Dr. Lubna A. Sherif is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Translation and the English Language Unit (ELU) Coordinator in the Faculty of Language Studies (FLS) at the Arab Open University (AOU). Her research focuses on interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary approaches in linguistics and translation, with a particular emphasis on sociolinguistic ethnography, cognitive stylistics, and metapragmatics.
As a Fulbright alumna, Dr. Sherif was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Arkansas, USA, and later received a micro-grant from the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to implement a teacher training program. She also holds a Diploma in Translation and Interpreting from the American University in Cairo (AUC).
A certified trainer from Arizona State University, Dr. Sherif is affiliated with NileTESOL, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), and The Egyptian Association for Globalization and Language Solutions (EAGLS). She has presented at multiple conferences and published in her fields of expertise (ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0059-1491). Additionally, she serves as an academic reviewer for the MexTESOL Journal.
- General Course Coordinator (GCC) for TR306, TR307, TR308, ENF103, and ENF104.
- Teaching Introduction to Language (E120), Translation and Discourse (TR301), Political and Diplomatic
Translation (TR307), Translation of Special Topics (TR308), and Introduction to Language (ENF104)
Freelance translator, interpreter, and editor
Taught several courses in linguistics,
translation, in addition to general English and ESP at various reputable
private universities
BOOK CHAPTERS
Adel, L., & Alger, A. J. (2017). Towards developing
performative assessment strategies for flipped learning. In C. Coombe, P. Davidson, A. Gebrie, D. Boraie, & S. Hidri. (Eds.). Language assessment in the Middle East and North Africa: Theory, practice and future trends, (pp. 247-60). Dubai: TESOL Arabia.
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
Fawzy, R., Al-Shazly, A., Nayef, H., & Sherif, L. A. (2023). Interfacing the cultural dialectics of commodification and resistance: Nubian spatial/narrative repertoires as markers of hybrid diaspora culture. Journal of Multicultural Discourses, 18(4), 289–311. https://doi.org/10.1080/17447143.2024.2387637
Sherif, L. A. (2023). Reporting the Iraq War: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Stylistic Analysis of Selected English Translations of Iraq War Poetry. Textual Turnings: An International Peer-Reviewed Journal in English Studies, 5(1), 183-201. doi:10.21608/ttaip.2023.331326
Sherif, L. A. (2021). Representation of Social Actors in Medical Humanities: A Multimodal Study of Selected English and Arabic Infographics on COVID-19. In Cairo Studies in English, 2021(2), 124-144. doi: 10.21608/CSE.2021.217020
Sherif, L. A. (2020). Posters of Oscar-winning movies as visual narratives: A visual semiotics study. New Perspectives in Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 51(2), 41-63. doi: 10.21608/KGEF.2020.311600
Adel, L. (2020). A Tale of Two Revolutions: A Discourse Historical Analysis (DHA) of Selected Political Speeches during the Arab Spring of the Egyptian and Lebanese Revolutions. In Textual Turnings: An International Peer Reviewed Journal in English, 1(2), pp. 117-34. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.21608/ttaip.2020.133420
Adel, L. (2019). Mapping the ecolandscape in the cinematic adaptation of Eat, pray, love: A multimodal study. In CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Education.
Adel, L. (2019). Positioning the Autobiographer in the Arabic Translation of Eat, Pray, Love: A Study of the (re)Framing Techniques. In CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Education. Vol. 66(1), 2019, 301-322.
doi: 10.21608/opde.2019.133240
Adel, L. (2018). A feminist stylistic study of identity change in Kate Chopin’s The story of an hour. Paper presented at the 1st conference on Visions of Change. In New Perspectives in Linguistics, Literature and Translation, Faculty of Arts, Helwan University, pp. 128-53.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Adel, L. (2015). A constructivist approach to the integration of mobile assisted language learning in enhancing the writing skills of Egyptian adult ESL learners. In Pixel. (Ed.). Paper presented at the 5th conference on The Future of Education (pp. 98-103). Florence: Pixel International Education.
WHITE PAPERS
Adel, L. (2014). Quotation for motivation. NILE TESOL Newsletter, Issue #6, pp. 12-14.
