Applied Linguistics Ph.D. candidate at York University with over 20 years of experience teaching English for Academic and Specific Purposes across post-secondary and university contexts in Canada and the Middle East. Specialized in academic writing, curriculum design, and assessment for multilingual learners. Skilled in Genre-based pedagogy, CEFR-aligned frameworks, and qualitative research on second language instruction with a focus on writing. Committed to learner-centered teaching, program development, and institutional excellence. Areas of Expertise • Teaching English for Academic & Specific Purposes (EAP) & ESP. • Teaching Critical Thinking & Academic Writing Analysis. • Curriculum & benchmarking Assessment Design. • CEFR & Outcome-Based Instruction • Communicative & Task-Based Pedagogy • Applied Linguistics Research • Technology-Mediated Language Learning • Faculty Collaborative Inquiry & Quality Assurance