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Dr. Hasan Mohsin Alwadi

Associate Professor

English Language Education
+973 17437290
S22-157
halwadi@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Teacher education issues in TESOL, Teacher Education, Teachers' Professional Knowledge, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Theory, Continual Professional Development, Language Testing, English as a medium of instruction, and interferences of educational policy on language education policy.

Education

Teacher Education

Biography

Dr. Hasan Mohsen Al-Wadi is an associate professor in the English Language Education Department (ELE) at Bahrain Teachers College (BTC). He also acted as the coordinator of the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) at the Unit for Teaching Excellence & Leadership (UTEL) at the University of Bahrain (2023-2024). Dr. Al-Wadi is a Senior Fellow of the UK Advance Higher Education Academic (Advance HE) since 2017 and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (2012). His qualifications are Post Graduate certificate in Academic Practice Program (PCAP) from York St. John University, UK (2012), Ed.D. in TESOL, University of Exeter, UK (2009), Masters of Education in Instruction & Curricula Development, University of Bahrain (2003), B.A. English Language & Literature/ Minor in Education, University of Bahrain (1999). Dr. Al-Wadi’s areas of expertise and research interests are resolved around critical issues in TESOL, teacher education, teachers' professional knowledge, language teachers’ professional identity, curriculum design, curriculum theory, continual professional development, language testing, English as a medium of instruction (EMI), & interferences of educational policy on language education policy.

Achievements

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Affiliations

  • Senior Fellow of AHE – HEA, U.K.
  • Member of Asia TEFL association
  • Member of TESOL International
  • Member of ELTPN – Bahrain
  • Member of BSTD – Bahrain
  • Member of TESOL Arabia

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • 2013 - Research Grant of 1,700 BD (approx. 6630$) for a Research Project investigating the Lesson Study Strategy in creating Learning Communities in schools.
  • 2012 - Research Grant of 2500 BD (approx. 6630$) for a Research Project investigating the PGDE students’ Professional Knowledge while in their INSET programme.
  • 2015-2018 A member in a Research Project granted by the University of Bahrain, Bahrain Teachers College to investigate the impact of the current Educational Leadership Programme offered by the BTC on Educational Leadership practices in Bahrain.

