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College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

Teaching areas

Creative Writing, Academic Writing, Business Writing, EAP, EFL, ESL, ESP, TOEFL, TOEIC

Research areas

Higher Education Research, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Academic Writing, Creative Writing (Poetry)

Education

MA, English Literature and Creative Writing, University of New Brunswick, Canada

BA, English Literature, St. Thomas University, Canada

Professional experience

Assistant Professor at Ewha Womans University, South Korea(2012 - 2014)

Visiting Professor at Pusan National University, South Korea(2011 - 2012)

Lecturer at Yonsei University, South Korea(2008 - 2009)

Assistant Professor at Dongguk University, South Korea(2002 - 2008)

Memberships

Modern Languages Association (MLA), International Organization, 2017 - present

National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), International Organization, 2017 - present

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2874

Mr. Christopher Weagle

Instructor

Master of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Christopher Weagle has taught in the UAE, South Korea, Thailand, and Canada. He is an award-winning poet who has appeared in several Canadian literary journals and in an anthology of Canadian writers.'His research interests include academic writing, higher education research, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).'

Publications

Mzukisi Kepe, Christopher Weagle, It Starts With a Story! Towards Extensive Reading, Accepted, English Scholarship Beyond Borders, 6, 1, 2020

Christopher Weagle, The Finale of a Slam, Submitted, The Antigonish Review, 2020

Christopher Weagle, Douglas Vipond, Russell Hunt, Kim Hyo Sung, Published, pp. 31-32, 2010

Christopher Weagle, Douglas Vipond, Russell Hunt, Ode on a North American Desk, Published, pp. 172, 2010

Christopher Weagle, Douglas Vipond, Russell Hunt, The Intertial Observer, Published, pp. 142, 2010

Conference Presentations

Christopher Weagle, Fostering Authentic Professional Learning Through Interdisciplinary Situated Learning Communities, Conference for Writing in STEM, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, November, 2019

Christopher Weagle, Maintaining Communication Methods Based in Current Technologies, International Conference on English Studies Across and Beyond Borders, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, March, 2019

Grants and sponsorships

Faculty Development Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2019

Awards and Honors

Nominated, CBC Literary Awards (Poetry), 2006

Received, Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, The Fiddlehead, 2002

Received, St. Thomas University Prize in Creative Writing, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada, 1998