Core Curriculum Program

Beyond the Classroom: Integrating the ORID Model for In-Depth Reflection and Assessment in Service-Learning

Fadlelmula, Fatma Kayan; Qadhi, Saba Mansoor ( MDPI , 2024 , Article)

Service-learning is a community-based learning approach that bridges academic knowledge with practical application through purposeful exploration, action, and reflection. In addition to en-hancing academic learning in ...

A systematic review of research on artificial intelligence in higher education: Practice, gaps, and future directions in the GCC

Fadlelmula, Fatma Kayan; Qadhi, Saba Mansoon ( University of Wollongong , 2024 , Article)

Acknowledging its potential on diversifying economy and attaining sustainable development, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, comprising of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and United Arab ...

Framework For Enhancing Civic Engagement At Qatar University With A Focus On Sustainable Development: A Pathway To A Brighter Future

Abdelazeem, Abdelazeem Sabry; Qadhi, Saba Mansoor; Ahmed, Abdelhamid M.; Keshta, Mohammed Saber; Abu Rajoh, Ola Mohammad; ... more authors ... less authors ( Migration Letters & The London Publishers , 2022 , Article)

The current research explores civic engagement among university students, focusing on Qatar University. Adopting a descriptive approach, the study aims to develop a framework to enhance civic engagement, contributing to ...

Qatari student writers’ metalinguistic understanding of transitions in L2 English written argument

Myhill, Debra; Ahmed, Abdelhamid M.; Abdollahzadeh, Esmaeel; Rezk, Lameya M. ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)

Research in metadiscourse has foregrounded the multiple ways in which writers build a relationship with readers through internal dis¬course. Yet, few studies consider the relationship between the texts writers create and ...

College professor perceptions of effective professor characteristics: A cross-cultural study

Alshare, Khaled A.; Al-Sholi, Hana Y.; Shadid, Ola R.; Moqbel, Murad ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)

This study explores college professor perceptions of effective professor Characteristics through the lens of Media Naturalness Theory (MNT). A survey questionnaire was administered to samples of college professors in two ...

Going meta: Bringing together an understanding of metadiscourse with students' metalinguistic understanding

Myhill, Debra; Ahmed, Abdelhamid; Abdollazadeh, Esmaeel ( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Other)

The impetus behind this seminar series was a study (Writing the Future) funded by the Qatar National Research Foundation and conducted collaboratively by the University of Exeter and Qatar University. The study involved a ...

Building an Annotated L1 Arabic/L2 English Bilingual Writer Corpus: The Qatari Corpus of Argumentative Writing (QCAW)

Ahmed, Abdelhamid M.; Zhang, Xiao; Rezk, Lameya M.; Zaghouani, Wajdi ( De Gruyter , 2024 , Article)

The study presents the creation of the Qatari Corpus of Argumentative Writing (QCAW) as an annotated L1 Arabic and L2 English bilingual writer corpus. It comprises 200,000 tokens of argumentative writing by Qatari university ...

A model of the interrelationship between research ethics and research integrity.

Muthanna, Abdulghani; Chaaban, Youmen; Qadhi, Saba ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2024 , Article)

The purpose of this article is to explore the interrelationship between research ethics and research integrity with a focus on the primary forms of research misconduct, including plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification. ...

Engaging with readers: Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the use of pronouns in building reader-writer relationships

Debra, Myhill; Ahmed, Abdelhamid; Rezk, Lameya ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

Students’ metalinguistic understanding of the written academic argument is important both to increase writer independence and inform writing instruction. This article draws on a study which investigated undergraduate ...

Students’ voice in L2 English writing: A systematic review of literature

Abdelhamid M., Ahmed; Zhang, Xiao ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

The present systematic review assessed the existing and growing literature in metadiscourse and L2 English writing by focusing on using voice in students' writing. Empirical studies in this field were retrieved and coded ...

Transition markers in Qatari university students' argumentative writing: A cross-linguistic analysis of L1 Arabic and L2 English

Abdelhamid M., Ahmed; Zhang, Xiao; Rezk, Lameya M.; Pearson, William S. ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

The current cross-linguistic study compares university students' use of transition markers (addition, compare/contrast, and consequence markers) in their L1 Arabic and L2 English argumentative writing. It also explores ...

The Arabic Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences in patients with psychotic disorders: a clinical validation

Yehya, Arij; Khaled, Salma M.; Sommer, Iris E. C.; Elhag, Saba F.; Hassan, Mohamed H. M. O.; ... more authors ... less authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article)

Background: Psychotic experiences are reported in the general population. The Questionnaire for Psychotic Experiences (QPE) was created to test the phenomenological features of these experiences and compare them with those ...

Online Teaching Strategies of Language skills during Pandemic: A Case of Self-Efficacy of Teaching Faculty in Qatar Universities

Qadhi, Saba Al; Al-Thani, Hessa H.; Hasan, Mahmood Ahmed; Romanowski, Michael H.; Du, Xiangyun; ... more authors ... less authors ( Hacettepe University , 2022 , Article)

COVID-19 caused teaching to shifted online which emanated challenges for both teachers and students. To overcome such challenges, self-efficacy plays a vital role. The major objective of this study was to investigate the ...

Mentor teachers’ and student teachers’ perspectives toward teacher leadership

Sawalhi, Rania; Chaaban, Youmean ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2021 , Article)

The current study adopted the Teacher Leadership Inventory (TLI) to understand the perceptions of mentor teachers and student teachers towards teacher leadership, and identify the variables which affected these perspectives. ...

A critical review of research on STEM education in Qatar

Sellami, Abdel Latif; Fadlelmula, Fatma Kayan; Abdelkader, Nada; Thani, Maryam Fahad Al ( Common Ground Research Networks , 2021 , Article Review)

In the light of the mounting national promotion, encouragement, and support of the skillsets that are critical to the knowledge economy in Qatar, the present article offers a critical review of the current body of literature ...

Research on Higher Education during the COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council: An Overview of Publications in the Journal Sustainability

Michaleczek, Igor Jacky Dimitri; Kayan-Fadlelmula, Fatma; Sellami, Abdel Latif ( MDPI , 2022 , Article Review)

This study analyzes the research associated with higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, offering an overview of papers published in Sustainability by utilizing the ...