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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Composition and Rhetoric (WRI 001, 101, 102)

Research areas

Teaching theories in composition courses at the post-secondary level; women and politics; gender and identity in Victorian Literature

Education

MA, English Literature, California Sate University, Fullerton, United States
BA, English Literature, minor in Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine, United States

Professional experience

Senior Instructor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2009 - Present)
Adjunct Professor of English at Rio Hondo College, United States(2005 - 2009)
Adjunct Professor of English at Santiago Canyon College, United States(2008 - 2008)
Adjunct Professor of English at Fullerton College, United States(2007 - 2007)
Independent Study Teacher/Tutor at Aristar Learning Center, United States(2001 - 2004)
High School English Teacher at California Science Academy, United States(2003 - 2004)
Volunteer English Tutor at UC Irvine, United States(1999 - 2004)

Memberships

TESOL Arabia, United Arab Emirates, 2009 - 2010
The Brontë Society, Haworth, United Kingdom, 2006 - 2007
Acacia Group, CSU Fullerton, CA, USA, 2002 - 2004

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2569

Ms. Sana Sayed

Senior Instructor
Master of Arts in English, California State University, Fullerton, USA

Sana Sayed taught in English departments in Orange and Los Angeles counties of California for over four years before joining AUS. Her areas of research interest are gender and identity in Victorian literature, women and politics, and theories of assessment and accountability in teaching composition. Her areas of teaching interest are composition, rhetoric, and literature. Prior to teaching at the post-secondary level, she worked for the University of California Irvine Police Department and as a high school English teacher.

Publications

Sana Sayed, Brad Curabba, Harnessing the power of feedback to assist progress: A process-based approach of providing feedback to L2 composition students in the United Arab Emirates, Published, pp. 89-110, 2020
Sana Sayed, Hidden voices, hidden agendas: Qubaysiat women’s group in Syria, Published, 2020
Habib Rehman, Oualid Hammi, Sana Sayed, Nasser Qaddoumi, On the Importance and Challenges of Open-Ended Design Skills Development in the Senior Design Projects, Submitted, International Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Sana Sayed, Brad Curabba, Harnessing the power of feedbackto assist progress: A process-based approach of providing feedback to L2 composition students in the United Arab Emirates, Published, pp. 89-110, 2020
Habib UrRehman , Oualid Hammi, Sana Sayed, Nasser Qaddoumi, On the importance and challenges of open- ended design skills development in the senior design projects, Submitted, 2018
Reid Zofia, Sana Sayed, Perceiving emotions, facilitating thought, and promoting growth: Using emotional intelligence as an effective teaching technique in the freshman composition classroom , Published, The International Journal of Humanities Education , 14, 2, pp. 11-27, 2016
Sana Sayed, Sean Dowling, Helen Donaghue, Cindy Gunn, John Raven, Simon Hayhoe, Joining the online bandwagon? The efficacy of electronic assessment measures, Published, 3, pp. 189-195, 2014
Sana Sayed, Cindy Gunn, Formative assessment: Uncovering writing excellence one student at a time., Published, pp. 74-85, 2012
Sana Sayed, Arab women: No longer silent, but can they guarantee rights for themselves?, Published, Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 1, 4, pp. 293-300, 2012
Alaanoud Abusalim, Neslihan Bilikozen, Tizreena Ismail, Sana Sayed, Where I stand: The center and the periphery, Published, 1st edition , 2012
Anne Shine, Alaanoud Abusalim, Sana Sayed, Majlis of the the 'others', Published, 2nd Edition , pp. 500, 2011
Sana Sayed, Catch them, scold them, and punish them? Understanding academic integrity in relation to today's cohorts and aligning it with instructional outcomes and university policies, Published, pp. 737-742, 2011
Sana Sayed, Sacha Moore, Trust two people under 30 just this once: Effective techniques for assessing composition students while holding them (and ourselves) accountable, Published, International Journal of Arts and Sciences, 3, 14, pp. 523-534, 2010

