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Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Omar Yacoub Service Assistant Professor and the Assistant Director of Writing Across Communication

Conferences

National and International Conferences

  • Yacoub, O, Yim, A, & Krasova, A. (June, 2023). Adapting Hybridity Across Writing Centers to Promote Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion. Panel at the Computers and Writing Conference.
  • Yacoub, O, Rothschild, K & Yim, A. (February, 2023). Inclusive Practices for Fostering Transfer. Panel at Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Chicago IL.
  • Yacoub, O, Moroz, O, Yim, A, & Martins, M. (2022). One writing center, four tutors: Discussions on transnationalexperiences. International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) Annual Conference. Vancouver, Canada.
  • Driscoll, D and Yacoub, O. (June, 2022). Threshold Genres: A 10-year Exploration of a Medical Writer’s Developmentand Social Apprenticeship through the Patient SOAP Note. The Elon Conference on Engaged Learning. Elon,North Carolina.
  • Yacoub, O. (March, 2022). E-Learning Success Factors in an ESL Context During the Pandemic. Co-presenter at TESOLConvention. Pittsburg, PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (April 2021). Building the community online in a writing classroom. Assignment application presented in theTeacher2Teacher section of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). VirtualConference.
  • Yacoub, O and Yacoub, M . (March, 2021). Teachers’ Flexibility During the Pandemic: A Pedagogical Approach toEmpower Students. Paper presenter with Mohamed Yacoub at Northeast Modern Language Association(NEMLA). Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, M and Yacoub, O. (March, 2021). Student Writers and Digital Audiences.
  • Paper presenter with Mohamed Yacoub at Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA). March 2021. VirtualConference.
  • Yacoub, O. (April, 2020). International Students’ persistence in first year composition courses. Paper presenter atConference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, O. (January, 2020). To What Extent are Graduate Students’ Methodological Choices Influenced by theirProfessors’ Methodological Preferences? Qualitative Report Conference. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Yacoub, M, Darwish, A, Farag, I, and Yacoub, O. (March, 2019). Integration or Division of Labor: The Impact of FYCProgram Structure on Multilingual Students’ Sense of Belonging, Self- efficacy, and Perception of Curriculum.Panel at Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) by Pittsburgh PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (March, 2019). The Magic of Facebook for Teachers and Students. Poster presenter at TESOL Convention.Chicago IL. March 2019.
  • Yacoub, O. (March, 2018). Jokes and the Teaching of Grammar: Jokes and Cultural Competency. Poster presenter atTESOL Convention. Chicago IL.
  • Yacoub, O. (March, 2018). Do Digital Literacies in Physical and Online Classrooms Differ? Paper presenter at TESOLConvention. Chicago IL.

Regional Conferences

  • Yacoub, O. (November, 2021). Helping Multilingual Students Co-Construct a Transnational Identity. Paper presenter atNNETESOL. Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, O. (March, 2021). Online Tutoring at the Writing Center during the Pandemic: Failures Followed by Successes. Paper presenter at the English Graduate Organization (EGO) Conference. Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, M and Yacoub, O. (January, 2021). Students’ Multitasking Practice During Zoom Classes. Paper presenter at University of California Writing Programs Conference. Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, M and Yacoub, O. (October, 2020). What Can Brain Research Tell Us About Teaching English as a Second orForeign Language? Paper presenter at Sunshine State TESOL (SSTESOL). Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, O. (April, 2020). Language Teachers’ Professional Identities Construction in Relation to Their PreviousLanguage Teachers’ Classroom and Pedagogical Practices. IUP Scholars Forum. Virtual Conference.
  • Yacoub, O. (October, 2019). Video narratives: Multiliteracies in Basic Writing Courses. Paper presenter at Language, Rhetoric, and Digital Publics: Making Space for All. Ann Arbor, MI.
  • Yacoub, O. (October, 2019). Translation as a Translingual Practice: A New Approach for FYC Instructors. Paper presenterat Three Rivers TESOL Conference. Pittsburgh PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (January, 2018). Using Students’ Cell Phones in the Classroom. Paper presenter at IUP Technology Day.Indiana PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (October, 2018). International Students' Curriculum Perception and the Decrease or Increase of a Possible Writing Anxiety. Poster presenter at Three Rivers TESOL Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (October, 2017). Learning Vocabulary and Pronunciation Through Islamic Music. Poster presenter at ThreeRivers TESOL Conference. Pittsburgh PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (October, 2017). YouTubers are the Best English Teachers. Paper presenter at Three Rivers TESOLConference. Pittsburgh PA.
  • Yacoub, O. (November, 2016). Do high scores in TOEFL and IELTS writing sections indicate good writing? Paperpresenter at CATESOL Conference. San Diego, CA.
  • Yacoub, O. (October, 2016). To what extent do ESL Teachers in Egypt make use of technology in their large classrooms? Paper presenter at WATESOL Fall Conference. Washington, DC.