Basim Alamri, Ph.D.
Director, Writing Center, Associate Professor, English Language Institute.
Basim Alamri, Ph.D.
Basim is a genre analyst and corpus linguist. His research interests revolve around topics related to L2 academic writing and publishing, including genre studies and corpus linguistics, English for academic and specific purposes, discourse analysis, and technology in the classroom.
Yahya Alghamdi
Assistant Director, Men's Campus, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Yahya Alghamdi
Yahya is an English language Instructor in the ELI at KAU. He got his master’s degree in Curriculum and Instructions & Literacy Development with a specialization in TESOL. He is interested in research topics related to cognitive development in the first language and its role in second language learning; instructed second language acquisition; and the development of second language writing especially English academic writing. Published work can be accessed through: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-4689.
Mohammad Alrashedi
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Mohammad Alrashedi
Mohammad is an English language instructor at the ELI. He has a master’s degree in TESOL from Monash university in Australia.He has taught English at all levels at different educational institutes. His research interests revolve around teaching English as a second language,Teaching English for academic purposes and authenticity in language teaching materials.
Kamal Shawahneh
Writing Specialist, Workshops Coordinator, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Kamal Shawahneh
Kamal is an English Language lecturer and translator at the English Language Institute, King Abdulaziz University. He’s been teaching English as a second language, foreign language, and for specific purposes; supervising, heading, coordinating, translating, recruiting, evaluating, testing, and teacher training since 1985. Mr. Kamal worked in different countries and taught learners from different backgrounds and of different ages in both public and private institutions. His main concern at work is to help learners and institutions improve, develop, gain achievements, creativity, and excellence.
Joseph Valerio
Writing Specialist, Tutoring Coordinator, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Joseph Valerio
Joseph Nicholas Valerio has been teaching university students for approximately 23 years. His specialization is in the field of Education (TESOL). He has taught such courses as IELTS Preparatory Guide, TOEFL, Business English, Employment English, which included CV / Resume / Cover Letter Writing & Mock Interview Preparation, as well as, Intro. to British & American Literature, Canadian & American Culture and Writing courses at all levels.
Adil Abdul Rehman
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Adil Abdul Rehman
Adil is an English language teacher at the English Language Institute. He has taught English at all levels in different educational organizations for over fifteen years. His research interests include teacher training, classroom practice and teacher beliefs.
Ridwaan Levy
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Ridwaan Levy
Ridwaan is an English language teacher at the English Language Institute. He has taught English at all levels at different educational institutions for twenty-three years. He has taught IGCSE and SAT preparation at International Schools in Saudi Arabia, as well as Business and Professional English for management training at the Berlitz American Language Institute in Jeddah. His interests include English for academic and specific purposes; and Professional Writing.
Mohammad Ahmed
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Mohammad Ahmed
Mohammad Haseen Ahmed is an English language teacher at the English Language Institute. He has rendered his valuable services for more than two decades in the capacity of being an ardent English Language Specialist by catering to the learning needs of EFL/ESL students at varying levels of differing nature of language development through Academic English, English for Specific Purposes, Business English, IGCSE, SAT like International Testing Systems and Immersion Programmes in a bilingual backdrop.
Mustapha Meyer
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Mustapha Meyer
Mustapha Meyer has been an educator for over 20 years, 12 years of which were spent as an English Language Instructor at KAU and other institutions teaching basic to advanced English courses which include, TOEFL, Medical and Business English. He did an intensive course in Teacher-Training through Cambridge University Press at KAU. He got his Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester. Part of the focus of his MA research was the efficacy of using L1 in L2 Setting.
Wayne Chvestuik
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Wayne Chvestuik
Wayne Chvestuik holds a master’s degree in French Language and Literature and a Master’s in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages. He has accumulated more than twenty-five years of experience in the classroom. He is a passionate language learner who is particularly interested in etymology, the role of first language interference in second language learning and all aspects of academic writing in English, especially those which pose the greatest challenge to students of the ELI.
