Reflections on the Symposium on the Teaching of Writing in Lebanon: An Interview with Malakeh R. Khoury

Abstract

The aim of this article is to document and critically reflect upon the significance of a symposium for teachers of writing in English language medium universities in Lebanon that took place annually over the period of 2013-2019. To gain knowledge of this event, two of the authors conducted an interview with the symposium’s cocreator and main organizer, Malakeh R. Khoury, and contextualized it in reflective discussions of local conditions. The article frames the symposium as a key national-level event in the local community of practice that responds to the need to organize local teachers of writing in the absence of other relevant channels of communication and exchange of expertise.