Academic Program Team Leader
Higher Colleges of Technology
Total years of experience :38 years, 8 Months
1. Organized and conducted faculty meetings to support and guide the implementation of learning, teaching, assessment and community service as per college standards.
2. Liaised with Engineering and Business divisions to develop college-wide timetables and assessment schedules.
3. Supervised and managed the functioning of the College Academic Success Center.
4. Scheduled courses and faculty workload.
5. Attended Academic Council Meetings.
6. Supported faculty in planning, monitoring, and delivering courses as per the Academic Calendar.
7. Monitored student engagement activities with the local community and campus events.
8. Managed teacher evaluation process.
9. Taught the following courses: Professional Communication and Reporting, Academic Reading and Writing, Academic Research Skills, and Spoken Communication Skills.
1. Taught English 1, English 2, Writing 2, Communication Skills, Error Analysis, Comparative Stylistics, Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, and Foreign Roots of English Words.
2. Supervised final year students’ research projects.
3. Conducted student academic advising.
4. Designed syllabuses, teaching & assessment plans and learning materials for BA and MA programs.
5. Planned and coordinated the preparation and publication of required accreditation documents, supervised the running of the Department of Foreign Languages and proposed ways of enhancing its performance.
6. Prepared Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the department as required by Oman Accreditation Council.
7. Acted as Head of the Department of Foreign Languages (40 lecturers and professors) for one academic year.
8. Chaired College of Arts and Sciences Proficiency Exam Committee and prepared Proficiency Exam Guidelines.
9. Prepared recruitment plans, appointed members for Search Committee, established recruitment procedure, recruited new faculty for the department.
10. Conducted meetings, seminars and workshops for the university staff.
11. Participated in the preparation of the College of Arts and Sciences vision, mission and goals in accordance with the University requirements regarding teaching, research, and community service.
1. Taught English for Academic Purposes, General English Skills, Intensive Reading, Extensive Reading, Public Speaking, Job Skills, and Computer-Based Learning (CBL).
2. Conducted tutorials for MBA students on academic writing and research.
3. Designed and implemented Foundation Year English Program into the College curriculum; the program was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education (Oman).
4. Established Public Speaking Society.
5. Liaised with External Assessor - Coventry University in UK (visited Coventry University in November 2007).
6. Attended an 18-hour intensive teacher training course on Communicative Methodology at the CfBT Oman British Training Institute (in February 2009).
7. Recruited academic and non-academic staff.
8. Conducted academic staff performance appraisal.
1. Taught ESP to Masters, and PhD students: Medical English, English for Nurses, Language and Culture, English for Research Purposes, Western Culture, and English Conversation
2. Delivered public lectures and consulted English lecturers in various fields
3. Recruited English lecturers, assistant professors and associate professors.
1. Taught IELTS, Business English Communication Skills, Spoken English and Introduction to Phonetics.
2. Developed teaching materials, promoted ESL textbooks and CALL software.
3. Consulted ESL teachers.
1. Taught Business English, Research Report Writing, Essay Writing, Oral English, Mass Media and Communication, and Theory and Practice of TEFL.
2. Designed and conducted tests and examinations.
3. Supervised postgraduate student research projects and conducted workshops for EFL teachers.
1. Taught IELTS, Reading for Research Purposes, Australian Studies, and Critical Thinking Skills.
2. Developed teaching materials for the courses Australian Studies and Reading for Research Purposes.
1. Performed research in the field of Internet marketing and corporate image survey.
2. Conducted international marketing, assisted in company website design.
3. Built relationships with customers, agents and suppliers.
4. Attracted new customers and increased sales.
1. Designed and implemented Material Development and Adaptation course into the TEFL program.
2. Taught the following courses: Educational Technologies, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Material Development and Adaptation, and Advanced Academic Writing (TEFL students).
3. Acted as supervisor of one MA student in the field of computer-assisted language learning.
1. Liaised with language and language teaching associations in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
2. Taught English for Academic and Research Purposes, Language Study and Communication Skills, Academic and Professional Communication, Communication in the Workplace, Writing a Research Project, Cross-cultural Communication, Critical Thinking Skills, and Public Speaking Skills.
3. Designed syllabus and teaching materials for the subject Communication in the Workplace.
4. Coordinated the following courses: Communication in the Workplace, Writing a Research Project and English for Academic Purposes (8 tutors and 700 students).
5. Acted as supervisor of one MA student in the field of applied linguistics (about Papua New Guinea languages and cultures).
6. Acted as Head of the Department of Language and Communication Studies when the Head of the Department was on business trips and on vacation; there were 18 staff members in the Department.
1. Taught General English and English for Specific Purposes.
2. Designed syllabuses, teaching materials, examination papers and tests.
3. Established the Department of Foreign Languages; recruited 55 staff members: secretaries, lecturers, senior lecturers and associate professors of English, German, French, Latin, Polish, Spanish and Italian.
4. Implemented new training programs, promoted teaching and research.
1. Taught EAP and ESP courses: English for Computers, English for Electrical Engineering, Business English, English for Machine Building, and English for Textiles.
2. Developed teaching materials, tests and examination papers.
3. Conducted research in the field of English stylistics, linguistic pragmatics, and linguistics of text.
Doctorate dissertation: "The Feature Article as a Genre of English Newspapers (lingo-stylistic aspect)". Core subjects studied: English Stylistics, Comparative Linguistics, Gothic, German, Philosophy, and Linguistics of Text.
Core courses studied: English Linguistics, Language Teaching Methodologies, English Phonetics, History of the English Language, Latin, German, Lithuanian, and Psychology of Student Education.