Ibrahim B.Madani
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Ibrahim B.Madani
Ibrahim is an English language instructor at English Language Institute, King Abdulaziz University. He is also a translator and Creative & Critical Thinking trainer. He has been working in the field of TESOL for more than twenty years. His research interest is in L1&L2 composition and implementation of creative and critical thinking strategies into content instruction.
Mohammad Mansoor Anwar, Ph.D.
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Mohammad Mansoor Anwar, Ph.D.
Mansoor is an EFL researcher-practitioner with 17 years of experience of teaching to students from various nationalities. His research interests include teacher education, EFL curriculum and educational technology.
Rawan Saaty, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Writing Center, Women’s Campus, Assistant Professor, English Language Institute.
Rawan Saaty, Ph.D.
Rawan Saaty is a cognitive linguist and a certified teacher trainer. Her research interests include Cognitive Linguistics, Second Language Research, research methods in EFL/ESL classrooms and academic writing. She is especially interested in applications of metaphor theory to language learning. Her interest in academic writing stems from working with research students and giving workshops on thesis writing.
Thikra Alzahrani
Head of Tutoring Committee, Writing Center, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Thikra Alzahrani
Thikra Alzahrani is an English language instructor and a certified teacher trainer at the ELI-KAU. She holds an MA in TESOL from Arkansas Tech University, USA with 4/4 GPA, and a BA in English from the Department of European Languages and Literature. Her research interests include translanguaging attitudes and practices, and topics related to the role of L1 in learning a second language.
Basmah Al-Bogami
Head of Workshop Committee, Writing Center, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Basmah Al-Bogami
Basmah Albogami is an English language instructor and a certified teacher trainer at the ELI, KAU. She received an MA in TESOL from KAU with a 5/5 GPA. She also has obtained a diploma in education from the Arab Open University and a BA in European languages (English) from KAU. Her research interests encompass technology and education, teaching pedagogy, and TESOL methodology.
Sufia Shaikh
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Sufia Shaikh
Sufia Shaikh has 17 years’ experience in the adult education, with 11 years of ESL teaching in the UK & Saudi Arabia. 7 years of management and administration in the UK. She is also a certified teacher trainer with a passion for teaching.Her teaching philosophy is to help learners achieve quality learning outcomes with high levels of learner engagement with critical thinking & engagement strategies. Her skills include ESL, teacher training, language diagnostics and assessment, lesson planning, curriculum development, presentations for teacher development. Staff management, induction and training, professional development, coaching and mentoring.
Summaya Elhussain
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Summaya Elhussain
Summaya is a language instructor, Cambridge certified teacher trainer and a member of the Curriculum and Test Development Section. She has Post-graduate certificate, Trinity Certificate and an MA in TESOL. She also has the University of Harvard certificate in differentiated language instruction and inclusiveness in learning. Additionally, she was awarded various professional certificates in language teaching and further education teaching from highly reputed and recognized UK institutions. She is equally empowered with advanced understanding in standardized and highly ethical language teaching and facilitation of students’ learning. As a PhD candidate with a focus on academic writing, she aspires to empower her students with the essential skills in this spectrum.
Maha Naser Alsowaida
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Maha Naser Alsowaida
Maha is an English language instructor at ELI, KAU. She is also a certified teacher trainer. She has an MA in Translation Studies. She is interested in Academic Writing.
Ghada Almazrawi
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Ghada Almazrawi
Ghada Almazrawi is a tutor at AWC. She is an English language teacher at the English Language Institute, king AbdulAziz University. She has taught English for both school and university levels. Her research interests include classroom practices, reflective teaching and second language acquisition.
Muna Matar AlMutairy
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Muna Matar AlMutairy
Muna AlMutairy graduated from King Abdul-Aziz University with a master's degree in TESOL in 2015. She is a Language Instructor at the ELI. Before joining the ELI, Muna spent sixteen years teaching in public schools. A strong believer in positivity in the workplace and life. Interested in literature and the history of English Language Teaching and Learning.
