Presentation & Papers (Selected)

I have delivered invited keynote presentations on social justice, ESOL and EAP pedagogy, and academic writing across international contexts with particular focus on equity, social justice and decolonisation:

Invited Keynote Presentations

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2023, April 29). A Capability Approach to Understanding ESOL Learners. Invited keynote presentation at the International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, Swayam Prabha Foundation (online, India).

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2019). Reconstructing Nigeria’s Broken System of Education – Making a Move for Greater Social Justice. Invited keynote presentation, Department of Education, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.

Invited Conference Presentations

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2022). A SMART and Capability Approach to Assessing Adult ESOL Learners. Invited presentation at the International TESOL Conference, Tong Duc Thang University, Vietnam.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2025, April 8). Fostering Resilience and Pragmatism: The Pivotal Role of Personal Tutors. Presented at the UK Advising and Teaching Conference, University College London (UCL), UK.

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2023). Decolonising Cultural Studies through Reframing the Teaching of Critical Thinking Skills. Paper presented at the Global Cultures Symposium, King’s College London.

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2022). Decolonising Academic Practice: Teaching or Developing Critical Thinking in EAP? Paper presented at the University of Leeds Language Centre Summer Conference, University of Leeds.

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2022). Doing, Embedding and Allowing Criticality in EAP. Paper presented at the Higher Education Close-Up Conference, Lancaster University.

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2021). Is the Devil in the Detail? The Neoliberal Undercurrent Shaping Education Policy on Performance-Measurement in Adult Education Provision of ESOL. Paper presented online at the Intellectual Party Summer Conference, Lancaster University.

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2021). Does the EAP Educator Frame or Form the Mind of Students? Paper presented at the PhD Researchers’ Panel for International and Comparative Education Month, Lancaster University (online webinar).

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2020). Using Scaffolding Resources to Develop Better Understanding and Synthesis of Academic Texts. Paper presented at the Symposium on Second Language Writing, Istanbul.

Baba-Ahmed, N. (2019). Unlearning to Learn or Learning to Unlearn? Teaching Critical Thinking in EAP. Paper presented at the International Conference on Writing for STEM, American University of Sharjah, UAE.