Helen Michael

Helen is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Communication and Media Sciences.  She is an Advance HE Fellow with over 25 years teaching experience in the higher education field in the UAE.  Previously, she has taught General Education and English Communications courses at the Higher Colleges of Technology and Abu Dhabi University. In addition to her teaching experience, she has been involved in material development for the Emirates national standardized testing system (EmSAT) and is a marker for EmSAT English scripts for the Ministry of Education in Abu Dhabi.  Helen’s teaching interests include instructional design for language acquisition and writing for effective communication. 

Designation

Adjunct Assistant Professor – Abu Dhabi

Education

Terminal Degree

Doctor of Education

Awarding Institution

University of Exeter (UK)

Research/Creative Areas

Linguistics, discourse analysis, effective communication, curricula development

Teaching Areas

Communication, linguistics

Email

Helen.Michael@zu.ac.ae