Experience

Australian University

• Kuwait
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Professor, Head of English

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Associate Professor, Head of English

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2022

  -Develop and monitor strategic plans-Lead the administrative day-to-day operations of the department -Lead the development and review of the curriculum-Represent the department in internal co-operation with other schools, college committees and stakeholders-Maintain quality in all aspects of the operations of the department -Recruit, mentor and cooperate with qualified faculty to achieve quality teaching, research and service to the college and the profession



Centre for Child Evaluation & Teacing

• Kuwait
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educational Consultant

  • Oct 2007 - Present

  -Write and monitor strategic plans -Lead and take part in major research projects to develop curricula and curriculum-based tests for students with learning disabilities -Take part in major research projects to develop and standardize psycho-educational tests. -Supervise and train teachers on multi-sensory structured language teaching. -Do fundamental research in Arabic language and literacy. -Write magazine articles and books in the area of language and literacy- related disabilities to raise awareness. -Help develop software to assess and teach students with learning disabilities. Show less



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Arabic Literacy Expert

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2012

  -Developed Arabic curriculum-based tests. -Developed an early intervention program for children at risk for dyslexia in Arabic that focuses on phonological awareness and early phonics skills. -Developed Arabic curriculum-based tests. -Developed an early intervention program for children at risk for dyslexia in Arabic that focuses on phonological awareness and early phonics skills.



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Arabic Literacy Expert

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  -Developed curriculum-based tests of Arabic language Grades 1-10. -Developed curriculum-based tests of Arabic language Grades 1-10.



Kuwait University

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Taught phonetics Taught phonetics



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Arabic Literacy Expert

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

  -Wrote a state-of the art report on the best literacy practices with specific reference and implications to Arabic. -Developed teaching techniques and aids for Arabic based on cross-linguistic best practices to serve the early years of literacy instruction. -Wrote a state-of the art report on the best literacy practices with specific reference and implications to Arabic. -Developed teaching techniques and aids for Arabic based on cross-linguistic best practices to serve the early years of literacy instruction.



King Saud University

• Saudi Arabia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Oct 2005 - Aug 2007

  Taught Academic English and English for Specific Purposes. Taught Academic English and English for Specific Purposes.



University of Ottawa

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research/Teaching Assitant

  • Jan 2001 - Apr 2005

  -Helped in the preparation and design of a language proficiency test.-Served as student editor and manager of the department of linguistics working papers.-Helped in the preparation and teaching of the following courses: Morphology, Semantics, Dialectology, Second Language Testing.

• Part Time Professor

  • Jan 2004 - Apr 2004

  Taught Morphology at the undergraduate level.



University of Kairouan

• Tunisia

• Lecturer

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 2000

  Taught English language skills to undergraduate students at the English Language Department (EFL). Taught English language skills to undergraduate students at the English Language Department (EFL).



Lycee Secondaire 2 Mars Sidi Bouzid

• Tunisia

• Secondary School Teacher of English (EFL)

  • Sep 1995 - Aug 1998

  Taught English to middle and secondary school students. Taught English to middle and secondary school students.