Fadia M. Antabli has held the position of Assistant Professor of Instruction and Coordinator of MENA languages at Northwestern University since 2012. She was A Searle Fellow for 2015-2016 and a recipient of the “Weinberg Arts and Sciences Teaching award” in 2016. She holds a Masters of Science in Adult Education from Indiana University in Bloomington and an MA in Educational Technology from University of Huddersfield in England.  Her MA thesis research was on “Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language.” Before joining Northwestern, Fadia was an Arabic language Lecturer at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis for four years. A native of Jerusalem, she comes with extensive experience in adult education and information technology instruction at the American Embassy in Amman, Jordan. Her research interests include educational theories and a communicative approach to learning, instructional design, Arabic literature and Islamic Civilization and Culture.  Her recent research reflects on best classroom practices: “A Constructivist Approach to Learning: Classroom Practices for the Arabic Language Class.” She served as the Co-Chair of the Chicago Arabic Teachers Council for two years, 2016–2018.