Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
E-mail: mrahma@squ.edu.om
Department: Associate Professor, Department of
English
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies &
Research
College of Arts and Social Sciences
Specialization: English and Communications Education
Minor specialization: Sociolinguistics
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of
Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor of
2016-present
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Postgraduate Studies and Research
SQU’s Humanities Research Centre
2014-2016
Director
English department
2010-present
Assitant professor (2010-2013) Associate
professor (2013-present)
SQU’s Language Centre
2006-2010
Director
SQU’s Language Centre
Summer 2006 –
Acting Director
October 2006
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
2003
PhD in English and Communications
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Education
1995
MA in Education (Curriculum and English
Sultan Qaboos University
Teaching Methods)
Sultan Qaboos University
1992
BA in English Education
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
CUTM 3007: Educational Curriculum, College of Education
Undergraduate
ENGL 2134: Critical Reading, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Undergraduate
ENGL 2109: Effective Reading, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Undergraduate
ENGL 3119: Advanced Writing, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Undergraduate
ENGL 3129: Research Project, College of Arts and Social Sciences
Undergraduate
ENGL 3328: Language in Society, College of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate
ENGL 4575: Advanced Language Studies, College of Arts and Social
Undergraduate
Sciences
ENGL 4573: Special Topic in Linguistics, College of Arts and Social
Undergraduate
Sciences
LANC 1113: English for English Specialists (Language Skills 1),
Credit English Porgram for English
Language Centre
Specialists
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
English language teaching
Literature & reading
Sociolinguistics
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Al-Mahrooqi, R., Denman, C., & Al-Maamari, F. (2016). Omani Parents’ Involvement in Their Children’s English
Education. Sage Open, 1-12. DOI: 10.1177/2158244016629190
Al-Mahrooqi, R., & Al-Aghbari, K. (2015). Exploring the Use of English in Omani Students' Everyday Conversations
and its Influence on their Spoken Arabic. English as an International Language Journal, 10(2), 34-48.
Name: Dr. RAHMA IBRAHIM AL-MAHROOQI
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
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Al-Mahrooqi, R., Denman, C., Siyabi, J., & Al-Maamari, F. (2015). Characteristics of a good EFL teacher: Omani EFL
teacher and student perspectives. Sage Open, 1-15. DOI: 10.1177/2158244015584782
Al-Mahrooqi, R. & Denman, C. (2014). Motivation within the Omani EFL context: Types, sources and classroom
implications. Journal of Teaching and Education, 3(2), 103–120.
Al-Mahrooqi, R. & Tuzlukova, V. (2014). English communication skills and employability in the Arabian Gulf: The
case of Oman. Pertanika, 22(3), 473-488.
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
Al-Mahrooqi, R., & Denman, C. J., Al-Issa, A. (2015). International Conference for Academic Disciplines.
Investigating quality assurance mechanisms in EFL programs in the Sultanate of Oman: Student perspectives.
Rome, Italy, October 19-22, 2015.
Al-Mahrooqi, R. (2015). The International Academic Conference on Social Sciences. Parental involvement in their
children’s education in Oman. July 25-26. Istanbul, Turkey.
Al-Mahrooqi, R. & Tabakow, M. (2015). The 2nd 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard.
Effectiveness of Debate in ESL/EFL-context Courses in the Arabian Gulf: A Comparison of Two Recent StudentCentered Studies in Oman and in Dubai, U.A.E. Boston, MA, March 8 – 10, 2015.
Al-Mahrooqi, R. (2015). BUC 2nd International Multidisciplinary Conference: English Language, Literature and
Information Technology. Research in Oman: The way ahead. Buraimi University College, Oman, 2-3 May 2015.
(Keynote Speech).
Al-Mahrooqi, R., Denman, C.J., & Al-Maamari, F. (2015). Clute Institute’s International Education Conference.
Characteristics of a good EFL teacher: Omani EFL teacher and student perspectives. San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA,
22−26 March 2015.
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Currently serving as Co-Supervisor for Ms. Priya Mathew who is doing her PhD with Sheffield University, UK.
Currently serving as Co-Supervisor for Ms. Asfiya Khan who is doing her PhD with Banasthali University, India.
Currently serving as second advisor for Mr. Majid Al-Rashdi who is doing his PhD with Malaysian University.
Served as Co-Supervisor for Ms. Samia Naqvi who completed her PhD with Banasthali University, India, in
December 2015.
Worked with Exeter University as second adviser for a PhD student, Sarah Khan, a Language Centre faculty
member, who wrote a dissertation entitled Factors Affecting the Motivation of Expatriate English as Foreign
Language (EFL) Teachers in Oman. Ms. Khan passed her viva December 8 2011.
5. Awards
Awarded a certificate of excellence in educational services by Al-Mará Excellence Awards, 2015. (Award received
in a formal ceremony held at Muscat Intercontinental hotel (Qurum Beach) on November 4, 2015.
Conference of the International Journal of Arts and Sciences’ prize for Best Article published in the journal in
2013.
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Gave a presentation entitled “Developing a research culture in higher education institutions in Oman: Conditions
and strategies” under Dhofar University’s faculty development lecture series organized by the Department of
Languages and Translation, Dhofar University. 7 May, 2015.
Gave a presentation entitled “Motivation from within: Ingredients for success in higher education” on Students’
Presentation Day organized by the Department of Languages and Translation, Dhofar University. 7 May, 2015.
Participated in the roundtable discussion around issues concerning the International Communication Major held
at the International Communication Symposium in Nizwa College of Applied Sciences, Oman. 5 May, 2015.
Member of a delegation of Omani women leaders. The International Forum of Women Leaders of the South
American & Arab Countries: Woman Leaders Transforming the World. Peru, 7-9 April 2014.
External Reviewer (Audit Panel Chair) of the Institutional Quality Audit of Bayan College, September 2012 December 2013. Oman.
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Chaired the Academic Committee that prepared the General Foundation Program Standards for all higher
education institutions in Oman, 2007.
Member of the joint committee between the Ministry of Manpower and SQU, 2015 – ongoing.
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Chair, Human Capital subcommittee of SQU’s long-term strategic plan (2013-2025), January – April 2013.
Member of SQU's Internal Quality Audit Committee, 2012 –January 2016.
Chair, Academic Committee (Applied Linguistics). First Dhofar University National English Language Conference:
Innovations in Teaching and Researching English Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation: Voices from the
Omani Classroom. 22nd – 24, February 2014.
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