ABOUT NADIA

Nadia Selim is a researcher and teacher. She is interested in enhancing students' Arabic learning experiences through research and instructional innovation. She aims to make Arabic accessible and engaging through her work. ​

educational credentials

Doctor of Philosophy​
(University of SA - 2021)
 MA of Applied Linguistics
(University of Queensland - 2010)
VGC of TESOL and Language Development
(Southbank Institute of Technology - 2011)

nADIA IN THE MEDIA

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ARABICWITHNADIA RECOGNITION
  • ArabicWithNadia was also included in the 2019 edition of the Tutorful editorial [How to Learn Arabic: The Definitive Guide For 2019].
  • ArabicWithNadia was recognised by Tutorful UK editorial: The Expert Guide to Learning Arabic: Tips and Tools for 2018.
  • 2018/2019 Arabic With Nadia recognised in two blogs dedicated to Arabic content and learning: Top 10 Arabic Youtube Channels To Learn Arabic Language / Dr. Bulbul's Arabic​

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ACADEMIC WORK 

                                                                  ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS                                                                   

                                                                                        Chapters                    
  • Selim, N. (2024). Arabic on the Silk Roads: Contact, Exchanges, and Civilization. Showcasing the role and legacy of the Arabic Language along the Silk Roads, (pp. 17-37). Paris: UNESCO. 
  • Selim, Nadia. (2024). “Reimagining Arabic in Islamic Schools.” In George Noblit (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.1896  
  • Selim, N. (2022). Arabic Teaching at Australian Islamic Schools: Working with Student Diversity and Curriculum Challenges. In I. H. Amzat (Ed.), Supporting Modern Teaching in Islamic Schools: Pedagogical Best Practice for Teachers (pp. 182-197). Singapore: Routledge.
  • Selim, N. (2018a). Arabic teaching at Australian Islamic schools: A CALL framework. In M. Abdalla, D. Chown, & M. Abdullah (Eds.), Islamic schooling in the West: Pathways to renewal (pp. 285-314). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
                                                                                         
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  • Selim, N. (2023). Adolescent Non-Arab Muslims Learning Arabic in Australian Islamic Schools: Expectations, Experiences, and Implications. Religions, 14(1), 71. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/1/71
  • Neumann, M.M., Park, E., Soong, H., Nichols, S., & Selim, N. (2022). Exploring the social media networks of primary school children. Education 3-13, 1-15. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2144404
  • Selim, N., & Abdalla, M. (2022). Exploring Motivation and Engagement: Voices of Adolescent Non-Arab Muslim Learners of Arabic at Australian Islamic Schools. Religions, 13(6), 560. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13060560
  • Nichols, S., & Selim, N. (2022). Digitally Mediated Parenting: A Review of the Literature. Societies, 12(2), 60. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/2/60
  • Selim, N. (2019a). Arabic should not be cast as heritage: Arabic lives. Ulum Islamiyyah, 27(1), 18-25. doi:https://doi.org/10.33102/ulum.2019.27.02
  • Selim, N. (2019b). Will Arabic survive in Australia? Participation and challenges. Islam and Civilisational Renewal (ICR), 10(1), 85-105. Retrieved from https://icrjournal.org/index.php/icr/article/view/73
  • Selim, N. (2018). Arabic, grammar and teaching: An Islamic historical perspective. International Journal of Islamic Thought (IJIT), 13(June), 80-89. doi:10.24035/ijit.13.2018.008 
  • Selim, N. (2017a). Ibn Sahnun’s ninth-century framework: A guide for Arabic language curriculum writing. Islam and Civilisational Renewal (ICR), 8(4), 488-506.
  • Selim, N. (2017b). Muslim societies’ ambivalence to Arabic: Reasons, manifestations and consequences. International Journal of Islamic Thought (IJIT), 11(June), 32-44. doi:10.24035/ijit.11.2017.004 
                                                           
                                                                     Reports/Key Issue Papers
                                                                  ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
                                                                   
 International presentations:
International conferences:
  • Selim, N. (2023): The Expectations, Experiences and Recommendations of non-Arab Muslim Adolescents Learning Arabic in Australian Islamic Schools (British Association of Teachers of Arabic -3: Annual International Conference, University of Manchester, UK, July 6-7, 2023)
  • Selim, N. (2022): The teaching of Arabic at universities in multicultural English-dominant-Arabic-minority contexts: A review of the literature (European Network of Teachers of Arabic-4: Connecting Research and Practice in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, University of Oslo, Norway, December 15-16, 2022).
  • Selim, N. (2021): Exploring the motivation of adolescent non-Arab Muslim learners of Arabic (SICLE International Conference on Community/Heritage Languages Education, Nov 11 - 13 2021, virtual attendance and presentation).
                                                                       
