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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

Teaching areas

English for Academic Purposes, Rhetoric

Research areas

Rhetoric, Pragmatics, Cross-cultural Communications

Education

MA, Teaching English As A Foreign Language, American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2000

MA, Rhetoric, Composition Theory, University of Arizona, United States, 1992

BA, Literature, East Stroudsburg University, United States, 1986

Associate of Arts Degree, General Studies, Keystone Jr. College, United States, 1981

Professional experience

Writing Instructor, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2001 - Present

Writing Instructor, American University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, 1995 - 2001

Writing Instructor, Nicholls State University, Los Angelas, California, United States, 1992 - 1995

Writing Instructor, Central Arizona College, Arizona, United States, 1991 - 1992

Graduate Assistant, University of Arizona, Arizona, United States, 1988 - 1992

Writing Instructor, Pima County Community College, Arizona, United States, 1990 - 1990

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2717

Mr. Christopher Horger

Senior Instructor

Christopher Horger received an MA in Rhetoric from the University of Arizona and an MA in TEFL from the American University of Cairo. He has been teaching academic writing at American universities for 31 years, 24 of them in the Arab world. His research interests include rhetoric and composition theory, applied linguistics, and cross-cultural communications. Since 2005 he has been Editor-in-Chief of the DWS Reader, a collection of the best student essays from Writing 101 and 102, and which also is used as a textbook in freshman writing courses.

Conference Presentations

Grading more effectively: Using online assessment in EAP university composition courses, International Conference On The Future Of Teaching And Education, 29 March 2019