Education

Degree Field Institution
Ph.D. English (Applied Linguistics) Sudan University of Science and Technology
M.A. TEFL AIOU Islamabad
M.Ed. (Teacher Education) AIOU Islamabad
M.A. English Gomal University DIK
B.A. English Peshawar University

Experience

  • Associate Professor & HoD English Department - Northern University Nowshera (Sep 2025)
  • Assistant Professor - Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA (2012 - 2025)
  • Lecturer - Al Baha University, Al Baha, KSA (2004 - 2012)
  • English Instructor - Al Baha Teachers College, KSA (2002 - 2004)
  • English Teacher - WFGS (2000 - 2002)
  • English Lecturer - Sarhad College Peshawar (1998 - 2000)

Research Interests

Applied Linguistics, TEFL, ESL/EFL, Discourse Analysis, Corpus Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, English Language Teaching, Academic Writing, Code-Switching, Formative Assessment, AI in Language Learning, Social Media in Education, Digital Linguistics

Supervision

___

Honors & Awards

Publications

  1. Assessing Saudi learners' engagement with social media in English classrooms
  2. Investigating the Educational and Social Factors Affecting Saudi EFL Learners' Attitudes toward Learning English
  3. Using artificial intelligence for English language learning: Saudi EFL learners' opinions, attitudes, and challenges
  4. Investigating the Attitudes of ESL Learners toward the English Language
  5. Analyzing the Emergence of Social Media as a Sustainable Tool for Learning English in the Post-Pandemic Era
  6. Blackboard Collaborate: COVID-19 impacts on EFL classroom learning and knowledge of first-year university students
  7. Plus 18 more publications (total 24+)