Degrees Held
- PhD (UKZN),
- MA,
- PGCE,
- BA(Hons-UNISA),
- BA (Hons-UKZN)
Profile
Experience
Accomplishments
Awards
Experience
- English Language Education and Literature (UKZN)
- Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow: UKZN. 2003.
- DAAD Research Intern: University of Essen: Germany. 2002
Accomplishments
- Graduated 8 PhD and 9 Med students to date
- Held workshops on Doctoral Supervision in Mauritius and South Africa
- Workshops on English Literacy and Teaching for Ethiopian faculty-
- Coordinated by McGill University, Canada.
Awards
- Book award for Short Story Writing Workshop for Global Forum for Literacy
Research Interests
- Academic literacy for postgraduates
- Narratology
- Teaching Shakespeare
- Decolonization in literature & pedagogy
- Romantic poetry/novel
Teaching Interests
- Academic Literacy for postgraduates
- Narratives in Education
- The Great Gatsby
- Teaching Shakespeare
- Poetry – all genres
Publications
Journal Articles
Chapters in Books
Journal Articles
- Sheik, A. 2018. More than a Beautiful Woman: African Folktales of Female Emancipation and Agency. Agenda, 32:4, 45-53, DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2018.1535094
- Sheik, A. 2019. ‘First pluck the eyes out’ : Mutilation in the poetry of Wopko Jensma. English in Africa, 46(2), 123–140. https://doi.org/10.4314/eia.v46i2.7
- Dlamini, P., & Sheik, A. Exploring teachers’ instructional practices for literacy in English in grade 1: a case study of two urban primary schools in the Shiselweni region of Eswatini (Swaziland). Reading and Writing (South Africa), 10(1).
- Ikove, T. & Sheik, A. 2020. De-humanising the Humanities Curriculum: Social distancing and virtual learning in post Covid-19 Higher Education in South Africa. Alternation. In press.
- Shehata, G. & Sheik, A. An Analysis of the Correlation between English Language Tests and the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) at a Saudi Arabian University. Journal of Education and Linguistics International Journal of English Language Education. 8(2). 151.
- Kadwa, Mohammed & Sheik, A. Test Writers‟ Perceptions of English Language Tests in Relation to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) at a Saudi Arabian University. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT). Vol 4 ( 1).pp.198-201. DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.1.19
- Nkosi, ZP; Ngcobo, NY & Sheik, A. Rural young women confronting a covid-19 reality. Girlhood Studies 15 ( 2021). In press.
- Sheik, A. 2020. A man is a tale that is told: Decolonization and the Afrocentric curriculum. Alternation. Special Edition 36, 399 – 417
- Pillay et al. How Home Contexts of South African University Students Shape their Experiences of Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning: 2021 Special Issue: Student Success in a Global Pandemic. Student Success Journal.
- Decolonization and the African Dilemma Tale: A Feast of African Superheroes, Magicians and beautiful Princesses. Southern African Journal of Folklore. 30(1).18-30
Chapters in Books
- Sheik, A. 2004. Campbell in Context: An Intertextual study of The Flaming Terrapin (1924) In Campbell in Context. Campbell, Roy, Wade, J.-P., & Coullie Judith Lü(eds.) Campbell collections electronic publications series, . Campbell Collections, University of KwaZulu- Natal
- Sheik, A. 2004. Identity, Dislocation and Loss in BD Lalla’s poetic trilogy. In Indias Abroad: Writing the Diaspora. Chetty & Pier Purcussio (eds.) Johannesburg: STE Publishers
- Zinhle P. Nkosi, Nokukhanya Y. Ngcobo, Ayub Sheik and Nellie N. Ngcongo-James, Confronting the covid-19 challenges at a university, In Mkhize, N. et al.(eds.) Teaching and learning in the time of covid-19. Alternation Book Series.
- Sheik, A. & Casinader, N. 2021. Neo-liberalism and the annexation of literacy : a cautionary tale in the Asia-Pacific context. In Thanh. Pham & Dat, Boa. (eds.) Transforming pedagogies. vol 57. London: Springer
- Sheik, A. 2021. Wopko Jensma: the interface between poetry and schizophrenia. Sakar, J and Basu, J (eds.) In Writing illness and illness in writing: The Poet as Pathographer. Vernon Press
Teaching Expertise
- Postgraduate Academic Literacy
- Narratives in Education
- Poetry- all genres
- Teaching Shakespeare
Community Involvement
- Textbook rescreening: English Home Language: Grade 12. March 2013.
- Workshops for Head of Department in Kwazulu-Natal schools: Jika imiFundo project. Grade 8 and 9. English as a second language: Reading strategies in the classroom: August 2014
- Workshops for Head of Department in Kwazulu-Natal schools: Jika imiFundo project. Grade 8 and 9. English as a second language: Writing strategies in the classroom: July 2015
- Workshop at Teachers Festival at Richards Bay, Utungulu. Literacy across the curriculum. 3 September 2015.
Supervision
Masters
PhD
Masters
- Khoza, Dudu. 2012. An exploration of reading strategies used by teachers teaching isiZulu in Grade one
- Mohomet, Robin. 2012. Language Assessment: An exploration of whether Critical Language Testing influences the testing of Language in the FET phase
- Maharaj, Rohith. 2012. The influence of Gansta Rap on Grade 11 Male Learners in a township school.
- Hlatswayo, Zanale. 2013. Teaching experiences of Language educators in selected grade 10 multilingual classrooms
- Pralini Munthree. 2014. Gender Stereotyping in Children’s Literature: An analysis of Anne Fines Bills New Frock with grade 4 learners
- Chinekpebi Ngozi Ayanwu.2015. Assessing Student Perception in Conversational IsiZulu as a Compulsory Module
- Devan Nair. 2017. Tamil Language Shift in KwaZulu-Natal
- Jabulani Ngubane. 2018. The use of cell phone technology as a Teaching and Learning resource to develop oral skills: A case study of a grade 7 class in the Pinetown District
- Tabitha Kaburia. 2019. Environmental Conservation and Female Emancipation in Kenya: An Analysis of the Novels of Wangari Maathai
- Hablisa Mlungisi. 2020. Exploring strategies for teaching poetry to ESL students in the senior secondary phase in schools
PhD
- Shamitha Ramdan. 2015. Exploring literacy practices in a peri-urban school in Kwazulu-Natal.
- Joseph Tersea. 2016. Reinterpreting Suicide in the plays of Soyinka, Rotimi and Ogunyemi
- Winnet Chindeza. 2017. Gender attitudes towards feminist literature: university lecturers and students engagement with feminist literary texts
- Mohammed Siddique Kadwa. 2018. An evaluation of an English Language Placement Test within a Saudi Arabian University Preparatory Year Programme
- Patience Dlamini. 2019. Exploring teachers’ instructional practices in literacy-in-English in Grade One: A case study of two urban Primary schools in the Shiselweni region of Swaziland
- Nazarana Mather.2019. An analysis of boys’ and teachers’ experiences in a Grade 6 writing programme, using a positioning perspective. Co- supervised with Prof Peter Rule.
- Gamal Shehata. 2020. A Critical Evaluation of the English Language Tests in Relation to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) at a Saudi Arabian University
- Siphiwe Monicah Dludlu. 2020. Language Policy and Practice at a Secondary School in Manzini: The Case of Teaching and Learning in Form
- Firas Obiedat. 2010. An evaluation of the Twajihi Language Test in two secondary schools in Jordan