Research
Research
Ellili, M. (2001). ESP teachers’ tests reveal a mind set, Conference proceedings, Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP): State of the Art and Challenges, Institut des Language Vivantes, Tunis.
Ellili, M. (2007). Arab learners’ attitude to and practices of autonomous language learning, Conference proceedings, TESOL Arabia
Ellili M. (2007). Local culture and the relevance of Communicative Language Teaching to EFL contexts, TESOL Arabia Research SIG publication.
Ellili-Cherif, M., M. H. Romanowski, R. Nasser. (2011). All that glitters is not gold: Challenges of teacher and school leader licensure licensing system in Qatar. International Journal of Educational Development, 32(3), 471–481.
Naser, R. M. H. Romanowski, M. Ellili. (2011). Factors that impact student usage of the learning management system in Qatari schools, The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12(6), 39-62.
Ellili-Cherif, M., M. H. Romanowski. (2013). Education for a New Era: Stakeholders’ Perception of Qatari Education Reform. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 8(6), 1-17.
Romanowski, M. H, Ellili-Cherif, M., Al Ammari, B., Al Attiyah, A. (2013). Qatar’s Educational Reform: The Experiences and Perceptions of Principals, Teachers and Parents. International Journal of Education. 5(3), 108-135
Ellili-Cherif, M. (2014). Integrated Language and Content Instruction in Qatar Independent Schools. Teacher Development: An international journal of teachers’ professional development, 18(2), 211-228. DOI: 10.1080/13664530.2014.900819
Eslami, Z. R., K. L. Wright, and M. Ellili-Cherif. (2014). Bilingual Science Education in Qatar: Building a bridge between English and science classes. TESOL Arabia conference proceedings.
Ellili-Cherif, M. and H. Alkhateeb. (2015). College Students’ Attitude toward the Medium of Instruction: Arabic versus English Dilemma. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 3(3), 207-213.
Palmer, D.J., P. Lynch, D. Parker, R. Viruru, S. Knight, H. Waxman, B. Alford, D. Bairrington Brown, K. Rollins, J. Stillisano, H. M. Sadiq, A. M. Abu-Tineh, R. Nasser, N. Allen, H. Al-Binali, M. Ellili, H. Al-kateeb, and H. Al-kubaisi. (2016). A Classroom Observational Study of Qatar’s Independent Schools: Instructional and School Reform. The Journal of Educational Research, 109(4), 1-11.
Ellili-Cherif, M. and Hadba, H. M. Fidelity to and satisfaction with prescribed curriculum in an Arab educational context: ESL teachers’ perspective. Curriculum Journal. (In press)
Research Projects
| Title of Research Project | Granting Body |
| Improving reading skills in the middle school science classroom | QNRF – NPRP |
| Qatari Educational Reform and the Independent School Model: Perceptions from Cohort 1, 4 and 7 Independent Schools Principals, Teachers and Parents | QU – Internal grant |
| Strengthening Literacy Policy in Qatar | MEPI |
| Education for a New Era: Principals, Teachers and Parents Perceptions | QNRF – NPRP |
| Students and Lecturers Attitudes to English as a Medium of Instruction policy in Qatar University | QU – Student grant |