Lutfi Hussein, Ph.D.

Residential Faculty - English/ESL

English

Office: LA 3 - Room: 13

480-461-7367

Office Hours

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  

I am also available to meet by appointment (in-person or online).

Profile

I am a faculty member of the English Department at Mesa Community College (MCC), a Maricopa Community College, in Arizona. I teach English courses in several areas including English as a Second Language, College Writing, and Linguistics.

My research interests include Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Composition, Rhetoric, and Critical Discourse Studies. To me, all these academic areas share a common thread: Language and social life are inextricably intertwined. To understand one, the other must be studied and critically analyzed; and to learn language well and use it effectively, one must understand and appreciate how language is used to represent the world and establish and maintain social relationships and identities.

My research as well as my teaching is informed by Critical Discourse Studies, Multimodal Discourse, and Systemic Functional Linguistics.

In addition to teaching English at MCC, I have served as coordinator of the  English Language Program  and  faculty advisor in the International Education Office;   I am currently chair of the  College Research  Review Committee  (CRRC) at MCC, and chair of the  Institutional Review Board  (IRB) at the District.

For ten years I served as the area chair of Arab Culture in the U.S. at the annual conference of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association. I  also served on the boards of Radius of Arab American Writers   (RAWI)  and the  Arab American Studies Association.  Additionally, I am former president of the Board of the Arizona affiliate  of   TESOL  International Association.

Classes Taught

Spring 2025

ESL101 English as a Second Language I 6 Credits

Beginning language skills for English language learners to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Emphasizes integrated reading and writing skills.

Prerequisites: Appropriate ESL placement score or permission of Instructor.

Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
28629
Dobson Campus
In Person
Lecture
01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025
MoWe
9:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Class Started

Spring Flex Start 2025

ENG213 Introduction to the Study of Language 3 Credits

Study of language as code; phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics; language acquisition; historical and socio-linguistics.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG102, or ENG111, or permission of Instructor.

General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU], Social-Behavioral Sciences [SB]
Section Location Delivery Dates Days Times Availability
26427

Online Course

Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
01/27/2025 – 05/09/2025

Class Started

Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified. Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information.

Class 26427 Students may contact instructor at: [email protected]

Degrees & Awards

Ph.D. in English (Linguistics & Rhetoric), Arizona State University

M.A. in English (Linguistics), Arizona State University

B.A. in  English Language and Literature, Yarmouk University in Jordan

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