Jessica Midraj
Biographic Data
| ID | 3562394 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Midraj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Midraj |
| SIGNATURE | MIDRAJ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Khalifa University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9575-538X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Time spent together
Fathers’ positive involvement I in their children’s lives is linked to their greater academic, social, and emotional prowess, as well as fathers’ own well-being. In our study set in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we report a mixed-methods study in which children aged between five and eight years (n = 41) were asked to draw a picture showing how they spent time with their father when he came home from work, triangulated with fathers’ (n = 49) own…
Fathers' Experiences of Juggling Work and Family Life in Abu Dhabi Workplaces
In academic literature, fathers often cite barriers related to their employment, which may halt or negatively influence their level of involvement with their children. This is sometimes reported in relation to practices and policies around leave, such as for new-born children or child illness, and flexibility in leaving the workplace to attend key events in children's lives. Research has also shown that fathers receiving validation of their pater…
The speech act of compliment in student-teacher interaction
For effective communication, interlocutors must be cognizant of lingua-cultural aspects in context-dependent situations. Among others, they include culturally and linguistically diverse university settings where students are tempted to complain about grades to teachers and request grade changes. To reduce the negative impact of these speech acts, students may resort to compliments whose utilization varies from culture to culture. This study inves…
Academic parenthood in the United Arab Emirates in the time of Covid-19
Since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, early research already indicates that the personal and professional impact on academics juggling parenting responsibilities with their academic work has been immense. This study, set in the United Arab Emirates, explores the experiences of academic parents and looks at ways in which various aspects of their professional lives have been affected by the pandemic. Survey data from 93 participant paren…
“Can we take a picture with you?” The realization of the refusal speech act with tourists by Emirati speakers
Effective communication between people from different cultures requires not only the ability to speak a common language but also an awareness of sociocultural rules and sociolinguistics features, an important one being speech acts the realization of which realization by Emirati non-native speakers of English has not been studied sufficiently. This paper investigates a particularly face-threatening speech act - refusals. It explores Emiratis comfo…
Fathers' Experiences of Juggling Work and Family Life in Abu Dhabi Workplaces
In academic literature, fathers often cite barriers related to their employment, which may halt or negatively influence their level of involvement with their children. This is sometimes reported in relation to practices and policies around leave, such as for new-born children or child illness, and flexibility in leaving the workplace to attend key events in children's lives. Research has also shown that fathers receiving validation of their pater…
“Can we take a picture with you?” The realization of the refusal speech act with tourists by Emirati speakers
Effective communication between people from different cultures requires not only the ability to speak a common language but also an awareness of sociocultural rules and sociolinguistics features, an important one being speech acts the realization of which realization by Emirati non-native speakers of English has not been studied sufficiently. This paper investigates a particularly face-threatening speech act - refusals. It explores Emiratis comfo…
The speech act of compliment in student-teacher interaction
For effective communication, interlocutors must be cognizant of lingua-cultural aspects in context-dependent situations. Among others, they include culturally and linguistically diverse university settings where students are tempted to complain about grades to teachers and request grade changes. To reduce the negative impact of these speech acts, students may resort to compliments whose utilization varies from culture to culture. This study inves…
Academic parenthood in the United Arab Emirates in the time of Covid-19
Since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, early research already indicates that the personal and professional impact on academics juggling parenting responsibilities with their academic work has been immense. This study, set in the United Arab Emirates, explores the experiences of academic parents and looks at ways in which various aspects of their professional lives have been affected by the pandemic. Survey data from 93 participant paren…
Fathers' Experiences of Juggling Work and Family Life in Abu Dhabi Workplaces
In academic literature, fathers often cite barriers related to their employment, which may halt or negatively influence their level of involvement with their children. This is sometimes reported in relation to practices and policies around leave, such as for new-born children or child illness, and flexibility in leaving the workplace to attend key events in children's lives. Research has also shown that fathers receiving validation of their pater…
Time spent together
Fathers’ positive involvement I in their children’s lives is linked to their greater academic, social, and emotional prowess, as well as fathers’ own well-being. In our study set in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we report a mixed-methods study in which children aged between five and eight years (n = 41) were asked to draw a picture showing how they spent time with their father when he came home from work, triangulated with fathers’ (n = 49) own…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Politeness (2 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (2 works) · Abu dhabi (1 work)