I hold a Ph.D. in English. My goal as an educator is to enable my students to be reflective, knowledgeable, and confident in their skills. I am also an educator with a particular interest in soft skills, communication skills and ESP. I participated in coordinating, customizing and designing soft skills courses for prestigious institutions in the UAE and other countries. I joined AU 13 years ago. I also worked as a director for the Continuing Education Center of Ajman University. Prior to that, I was an academic advisor for the Saudi- British Institute and Academic Counselor at Al-Quds University.

Education

• Ph.D. English - UOR - 2001
• MA English - UOR - 1998
• BA (Honors) English Literature & Linguistics - AMU - 1996
• Diploma in Dutch Language - - ROC Utrecht – The Netherlands - 2002

Experience

• •March 2005–Present: Assistant Professor - Ajman University
• •January 2009 - June 2009 Director: Continuing Education Center
• 2004 - 2005 Assistant Professor - AlQuds University
• March 2003-Feb 2005 Academic Supervisor: Saudi British Institute, Riyadh & Madinah – KSA

Teaching Area

• Introduction to Literature American Literature Translation (English –Arabic, Arabic- English) TOEFL Courses for IEP students IELTS Courses (for school English teachers at Ajman University-UAE & College of Technology- Madinah-KSA.) English 1 & 2 ( Matters & New Interchange 3) English for Dentistry (ESP) English for the Media (ESP) Advanced Reading Skills Advanced Writing Skills Listening Skills Speaking Skills Study Skills (Freshman) Introduction to Morphology Introduction to Phonetics Contrastive & Error Analysis Communication Skills for non-Arabs Modern Short Story

Publications

• -English language for Sociology (ESP Book) taught at AU- 2014
• Teaching of English Communication Skills to Arab University Students: Challenges and Antidotes, American International Journal of Contemporary Research 2017
• -Communication, Language Skills, and Modern Technology Use, Turjuman Journal, Vol 12 No 4 December 2016
• -Digital Communication Technology and the Development of Arabic Library Service, Journal of Amarabac, Germany, Vol. 1 No. 1 May 2017
• Challenges Facing Students Learning ESP in Selected Arab Universities, American International Journal of Social Science, 2018

Conference Presentation

• Conferences/Workshops •Organized: Delivered a professional development workshop for ELU staff, AUST, The Advantages & Disadvantages of E-Learning, January 2011 TESOL ARABIA & AUST Celebrating Excellence in English Language Teaching, Feb 2009 (AUST Ajman) •Attended: TESOL ARABIA Conference at Zayed University: March 2014 Workshop at AUST Fujairah: How to make IELTS Friendly, Learner-centered and Communicative April 2010 AUST Symposium The Development of Teaching English in the Digital Age, October 2009, (AUST Fujairah) Conference Hands-on English, June 2009, (Aisha Bint Abdallah School, Ajman) TESOL ARABIA & The US State Department Teacher Leadership Academy, May 2009 (Dubai Men’s College) Moodle Workshop March 2009, (AUST Ajman) TESOL ARABIA Conference The Power of Language, March 29-31 2006 TESOL ARABIA Conference Teaching, Learning and Leading, March 2005 Seminar Oct. 2003 The Use of Code Switching Technique, (University of Amsterdam) Seminar May 2004 Daring Feminist Voices in the Arab World, (University of Jordan) Seminar Nov. 2003 Teaching Dutch as a Foreign Language, (University of Rotterdam). Seminar and Workshop May 2006 Testing and Evaluation, (AUST Ajman)

Memberships, Awards and Honors

• Indo-American Research Center