Nassira Boudersa

Nassira Boudersa is a Doctor in Applied Linguistics at the Ecole Normale SupérieureAssia Djebar-
de Constantine (Constantine-Algeria). She has been teaching subjects like English for Academic
Purposes, English for Specific Purposes, Translation, English Composition, English Phonetics and
Phonology, English Grammar and Language Assessment since 2009. The researcher’s areas of interest include: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Linguistic Typology, Language Acquisition, Meta-discourse Studies, Composition Studies, Contrastive Rhetoric, Corpus Linguistics, Gender Studies, Pragmatics, Stylistics, Cross-linguistic Studies, Academic Literacies, Reading and Writing Relationships, Translation Studies, Language Assessment, ESP/EAP, Teacher Training and Professional Development, Comparative Education.

EDUCATION

Post-doctoral Candidate 2015-
Doctor in Applied Linguistics 2009-2015
Master in Applied Linguistics 2007-2009
BA in Applied Linguistics 2004-2007

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Linguistic Typology, Language Acquisition, Meta-discourse Studies, Composition Studies, Contrastive Rhetoric, Corpus Linguistics, Gender Studies, Pragmatics, Stylistics, Cross-linguistic Studies, Academic Literacies, Reading and Writing Relationships, Translatio

Publications

1. Connective Expressions As Textual Metadiscourse Markers of Writing Quality
2. Investigating the Teaching Practices of Algerian EFL Teachers in Phonetics and Phonology: Focus on Pronunciation Models
3. Promoting Literacy and Writing Proficiency through a Reading Based Method to Improve Algerian EFL Students' Academic Achievement
4. The Important Value Dissertations Have in Forming Good Quality Algerian Teachers and Researchers
5. Towards the Student-Centred Paradigm to Teaching and Assessing Writing: A Shift of Focus
6. Student-Centered Teaching Practices : Focus on the Project Based Method to Teaching in the Algerian High School Context
7. The Importance of Teachers' Training Programs and Professional Development in the Algerian Educational Contexts: Toward Effective attaching Practices
8. Student-Centered Teaching Practices : Focus on the Project Based Method to Teaching in the Algerian High School Context
9. Promoting Algerian EFL Students' Academic Literacy through a Genre Based Approach
10. Developing EFL Students' Academic Literacies in Writing through Genre Based Pedagogies
11. ESP Education in Algeria: A Description of the Teaching Situation Scenario with Focus on Problems, Challenges and Training.