Mahmoud Amer
- Associate Professor of Languages
- Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- M.A., University of Toledo (Ohio)
- B.A., Mutah University
Research Interests
- Mobile Learning
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Second Language Acquisition
- Arabic Language Teaching
Classes Regularly Taught
- ARB 101
- ARB 102
- ARB 201
- ARB 202
Recent Publications/Activities
- Amer, M. (2011). Alarabia: A Communicative Approach for Teaching Arabic for Non-Native Speakers. Hillsborough, NC: Lulu Publishing Inc.
Selected Conference Presentations
- Amer, M. (2011). Revisiting existing technology: What PowerPoint can do to help teach
reading skills for ELLs. A presentation selected as best of affiliates to be presented
at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) annual convention
in New Orleans, LA.
- Amer, M. (2011). Next iPhone update: Install the findings of theory and research in
the field of language learning. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.
- Amer, M. (2010). What can technology do to help ELLs? Paper presented at the 21st
Annual Three Rivers TESOL conference, Clarion, PA.
- Amer, M. (2010). Idiomobile: Bridging the digital divide. Software showcased at the
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), Amherst, MA.
- Amer, M., and Al-Hawamdeh, I. (2010). Competing values in the ESL classroom. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL), Boston, MA.
- Amer, M. (2009). Mobile technology in second language learning. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States,
Claremont, CA.
- Amer, M. (2009). Mobile technology in second language learning. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the 7th International Conference on Education and Information
Systems, Technologies and Applications, Orlando, FL.
- Amer, M. (2009). Utilizing the Flash-Lite mobile technology to help learners recognize
idiomatic expressions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association
for Applied Linguistics, Denver, CO.
- Pagnucci, G., and Amer, M. (2009). Charting the map: The composition of a teaching
vision: TAs and mentors, and collaborative-oriented teaching practices. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication,
San Francisco, CA.
- Amer, M., & Tannacito, D. (2007). ESL Guide: Development of software using Vygotsky’s
sociocultural theory of language learning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Costa Mesa, CA.
- Amer, M. (2007). The Danish cartoon: Freedom of expression or blasphemy. Paper presented
at the annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication,
New York, NY.
- Amer, M. (2006). Interactional cues in second language learning: A case study of repetition
as a turn-taking technique. Paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American
Association for Applied Linguistics ACLA/CAAL, Montreal, Canada.
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