Lecturer

Ms. Huda Abuaisha holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from the Open University, a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester, and a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA). She is currently working as an English lecturer at KCST, and has previously worked in different educational institutions in Kuwait such as, ACK and BHCK. She has been teaching English since 2007, and has taught General English, Academic and ESP courses, and IELTS Preparation

Classes. In addition, she presented during the TESOL Conference in Kuwait in 2016, 2017 and 2020, and her presentations focused on the use of the L1 in L2 contexts, the importance of technology integration in ESL classrooms, and the challenges of preparing and teaching ESP courses in Kuwait. Moreover, Ms. Huda has attended a webinar on Remote Teaching, Learning and Assessment in GFPs: Approaches, Challenges and Solutions, from Dhofar University in partnership with Cambridge University.

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Lama Halabi, who joined KCST as an English Language Foundation Lecturer, comes from Lebanon, but has been teaching and lecturing English Language in Kuwait since 1998, at American schools, AUK, AOU and AU and has also been a Curriculum and Accreditation Coordinator for the past three years. She holds a BA in English literature, and also a M.Ed. in International Teaching from Framingham State University, Boston, USA. She is working on her EdD in Education at the University of Bath, UK. Her research interests are in TESOL and issues that are related to education in general.

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Mr. Rakan Majed Al-Qubbaj graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature (Linguistics Major) from Kuwait University (KU) – Kuwait, in 2014. He then pursued his MA degree in Translation Studies from Kuwait University in 2018. He was hired to teach high school English in the Ministry of Education from 2016 – 2022. He then joined KCST in February 2022. He is mainly interested in dialects, mainly Arabic dialects of the tribes. In addition, he is interested in translation studies, mainly translation of comedy and how to translate comedy into the receptive culture while still maintaining the comedy behind it. His MA dissertation was titled "Translation of “Disorientation: Kuwait in the 1950s” with an English introduction ".

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Mr Ahmad Abdullah has worked in the teaching Industry for almost a decade, gaining experience teaching adolescents and young adults. He has a BA in English from Kuwait University, MA in Teaching English for speakers of other languages from Sheffield Hallam University (UK), and Professional Certificate in English Language Teaching from the (US embassy).
As an English Language Instructor at Kuwait College of Science and Technology, his goal is to start his PhD in teaching (applied linguistics) in the near future. Moreover, his Research paper titled: “Exploring whether an ESP course at College of Engineering & Petroleum meets the students’ perceived needs at a university in Kuwait”, focused on bridging the gap between the Engineering instructors and the students to help establish a clear tailored teaching/learning experience between the instructors and the students.

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Ms. Anwar Al-Naser holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature and a Master's degree in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies from Kuwait University, as well as a CELTA certificate. She is pursuing her second Master's degree in Translation and is working on a thesis entitled “Subtitling Jordanian and Palestinian Colloquialisms in Arabic-into-English Audiovisual Translation.”

Ms. Al-Naser serves as an English lecturer at KCST. Her dedication to education is further highlighted by her teaching experiences at esteemed private universities in Kuwait, including KILAW and IUK. Beyond her academic pursuits, she is interested in learning languages, namely Korean and Spanish.

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Ahmed Saladin Mahrous is an English Language Lecturer in the Foundation department at KCST with a keen interest in Discourse Analysis. He earned his M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester (UK), where his thesis, 'The Phenomenon of Emotivity in the Political Discourse of Egypt,' highlighted his expertise in Discourse Analysis within the context of sociolinguistics. Ahmed completed his B.A. in English Language and Literature at Ain Shams University in 2008 and achieved CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) certification from the University of Cambridge in 2018.

With a rich background, Mr. Saladin brings extensive experience in phonetics instruction and has previously overseen the ESL department in other educational settings. His commitment to practical language application, combined with his passion for Discourse Analysis, enriches his teaching and research, benefiting the KCST community.