Dr. Claudia Hassan is a lecturer in the Languages and Liberal Arts Unit at the College of Arts and Sciences, Rafik Hariri University. She holds a PhD in English Language and Literature from Lebanese University, where her doctoral research examined the application of Fink's Taxonomy in flipped online classrooms to enhance writing skills for multidisciplinary learners.

Dr. Hassan has taught a broad range of courses including English Composition, Research Methods, Academic and Technical Writing, Modern English Grammar, Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Syntax, Language Acquisition, Language and Culture, and Oral Communication. She has served students across engineering, science, business, and education programs in Lebanese university contexts. Prior to joining RHU, she held teaching and leadership positions at Lebanese International University, Lebanese University, and Beirut Arab University.

Dr. Hassan's academic leadership experience includes serving as TEFL and CHED Program Coordinator and Curriculum Committee Chair at Lebanese International University, where she led curriculum alignment with CEFR standards and national accreditation requirements, and mentored faculty in composition pedagogy and hybrid course design. She also served as Educational Consultant and Trainer at CERD (Lebanon's Center for Educational Research and Development), developing instructional materials and conducting teacher training in English language pedagogy and disciplinary literacy.

Her research sits at the intersection of disciplinary literacy, writing assessment, and AI-mediated academic contexts. Her work is driven by a central question: how can writing tasks be designed to elicit genuine disciplinary reasoning from multilingual learners, rather than surface-level textual compliance? To address this, she has developed an original theoretical framework for performance task design in disciplinary writing contexts, currently under empirical investigation through a university-based validation study using student writing and reflection data from first-year engineering and design students. This work builds on her broader interests in rhetoric and composition for STEM disciplines, CEFR-aligned curriculum innovation, and digital pedagogy, and extends into questions of how AI integration reshapes reading, writing, and disciplinary thinking in Arab academic contexts — a focus reflected in her most recent publication in Al Hadatha (2025–2026). Her publications also appear in the International Journal of Management and Applied Science and Perspectives/TESOL Arabia, and she has co-authored the Builders, Bricks and Stones ESL textbook series (Hachette Antoine Education, Grades 1–3). She has presented at international conferences including IATEFL (Harrogate and Liverpool), ICEEL (Antalya), and TESOL Arabia (Dubai).

Education

• PhD in English Language and Literature, Lebanese University, Lebanon (2021)
• MA in English Language and Literature, Lebanese University, Lebanon (2009)
• BA in English Language and Literature, Lebanese University, Lebanon (1996)
• Teaching Diploma in ELT Practicum, Lebanese University (1997)

Professional Interests

• Rhetoric, composition, and academic writing for STEM disciplines
• Disciplinary literacy and writing across the curriculum
• Writing in AI-mediated academic contexts
• Digital pedagogy and blended learning
• CEFR-aligned curriculum design and teacher training

Publications

• Hassan, C. (2025–2026). Reframing reading, writing, and disciplinary thinking in Lebanon's AI classroom: A contextual RWD adaptation. Al Hadatha, Issue 32: 237/238.
• Hassan, C. (2019). Fink's Taxonomy to design a flipped course to enhance university students' writing skills. International Journal of Management and Applied Science.
• Hassan, C. (2017). Exploring the use of social media for educational events. Perspectives, TESOL Arabia.
• Hassan, C. (2016). Using blogs to enhance students' writing in Grade 9. Perspectives, TESOL Arabia.
• Hassan, C., & Kapp, C. (2014–2017). Builders, Bricks and Stones ESL Textbook Series, Grades 1–3. Hachette Antoine Education.
• Hassan, C. (2007). Teaching Writing to Elementary Students through Online Collaborative Projects. Perspectives, Volume 14 TESOL Arabia.

Conference Presentations

• "Fink's Taxonomy to Design a Flipped Course to Enhance University Students' Writing Skills." International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL), Antalya, Turkey (2019).
• “Towards a National Strategy for Empowering the Gifted & Talented in Lebanon”11th International Conference on Excellence & Innovation in Education in Paris/France, (2014)
• "A New Approach to English Language Learning Curriculum Design." IATEFL Annual Conference, Harrogate, UK (2014).
• "Enhancing Writing Skills Through Online Collaborative Learning." IATEFL Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK (2013).
• "Writing Comes Alive Through My Pet Animal Project.” TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, UAE (2006).