol International Journal, 29 May 2019
Maria Eleftheriou, Kellie Charron And Kellie Charron. On-line Tutorials: Opportunities and Challenges, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2015
Maria Eleftheriou, Sean Dowling, Cindy Gunn, John Raven, Christina Gitsaki, Sean Dowling, Cindy Gunn, John Raven And Christina Gitsaki. Training Writing Center Tutors for the Virtual World, November 2014
Maria Eleftheriou. Online Tutorials: Opportunities and Challenges, Academic Exchange Quarterly, 1 December 2013
Maria Eleftheriou And Feras Ahmed. Peer Tutoring in Online and Face-to-Face Formats: A Small Comparative Study, News From The Centers, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2013
Maria Eleftheriou, Feras Ahmed And Naveena Sidasivam. Exploring the Potential of Online Tutoring in a Middle-Eastern Writing Center, March 2012
Maria Eleftheriou, Azamat Akbarov And Azamat Akbarov. Western Pedagogical Models of Writing Center Tutorials: Can They be Effective in the Middle East?, May 2011
Maria Eleftheriou. Stimulated Recall as a Tutor Training Tool, News From The Centers, February 2010
Maria Eleftheriou. Negotiating the Spaces between Directive and Facilitative Strategies in a Middle-Eastern Writing Center, Tesol Arabia Perspectives, 1 March 2006

Conference Presentations

Empowering Peer Tutors: Addressing AI Challenges in Academic Writing with the ACRL Framework, Amical 2025, 19 May 2025
AI in the Writing Center: Navigating ChatGPT in Student Writing and Leveraging AI Tools for Effective Tutoring, Online Writing Center Association (owca) Conference, April 2024
Developing effective online strategies for multilingual learners, Menawca 2023 Biennial Conference, February 2023
Incorporating Gricean conversational maxims in peer tutor training, International Tesol Conference 2022, December 2022
Encouraging Emotional Well-being in a Middle-Eastern Writing Center, The Canadian Writing Center’s Association (cwca) Conference, 25 May 2022
Effective Practices in Online Writing Centers, Tesol Arabia, 13 March 2022
Fostering Emotional Well-Being in the Writing Center, Menawca’s Bi-annual Conference “imagine And Innovate: Navigating Uncertainty In Writing Centers", 28 May 2021
A Panel Discussion: Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Writing Center Tutorials, Menawca: Covid 19 Discussion Series, 11 August 2020
Multilingual Tutors and Tutees: An Examination of Codeswitching in a Middle-Eastern Writing Center, Middle-eastern North African Writing Center Alliance Conference, 25 April 2019
Writing Center Orthodoxy: Subversion or Conformity, Middle-eastern North African Writing Center Alliance Conference, 24 April 2019
“Rethinking Writing Centers”, Nyuad Writing Studies Working Group Symposium, 19 April 2018
Assessing the Effectiveness of Tutor Training Models, Allt Conference, Dubai, Uae, 7 March 2018
Approximating an Ideal Milieu for Tutor Training, Middle-eastern North African Writing Center Alliance Conference, April 2016
Strategies for Peer Tutoring in an Online Writing Center, Middle Eastern North Africa Writing Center Alliance (menawca), Dubai, Uae, November 2014
An Examination of the Interaction in Face-to-Face and On-line Tutorials, 7th International Technology, Education And Development Conference [inted], March 2013
Exploring the Potential of On-line Tutoring in a Middle-Eastern Writing Center, Paper Presented At The Proceedings Of The 6th International Technology, Education And Development Conference [inted], March 2012
Western Pedagogical Models of Writing Center Tutorials: Can They Be Effective in the Middle East?, Foreign Language Teaching And Applied Linguistics [fltal] Conference, May 2011
A New Initiative of the AUS Writing Center: On-line Tutorials, Middle East-north Africa Writing Centers Alliance Conference [menawca], February 2011
An Assessment of Middle-Eastern Writing Center Tutorials, Paper Presented At The European Writing Centers Association [ewca] Conference In Paris, France, May 2010
Empowering ESL students in the Writing Center, Mediterranean Conference For Academic Disciplines, February 2009
Overcoming Challenges in a Middle-Eastern Writing Center, Middle East-north Africa Writing Center Alliance Conference (menawca), February 2009
Helpful Strategies to Create Independent Writers, 13th International Tesol Arabia Conference, March 2007
Writing Centers and ESL writers, 3rd Cam Tesol Conference, February 2007
A Writing Center Approach, 12th International Tesol Arabia Conference, March 2006
Re-Centering the Writing Center using a CMS to bring together resources and tutors, Innovations In On-line Communication, November 2005
Writing Improvement and Perceptions of Writing Tutorials, European Writing Center Association [ewca], June 2005

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