Dr. Adnan Ajšić | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Corpus linguistics; (critical) discourse analysis; sociolinguistics; global Englishes/English as a global lingua franca; L1/L2 writing, reading, and public speaking; English for academic and specific purposes; English grammar; history of English

Research areas

Corpus linguistics; (critical) discourse analysis; language ideologies; language policy; sociolinguistics; sociocultural aspects of second language acquisition

Education

PhD, Applied Linguistics, Northern Arizona University, United States, 2015
Master, English And American Studies, University of Graz (Karl-Franzens Universität), Austria, 2013
Master, Pan African Studies, Syracuse University, United States, 2009

Professional experience

Associate Professor, English, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2022 - Present
Assistant Professor, English, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2016 - Present
Assistant Professor, English Language And Literature, International Burch University, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016 - 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant, English Language And Literature, Northern Arizona University, Arizona, United States, 2010 - 2015
Graduate Teaching Assistant, African American Studies, Syracuse University, New York, United States, 2007 - 2009
Graduate Assistant/africa Initiative, Secretary, Department Of African American Studies, Syracuse University, New York, United States, 2007 - 2008
Language Assistant, Office Of The Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Netherlands, 2000 - 2004
Linguist, BDM/TRW, 1996 - 2000

Memberships

American Association for Applied Linguistics, AAAL, International, Founded in 1977, the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) is a professional organization of scholars who are interested in and actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics. AAAL members promote principled approaches to language-related concerns, including language education, acquisition and loss, bilingualism, discourse analysis, literacy, rhetoric and stylistics, language for special purposes, psycholinguistics, second and foreign language pedagogy, language assessment, and ...
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Arabia, TESOL Arabia, Regional, TESOL Arabia 2020 strives to expand its influence as a professional organization that is widely recognized for helping ELT educators define, support, and engage in highly effective professional development opportunities. For over 25 years now, TESOL Arabia has had the privilege of supporting English language professionals and educators by means of its annual International Conference, its local and regional events, grants, scholarships and publications. In-keeping with this long tradition, and as we look ...
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, ALAA, National, National association for applied linguistics in Australia., 2014 - 2015
Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée / International Association of Applied Linguistics, AILA, International, AILA is the acronym for Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée or International Association of Applied Linguistics. AILA (originally founded in 1964 in France) is an international federation of national and regional associations of Applied Linguistics. AILA has a membership of more than 8.000 individuals worldwide who as researchers, policy makers or practitioners are active in the field of Applied Linguistics., 2014 - 2015
International Linguistic Association, ILA, International, In 1943, a group of linguists at colleges and universities in the New York area, including many members of the École Libre des Hautes Études in exile, came together to form the Linguistic Circle of New York. In 1969, in recognition of the expanded character of its membership, the society's name was changed to the International Linguistic Association (ILA). Since that period, the ILA has emerged with a solid membership throughout the United States as well as various countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas., 2013 - 2014
TESOL International Association, TESOL, International, TESOL is an international association of professionals advancing the quality of English language teaching through professional development, research, standards, and advocacy., 2013 - 2014
American Association for Corpus Linguistics, AACL, National, National association for corpus linguistics in the United States., 2012 - 2014
Arizona Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, AZ TESOL, State, State TESOL association in Arizona., 2011 - 2012

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 4124

Dr. Adnan Ajšić

Associate Professor
PhD, Northern Arizona University, United States

Dr. Ajšić's research interests include language ideologies, language in politics & (social) media, & sociocultural approaches to SLA. Author of Language and ethnonationalism in contemporary West Central Balkans: A corpus-based approach (2021, Palgrave Macmillan). Has published journal articles, book chapters, & book reviews in leading international outlets, and presented papers at major international conferences. Dr. Ajšić's experience spans private/public universities in EU, US, and MENA. He has also served as an interpreter/translator for the UN. Dr. Ajšić speaks Bosnian, English, and German.

Publications

Adnan Ajšić. (Springer Texts in Education) Research questions in language education and applied linguistics: A reference guide, H. Mohebbi, C. Coombe (Eds.), Springer, Cham (2021). [Review of the book Research questions in language education and applied linguistics: A reference guide, edited by H. Mohebbi & C. Coombe], System, 28 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Adnan Ajšić. Using digital technology to uncover ‘invisible’ patterns in language and society, 25 June 2021
Adnan Ajsic. Language and ethnonationalism in contemporary West Central Balkans: A corpus-based approach, 4 June 2021
Adnan Ajsic. Large-scale lexical patterns in discourse as indicators of ideologies: Comparing exploratory factor analysis and topic modeling, 16 May 2021
Adnan Ajsic. Capturing Herder: A three-step approach to identification of language ideologies using corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis, Corpora, 5 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021
Adnan Ajsic. Floating on English in a rising sea of globalization: Liminality, liability, transformation, 6 November 2020
Adnan Ajšić. Challenges in corpus-based study of language-related discourses and ideologies, 2020
Adnan Ajšić. Triangulating methodological approaches in corpus-linguistic research. [Review of the book Triangulating methodological approaches in corpus-linguistic research, edited by P. Baker & J. Egbert], Applied Linguistics, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2017
Adnan Ajšić And Louisa Buckingham. English, "polyglot" politicians and polyglot businessmen: Language ideologies in contemporary Bosnian press, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016
Adnan Ajšić, Mary Mcgroarty, Francis Hult And David Johnson. Mapping language ideologies, June 2015
Adnan Ajšić, Ping Deters, Xuesong Gao, Elizabeth Miller And Gergana Vitanova. "Crossing" into the L2 and back: Agency and native-like ultimate attainment by a post-critical period learner, December 2014
Adnan Ajšić. Political loanwords: Postwar constitutional arrangement and the co-occurrence tendencies of Anglicisms in contemporary Bosnian, Journal Of Language And Politics, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2014
Adnan Ajšić. Corpora and language teaching. [Review of the book Corpora and language teaching, edited by K. Aijmer], English For Specific Purposes, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2013
Adnan Ajšić. Dreams and realities: Developing countries and the English language. [Review of the book Dreams and realities: Developing countries and the English language, edited by H. Coleman], Language Policy, 1 August 2011