Conference Presentations

Sana Sayed, From ‘Dream Boy’ to Pakistan’s Prime Minister: The (Re)creation of Imran Khan’s Star Persona, Starring Asia Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December, 2019
Sana Sayed, IEEE Proposal Writing and Referencing , Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, September, 2019
Sana Sayed, Harnessing the Power of Feedback to Assist Progress: A Process-based Approach of Providing Feedback to L2 Composition Students in the United Arab Emirates, 6th Annual International Conference on Humanities & Arts in a Global World, Athens , Greece, January, 2019
Sana Sayed, Democracy When? Latent Female Liberation in Pakistan, International Conference on Gender and Politics, Ouarzazate, Morocco, October, 2017
Sana Sayed, Mock Interview Workshop, February, 2017
Sana Sayed, The Dinosaurs Must Evolve or Face Extinction: How to Effectively Teach Composition to 21st Century Learners , International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Freiburg, Germany, November, 2016
Sana Sayed, Inside-Out: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Educators, December, 2015
Sana Sayed, Understanding the Limits: Sentence Boundaries, November, 2015
Sana Sayed, Inside-Out: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Educators, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Valletta , Malta, March, 2015
Sana Sayed, Make a Portfolio that Works!, Career Fair Training , March, 2015
Sana Sayed, Integrating Electronic Marking and Rubrics using iLearn, November, 2014
Sana Sayed, Hidden Voices, Hidden Agendas: (Re)Organizing Women’s Groups in Syria, ACAH/LibrAsia Conference, Osaka, Japan, April, 2014
Sana Sayed, Counterarguments, November, 2013
Sana Sayed, Formative Assessment: Uncovering Student Excellence through Adaptive Teaching Methods, HCT/AUS Open Lecture Series, February, 2013
Sana Sayed, Formative Assessment: Uncovering Writing Excellence One Student at a Time, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Rome, Italy, October, 2012
Sana Sayed, Arab Women: No Longer Silent, But Can They Guarantee Rights for Themselves?, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Vienna , Austria, April, 2012
Zofia Reid , Implementing Rubrics for Assessment that Follow the Formative Assessment Model, 2011
Sana Sayed, APA Documentation , April, 2011
Sana Sayed, Catch Them, Scold Them, and Punish Them? Understanding Academic Integrity in Relation to Today’s Cohorts and Aligning it with Instructional Outcomes and University Policies, International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia , Spain, March, 2011
Sana Sayed, Distinguishing Facts from Opinions, October, 2010
Sacha Moore , Trust Two People Under 30 Just This Once: Effective Techniques for Assessing Composition Students While Holding Them (and Ourselves) Accountable, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Aix-en-Provence, France, June, 2010
Sana Sayed, Identifying Logical Fallacies, April, 2010
Sana Sayed, Applications of the Dictogloss Technique for Summary Assignments, Annual International TESOL Arabia Conference: 16th Annual Conference , Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March, 2010
Sacha Moore, Amusing Our Students to Life: Strategies for Connecting with Students in the Community College Composition Classroom, Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities: 7th Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, January, 2009
Sana Sayed, Demeaning Language, Fluctuation of Power, Game Play, and Erotic Power Differences: Male-Female Relationships in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Shirley, California State University, Fullerton Acacia Conference, Fullerton, CA, United States, February, 2006
Sana Sayed, Manipulating, Deconstructing, and Exposing the Limitations: Language, Body, and Subjectivity in Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body, California State University, Fullerton Acacia Conference, Fullerton, CA, United States, March, 2005
Sana Sayed, Gender as Performance, Liminal Space, and Freedom: Interpreting Hester Prynne’s Scarlet Letter as Androgyny in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, California State University, Fullerton Acacia Conference, Fullerton, CA, United States, March, 2004

Grants and sponsorships

Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Drivers, Challenges, Practices, Outcomes, and Key Factors of Success Related to Program Implementation, American University of Sharjah, 2022

Awards and Honors

Received, CAS Excellence in Teaching Award, Winner, AUS , 2018
Nominated, CAS Excellence in Teaching Award, Finalist , AUS, 2013

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