Staff profile

• Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis

• 2018: Winner of Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award:
• 2018: Winner of Enhancing Students' Experience Award:

Authored book

• Working with Arabic Prepositions
  Husni, R., & Zaher, A. (2020). Working with Arabic Prepositions. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315099101
• Chambers Arabic Grammar
  Starkey, P., Whitehouse, M., & Zaher, A. (2009). Chambers Arabic Grammar. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd
• Chambers Arabic Vocabulary
  Starkey, P., & Zaher, A. (2009). Chambers Arabic Vocabulary. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd

Chapter in book

• The year abroad and employability skills for language students at Durham University
  Zaher, A. (2020). The year abroad and employability skills for language students at Durham University. In Perspectives on the year abroad: a selection of papers from YAC2018. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2020.39.1057

Conference Paper

• MLAC Year Abroad and Employability Prospects
  Zaher, A. (2018, December). MLAC Year Abroad and Employability Prospects. Presented at The Year Abroad Conference, Newcastle University
• Student Engagement: Examples and Benefits
  Zaher, A. (2018, December). Student Engagement: Examples and Benefits. Presented at UK LINGUA – Multilingual Language Learning and Teaching Colloquium
• Student Engagement as a Tool for Empowerment
  Zaher, A. (2018, December). Student Engagement as a Tool for Empowerment. Presented at Durham Learning and Teaching Conference
• Threshold Concepts and their Implications for Language Teachers in Higher Education
  Zaher, A. (2017, December). Threshold Concepts and their Implications for Language Teachers in Higher Education. Presented at UK LINGUA – Multilingual Language Learning and Teaching Colloquium
• Threshold Concepts and Language Teaching, with an Example from Arabic
  Zaher, A. (2017, December). Threshold Concepts and Language Teaching, with an Example from Arabic. Presented at Durham Learning and Teaching Conference
• Power and Discourse in Egypt following the 25th of January Revolution
  Zaher, A. (2017, December). Power and Discourse in Egypt following the 25th of January Revolution. Presented at IMEIS Conference
• Culture and Empowering Language Learners
  Zaher, A. (2016, December). Culture and Empowering Language Learners. Presented at Presented at Language Teaching: Times of Transition, A Routes into Languages North East Conference for MFL Teachers, Durham University
• Empowering Learners in Higher Education
  Zaher, A. (2016, December). Empowering Learners in Higher Education. Presented at UK LINGUA – Multilingual Language Learning and Teaching Colloquium, Durham University
• Culture as an Asset in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
  Zaher, A. (2015, December). Culture as an Asset in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Presented at Modern Languages & Cultures Conference for Teachers, Durham University

Journal Article

• Academic Advising: Improving Current Practices
  Zaher, A. (2024). Academic Advising: Improving Current Practices. Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 1, 41-51. https://doi.org/10.62512/etlhe.8
• Undertaking discourse analysis for social research
  Zaher, A. (2020). Undertaking discourse analysis for social research. The Social Science Journal, 57(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1795498