Fadhila Hadjeris

Fadhila Hadjeris

Lecturer

Office: Haines Hall 351B

Biography

Teaching in Winter 2026
152R – LANG&CULTURE&EDUCTN

Teaching in Spring 2026
154P: MULTILINGUALISM

Research Interests

Global Citizenship Education, Foreign Language Education, Multilingualism in Algeria, Humanistic Pedagogies, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies, Postcolonial Studies

Subfield

Foreign Language Education and Amazigh Studies

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Hadjeris, F. (2025c). Educating for Global Citizenship in Post-colonial Algeria: Neoliberal Ideologies, Inequality, and Alienation. The Journal of Globalization, Societies, and Education, 1-20.
Hadjeris, F. (2025b). Cosmopolitanism or Imperialism? A Southern Perspective on Global Citizenship Education in Post-colonial Algeria. International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning 17 (1), 1-21.
Hadjeris, F. (2025a). Are Our Schools Failing to Keep up with Globalization? An Examination of Private Tutoring in Algeria, Global Comparative Education: Journal of the WCCES, 8 (1&2).
Hadjeris, F. (2024b). Colorism and indigeneity: The Portrayal of Tuareg Amazighs in English Language School Textbooks in Algeria. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 56 (5), 626-644.
Hadjeris, F. (2024a). Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes in English Language School Textbooks in Algeria: Implications for Equitable Instructional Materials. Discourse Studies, 26 (5), 621-642.
Hadjeris, F. (2021). Revisiting Sustainable Development Goal 4 in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Online Teaching in Algerian Higher Education Institutions. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies. 3 (1), 160-168.
Achiri, S., & Hadjeris, F. (2016). Between Reality and Idealism: Does Novel Reading Cultivate Empathy among Algerian Students? English Review: Journal of English Education. 4 (2), 171-180. Peer-reviewed Book Chapters
Hadjeris, F. & Lazar, M. (Forthcoming, Spring 2026). Foreign Language Education in Algeria: A Critical Global Citizenship Education Perspective. Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Social Studies in Education: A Dialogue between the South and the North.
Hadjeris, F. (2025a). Embracing “Pluriversal” Thinking through Linguistic Citizenship: Algerian EFL Teachers’ Didactic Engagement with School Textbooks and its Implications for Teaching for Global Citizenship. In R’boul, H. (ed.), Southern Studies in Education: Teaching and Researching Interculturality in the Middle East and North Africa, (pp. 11-32). Routledge.
Hadjeris, F. (2025b). Reading Bourdieu and Freire in National Educational Systems: Implications for Teachers’ and Students’ Empowerment. In Ensweiler, M. (ed.), Freire and Student Empowerment: Voice, Agency, and Transformative Pedagogies. Bloomsbury Academic.

