Saliha Yagoubi

Saliha Yagoubi is a dedicated ESL and bilingual education professional with over 20 years of teaching experience in multilingual and multicultural settings. She currently serves as an ESL/Bilingual Instructor at Hudson County Community College (HCCC), where she also coordinates Pathway 1, Skills for Success 1, and the ESL Bridge Programs. She leads curriculum development, faculty mentorship, instructional planning, and student-centered program innovation.

Ms. Yagoubi has developed and implemented culturally responsive curricula for English language learners, including all ESL instructional materials for the CDA Certificate Learning Community at HCCC. She is a strong advocate of translanguaging pedagogy and has delivered presentations on multilingual teaching strategies at national and international conferences, including the NISOD Conference, the NJTESOL/NJBE, the ESL Summit, the Barcelona Conference on Education (BCE), the Paris Conference on Education (PCE), and the Global Conference on Innovations in Education (UAE). Prior to becoming an ESL/Humanities instructor, Saliha served as a translator and interpreter for immigrants and refugees at The International Institute of New Jersey and AmeriCorps. Her professional affiliations include: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages / NJ Bilingual Educators - NJTESOL/ NJBE, New Jersey Education Association (NJEA.) In addition to her teaching and coordination responsibilities, she has been serving on multiple institutional committees, including the General Education Committee, ESL to Graduation Committee, PA Faculty-Student Relations Committee (secretary), PA Social Committee, and Search Committees. She is also the faculty advisor for the Arab Student Association, the ESL Club and the French Club. Awards and Recognition also include the NISOD Excellence Award, "Hudson is Home" Employee Recognition Award, and the Arab Student Association Club Advisor Plaque of Recognition.