Work Experience
Associate Professor – School of Languages, Ahfad University for Women Omdurman, Sudan. 2012 - 2023
• Teaching, examining, designing syllabus and teaching material • Training TEFL teachers in Sudan and Saudi Arabia • Teaching research methods, supervising MA and PhD research and examining theses • Publishing research in peer reviewed articles and co-authoring books on English language teaching/learning and girls’ education • Contributing in the process of English language teaching in Sudan by taking part in writing English language curriculum for Sudanese schools, and contributing in establishing the Association of Sudanese Teachers of English Language and was President for 7 years. • Working with different international institutes in conducting research and as a member of associations such as TESOL International and IATEFL and presenting in their annual conferences • Carrying out administrative responsibilities in the university such as Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Director of Institute of English Language and then Dean of School of Languages. In addition to contribution in developing the UPP at the university and working with the team of the AUB, in Beirut in training staff and developing the university system • Head of Programme Accreditation Committee in Quality Assurance and Institutional Assessment Office at Ahfad University for Women Achievements
• Publishing a textbook ‘English for Islamic Studies’ • Editing two textbooks for students of Ahfad University for Women; ‘English for the Workplace’ and ‘Sudanese Readings’ • Publishing a book ‘ Attaining communicative Competence in the Workplace’ • Co-editing a book on Basic Education in Sudan Challenges and the Way Forward • Participation and presentation in a number of conferences in Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, UK, The United States of America, Turkey, India, Lebanon, China, South Africa, Uganda and Norway Consultant and Teams Leader
- Consultant for UNICEF Regional Office on Girls’ Education: UNICEF Regional Office, Amman, Jordan -Consultant for GIZ organization for Baseline Study on the Role of PTAs in the Education Sector Khartoum State- Sudan - National Consultant, and Team leader for British Council Khartoum, for Sudan Curriculum Reform Project, Ministry of Education – for the new curriculum SMILE Series - Research Associate with The Open University, London, UK for the project ‘Reaching out to the marginalised populations in the under-resourced countries’ -Researcher for the Gender Equality, Education and Poverty (GEEP) project with Oslo University College, Norway, Ahfad University for Women and University of the Western Cape, South Africa - Team Leader for the Delphe (Developing partnerships in Higher Education) project on syllabus design and staff capacity building with Westminster University, London -Senior Researcher, General Federation of Arab Women, Egypt for the study “Education and Women Economic Empowerment, Sudan Country Report” -Researcher in the project English as a school subject in basic education: Influencing future policy directions with Warwick University, UK
Language Skills • Communicative Grammar ( For both Undergraduate and Graduate levels) • Study Skills ( For Undergraduate level) • Integrated skills ( For Foundation course level ; UPP) Literature • African Literature ( For Undergraduate level ) • Introduction to Literature ( For Undergraduate level ) • Literary Appreciation ( for graduate level)
COURSES
• Course on Contemporary Issues in English Literature, University of Aberdeen U.K • British Council/ BBC Certificate- Using Radio for Teacher Development National Teacher Training Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria • Teaching Literature and Oral/Aural Communication in the Classroom, American University of Beirut • Epistemology and Research Methodology, Oslo University College and Ahfad University for Women • Trainers for TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) Course – The British Council • Shaping the Way We Teach English, TEFL Webinar Course, US Department of State • Hornby School on English for Work, Curricula, Materials and Methods, British Council, Cape Town • Creating a Computer Based Language Learning Environment, Ahfad University for Women and the British Council ISO 14001-2015 Internal Audit Training Bureau Veritas at Abu Dhabi, UAE