Personal Information
Dr. Najat Salim Said Alawadi
Email: Najat@Aou.edu.om
Email: Najatalawadi9@gmail.com
Academic Qualifications
Academic Degree Specialization Year University Country Thesis / Research Title
PhD in Education Arabic Language Curriculum and Instruction 2024 Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman The Effectiveness of a Proposed Distance Training Program Based on the Use of Professional Learning Communities in Developing Arabic Language Teachers’ Teaching of Twenty-First-Century Skills and Linguistic Intelligence Skills among Tenth-Grade Female Students in the Sultanate of Oman, and Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Program Content
Master of Education Arabic Language Curriculum and Teaching Methods 2006 Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman The Effectiveness of the Guided Discovery Method in Teaching Literary Texts and Its Impact on the Acquisition of Selected Literary Appreciation Skills among Tenth-Grade Female Students in the Sultanate of Oman
Bachelor of Education Arabic Language — Sultan Qaboos University Sultanate of Oman —
Teaching Experience
• Currently serving full-time as an Assistant Professor at the College of Education, Arab Open University – Oman, for the 2026–2027 academic year, effective 16 September 2026. Teaching General Curriculum and Instruction at the master’s level, General Curriculum and Instruction, and Humanities Curricula for the Educational Qualification Diploma.
• Taught Rhetoric to students at the College of Education and Arts, Sohar University, on a part-time basis in 2025–2026.
• Taught Arabic Grammar I to students at the College of Education and Arts, Sohar University, on a part-time basis in 2025–2026.
• Taught Methods of Linguistic and Literary Research to students at the College of Education and Arts, Sohar University, on a part-time basis in 2025–2026.
• Supervised Sohar University student teachers during field training in Ministry of Education schools in the second semester of 2024–2025 and the first semester of 2025–2026.
• Supervised Sohar University student teachers during field training in Ministry of Education schools in the second semester of 2025–2026.
• Supervised Arab Open University student teachers during field training in Ministry of Education schools in the second semester of 2025–2026.
• Taught the Graduation Project course to final-year College of Education students at Sultan Qaboos University via distance education in 2024–2025.
• Taught Arabic Grammar I to College of Education and Arts students on an evening part-time basis in 2024–2025.
• Taught Methods of Linguistic and Literary Research to College of Education and Arts students on an evening part-time basis in 2024–2025.
• Supervised Sultan Qaboos University student teachers during their field training in Ministry of Education schools via remote supervision in 2021–2022.
• Delivered a lecture entitled “Steps in Teaching Oral Reading” to Educational Qualification Diploma students at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, within the Arabic Language Teaching Methods course in 2020–2021.
• Delivered a lecture on Educational Assessment to Educational Qualification Diploma students at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, in 2021–2022.
• Taught Microteaching to undergraduate Arabic Language students at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, in the second semester of 2019–2020.
• Served as an Arabic Language Educational Supervisor in schools across North Al Batinah Governorate from 2010 to 2026 (stated duration: 15 years).
• Served as a Senior Arabic Language Teacher for four years: at Halima Al Saadia School in 2001–2002 and 2002–2003, and at Asma bint Amr Al Ansariyah School in 2007–2008 and 2008–2009, North Al Batinah Governorate.
• Served as an Arabic Language Teacher for 11 years, teaching the subject across Grades 6–12.
Published Studies and Scientific Research
1. Alawadi, N. (2024). The degree to which Arabic language teachers in the Sultanate of Oman possess twenty-first-century skills from the perspectives of school principals and educational supervisors. Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences, 20(1), 167–189.
2. Alawadi, N. (2020). The availability of linguistic intelligence skills in language activities in reading lessons in the My Beautiful Language textbook for Grade Ten in the Sultanate of Oman. Arab Journal of Education, 42(2).
3. Alawadi, N. (2026). The impact of social-emotional learning on students’ classroom behaviors and its relationship to teachers’ perceptions of school climate. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies (JSSHRS), 2(2). https://doi.org/10.56150/EP-jsshrs/V2E2/2026-13 (Listed in the source CV as forthcoming.)
4. Alawadi, N. (2026). Critical thinking skills and their impact on decision-making from the perspectives of educational supervisors in Palestine and Oman. Scientific Culture. (Forthcoming, as stated in the source CV.)