Awards & Grants

Fulbright Scholarship

Conference Presentations

Selected Conference Papers/Presentations
National
Hadjeris, F. (Forthcoming, April 2026a). “From Alienation to a Pedagogy of Hope: Educating for Global Citizenship through English Language Education in Post-colonial Algeria”. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting on Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F. & Bulut, B. (Forthcoming, April 2026b). “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development: A Systematic Literature Review”. In Symposium: Investigating Generative AI Use and Integration in International Contexts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Insights. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting on Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F.& Li, K. (Forthcoming, April 2026c). “ESL Writing Pedagogy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Voices of International Students from the Global South”. In Symposium: Investigating Generative AI Use and Integration in International Contexts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Insights. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting on Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F.& Xu, N. (Forthcoming, April 2026d). “Lessons from Los Angeles: The Impact of Global Citizenship Education Course and its Implications for Research and Practice”. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting on Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F. & Samaa, H. (Forthcoming, March 2026a). “Seeing Herself in the Machine: Deconstructing the AI-Generated Image of Arab Women”. The 69th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society: Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World. San Francisco, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (Forthcoming, March 2026b). “Re-imagining Education in an Interconnected World: Prospects of Global Citizenship Education in Post-colonial Algeria”. The 69th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society: Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World. San Francisco, CA, USA.
Bulut, B. & Hadjeris, F. (Forthcoming, March 2026c). “Global Citizenship Education: A Systematic Review of Studies in the Middle East and North Africa Region”. The 69th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society: Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World. San Francisco, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (Forthcoming, March 2026d). “Leveraging Classrooms as Spaces for Cultivating Global Citizenship Values: The Impact of a Religious Literacy Course”. The 69th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society: Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World. San Francisco, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F., & Lazar, M. A. (April 2025). “Historical Analysis of Colonial and Post-colonial Language Policy in Algeria: Challenges and Prospects”. The 2025 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, USA.
Hadjeris, F., Rozhkova, V., Yi-Hang, L. & Xu, N. (March 2025). “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in US Higher Education: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Minority Serving Institutions’ Mission Statements, Visions, and Values”. The 69th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society: Envisioning Education in a Digital Society. Chicago, IL, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (July 2024a). “Global Citizenship in Post-colonial Algeria: Challenges and Prospects”. XVIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies. Fostering Inclusive Ecologies of Knowledge: Education for Equitable and Sustainable Futures. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (July 2024b). “On the Other Side of the “Abyssal Line: A Critical Analysis of Global Citizenship Education in School Textbooks in Post-colonial Algeria”. XVIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies. Fostering Inclusive Ecologies of Knowledge: Education for Equitable and Sustainable Futures. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (June 2024). “Educating for Global Citizenship in Post-colonial Algeria: Neoliberal Ideologies, Inequality, and Alienation”. New Voices in Global Education & Learning. ANGEL ECR Sub-Network, UK.
Hadjeris, F. (April 2024a). “Individual Voices and Distributed Knowledge”. The 7th Annual Creating Connections Symposium on Writing Pedagogy. Writing Programs, UCLA, CA, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (April 2024b). “Reading Bourdieu and Freire in National Educational Systems: Implications for Teachers’ and Students’ Empowerment”. In Symposium: Freire in Focus: Exploring Power and Pedagogy through Language, Methodologies, Identity, and Sustainability. American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA.
Hadjeris, F. (April 2024c). “Colorism and Indigeneity: The Portrayal of Tuareg Amazigh Ethnic Minority in Algerian EFL School Textbooks”. American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA.
Hadjeris, F. & Wang, Y. (March 2024a). “Media portrayal of Algerian students’ protests: Discourse analysis of national and international news values of Echorouk and New York Times”. The 68th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Hyatt Regency, Miami, Florida, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (March 2024b). “Embracing Pluriversal Thinking through Linguistic Citizenship: Algerian EFL Teachers’ Didactic Engagement with the School Textbooks and its Implications for Teaching for Global Citizenship”. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference. Houston, Texas, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (August 2023). “Colorism in North Africa: Implications for Equity and Inclusion in Educational Spaces”. Ronald E. Hall Conference on the Complexity of Colorism.
Hadjeris, F. (November 2022). “Language as a Praxis for Social Transformation: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of English School Textbooks in Algeria”. The 6th Annual Symposium on Advancing Education in Muslim Societies: Implications for Policy, Pedagogy, Training and Development. American University, Washington DC, USA.
Hadjeris, F. (December 2017). “Wellesley College: The Path Toward Leadership”. Fulbright Mid-Year Conference. Washington D.C, USA
International
Hadjeris, F., & Barger, A. (November 2023). “(Re)-Reading Muslim Female Scholars in Times of Change: Reflections on Mernissi & Djebar and Implications for Female Education and Empowerment in the Maghreb”. Symposium on Education in Muslim Societies: Women’s Scholarship and Engagement in Policy, Pedagogy, and Development. University of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Hadjeris, F. (2019a). “When Technology backs up Education: Online Platforms as a Tool for Innovative Instruction: An Experiential Study”. The First International Conference on Digital Shift for an Impactful Education and Research DSIER’19. Batna University, Algeria.
Hadjeris, F. (2019b). “Teaching in a Globalized Era: How do Algerian Teachers Perceive the Integration of Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education Curricula?” The International Conference on Educating the Global Citizen: International Perspectives on Foreign Language Teaching in the Digital Age. Luwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.
Hadjeris, F., & Achiri, S. (2016a). “Between Reality and Idealism: Does Reading Literature Cultivate Empathy among Algerian EFL Learners?” The First Maghreb Conference and Exhibition on Teaching EFL. Rethinking the English Language in the Maghreb: Perspectives and Prospects. Ouargla University, Algeria.
Hadjeris, F. (2016b). “Investigating the Use of Translanguaging in EFL Classroom Oral Discourse among Amazigh Speaking Communities”. The First International Conference on Bilingualism in Education. Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom.
Hadjeris, F. (2016c). “Raising Teachers’ Awareness of Effective Corrective Feedback Oral Discourse”. The Third National Conference on English Language Teaching in the Algerian University: Instructional Modes and Assessment Approaches and Techniques. Chlef University, Algeria.
Hadjeris, F. (2015a). “The Application of Systemic Functional Linguistics in Teaching Writing in Foreign Language Classrooms”. The First Tunisian International Conference on Systemic Functional Linguistics: Applications and Implications. Hammamet, Tunisia.
Hadjeris, F. (2015b). Participant. The International Symposium on the Collaboration between Algerian-Tunisian Universities (5+5) in the Field of Foreign Languages. Aim of the symposium: Elaboration of a Master Curriculum for Algerian and Tunisian Students.

Degrees

PhD in Education (UCLA)
PhD in Applied Linguistics (University of Constantine, Algeria)

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