Category: English Language Institute
Latest ELI Faculty Publications & Presentations
September 02, 2025 Written by Kaitlyn Diehl
PRESENTATIONS
On June 23, 2025, Adil Bentahar, associate professor in the English Language Institute, delivered the keynote speech [online] at Moulay Ismail University's (Morocco) first conference on English Language Teaching and Digital Futures. His speech, titled "Bringing Reading to Life in Moroccan EFL Classrooms: Way Forward," addressed cultural and social barriers to English as a Foreign Language teachers and students in Morocco.
On April 25, 2025, Adil Bentahar, associate professor in the English Language Institute, was among a panel of international educators discussing inclusion and special education. His session was titled "Fostering a Culture of Inclusive Teaching in the Language Classroom: The Case of L2 Reading," which was held at Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco [I was ultimately unable to join due to a flight's delay and lost bag hassle at the airport].
On April 24, 2025, Adil Bentahar, associate professor in the English Language Institute, presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), which was held in Denver CO. His session, which was titled "Exploring the Integration of Social-emotional Learning [SEL] into EFL pre-service Teacher Preparation in Morocco: A Mixed-method Study,” addressed Moroccan EFL preservice teachers’ readiness and SEL competencies.
On May 28, 2025, Patti Miele, Academic Development Specialist at the ELI, delivered a presentation at the University of Delaware's Summer Institute on Teaching entitled "Supporting Students’ Mental Wellbeing through Social-Emotional Learning: Simple Ways to Apply SEL in Any Teaching Context." This talk analyzes data on student mental health and proposes practical strategies for instructors to support students' mental wellbeing while caring for their own wellbeing. Patti was invited to deliver the presentation again on August 21, 2025 at University of Delaware's Keep Calm and Teach On workshop series.
PUBLICATIONS
In May, 2025, Adil Bentahar, associate professor in the English Language Institute, published as a co-author a peer-reviewed journal article in Education Sciences, a Q1 journal. The article, which was titled "The Influence of Media Multitasking on Moroccan English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Reading Habits,” examined the impact of media multitasking on the reading habits and practices of 700 Moroccan EFL teachers, utilizing a time-diary survey methodology. The findings reveal that a significant number of teachers engage in media multitasking, particularly watching television and using the Internet, while reading for both academic and recreational purposes.nu
In March, 2025, Adil Bentahar, associate professor in the English Language Institute, published a non-refereed article in TESOL-International Reading-Vocabulary Newsletter. The article, which was titled "Improving reading proficiency in Morocco begins with teachers’ habits,” shed light on the likely role of language teachers in the unsatisfactory reading proficiency of Moroccan students and offers implications to raise awareness among Moroccan teachers and educators.
Michael Fields, associate professor in the English Language Institute, published “Ten Tips for Writing Effective Language Test” Items for the Summer 2025 issue of Notes from the Field.
On May 28, 2025, Eui Jung Kim and Wakako Yamasaki, Academic Development Specialists in the English Language Institute, delivered a poster presentation at NAFSA 2025 Annual Conference & Expo. Their presentation titiled “Creating Student-Centered Pre-Departure Orientation”.