Sajida Fakhri
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Sajida Fakhri
Sajida Fakhri is an English Instructor and has a Teaching and Masters’ degree in Education Honors and English. She has taught English and Literature for over 28 years with extensive experience in the IGCSE British curriculum. She has been awarded for public speaking by ‘Toastmasters Jeddah’ and has also researched and written several Islamic articles for the ‘Al Jumuah’ magazine. She has been a guide for Masters’ and Research students and is a certified Mentor. Her interests lie in curriculum planning, academic writing, evaluation and professional development. She has been a head of several forums and committees and has actively presented in innumerable seminars.
Sara Tabassum Ansari
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Sara Tabassum Ansari
Sara Tabassum Ansari has more than eighteen years of experience in teaching English, of which ten years have been in ELI of King Abdulaziz University. Her work here has centered mostly around Teacher Training, Institutional Development and Academic Accreditation of ELI's English Language Program. Sara is a qualified Teacher Trainer, with certificates from Cambridge University, and is accredited by the Academic Professional Training of KSA. She is also a dynamic and dedicated public speaker, who has won awards in speaking engagements and contests in Saudi Arabia, and is a recipient of the prestigious "Distinguished Toastmaster" award from Toastmasters International, having attained "excellence" in communication and leadership skills.
Lubna Omer
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Lubna Omer
Lubna Omer has a Master in English Language with CELTA and DELTA certifications from the University of Cambridge. A Cambridge-certified teacher trainer, Lubna is also a member of the Curriculum and Testing Section at ELI, Women’s main campus. Herself a prolific writer and an eloquent speaker, she is passionately involved in empowering learners to become better English writers and speakers. Lubna’s DELTA research combined with her teacher training responsibilities have afforded her the unique opportunity to explore teacher-student interactions that facilitate and enhance learning. As a teacher she aims at consistently trying to enhance learner motivation and writing skills in order to make them proficient writers.
Fariha Asif
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Fariha Asif
Fariha Asif is a Teacher Trainer, Certified Mentor, researcher, International presenter and an English Language Instructor/Coordinator-Mentoring Committee at the ELI, KAU. She is a recipient of Emerging Scholar Award for two consecutive years (2018 & 2019). She has presented her research paper at the University of Oxford, UK in 2018. She has been honored with a prestigious award of one-year Leadership Mentoring Program by TESOL Arabia 2017. She has got Graduate Scholar Award-2015 for presenting her research paper in 13th International Conference of New Directions in Humanities at British Columbia University, Canada.
Zainab Taher
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Zainab Taher
Dr. Zeinab Mohamed is a language instructor at ELI, KAU. She is an ELT specialist, teaching at different levels in varied contexts. Her interests include L2 Acquisition, Training, syllabus design, material design, academic reading and academic writing (for L2 Writers). In 2010, she has joined DELPHE program (senior coordinator) at Ahfad university (Sudan) in collaboration with Westminster University in designing ‘English for the workplace’ course book (published). In 2014, she was a member in TESOL program at ELI and later worked as an academic advisor. She was delivering a number of academic writing workshops for three years respectively, 2015, 2016 and 2017; in The CLTD For the Joint Supervision Program at KAU. In 2017 and 2018 she delivered a series of Academic skills and Academic writing workshops for Science and Dentistry Departments at KAU.
Naila Masoud
Writing Specialist, Instructor, English Language Institute.
Naila Masoud
Naila Masud is a Lecturer for English Language at ELI, KAU. She has taught since as a lecturer at the private University in Jeddah, Yanbu College for women, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. She has an M.A. in English and M.Ed. as well as a postgraduate certificate in American TESOL. She’s a PhD scholar in Education. She has extensive practical experience as a master trainer for the United Nations (UNESCO, UNDP NEW YORK). She worked on their teacher training programs for five years which were ranked among very successful programs of UNESCO. Her area of interest is Professional Development during service and teaching all the four skills of language. She participated and presented her papers nationally and internationally on different professional and teaching skills platforms. She taught different courses of writing skills, medical terminology, Islamic terminology and writing skills at different colleges/departments as well.
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