PUBLICATIONS – chapters in books
“Selecting the Right Literary Texts for Middle Eastern Students: Challenges and Reactions,” in Focusing on EFL Reading: Theory and Practice. Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, ed. Sultan Qaboos University Press, 2014: 165-188.
“Do You know a Creon?: Making Literature Relevant in an Omani University,” in Literature Teaching in EFL/ESL: New Perspectives. Rahma Al-Mahrooqi, ed. Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University Press, 2012: 302-314.
“Reader’s Guide” for the English version of Khadija bint Alawi al-Thahab’s My Grandmother’s Stories: Folk Tales from Dhofar (Translated by W. Scott Chahanovich, U.S. Fulbright Scholar at Dhofar University, 2009-2010). Washington, D.C: Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, 2012: 17-23.
PUBLICATIONS – scholarly articles – literature/ pedagogy
and Miriam Al Sabbah. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Novel: Austen for ESL Students,” Proceedings of the 16th Oman International ELT Conference. Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University Press, 2017: 28-35.
“Writing Prompts to Facilitate Creativity and Interesting Texts,” Proceedings of the 15th Oman International ELT Conferences. Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University Press, 2016: 46-52. Writing Prompts to Facilitate Creativity and Interesting Texts – 2016
“Frosty Cliffs, Frosty Aunt and Sandy Beaches: Teaching Aurora Leigh in Oman,” Ariel: A Review of International English Literature, 43.4 (2013): 123-145. Teaching “Aurora Leigh” in Oman – 2013
“Who Are You Calling ‘Coddled’?: ‘Cloistered Virtue’ and Choosing Literary Texts in a Middle Eastern University,” Pedagogy, 14 (2013): 415-427. “Cloistered Virtue” and Choosing Literary Texts in a Middle Eastern University – 2013
“Using Local Voices in Literature Classrooms,” Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives 9.1 (2012). http://lthe.zu.ac.ae/index.php/lthehome/article/view/71 Using Local Voices in Literature Classrooms – 2012
“John Clare Looks Good in a Dishdash: Linking John Clare to Middle Eastern Poetry,” John Clare Society Journal 30 (2011): 53-63. (revision of paper presented at MLA conference in January 2011). John Clare Looks Good in a Dishdash: Linking John Clare to Middle Eastern Poetry
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS – literature/ pedagogy
“‘I Came to You for Good’: An Ethnographic Discussion of Folk Tales from Southern Oman.” Third Joint Seminar of The Folklore Society and the Royal Anthropological Institute. Royal Anthropological Institute, London. October 26, 2017.
“Antigone, Alcestis, Deanira and Philoketes visit the Empty Quarter: The Reception of Greek Drama on the Arabian Peninsula.” American Comparative Literature Association Conference; University of Utrecht. July 7-8, 2017.
and Miriam Al Sabbah. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Novel: Austen for ESL Students.” 16th International ELT Conference; Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. April 22, 2016.
“‘A Man Was Always Catching Fish’: Fairy Tale Elements in the Ali al-Mahri/ Johnstone/ Rubin Gibali Texts from Southern Oman,” American Comparative Literature Association Conference; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. March 18, 2016.
“Writing Prompts to Facilitate Creativity and Interesting Texts,” Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation Conference; Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. April 24, 2015.
“Analyzing Arabic Teaching to Improve English Teaching,” TESOL Arabia Annual Conference; Dubai. March 14, 2014.
“John Clare Looks Good in a Dishdash: Linking John Clare to Middle Eastern Poetry,” Modern Language Association Annual Conference; Chicago. January 7, 2011.
“Camels, Halwa and a Snowy Day: Linking Arab and Western Texts in the Literature Classroom,” Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation Conference; Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. March 11, 2010.
“How Can You Hate the Sun?: Translating Western Conceptions of Nature,” Humanities Education and Research Association; Chicago, Illinois. April 9, 2009. Translating Western Conceptions of “Nature” to the Middle East – 2009
“Marlowe in Salalah: Making English Poetry Relevant,” TESOL in a Globalized World – 2008 Conference; Sharjah. February 24, 2008. Marlowe in Salalah: Making English Poetry Relevant – 2008
“What to do After You Have the Right Answer: Introducing Uncertainty while Teaching Literature in the Middle East,” 2007 Conference of the National Association of Humanities Education; San Francisco. February, 2007. Introducing Uncertainty while Teaching Literature in the Middle East – 2007
“Acting Your Way to Better Spoken English,” TESOL Arabia Conference; Dubai. March, 2007.
“Do You Have Anything on Cowboys?: Creating a University Library in the Middle East,” Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference; Albuquerque. February, 2000. with Chris Sugnet.
“Athena in the Desert: Using Myths to Teach Writing Skills,” TESOL Arabia Conference; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. March, 1999.
“The Norton Anthology in Arabia: Teaching Literature in the EFL Classroom,” TESOL Arabia Conference; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. March, 1998.
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