# overview
Sara Hillman teaches English and communication courses in the Division of Arts & Sciences and has served as the coordinator for the Foundations of English program since 2019. She is a scholar of applied linguistics, second language pedagogy, sociolinguistics, and intercultural communication. Her work has appeared in top tier journals such as TESOL Quarterly, System, Linguistics and Education, Language Learning Journal, Multilingua, and World Englishes, and she has published numerous chapters in edited volumes related to language and higher education in the Gulf and Arab world. She recently guest edited a special journal issue, "The emotional landscape of English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education" for Linguistics and Education.

Her research interests include:

o Linguistically and culturally responsive pedagogies in English medium instruction (EMI) and transnational higher education

o Spatial, social, and linguistic belonging in international branch campuses

o Emotion labor, identities, and ideologies in second

language teaching and learning

o Linguistic landscapes and educational spaces

o Language planning and policy

o Language and intercultural communication

o Global Englishes

o Translingual pedagogies and practices

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Ethnography Of Language Planning And Policy

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Internationalized Higher Education In The Arab Gulf

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language

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American University - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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American University - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

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Linguistically Responsive Instruction in International Branch Campuses: Beliefs and Practices of Liberal Arts and STEM Instructors

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It will be funny [to speak Hindi]: Travelling Englishes and perceptions about learning migrant languages in Qatar

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From English as the medium to English as a medium: Perspectives of EMI students in Qatar

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Teaching English in an engineering international branch campus: a collaborative autoethnography of our emotion labor

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Translanguaging in GCC English-Medium Higher Education: A Scoping Review

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Intersecting Scapes, Global Flows, and New Identity Options: Female Qatari Students' Informal Learning of Turkish Language

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Laboring to communicate: Use of migrant languages in COVID-19 awareness campaign in Qatar

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Innovative Learning Modules for Language in Context: MIMEA

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SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND IDENTITY: CRACKING METAPHORS IN IDEOLOGICAL AND POETIC DISCOURSE IN THE THIRD SPACE

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Female Participation in Engineering Fields: Successes, Challenges, and Recommendations in a Non-western Context

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A scoping review of world Englishes in the Middle East and North Africa

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Navigating identity and belonging as international branch campus students

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Im a Heritage Speaker of the Damascene Dialect of Arabic: Negotiating the Identity Label of Arabic Heritage Language Learner

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Forum on "The emotional landscape of English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education"

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Negotiating between Cultural and Academic Values: Undergraduate Education Choices and Divisions in the State of Qatar

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I feel unbalanced: bridging emotions, creativity, and translingual pedagogy with EMI students

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EMI and the international branch campus Examining language ideologies, policies, and practices

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Language Policies and Ideologies in Qatar

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Expanding Communicative Repertoires Through Plurilingual Pedagogies in International Branch Campus Classrooms in Qatar

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Basic Arabic for health care professionals

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Being Female and an Engineering Student in Qatar: Successes, Challenges, and Recommendations

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American Society for Engineering Education

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English, super-diversity, and identity in the State of Qatar

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This is a Very Male Job: Challenges Encountered by Females During Recruitment and Hiring for Engineering Jobs in Qatar

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American Society for Engineering Education

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Teachers' Translanguaging Ideologies and Practices at an International Branch Campus in Qatar

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The emotional landscape of English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education

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Enhancing student progress and success: A revaluation of the foundation English courses at TAMUQ

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Texas A&M University at Qatar - (Doha, Qatar)

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How attractive is the engineering profession for females in Qatar?

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Texas A&M University at Qatar - (Doha, Qatar)

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Responsive Research Seed Grant, Office of Research, TAMUQ

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Texas A&M University at Qatar - (Doha, Qatar)

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“Your safety is my safety”: Public health information and linguistic diversity in Qatar amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

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Texas A&M University at Qatar - (Doha, Qatar)

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Texas A&M University; Qatar Campus; 4251 TAMUQ

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Researchers at QF’s partner university Tamuq join forces to deal with COVID-19 crisis

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HILLMAN'S SEED GRANT FOCUSES ON WOMEN IN ENGINEERING

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Experts discuss role of translation in spreading awareness of pandemic

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Researchers at Tamuq addressing Covid-19 challenges in Qatar

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How Qatar overcame language and cultural barriers in its fight against Covid-19

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Experts discuss paradigm shift in teaching English

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Why is Qatar's percentage of female engineering students double the US's?

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QMC plays vital role in fight against Covid-19

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Female deans give tips to aspiring women leaders

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‘Both genders should assist women in pursuit of academic leadership’

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Research lauds how Qatar overcame language barrier during pandemic