EDUCATION
2011 - 2015
BA, Linguistics and International Relations
University of California, Davis
Undergraduate Thesis: “Assimilation and Sonority in Moroccan Judeo-Spanish”
Advisor: Travis Bradley
2015 - 2018
MA, Linguistics
University of California, Los Angeles
2018 - 2019
MA, Teaching a Foreign Language - Arabic
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Capstone Project: “Social Justice Issues in the Arab World: A CBI Syllabus”
Advisor: Heekyeong Lee
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Teaching Style
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Communicative, and focused on the three modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, presentational)
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Content-based
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Focused on social justice
Language Varieties
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Students should be taught both Standard Arabic and a dialect
Learners
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Learners' agency and independence should be cultivated
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The teacher should be willing to learn from the students when appropriate
Assessment
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Assessment results say as much about the teacher as they do about the students
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Formative assessment is necessary to figure out how to serve students throughout the class
Professional Responsibility
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Teachers must continually refine their craft through reflection, research, and participation in professional development activities