Gareth C. Smail, Ph.D.

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• Education

  Ph.D. in Education, University of Pennsylvania  
  M.A. in Arab Studies, Georgetown University  
  B.A. in International Studies, American University

• Research Interest

  Gareth Smail is a linguistic anthropologist whose research explores the intersection of schooling, language, and inequality in the Global South. His current research projects focus on North Africa’s transition to multilingual education. Other interests include social media and governance in the Global South and cross-cultural communication. Dr. Smail has also spent a decade working with international development organizations in the U.S. and abroad. 

• Courses Taught

  INTL 100 - Introduction to International Studies 
  INTL - 200 Issues and Approaches in International Studies 
  INTL - 290 Special Topics in International Studies (Social Media & Global Politics; Language, Identity & Globalization) 

• Selected Publications

  "Citizen Sociolinguists Scaling Back,” Applied Linguistics Review, (2021) 12(3), pp. 419-444, with B. Rymes. 

  “Debating Arabic: Governmentality and language controversy in Algeria,” Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, (2018) 33(1), pp. 53-71.     
  

  “Politicized Pedagogy in Morocco: A comparative case of teachers of English and Arabic,” International Journal of Educational Development, (2018) 53, pp. 151-162.     
  

  “Pardon my French: Language, identity and politics in Morocco,” Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting (2017). Available: https://pulitzercenter.org/projects/pardon-my-french-language-identity-and-politics-morocco

   

• Honors & Awards

  National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellow 
  Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellow 
  American Institute for Maghrib Studies Academic Year Fellow 
  Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting - Reporting Fellowship 
  Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Summer Fellowship 
  Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship 
  Janet Lee Stevens Award for Arabic and Islamic Studies 
  Ramzy Rasamny Prize for Outstanding Arab Studies Thesis 
  Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society 
  U.S. Peace Corps Service (Morocco 08-10)