Publications & Presentations

  1. Majed, Z. & Alwadi, H. (2024). The Effects of Flipped Classroom Practice on Improving Students’ Engagement When Interpreting Relations Between Geometrical Shapes. In: Khamis Hamdan, R., Hamdan, A., Alareeni, B., Khoury, R.E. (eds) Information and Communication Technology in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Sustainable and Equal Opportunity. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 38. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6909-8_22
  2. Arora, B,; Alwadi, H. & Afari, E. (2024). Scaffolding Instruction for Improvement in Learning English Language Skills. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 13(2), 1265-1275. Doi: 10.11591/ijere.vI3i2.26659
  3. Al-Wadi, H. M. (2023). Leading Perceptions of Change in Pedagogical Practice during Professional Development: Getting the most of Design-Based Research for EFL Teachers’ Development. International Journal of Learning, Teaching & Educational Research, 22(11), 59-79. Doi: https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.11.4
  4. Al-Wadi, H. M. (2023).The Potential of Using Content-Learning Tasks in Promoting Literacy Skills for EFL/ESL Bahraini Learners. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 14(2), 425-435. Doi: https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1402.19
  5. Al-Wadi, H. M. (2022). The Core of Professional Development for English Language Teachers: The Case of Bahrain. In O. Al-Mahdi &T. Purinton (1st ed.). Global Perspectives on Teacher Performance Improvement, pages 39-51. USA: IGI Global, https://www.igi-global.com/book/global-perspectives-teacher-performance-improvement/276941
  6. Abdel-Hameed, F.; Almahdi, O.; Abouzeid, A.; AlWadi, H.; Jalal, M. O.; Fateel, M. & Zayed, S.(2021). Investigating the Effect of an Educational Leadership Program on School Leaders’ Performance from the Program Graduates’ and Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence International Conference (SLAE), pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/SLAE54202.2021.9788075. Can be accessed from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9788075/
  7. Abdel-Hameed, F.; Almahdi, O.; Abouzeid, A.; AlWadi, H.; Jalal, M. O.; Fateel, M. & Zayed, S.(2021). Investigating School Leaders, Teachers' & Education Officials' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of an Educational Leadership Program in Bahrain: A Multi Conceptual Framework Approach. Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences, 22(3), 311- 364.
  8. Al-Wadi, H.M. (2020).“Is it Training or Professional Development? Towards an Alternative Approach in Professional Growth for EFL/ESL Teacher.” In O. Al-Mahdi (Ed.), Innovations in Educational Leadership and Continuous Teachers’ Professional Development. CSMFL Publications. Al-Dabbus, S., Fawzi, H. & Al-Wadi, H. M. (2020). Pre-Service English Language Teachers’ Perceptions and Preferences of Assessment Practices. International Journal of English Language and Linguistic Research, 8(5), pp. 14-26.
  9. Alwadi, H.M., Mohamed, N. and Wilson, A. (2020), ""From experienced to professional practitioners: a participatory lesson study approach to strengthen and sustain English language teaching and leadership"", International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 9(4). pp.333-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLLS-10-2019-0072 Al-Wadi, H. M. (2020). Bahrain’s Secondary EFL Teachers’ Beliefs of English Language National Examination: ‘How it made teaching different?’. International Journal of Instruction, 13(1), 197-214. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2020.13113a
  10. Alghazo, Y. & Al-Wadi, H. (2019). English Language Anxiety and Its Effect on Students’ Mathematics Achievement. Journal of International Education Studies, 12(12), pp.130-140, ISSN 1913-9020 – E-ISSN 1913-9039. DOI:10.5539/ies.v12n12p130
  11. Al-Wadi, H.M. & Alkhabbaz, Y.S.S. (2019). Effect of Pre-Lecture Medical Terminology Guidance on Students’ Academic Achievement and Class Participation. International Journal of Higher Education, 8(6), pp. 138-143. ISSN 1927-6044 – E-ISSN 1927-6052. DOI: 10.5430/ijh

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Dr. Hasan Mohsin Alwadi

Associate Professor

English Language Education
+973 17437290
S22-157
halwadi@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Teacher education issues in TESOL, Teacher Education, Teachers' Professional Knowledge, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Theory, Continual Professional Development, Language Testing, English as a medium of instruction, and interferences of educational policy on language education policy.

Education

Teacher Education

Biography

Dr. Hasan Mohsen Al-Wadi is an associate professor in the English Language Education Department (ELE) at Bahrain Teachers College (BTC). He also acted as the coordinator of the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) at the Unit for Teaching Excellence & Leadership (UTEL) at the University of Bahrain (2023-2024). Dr. Al-Wadi is a Senior Fellow of the UK Advance Higher Education Academic (Advance HE) since 2017 and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (2012). His qualifications are Post Graduate certificate in Academic Practice Program (PCAP) from York St. John University, UK (2012), Ed.D. in TESOL, University of Exeter, UK (2009), Masters of Education in Instruction & Curricula Development, University of Bahrain (2003), B.A. English Language & Literature/ Minor in Education, University of Bahrain (1999). Dr. Al-Wadi’s areas of expertise and research interests are resolved around critical issues in TESOL, teacher education, teachers' professional knowledge, language teachers’ professional identity, curriculum design, curriculum theory, continual professional development, language testing, English as a medium of instruction (EMI), & interferences of educational policy on language education policy.

Achievements

-

Affiliations

  • Senior Fellow of AHE – HEA, U.K.
  • Member of Asia TEFL association
  • Member of TESOL International
  • Member of ELTPN – Bahrain
  • Member of BSTD – Bahrain
  • Member of TESOL Arabia

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • 2013 - Research Grant of 1,700 BD (approx. 6630$) for a Research Project investigating the Lesson Study Strategy in creating Learning Communities in schools.
  • 2012 - Research Grant of 2500 BD (approx. 6630$) for a Research Project investigating the PGDE students’ Professional Knowledge while in their INSET programme.
  • 2015-2018 A member in a Research Project granted by the University of Bahrain, Bahrain Teachers College to investigate the impact of the current Educational Leadership Programme offered by the BTC on Educational Leadership practices in Bahrain.

