About

EL OMARI, SAMIR, Ph.D., teaching professor of Arabic & French, coordinator of Arabic Language and Culture Studies, MLLI Internship Coordinator, computer-assisted language learning, language teaching, and curriculum development, cross-cultural competency in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Academic Advisor, Honors College Faculty Fellow, Global Learning Fellow, Center for Global Engagement, Faculty Led Study Abroad Program

Research interests

CALL, PBL, TBL, language acquisition, foreign language standards, intercultural communication, Cross-cultural competence, language learning in a study abroad setting

Teaching interests

Foreign languages: Arabic & French, cultural and intercultural / Cross-cultural studies, Study Abroad programs & Global Engagement, Study Abroad Program,
Students' Academic Success
Honors College

Education

  • Ph D, Language, Literacy and Culture — UMBC (2014)
    The Impact of Computer Assisted Language Learning Adhering to the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning: A Focus on Modern Standard Arabic at the University Level

Courses Taught

  • Int Rev Elem French FREN 103 · Fall 2024
  • Intro to Arabic Translation ARBC 333 · Fall 2024
  • Advanced Standard Arabic I ARBC 301 · Fall 2024
  • Sel Top In Mod Lang MLL 300 · Summer 2024
  • Intermediate Arabic I ARBC 201 · Summer 2024
  • Special Projects MLL 400 · Spring 2024
  • Int Rev Elem French FREN 103 · Spring 2024
  • Academic Success EDUC 113 · Spring 2024
  • Arabic Media ARBC 350 · Spring 2024
  • Advanced Standard Arabic II ARBC 302 · Spring 2024
  • Intermediate French I FREN 201 · Winter 2024
  • MLL400: Special Projects in Modern Languages and Linguistics - Special topic in Arabic (Ind Study) MLL 400 · Spring 2023
  • Special Projects MLL 400 · Fall 2019
  • Int Rev Elem French FREN 103 · Fall 2019
  • Academic Success EDUC 113 · Fall 2019
  • Advanced Standard Arabic I ARBC 301 · Fall 2019
  • Intermediate Arabic I ARBC 201 · Summer 2019
  • Special Projects MLL 400 · Spring 2019
  • Int Rev Elem French FREN 103 · Spring 2019
  • Academic Success EDUC 113 · Spring 2019
  • Arabic Media ARBC 350 · Spring 2019
  • Advanced Standard Arabic II ARBC 302 · Spring 2019
  • Intermediate French I FREN 201 · Winter 2019