National conferences: 
  • Selim, N. (2025): Arabic Language Assessments in Islamic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities (8th Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference: Islamic Schooling Renewal: A Focus on Assessment; Why, What and How We Assess in Australian Islamic Schools?, August 16-17, 2025 at the Australian Islamic College, Perth).
  • Selim, N. (2024): ChatGPT and I: An account of my use of AI as an educator (LCNAU Eighth Biennial Colloquium: Trans/Formation: research and education in languages and cultures, November 27 – 29, 2024, at The University of Sydney).
  • Selim, N. (2024): Adopting a whole-school approach to Arabic language education in Islamic schools (7th Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference: Islamic Worldview, Renewing Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment).
  • Selim, N. (2022): Evidence-based renewal of Arabic in the Australian tertiary sector (At LCNAU Seventh Biennial Colloquium, November 28 – 30, 2022, at The University of Melbourne).
  • Soong, H. & Selim, N. (2022): TikTok, self-expression and an opportunity for learning: How digital environments have reshaped children’s lives (At AARE, November 27 - December 1, 2022, at The University of South Australia – co-authored, did not attend in person).
  • Selim, N. (2022): Principles for working with student diversity and curriculum challenges in Arabic language classrooms at Australian Islamic Schools. (At 5th Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference: Showcasing Islamic School Renewal in Practice in Sydney, August 6, 2022, at Malek Fahd Islamic School).
  • Selim, N. (2022): The motivation and engagement of non-Arab Muslim adolescents learning Arabic in Australian Islamic schools. (At the ALTAWA symposium at the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia State Conference, July 29-30, 2022 – invited presentation delivered virtually).
  • Nichols, S. & Selim, N. (2022): Digitally mediated parent involvement: 
    A review of the evidence. (At the Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference in Melbourne, June 2022, - co-authored did not attend in person.)
  • Nichols, S., Dooley, K., Neumann, M, Soong, H. & Selim, N. (2021): Parent Involvement Goes Online: Towards a new ecology of school-home-world connectivity. (At AARE 2021 Conference: Reimagining Education Research, virtual attendance and presentation).
  • Selim, N. (2021): Student autonomy in the language classroom. Invited presentation at the MLTAWA state conference (Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia, virtual attendance and presentation).
  • Selim, N. (2019): Are we being unjust? The case of non-Arab Muslim learners of Arabic (AAISC4: 4th Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference).
  • Selim, N. (2018): Rethinking Arabic literacy in the Australian Islamic schooling context. (AAISC3: 3d   Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference, 10-11 July, 2018, Stamford Grand Hotel, Adelaide).
  • Selim, N & Scarino, A. (2017): What would an Islamic school Arabic curriculum look like? (AAISC2: 2nd Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference, 11-12 July , 2017, Mount Lofty House, Adelaide). 
  • Selim, N. (2016): Arabic teaching at Australian Islamic schools: A CALL framework. (AAISC1: 1st Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference, 20-21 February, 2016, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne).  

Post-graduate Conferences and Panels:
  • Selim, N. (2020): Invited panelist at HDR meeting. Presentation entitled: "Your  adventures in wonderland: Metaphors for the PhD journey."  
  • Selim, N. (2018) Arabic literacy at Islamic schools: Are we negligent? (CILIS14: Post-grad Conference at the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam, and Society at the University of Melbourne).
  • Selim, N. (2017) Arabic language learning experiences of Muslim youth at Australian Islamic schools. (CILIS13: Post-grad Conference at the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam, and Society at the University of Melbourne).

 Other academic presentations: 
  • Selim, N. (2022): The interplay between contexts and possible selves: The case of non-Arab Muslim adolescent learners of Arabic at Australian Islamic schools, presented at The University of Sydney's School of Languages and Cultures Research Day.
  • Selim, N. (2019): Research translation; ArabicWithNadia. Invited presentation at the University of South Australia School of Education Research Day.
GOOGLE SCHOLAR PROFILE

      SEMINARS & wORKSHOPS

  • August 2025: Virtual Workshop - The integration of language skills in the Arabic Classroom.  Presented through the Australian Universal Federation. 
  • August 2024: Virtual Workshop - Engaging students in the Arabic classroom. Presented through the Islamic Schooling League of America. 
  • ​July 2022: Virtual Workshop - Reimagining Arabic Pedagogy: Teaching & Learning with Ed Tech. Presented through the Islamic Schooling League of America. 
  • ​July 2022: Virtual Workshop - Redesigning Student-Centred Classrooms (Teaching Arabic: Who & How). Presented through the Islamic Schooling League of America. 
  • ​February 2018: One-day seminar at the Independent Schools Council of Victoria: Pedagogy, planning and gaming in the classroom.
  • May 2017: Arabic Teacher training at the Australian Islamic College in Perth, WA; Pedagogy, planning and gaming in the classroom
  • February 2017: Gaming and videos in the Arabic classroom, two sessions presented at the 1st Islamic education forum.   
  • July 2017: Teacher training at the Adelaide Community School: Pedagogy, planning and gaming in the classroom
  • January 2017: Teacher training at the Adelaide Community School: Pedagogy, planning and gaming in the classroom
  • March 2016: Professional Development session for the Institute of Modern Languages tutors: Using the Powtoon platform (IML/The University of Queensland)
  • March 2014: Introductory Arabic (2-day Workshop) delivered at Queensland University of Technology.
  • September 2013: Professional Development session for the Institute of Modern Languages tutors: A model Arabic lesson with a focus on script (IML/The University of Queensland)
  • September 2012: Professional Development session for the Institute of Modern Languages tutors: Using video software Moviemaker. (IML/The University of Queensland)