5. Alawadi, N. (2025). The effectiveness of a distance training program based on linguistic intelligence skills among Arabic language teachers in the Sultanate of Oman. In Proceedings of the Second International Cultural Conference on Human Knowledge: The Cultural and Knowledge Track—Reality and Aspirations. Cultural Thinking Association for Talent and Creativity. Safaa Publishing and Distribution.
6. Alawadi, N. (2025). The effectiveness of a distance training program based on linguistic intelligence skills in the Sultanate of Oman. Al-Qantara Journal for Humanities and Applied Sciences, Educational Studies and Psychology Series, 6(8), 240–241.
7. Alawadi, N. (2026). The effectiveness of a training program based on linguistic intelligence skills in reading texts among tenth-grade female students in the Sultanate of Oman. Al-Ummah University Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, 3(1), 1–28.
8. Alawadi, N., & Hussein, M. (2026). Reconstructing the Palestinian teacher induction program using artificial intelligence applications: A proposed framework. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference: Future Educational Visions and Aspirations—Artificial Intelligence as a Partner (pp. 909–930). Faculty of Educational Sciences, Jadara University.
9. Alawadi, N. (2026). Arabic language teachers’ attitudes toward the content of a training program based on electronic professional learning communities in the Sultanate of Oman. In Proceedings of the Third International Cultural Conference on Knowledge Diversity: Young Generations in the Arab World—Reality and Future Prospects. Cultural Thinking Association for Talent and Creativity. Safaa Publishing and Distribution.
10. Alawadi, N. (2026). Arabic language teachers’ attitudes toward the content of a training program based on electronic professional learning communities in the Sultanate of Oman. Al-Qantara Journal, 7(6), 188–204.
11. Alawadi, N. (2026). The Arabic tongue between development and decline. In S. Al-Zabout (Ed.), The Cultural Corner (pp. 38–47). Safaa Publishing and Distribution. [Editorial role requires verification.]
Local, Regional, and International Conferences and Forums
1. Arabic Language Educational Forum, Educational Supervision Department, Ministry of Education, Sohar University, 21–23 October 2018. Presented a paper entitled “Professional Learning Communities.”
2. International Virtual Conference of the Faculty of Arts, Jadara University, Jordan, 1–12 April 2021, on distance education. Presented “Arabic Language Students’ Satisfaction with Distance Learning in Their Educational Courses at Sultan Qaboos University during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
3. First International Conference, “Education and Learning in Light of Twenty-First-Century Requirements: Future Visions and Aspirations,” Sohar University, 9–10 January 2023. Presented “The Availability of Twenty-First-Century Skills in Language Activities Embedded in Reading Text Lessons in the My Beautiful Language Textbook for Grade Ten in the Sultanate of Oman.” Organized by Ishraq Oman Magazine in collaboration with Sohar University.
4. Third International Forum, “Methodological Implications of Identity and Citizenship in Oman Vision 2040 for Developing Curricula, Programs and Institutional Plans: Initiatives and Opportunities for Innovation and Development,” Sultan Qaboos University, 20–21 February 2024. Served as session rapporteur.
5. Ninth International Conference of the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, “Psychology in Ordinary and Exceptional Circumstances: Contemporary and Future Perspectives,” 24–26 February 2025. Presented “The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Twenty-First-Century Skills among Arabic Language Teachers in the Sultanate of Oman.”
6. Second International Cultural Conference on Human Knowledge, “The Cultural and Knowledge Track: Reality and Aspirations,” Cultural Thinking Association for Talent and Creativity, Jordan, 17–20 August 2025. Presented “The Effectiveness of a Distance Training Program Based on Linguistic Intelligence Skills among Arabic Language Teachers in the Sultanate of Oman.”
7. Second International Cultural Conference on Human Knowledge, Jordan, 17–20 August 2025. Served as chair of a conference session on 20 August 2025.
8. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI 2026), organized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in collaboration with Qatar University, 18–22 January 2026.
9. Fourth International Conference, “Future Educational Visions and Aspirations: Artificial Intelligence as a Partner,” Jadara University, Jordan (online), 19–20 May 2026. Presented “Reconstructing the Palestinian Teacher Induction Program Using Artificial Intelligence Applications: A Proposed Framework,” jointly with Dr. Mahmoud Hussein of Palestine.
10. Third International Cultural Conference on Knowledge Diversity, “Young Generations in the Arab World: Reality and Future Prospects,” Cultural Thinking Association for Talent and Creativity, Jordan, 26–28 July 2026. Presented “Arabic Language Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Content of a Training Program Based on Electronic Professional Learning Communities in the Sultanate of Oman.”
