Biography

Dr. Taghreed Masri holds an EdD in TESOL from the University of Exeter. She has a Master’s degree in TESOL from the American University of Sharjah. She has a Bachelor degree in English language and literature from the United Arab Emirates University. Masri has written on flipped approach, writing courses at university level, proficiency and identity. She has also presented in different TESOL conferences. Her areas of specialization are: Proficiency, writing and identity, language and culture, EMI, and research skills.

Areas of Specialization

TESOL
Identity and proficiency
Language and culture
EMI (English medium instruction)
Research methods

Selected publications

• Masri, T. (2020). English Medium Instruction and Human Linguistic Rights: Academic, Psychological and Cultural Suffering. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 1(aop), 1-30.
• Masri, T. (2020). The EMI policy in UAE universities and its impact on Arab students’ identity and faith in their Academic Arabic. In S. Troudi (ed.), Critical issues in teaching English and language education (pp. 67-93). Palgrave Macmillan: UK.
• Masri, T. I. (2019). A critical examination of the Arab undergraduate students’ perceptions of their academic Arabic proficiency in three EMI universities in the UAE. English Language Teaching, (12)4, 21-31. doi: 10.5539/elt.v12n4p21 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v12n4p21
• Masri, T. I. (2018). The professional identity of adjunct faculty: Exploratory study at a private university in the UAE. English Language Teaching, 11(10), 16-29.
• Masri, T. (2016). The perceptions of university instructors of the flipped approach: An interpretive study. International Journal of Bilingual & Multilingual Teachers of English, (4)2, 65-75.
• Masri, T. (Dec- 2015). University students in the writing courses from the center to the periphery: A critical perspective. International Journal of Bilingual & Multilingual Teachers of English, 2, 117-129.
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• Masri, T. (2014). Proficiency and identity of Arab students in the UAE. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.

Presentations at Conferences

• Masri, T. (2023, July 17-19). Expatriate faculty in private universities in the UAE: The power of managerialism. Oxford Education Research Symposium. Oxford, UK.
• Masri, T. (November 12, 2018). Critical examination of the Arab undergraduate students’ perceptions of their competence in academic Arabic language and their identity in the light of studying in EMI university in the UAE. The 10th international conference on interdisciplinary social science studies (ICISSS). University of Oxford, Oxford: United Kingdom.
• Masri, T. (July 23, 2018). The impact of the use of English as a medium of instruction on Arab students’ Modern Standard Arabic proficiency and identity at higher education in the UAE. Doctoral Research Forum: University of Exeter: Exeter, UK.
• Masri, T. (Presenter) February 20, 2016: “The Flipped Approach in the Eyes of the Writing Instructors at AUS” (The IL SIC/Sharjah Chapter Event: Nurturing Independent Language Learning), The American University of Sharjah.
• Masri, T. (Presenter). March, 2015: “Adjunct Faculty Professional Identity at Higher Education Institutions” (21th International TESOL Arabia Conference), Dubai.
• Masri, T. (Presenter). March, 2014: "The Impact of Proficiency on Emirati Students' Identity" (20th International TESOL Arabia Conference), Dubai.