Contact
t.ismail@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 6935
Ajman Campus
Tizreena Binti Mohd Ismail

  • Tizreena Binti Mohd Ismail

  • Lecturer, Manager of Teaching and Learning Center
  • Ext: 6935/5088
  • CV

Dr. Tizreena Ismail is the Manager of the Teaching and Learning Center and a Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages. She has obtained her PhD from the University of Exeter, in Applied Linguistics Education. Dr. Tizreena has extensive experience teaching Rhetoric and Composition, Public Speaking and other Applied Linguistics courses. Having taught in the Middle East and Asia for over 15 years, Dr. Tizreena has previously been employed at the American University of Sharjah where she taught Rhetoric and Composition in the Writing Studies Department. Her experience also includes previous employment as a full-time faculty member in the English Language Department, at University Putra Malaysia. During her time there she taught Critical Thinking Skills, Discourse Analysis and Public Speaking. Dr. Tizreena actively leads in the area of education development and strives to foster a culture of innovation in teaching and learning. She collaborates across the University and within the region, promoting transformative education and hybrid learning model. Through several initiatives at the Teaching and Learning Center, Dr. Tizreena facilitates faculty professional development through workshops and in house programs that encourage faculty led innovation and supports faculty in adopting evolving educational trends. Her areas of interest include dialogic pedagogy, digital literacy in education and education assessment. Her research also focuses on the identity of EFL learners specifically in the areas of critical issues in literacy development and assessment of EFL learners. Dr Tizreena has presented and published papers on the role of dialogic talk in the understanding of teaching language and writing pedagogy; writing across the curriculum; language and media, writing identity, and the impact of dialogic pedagogy on learner identity and learner motivation of language students.

Education
  • B.A. (Honors) English Language. University Putra Malaysia. Malaysia. 2004.
  • M.A. Language Communication and Research. Cardiff University. United Kingdom. 2006.
  • PhD Applied Linguistics and Education, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, 2019
Experience
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of English Language, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, University Putra Malaysia. Malaysia. 2006-2008.
  • English Language Instructor, Ittihad University, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Spring 2008
  • Instructor, Department of Writing Studies. American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. September 2008 to August 2015.
  • Lecturer, TEFL Department, College of Education and Basic Sciences. Ajman University, UAE. February 2016 – currently.
  • Manager, Teaching and Learning Center, Ajman University, 2023 - currently
Teaching Area
  • Language teaching and identity, writing studies pedagogy and critical issues in literacy development and assessment of EFL learners.
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Education Development and Collaborative Learning
Research
  • Writing across the curriculum, language and identity, dialogic teaching and its' impact on learner identity and learner motivation of language students.
  • Transformative Education, Digital Education, Education Development
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • 12/2023 Paper Presented: “Learner Centric Pedagogy in Higher Education: Exploring Dialogism in English Language Classrooms in the UAE”. The 7th World Conference on Future of Education (WCFEDUCATION), Cambridge University, United Kingdom.
  • 11/2021 "Dialogic Approaches in Teaching Writing". Teaching Learning Directors & Academic Developers Roundtable Summit, NYUAD, Abu Dhabi
  • 04/2018 Paper Presented: “Language Assessment and Learner Identities: Labeling Learners through Placement Tests”, at the 16th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • 02/2015 Graduate Student Research: “Labeling Student Writers at AUS”. University of Exeter Academic Writing/TESOL Graduate Research Seminar, Dubai, UAE.
  • 12/2014 Paper Presented: “Participatory Feedback: Critical action research on dialogic writing classrooms in the Middle East”, at the 3rd International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society, Hong Kong
  • 04/2014 Paper Presented: “Sustaining Writer Identities of Freshman Students in the Middle East”, at the Annual International Conference on Sustainable Human Development, Brunel University campus, Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom.
  • 03/2013 Paper Presented: “Media in the 21st Century: An analysis of its association to culture, pedagogy and identities of subgroups” at the International Journal of Arts and Science Conference, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA.
  • 05/2012 Paper Presented: “The Language of Advertising and It’s Portrayal of Women” at The International Conference on Education in Athens, Greece.
  • 05/2011 Paper Presented: “Advertising Lingo” at The International Journal of Arts and Science Conference in Harvard, Boston, U.S.A.
  • 10/2010 Paper Presented: “Older Adults in Advertisements” at The Florida Communication Association Convention 2010 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S.A.
  • 03/2009 Paper Presented: “A Content Analysis of Older Adults in Malaysian Magazine Advertisements”, at the International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED).
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • AYM: Actualizing Youth Mobility to Lead and Innovate in the 21st Century. International Collaborative Teaching Grant, Stevens Initiative. (08, 2023).
  • AYM: Actualizing Youth Mobility to Lead and Innovate in the 21st Century. International Collaborative Teaching Grant, Stevens Initiative. (04, 2022).
  • Stevens Initative Connected Classroom Faculty Scholar October 2021
  • AU Funded Research Grant AY (2021-22 IRG/IDG)
  • AUS Research and Conference Grants (2009-2015, 7 total).
  • University Putra Malaysia Tutorship Grant for MA program (2004-2006).
  • HITACHI Young Leaders Initiative Grant (2003).
  • UNEP Youth Envoys Grant (2001).
  • Member of TESOL Arabia 2011- present.
  • Member of FCA: Florida Communication Association, 2011-present.
  • Member of World Universities Debate Organization, 2004-present.
  • Member of HITACHI Young Leaders Program, 2003-present.