Dima Farhat, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Al Ain Campus

+971 3 7024888

dima.farhat@aau.ac.ae

Education

PhD in Education/ English Language Teaching, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

MPhil in Education, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

MA in Teaching English for Specific Purposes, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

BA in English Language and Literature,Tishreen University, Syria

Research Interests

  • Applied linguistics
  • English for Specific Purposes((ESP)
  • Technology-enhanced education
  • Critical theory (poststructulaism and complexity theory) in ELT
  • Syllabus and Curriculum Development

 

Selected Publications

 

  • Alquraan, M.F., Alazzam, S. and Farhat, D. (2025), "Assessing the structural relationships between the CIPP model components in teacher education program", Asian Education and Development Studies, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 103 - 114. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-09-2024-0217

  • Almarashdi H.S., Farhat D., Alarabi K., Shater A., Saleh H. (2024) Shaping the Future Classroom: Preservice Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Use of Social Media Platforms. International Conference on Multimedia Computing, Networking and Applications, MCNA 2024, pp. 96 - 101

  • El-Zeiny, M. E., Alwaely, S. A. K., Faqeeh, M. H., Asran, K. M.  and Farhat, D.I. (2024) "AI-Based Working Memory            Training to Reduce Reading Disabilities in Primary Students," 2024 11th International Conference on Social Networks    Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS), Gran Canaria, Spain, 2024, pp. 74-80, doi:    10.1109/SNAMS64316.2024.10883782.

  •  Alwaely, S. A. K., Faqeeh, M. H., Al Omery, M. K., Musleh, O. A. and Farhat, D. I. (2024) "Education Students' Attitudes Towards Social Media Networks," 11th International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security (SNAMS), Gran Canaria, Spain, 2024, pp. 182-188, doi: 10.1109/SNAMS64316.2024.10883803. 

  • Al Omery, M. K. , Al Aqtash, S. K. ,  Musleh, O. A. , Faqeeh, M. H.  and D. I. Farhat,D.I. (2024)  "Student Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Use of ChatGPT in Teaching," 25th International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT), Zarqa, Jordan, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ACIT62805.2024.10876967.

  • Farhat, D (2012) Exploring tensions and contradictions in English for Medical Purposes within a university curriculum informed by Arab nationalism and the forces of Globalization. In Sh. Abdul Manan,H. Abdul Rahim (Eds.), Linguistics, Literature and Culture: Millennium Realities and Innovative Practices in Asia. (pp.11-48) Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Farhat, D (2010) Exploring tensions and contradictions in English for Medical Purposes within a university curriculum informed by Arab nationalism and the forces of Globalization. In Sh. Abdul Manan,H. Abdul Rahim, and S. Kaur (Eds.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Linguistics, Literature, and Culture (ICLLIC), Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Teaching Courses

 

  • School Curriculum & UAE Curriculum
  • Methods of Teaching English
  • Educational Psychology
  • Practicum
  • Foundations of Education
  • English I Business 
  • English II Business
  • English Technical Writing for Health Students 
  • Standaradised Tests Preparation Courses:  IELTS 

 

 

Memberships

  • Associate of the Higher Education Academy, UK
  • Member of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL),UK
  • Member of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL),UK

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):