Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Said Al-jahdhami
E-mail: saidj@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Department: English
Specialization: Linguistics
Minor specialization:
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
College of Arts, Department of English
2003-present
instructor
Institution
Sultan Qaboos University
Carleton Uninversity
University of Florida
ENGL 2134:
ENGL 2109:
ENGL: 3128:
ARTS: 1001:
ENGL 2320:
ENGL 2327:
ENGL 3329:
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
2003
BA in Education
2006
MA in Applied Language Stuides
2013
PhD in Linguistics
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Critical Reading
Effective Reading
Speaking
Computer-Assisted Research Skills
Introduction to the Study of language and Phonetics
Phonology and Morphology
Syntax and Semantics
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Documentary linguistics, Endangered Languages, Minority Languages, Dialectology
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Al jahdhami, S. (2015). Consonantal and Vocalic Phonemes of Kumzari. Frontiers of Language and
Teaching, 6, 123-131
Al jahdhami, S. (2015). Minority Languages in Oman. Journal of Literature, Linguistics and
Interdisciplinary studies, 4 (9-10), 288-295
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4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
Consonantal and Vocalic Phonemes of Kumzari.8th International Language Conference, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 2015
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
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5. Awards
6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Kumzari of Oman: A Grammatical Sketch. Department of English, College of Arts and Social Sciences,
Sultan Qaboos University, 2015
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
2014-present Head of Annual Report Committee, Department of English, Sultan Qaboos University.
2015-present Head of the Timetabling Committee, Department of English, Sultan Qaboos University.
2015- present Member of the Program Review Committee, Department of English , College of Arts and
Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University.
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