Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Sakina Mrani Alaoui
E-mail: sakina@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Department: English
Specialization: Linguistics
Minor specialization: Discourse Analysis
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
Sultan Qaboos University
2001-present
Assistant Professor
Sultan Qaboos University
1992-2001
lecturer
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
1990
Ph.D.
Strathclyse University
1986
M.Litt.
Strathclyde University
1984
Mohammed V University
Licence (B.A.)
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics
ENGL4329
ENGL3329
Syntax and Semantics
ENGL3328
Language and Society
ENGL2327
Phonology and Morphology
ENGL2320
Intro to language and Phonetics
ENGL3128
Speaking
Critical Reading
ENGL2134
ENGL4576
Aspects of Language Proficiency
Language and Culture
ENGL4577
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Research interests include narratives, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication and
discourse in the media.
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
“Narratives Revisited: the Case of Narratives of recurrent Events”, International Journal of Linguistics, literature and Culture,
Vol 1(1), pp. 82-92, August 2014
“The Body of Anecdotes: the Case of Reported Speech”, International Journal of English Literature and Culture, Vol. 2(4), pp.
48-54, April 2014
“Politeness Principle: A Comparative Study of English and Moroccan Arabic Requests, Offers and Thanks” in The European
Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2011
“The Discursive Structure of the Onset of Narratives in Chat Shows,” in The European Journal of Scientific Research, Volume
48, Issue 2, December 2010
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
March 2010
Second International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Presented a paper in the conference, “Once upon a Time: The Discursive
Structure of the Onset of Oral Narratives”
May 2012
I presented a paper in the International Conference of Academic Disciplines, Aix-en-Provence, entitled
“Narratives and Identity: The Construction of Self in An Arab Woman’s Tale”.
December 2013 presented a paper under the title of “Arab Talk Show Preface: a
Perfect Embodiment of Infotainment” in the International Journal of Arts and Social Sciences Conference in
Freiburg, Germany.
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Not applicable
5. Awards
1980-1984
Postgraduate Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Morocco
1986-1990
Awarded a Postgraduate Scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education, Morocco
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1986-1987
Awarded a Grant from the British Council, Glasgow
1986-1990
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Was granted The ORS Award (Overseas Research Studentship) by The Committee of ViceChancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom.
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Was awarded the John Anderson Bursary by The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Co-founder of “the English Society”
Arts students Advisor
Homeroom and emergency contact for Grade 10 at ABA School
Acted as a Member of the Graduation committee in ABA School
Invigilator for Arabic/Sociology Departments Examinations
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Linguistics Programme Coordinator
Member of Textbooks Selection Committee
Member of Timetabling Committee
Member of the Add/Drop Committee
Member of the Organizing Committee of the Department’s Second International Conference
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