Leading and Managerial Expertise and Experiences:

Director, General Foundation Program and General Education Department, Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Oman, August 2009 – now I am responsible for:

• Budgeting
• Hiring
• Compliance
• Training new teachers
• Developing and presenting ELT workshops for professional development purposes inside and outside the college

EFL Coordinating Responsibilities

• Working closely with the CEAP Director of Studies to insure the smooth daily running of departmental operational activities and EFL programs.

• Revising all CEAP courses’ syllabi

• Supporting all EFL teachers

• Arranging venues and schedules for meetings

• Write internal communications documents, including handouts and emails, to inform team members of important notices

• Reviewing materials created by other teachers and offering suggestions for improvement

• Following up with the teachers regarding covering the assigned materials

• Writing mid-terms and final exams

• Supervising the marking processes for mid-term and final exams. Teaching Expertise

• Utilizing written, oral, visual and real-world experiences to teach English as a EFL and ESL at the territory level.

• Teaching language acquisition skills through Communication Skills courses designed for students to acquire receptive and expressive communication dexterities.

• Supporting an active learning environment by integrating technology into all realms of EFL and ESL instruction.

• Teaching English with a strong emphasis on oral, analytical, and written competency.

• Implementing student-centered and differentiated instruction targeted to enhance curricula and student aptitudes.

  Classroom & Interpersonal Skills

• Remarkable ability to effectively communicate with educators from varied nationalities, ethnicities, and social economic backgrounds.

• Remarkable ability to effectively engage students in whole classroom and group discussions in an effort to promote cognitive development through peer learning.

• Strong ability to connect intellectually and culturally with students from varied nationalities, ethnicities, and social economic backgrounds.

• Possesses keen aptitude for making in-class materials culturally relevant, student- centered, and relatable to the student population.

Accreditation Experience

Modern College of Business and Science • Before going for my PhD,

• I was in charge of standard 7: Students and Student Support Services as part of the institutional accreditation for the Modern College of Business and Science’s Submission for Accreditation) supervised by the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and Quality Assurance (OAAAQA). The submission was successful and the college was accredited.

• Also, I was involved in General Foundation Program Accreditation supervised the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and Quality Assurance (OAAAQA).

• Most recently, upon my Ph.D. completion, I have been asked to contribute actively

  to the accreditation process, with a particular focus on criteria within Standard 6. Here are some of the activities and tasks that I have been in charge and involved in:

  • Planning developing, coordinating, and implementing required activities for

    Students and Student Support Services Standard and General Foundation Program Accreditation.

  • Monitoring progress toward identified goals and objectives.

  • Collecting, compiling, and analyzing data collected for each criterion and process

  • Serving as the primary point-of-contact for Students and Student Support Services Standard and General Foundation Program Accreditation in the college

  • Ensuring adherence to the college policies and guideline for Students and Student Support Services Standard and General Foundation Program Accreditation in the college.

  • Checking the prepared reports by the involved members.