Joanna Al-Youssef

Contact

• workRoom A81 Dearing Building
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• Joanna.Al-Youssef@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

I am Assistant Professor in English for Academic Purposes at the Centre for English Language Education (CELE). I have been teaching at higher education institutions in the UK and abroad since 1995 at postgraduate, undergraduate, presessional, and foundation levels.

Since joining the University of Nottingham in 2010, I have taught on Presessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP) courses, Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS) courses, and various Postgraduate programmes including: PGCE (Malaysia) programme, MA Teaching English for Academic Purposes (MA TEAP) and MA International Higher Education. I also act as a supervisor for doctoral students at the School of Education.

I have an MA in English Language Teaching (MA ELT) from the University of Nottingham, and an EdD (Doctor of Education) from the University of Bath.

I am a member of the British Association for International & Comparative Education (BAICE), and the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL).

Teaching Summary

I teach on Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS), and Presessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP) courses. I also write materials for various programmes and courses at the Centre… read more

Research Summary

I am interested in exploring the space between existential internationalization, or the internationalization of the self, and reflexivity with its role in bridging the gap between Cultural Others… read more

Recent Publications

• SAVVIDES, N., AL-YOUSSEF, J., COLIN, M. and GARRIDO, C., 2016. Methodological Challenges: negotiation, critical reflection and the cultural other. In: MICHAEL CROSSLEY, LORE ARTHUR and ELIZABETH MCNESS, eds., Revisiting Insider–Outsider Research in Comparative and International Education Symposium Books. 264
• SAVVIDES, N., AL-YOUSSEF, J., COLIN, M. and GARRIDO, C., 2014. Journeys into Inner/Outer Space: reflections on the methodological challenges of negotiating insider/outsider status in international educational research Research in Comparative and International Education. 9(4), 412-425
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2014. Book review: Internationalisation of Higher Education and Global Mobility, by Bernhard Streitwieser (ed.) Journal of Research inInternational Education. 13(2), 168-171
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2013. Book review: Higher education and the state: Changing relationships in Europe and East Asia, by R. Goodman, T. Kariya, and J. Taylor(Eds) Journal of Research in International Education. 12(2), 193-196

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I am a member of the Centre for International Education Research (CIER). I am interested in supervising doctoral students researching areas related to:

• The internationalisation of higher education
• Internationalisation and the Cultural Other
• Internationalising the curriculum
• Reflection and reflexivity in teaching, learning and research
• Methodological approaches and issues
• Academic identity
• Student support and transition
• Academic writing
• Genre studies
• Discourse analysis
• Corpus linguistics
• English for academic purposes

Current and previous doctoral research topics co-supervised:

• Supporting law students in the transition to higher education: an intervention
• Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Case Study of the University of Hong Kong

Doctoral Theses examined:

• A multidimensional case study of English education and internationalisation policy planning in Japanese higher education: a socioeducational perspective (PhD)

See also: School of Education Staff Supervision Areas

I teach on Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS), and Presessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP) courses. I also write materials for various programmes and courses at the Centre for English Language Education (CELE).

Since joining the University of Nottingham in 2010, I have taught and supported students on the following programmes:

• Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS)
• MA International Higher Education
• MA Teaching English for Academic Purposes (MA TEAP)
• MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL)
• PGCE (Malaysia)
• Postgraduate Certificate in International Student Advice and Support (PG ISAS)
• Presessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP)
• The English Module for Engineering and Science Foundation (teacher and convenor)

My main teaching interests include teaching reflection in/on learning, discourse-analysis approaches to teaching academic writing, genre studies, and critical thinking skills.

Current Research

I am interested in exploring the space between existential internationalization, or the internationalization of the self, and reflexivity with its role in bridging the gap between Cultural Others represented in higher education as staff and students. I am interested in embedding reflection into the curriculum, and exploring the power of 'unlearning' and 'de-labelling' for both students and staff

• SAVVIDES, N., AL-YOUSSEF, J., COLIN, M. and GARRIDO, C., 2016. Methodological Challenges: negotiation, critical reflection and the cultural other. In: MICHAEL CROSSLEY, LORE ARTHUR and ELIZABETH MCNESS, eds., Revisiting Insider–Outsider Research in Comparative and International Education Symposium Books. 264
• SAVVIDES, N., AL-YOUSSEF, J., COLIN, M. and GARRIDO, C., 2014. Journeys into Inner/Outer Space: reflections on the methodological challenges of negotiating insider/outsider status in international educational research Research in Comparative and International Education. 9(4), 412-425
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2014. Book review: Internationalisation of Higher Education and Global Mobility, by Bernhard Streitwieser (ed.) Journal of Research inInternational Education. 13(2), 168-171
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2013. Book review: Higher education and the state: Changing relationships in Europe and East Asia, by R. Goodman, T. Kariya, and J. Taylor(Eds) Journal of Research in International Education. 12(2), 193-196
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2012. A journey towards internationalisation: In: Trahar, S. ed. "Listening to Academic Voices: International Stories of the UK Experience" British Association for International and Comparative Education. Available at: <http://baice.ac.uk/2012/listening-to-academic-voices-2/>
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2012. An international approach to teaching and learning from a UK university management perspective: implications for international students’ experiences on campus. In: SILVIA SOVIC and MARGO BLYTHMAN, eds., International Students Negotiating Higher Education: critical perspectives Routledge.
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2011. Book review: Internationalizing the University: An Introduction for University Teachers and Managers, by Y. Turner and S. Robson The Journal of Research in International Education. 10(2), 221–223
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2010. The Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions: Meanings, Policy and Practice VDM Verlag Dr. Müller.
• AL-YOUSSEF, J., 2010. Challenges to Institutionalizing Internationalization in a UK University. In: FELIX MARINGE and NICK FOSKETT, eds., Globalization and Internationalization in Higher Education: Theoretical, Strategic and Management Perspectives Continuum Inernational Publishing Group.