Dr. Emad Ali Al-Awad

Areas of Research

 

I am a hardworking, creative, and highly competent professional with nearly two decades of work experience in the ELT field. My strong focus on linguistic areas of expertise throughout my career in education has equipped me to teach various syllabi and courses. I hold a Ph.D. degree in Applied Linguistics of English from Sudan University of Science and Technology. After working as a lecturer for three years, I have been serving as an assistant professor of English language since 2020. Currently, I am employed at the Modern College of Business and Science, in the General Education Department, where I teach Academic Writing.

Education

  • Ph.D. Sudan University of Science and Technology , Khartoum, 2020.

  • Master of Arts Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, 2017. 

  • Bachelor of Education Omdurman Islamic University, Faculty of Education, Omdurman, 1996. 

Experience Summary

  • Assistant Professor, Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Oman, Sep 2023 – Present
  • Lecturer, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, Dec 2021 – Aug. 2023
  • Assistant Professor, Al Qalam College for Science & Technology, Khartoum, Sudan, Aug 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Lecturer, Comboni College of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan, Dec. 2017 – Apr. 2020
  • Lecturer, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan, Nov. 2017 – Feb. 2019

Selected Publications

  1. Exploring and Enhancing Comprehension of Elliptical Constructions in Students’ Academic Writing: A Case Study World Journal of English Language (WJEL, ISSN 1925-0703 E-ISSN 1925-0711) http://wjel.sciedupress.com – World Journal of English Language Vol. 14, No. 4; 2024 – Q1
  2. Synecdoche-related Comprehension Challenges for Modern College of Business and Science EFL Students: A Case Study Journal of Language Teaching and Research (JLTR, ISSN 1798-4769). /Nov 2024 (Unpublished) Q2
  3. Academic Writing Feedback Practices and Perspectives: A Comparative Analysis of Online Assessments within Two Regional Tertiary Institutions. (Under Review)
  4. The Efficacy of Literature Teaching Methods Currently Adopted in Promoting Sudanese Secondary Level Students’ Performance SUST Journal of Linguistics and Literary Studies /Sep 2021
  5. Impediment of E-Learning Adoption in Public Tertiary Institutions in Sudan. SUST Journal of Linguistics and Literary Studies /Mar 2021
  6. Phonological Intricacies for EFL Undergraduates in Accentuating Particular Parts of an Utterance. SUST Journal of Linguistics and Literary Studies /Mar 2021
  7. Code-Switching: Pedagogical Method in Bridging Linguistic Gap between Sudanese Students’ Mother Tongue and English Language. SUST Journal of Linguistics and Literary Studies /Dec 2020
  8. Assessment of Sudanese Secondary Level Students’ Comprehensibility of English Sentences Containing Polysemous Words. SUST Journal of Linguistics and Literary Studies /Dec 2020
  9. University Students’ Incompetence in Dividing Oral Contexts into Sound Prosodic Units. SUST Journal of Linguistics and Literary Studies /Jun 2019 Complexity of Interrogative Intonation in Sudanese