Gisele El Khoury
Gisele El Khoury, a native of Lebanon, relocated to the United States in 2005 after completing her Master's in Law. Her journey in academia commenced with a role as an Arabic professor at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), where she provided instruction for two semesters. Subsequently, she transitioned to Potsdam, New York, where she contributed her pedagogical expertise for three years at the State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY-Potsdam), where she completed her Master's degree in Educational Technology. At St. Lawrence University, El Khoury assumes the role of the director of the Language Resource Center and an Arabic instructor, delivering courses encompassing Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Arabic and engaging students in various cultural topics. She serves on the board of The FLTMAG.
Regularly Taught Courses
- Elementary Arabic 101-102 with lab
- Intermediate Arabic 103-104 with lab
- Intermediate & Advanced Conversation
- Advanced Arabic I & II
- Arabic Literature and Media
- Conversational Arabic & Media
- Arab Society through Graphic Novels and Films
- Mediterranean Culture Through Cinema
- Intro to Translation
- Arabic Language through Songs & Films
- Cook, Eat, Tell ... Food in the Middle East and the Arab World
- Senior Year Experience (SYE) Program
- Teaching Languages (which is a pedagogy language course for TAs in the use of language technologies)
Publications
Trending Words, Global Insights: Enhancing Language Learning with Ubersuggest - Article published in the FLTMAG - DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DGYG6519 – December 2024
Assessing Arabic Proverb Translation Accuracy: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT and Google Translate with Pedagogical Applications - Article published in the FLTMAG - DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CTLS7669 – January 2024
Instructor and Peer Feedback on Oral Speaking Tasks: Extempore, Soundcloud, VoiceThread, and Flipgrid - co-authored an article published in the FLTMAG - DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FGZY8990 – May 2022
Telling the story of the Arab Spring: an interactive graffiti map – Article published in “Muftah.org” (an online magazine on the Middle East and North Africa) – October 2014.
Hasan and Marcus: A Film to Learn From – Article published in “Muftah.org” (an online magazine on the Middle East and North Africa) – January 2014.
6 Web 2.0 Resources for Teaching Arabic – Article published in the FLTMAG (A magazine on technology integration in the world language classroom) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SZLT4373 – November 2013
Understanding Politics in the Arab world through Naji Al-Ali’s cartoons – Article published in “Muftah.org” (an online magazine on the Middle East and North Africa) – October 2013.
How the Syrian War Impacts Politics and Sectarianism in Lebanon – Article published in “Muftah.org” (an online magazine on the Middle East and North Africa) – July 2013.
Projects: Gisele has been creating an Arabic Multimedia collection; click on this link to check it.
Selected Presentations:
Presentation at The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) convention 2024 titled: "Utilizing Graphic Novels and Films to Teach Arab and Middle Eastern Studies in the Classroom.."
Presentation at The Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)Convention convention 2024 titled: "Arabic Language and ChatGPT: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities."
Presentation at the ACTFL convention 2019 titled: "Using Fairy Tales, Graphic Novels, Hip-hop, Maps and Films to Teach Culture."
Presentation at the NeMLA convention 2018 titled: "Looking to jazz up your language classes? Teaching Culture "differently."
Seminar presented for SOAR – Lifelong Learning in the North Country. Seminar title: "Telling the story of the Arab spring through Graffiti"
Presentation at the NeMLA convention 2014 titled: "6 Web 2.0 Resources for Teaching Arabic"
Presentation during the May College event titled: "Digital Textbooks at St. Lawrence University."
Guest speaker in the "EDLS 333: Education, Language and Culture "course – gave a presentation titled: "Arab World: what do you need to know."
Presentation during the NYSAFLT event titled: "Changing Language Education."
Seminar presented for SOAR – Lifelong Learning in the North Country. Seminar title: "Arab World: Reality and Myth"