Dr. Grasiella Harb is an Associate Professor in the Languages and Liberal Arts Unit at Rafik Hariri University, Lebanon. She is a Ph.D. holder in Applied Linguistics and Literature. Dr. Harb taught and coordinated various courses at the undergraduate level. She also served as a mentor for teachers, particularly on navigating education during times of crisis.

Dr. Harb’s teaching portfolio includes a diverse range of courses, such as Academic, Advanced, and Creative Writing; Business and Interpersonal Communication; English and World Literature; Language Acquisition; Applied Linguistics; and Discourse Analysis. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, and professional development of EFL teachers. In addition to her academic role, Dr. Harb serves as an editor and reviewer for various international journals.

Among her recent publications :

• Saba ‘Ayon, N., & Harb, G. (2023). Exploring the Linguistic Identity of Lebanese Undergraduates: Experiences and Perceptions of Lingua Franca Speakers. The Paris Conference on Arts & Humanities 2023 Official Conference Proceedings. https://papers.iafor.org/submission70033/

• Saba ‘Ayon, N., & Harb, G. (2022). Intercultural Communicators: The Case of Lebanese University Students. Creative Education, 13 (10), 3346-3363. doi: 10.4236/ce.2022.1310214.

• Saba ‘Ayon, N., & Harb, G. (2022). To What Extent Lebanese University Students Consider Themselves as Intercultural Communicators? IAFOR Proceedings 2022. The Paris Conference on Education 2022. https://iafor.org/archives/conference-programmes/pce/pce-programme-2022.pdf

• Harb, G., & Khoury, N. (2021). Terrorist Discourse: A Semiotic and Critical Discourse Analysis of ISIS Jihadi Videos. International Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 6 (12), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33642/ijhass.v6n12p1

• Saba ‘Ayon, N., & Harb, G. (2021). Authentic Project-Based Assessment in Times of Crisis. International Journal of Business and Applied Social Sciences, 7 (12), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33642/ijbass.v7n12p1

• Harb, G., & Serhan, Y. (2020) Exploring the Use of Covid-19 as a new Pre-Text in Trump’s Political Discourse. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 2 (5), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.32996/jhsss.2020.2.5.4

• Harb, G. (2019). Reshaping undergraduates’ research experience with station rotation learning model. International Journal of Advanced Research, 7(11), 702-710. DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10061

• Harb, G. (2018). Ted Talks: An approach for activating the world knowledge schema of EFL writers. International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 5 (4), 1-10. DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v5n4p1.

• Harb, G. (2018). The Application of COCA Corpus for a more Sophisticated Word Choice and a Better EFL Writing Quality. INTED Proceedings 2018. DOI: 10.21125/inted.2018.1306

• Harb, G. (2017). The Application of COCA in Vocabulary Instruction to Assist Lebanese Students Improve their Writing: A Case Study. In Les Doctorial. Kaslik: PUSEK. ISBN: 978-614-8007-67-5.

• DeCoursey, A.C., Ganpule, S., Harb, G., Atallah, D., Zaatari, M., & Bakri, M. (2015). English literature in global contexts Arabic, Indian and Chinese literary readings. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2 (7), 50-64. DOI: 10.14738/assrj.27.1247.

• Harb, G. (2011). Can principals without educational background become effective leaders? Shamaa Database: http://search.shamaa.org/FullRecord?ID=66106