Amal Mechraoui

Passionate and dedicated academic professional with extensive experience in research and in teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Technical Report Writing across diverse international contexts. Holds a Ph.D. in Pragmatics, with a strong focus on language use and communication strategies in diverse cultural contexts. Skilled in fostering a collaborative and inclusive academic environment, mentoring students, and enhancing pedagogical practices.

• Teaching English
• Course Design and Evaluation
• Sociolinguistics
• Pragmatics
• Language Variation and Change
• Gesture

• 2012- Best Student Award (Masters of Human Science in Teaching English as a Second Language-TESL)
• 2008- Honorary Degree for attaining Best student for the Degree of Bachelors of Art in Teaching English, Amar Telidji University, Algeria

ACADEMIC JOURNALS

• Mechraoui, A., & Faridah Noor. (2017). The Direction Giving Pointing Gestures of the Malay Malaysian Speech Community. Gesture ,16 (1), 68-98.
• Mechraoui·, K.K., Mechraoui, A., & Rafeeq, S. (2014). The Effect of Listening to Podcasts on Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition. International Journal of Humanities and Management Sciences. 3 (1), 7-11.
• Mechraoui, K. K., Mechraoui, A. & Quadri, K. M. (2014). The Effect of Task Based Language Teaching on Learner Autonomy: A Case of Pre-University Students at the International Islamic University Malaysia. International Journal of Humanities and Management Sciences. 2 (1) ,6-10.
• Sarudin, I, Mechraoui, A., Zainab Mohd Noor, Engku Haliza Engku Ibrahim, Ainon Jariah Muhamad & Faridah Abdul Malek. (2013). Stakeholders' Perceptions of an English for Occupational Purposes Course. World Applied Sciences Journal, 21(13), 73-87.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Telecommunication, Technology and Media Employers Perceptions of the General importance of English at the Workplace, Mechraoui, K.K., Mechraoui, A., ARDA Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 02/2019
• Sociopragmatic variation in route direction giving strategies of Malaysian speakers of English, Mechraoui, A., & Faridah Noor Mohd Noor, 46th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting (APAN), Auckland, New Zealand, 08/2018
• Pragmatic variation in route direction giving strategies of Malaysian speakers of English, Mechraoui, A., & Faridah Noor Mohd Noor, 6th University of Malaya Discourse and Society International Conference (UMDS2017), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12/2017
• Application of Gimp 2.4 for a pragmatic study on gestures in route direction giving, Mechraoui, A., & Faridah Noor Mohd Noor, 44th Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Meeting (APAN), Dalian, China, 08/2017
• Pointing gestures in direction giving interactions of Malaysian English speakers, Mechraoui, A., & Faridah Noor Mohd Noor, 40th APAN Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08/2015
• The Effect of Task-Based Language Teaching on Learner Autonomy: A Case of Pre-University Students at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Mechraoui, K.K., Mechraoui, A., & Rafeeq, S., International Journal Conference on Law, Education and Sports (IJCLES'14), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01/2015
• Politeness in Refusing Invitations and Requests: A Comparative Study of the Politeness Strategies used By Arabic Speakers, Mechraoui, A., & Mechraoui, K.K., 3rd International Language Conference (ILC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 06/2014
• The Effect of Task-Based Language Teaching on Learner Autonomy: A Case of Pre-University Students at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Mechraoui, K. K., Mechraoui, A., & Quadri, K. M., International Journal Conference on Law, Education and Sports (IJCLES'14), Penang, Malaysia, 01/2014
• Migration for Education: Reasons and Expectations of Sri Lankan University Students in Malaysia (IIUM), Quadri, K. M., Mechraoui, K., Cader, S., Mechraoui, A., & Nalugwa, H., Conference on Sri Lankans on the Move: International Conference on Migration (ICSOM), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 01/2013