• Ph. D.  Foreign Language Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA (1986).

• M.A. (with distinction) Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (1979).

• B.A. (with distinction) English and Education, College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (1975).

Areas of Specialty

• Reading in L1 and L2.
• ELT.
• Applied Linguistics.
• Statistics and Measurement.
• Educational Psychology.

Research in Progress

• A spelling course for EFL Students (computer software).
• A spelling course for EFL Students (a workbook with audiotapes).
• A contrastive Analysis of English and Arabic Grammar for Translation Students (Book).
• Common Translation Errors: A Guide for Translation Students (Book).
• Causes of Spelling Errors of ESL Arab Students.
• Listening-spelling Strategies of ESL Freshmen Students.
• Phonological and Orthographic Problems in ESL Arab College Spellers.
• Bridging the Gap between Teacher and Learner in Liaison Interpreting.