Publications & Presentations

  1. Majed, Z. & Alwadi, H. (2024). The Effects of Flipped Classroom Practice on Improving Students’ Engagement When Interpreting Relations Between Geometrical Shapes. In: Khamis Hamdan, R., Hamdan, A., Alareeni, B., Khoury, R.E. (eds) Information and Communication Technology in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Sustainable and Equal Opportunity. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 38. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6909-8_22
  2. Arora, B,; Alwadi, H. & Afari, E. (2024). Scaffolding Instruction for Improvement in Learning English Language Skills. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 13(2), 1265-1275. Doi: 10.11591/ijere.vI3i2.26659
  3. Al-Wadi, H. M. (2023). Leading Perceptions of Change in Pedagogical Practice during Professional Development: Getting the most of Design-Based Research for EFL Teachers’ Development. International Journal of Learning, Teaching & Educational Research, 22(11), 59-79. Doi: https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.11.4
  4. Al-Wadi, H. M. (2023).The Potential of Using Content-Learning Tasks in Promoting Literacy Skills for EFL/ESL Bahraini Learners. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 14(2), 425-435. Doi: https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1402.19
  5. Al-Wadi, H. M. (2022). The Core of Professional Development for English Language Teachers: The Case of Bahrain. In O. Al-Mahdi &T. Purinton (1st ed.). Global Perspectives on Teacher Performance Improvement, pages 39-51. USA: IGI Global, https://www.igi-global.com/book/global-perspectives-teacher-performance-improvement/276941
  6. Abdel-Hameed, F.; Almahdi, O.; Abouzeid, A.; AlWadi, H.; Jalal, M. O.; Fateel, M. & Zayed, S.(2021). Investigating the Effect of an Educational Leadership Program on School Leaders’ Performance from the Program Graduates’ and Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Sustainable Leadership and Academic Excellence International Conference (SLAE), pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/SLAE54202.2021.9788075. Can be accessed from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9788075/
  7. Abdel-Hameed, F.; Almahdi, O.; Abouzeid, A.; AlWadi, H.; Jalal, M. O.; Fateel, M. & Zayed, S.(2021). Investigating School Leaders, Teachers' & Education Officials' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of an Educational Leadership Program in Bahrain: A Multi Conceptual Framework Approach. Journal of Educational & Psychological Sciences, 22(3), 311- 364.
  8. Al-Wadi, H.M. (2020).“Is it Training or Professional Development? Towards an Alternative Approach in Professional Growth for EFL/ESL Teacher.” In O. Al-Mahdi (Ed.), Innovations in Educational Leadership and Continuous Teachers’ Professional Development. CSMFL Publications. Al-Dabbus, S., Fawzi, H. & Al-Wadi, H. M. (2020). Pre-Service English Language Teachers’ Perceptions and Preferences of Assessment Practices. International Journal of English Language and Linguistic Research, 8(5), pp. 14-26.
  9. Alwadi, H.M., Mohamed, N. and Wilson, A. (2020), ""From experienced to professional practitioners: a participatory lesson study approach to strengthen and sustain English language teaching and leadership"", International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 9(4). pp.333-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLLS-10-2019-0072 Al-Wadi, H. M. (2020). Bahrain’s Secondary EFL Teachers’ Beliefs of English Language National Examination: ‘How it made teaching different?’. International Journal of Instruction, 13(1), 197-214. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2020.13113a
  10. Alghazo, Y. & Al-Wadi, H. (2019). English Language Anxiety and Its Effect on Students’ Mathematics Achievement. Journal of International Education Studies, 12(12), pp.130-140, ISSN 1913-9020 – E-ISSN 1913-9039. DOI:10.5539/ies.v12n12p130
  11. Al-Wadi, H.M. & Alkhabbaz, Y.S.S. (2019). Effect of Pre-Lecture Medical Terminology Guidance on Students’ Academic Achievement and Class Participation. International Journal of Higher Education, 8(6), pp. 138-143. ISSN 1927-6044 – E-ISSN 1927-6052. DOI: 10.5430/ijh

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