Conference Presentations

Better student evaluations through prompt engineering, Best Practices In Teaching And Learning Conference 2024, 5 February 2024
Language ideology as the language of fake news. (Session: The language of fake news: Theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives), British Association For Applied Linguistics (baal) Annual Conference 2023, 24 August 2023
Media discourses on language, multilingualism, and immigration: Large-scale lexical patterns in discourse as indicators of ideologies, 2021 Aila (international Association Of Applied Linguistics) World Congress Of Applied Linguistics, 15 August 2021
Transnational Identities as Pedagogy: Autoethnographies of ELT practitioners, Aaal 2021 Webinar Series, 11 August 2021
Floating on English in a rising sea of globalization: Liminality, liability, transformation, American Association For Applied Linguistics Conference, 23 March 2021
Challenges in corpus-based study of language-related discourses and ideologies, Corpora And Discourse International Conference 2020, June 2020
Large-scale lexical patterns in discourse as indicators of ideologies: Comparing exploratory factor analysis and topic modeling, Icame 41 (language And Linguistics In A Complex World: Data, Interdisciplinary, Transfer, And The Next Generation), May 2020
Changing cities, changing linguistic landscapes: The convergence of physical and virtual linguistic landscapes of the UAE, 4th International Conference On “changing Cities: Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions”, 27 June 2019
Storytelling in VR: A case study of digital heritage preservation of Wadi al Helo, Sharjah, UAE, Museums Of Arabia 2019, 26 June 2019
Driven: Audience design and the technological hybridization of traditional media, 2nd International Conference On Sociolinguistics, 6 September 2018
Corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis: Identifying large-scale lexical patterns in discourse as indicators of ideologies, Discoursenet 20 Conference (exploring Fuzzy Boundaries In Discourse Studies), Budapest, Hungary, May 2018
The Web as a Research Tool, 23rd Tesol Arabia International Conference And Exhibition: Advancing The Elt Profession, Dubai, Uae, March 2017
Combining Corpus Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis to Study Inter-varietal Variation in Language Ideologies, Eighth Inter-varietal Applied Corpus Studies (ivacs) Conference: Corpora And Context, Bath, Uk, June 2016
Language Ideology Research: New Trends, Sixth International Conference On Foreign Language Teaching And Applied Linguistics (fltal), Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina, May 2016
Capturing Herder: A Methodological Comparison of Corpus-based Approaches to Language Ideologies, American Association For Applied Linguistics Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 2016
Effects of Corpus-Based Instruction on L2 Recognition and Recall of Signal Markers, American Association For Corpus Linguistics Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona, September 2014
"Crossing" into the L2 and Back: Agency and Native-Like Ultimate Attainment by a Post-Critical-Period Learner, International Association For Applied Linguistics Conference, Brisbane, Australia, August 2014
Language Ideologies, Public Discourses, and Ethnonationalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1990-2010): Combining Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics, American Association For Applied Linguistics Conference, Portland, Oregon, March 2014
Raising Monolinguals in Multilingual Homes: Family Language Policy in Intermarried Bosnian Immigrant Families in the United States, Multidisciplinary Approaches In Language Policy And Planning Conference, Calgary, Canada, September 2013
The Cultural Political Economy of English as a Global Lingua Franca: A South African Perspective, 58th Annual International Linguistic Association Conference, Brooklyn, New York, April 2013
Effects of Corpus-based Instruction on L2 Recognition, Recall, and Use of Signal Markers: A Pilot Study, Arizona State University's 19th Annual Graduate Linguistics/tesol Symposium, Tempe, Arizona, March 2013
Political Loanwords: Postwar Constitutional Arrangement and the Co-occurrence Tendencies of Anglicisms in Contemporary Bosnian, American Association For Applied Linguistics Conference, Dallas, Texas, March 2013
Co-occurrence Tendencies of Anglicisms in Contemporary Bosnian Print Journalism, American Association For Corpus Linguistics Conference, San Diego, California, January 2013

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Faculty Research Grant (Regular) One Year Award: FRG17-R-05, Office of Research, American University of Sharjah, 8 June 2017 - 8 June 2017
Grant, Faculty Seed Grant, College of Arts & Sciences, American University of Sharjah, 30 November 2016 - 30 November 2016

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Graduate Award (Nominated), Graduate College, Northern Arizona University, Outstanding Graduate Award from the Graduate College at Northern Arizona University (Nominated), 1 October 2015
Travel scholarship, Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Award from the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, 1 June 2014
Research Award in Language Learning and Teaching, Program in Intensive English, Northern Arizona University, Research Award in Language Learning and Teaching from the Program in Intensive English at Northern Arizona University, 15 May 2013
Teacher of the Year, Program in Intensive English, Northern Arizona University, Teacher of the Year Award from the Program in Intensive English at Northern Arizona University, 15 May 2013

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