Mona Azzam

Mona Azzam is a Lecturer in Arabic language at Cornell University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Near Eastern Studies department. She specializes in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) and integrates digital tools into her pedagogy.

• Education: Advanced degree from The American University in Cairo (AUC).

Her research focuses on innovative pedagogical methods, including corpus linguistics, digital storytelling, and comics in language education. She has presented her work at conferences like the Arabic Linguistics Forum at the University of Leeds and the International Perspectives on Assessing World Languages (IPAWL) Conference, and hosted webinars for organizations such as ACTFL and NEATC.

Mona’s 2024 publication explores the use of digital comics in Arabic language classrooms, reflecting her commitment to technology-driven education. Her work spans corpus-based studies and practical applications in second-language acquisition.