Mastering Remote Pedagogy

Dr Wafa Zoghbor is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and an accredited international trainer in strategic planning. She worked for the Department of Languages at Zayed University in the UAE, was the Assistant Dean of Research at the University College, and the Advisor to the Provost for Special Initiatives. Her research interests include the phonology of ELF, EMI in higher education, and Arabic sociolinguistics. She has co-edited several volumes, including “Linguistic Identity in the Gulf States” (2022).

Dr Helene Demirci holds a doctoral degree in Higher Education with a focus on L2 reading motivation in the Middle East. Her research interests center on L2 reading motivation, promoting extensive reading in both English and Arabic, and integrating technology in language classrooms. She has published widely in the areas of L2 reading motivation and extensive reading. She co-edited the volume Current Issues in Reading, Writing, and Visual Literacy: Research and Practice (2015, Cambridge Scholars Press).