Ahlem is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Western University. She has a CTESL and a Masters in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies from Carleton University. She has worked as EFL/ESL/EAP teacher in Tunisia, UAE, Qatar and Canada. Currently, she is a teacher in the Teacher Education Program in the Faculty of Education at Western University. She is winner of an international award for distinguished academic performance. email: atabib@uwo.ca