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As a professional, Dr. Moosa continued to that effort in his new role as Director of the
challenge himself to further his training Foundation Program.
and used his own experiences to inform When asked about what inspires him to
others. His leadership roles have always work hard, he says it's all about seeing the
been about teamwork - he values the change happening over time. That feeling
people around him, as he believes they of success comes when your goals for
are there to guide and support each other students have been met. Achieving goals
to be successful. He hopes to continue are at the core of his plan for the FP.

Background

Dr. Moosa began his journey in education with a teaching diploma and nearly 16 years of
English language teaching in both elementary and secondary schools. He completed his
studies with a B.Ed. in TESOL at the University of Leeds, followed by a MA in TESOL from
Sultan Qaboos University. He also spent close to 7 years working for the Ministry of
Education as a Senior English Language Supervisor. Following that, he arrived at Dhofar
University to work in various levels in the Education department, including as Chair of the
Education Department in CAAS, Director of the Postgraduate Department, and now
Director of the FP.
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1988 2003 2007 2019

Teaching TESOL B.Ed. at TESOL Masters PhD in TESOL
diploma University of Leeds at SQU from Malaysia

Goals

Goal 1 Attendance is the most important thing when carrying on the
Attendance mission of educating students. Students' cognition is only
achieved when students are in the classroom.

Goal 2 Knowledge and learning achievement is the second goal. If
Classroom students understand the role of learning, the students will be
Achievement able to gain knowledge and meet the goals of the FP.