Alaa Al-Musalli

BA (Hons), MA, PhD

Instructor
Faculty of Business and Professional Studies
School of Communication

604.986.1911 ext. 3657
Fir Building, room FR530
alaaalmusalli@capilanou.ca

Education

PhD, Linguistics, Bangor University, Wales, UK, 2008.

MA, English Language and Linguistics, Baghdad University, 1999.

BA (Honours), English Language, Turath University College, 1996.

Bio

Alaa Al-Musalli teaches Disinformation and Media, Civil Discourse and Democracy, Conflict and Communication, Intercultural Communication, and Business Communication.

She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Bangor University, UK, 2008. Her areas of expertise include discourse analysis, content analysis, information processing and reproduction, communicative competence, business and professional communication, pedagogy and didactics, test validity, listening and note-taking skills, and sub-skills (micro-competencies). She has published papers and articles in the fields of Media Studies, Disinformation Literacy, and Education; please visit her Google Scholar link below to view her publications.  

Alaa has over 24 years of teaching experience. She taught in the Middle East, in Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman, and in Europe, the Netherlands. In Canada, she taught at McGill University, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia and Okanagan College.

Alaa received a Teaching Excellence Award at Capilano University in 2022. She has created two courses for the School of Communication since 2020, namely: CMNS 415 Disinformation and Media and CMNS 430 Civil Discourse and Democracy.