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Ayman Mohamed is an Assistant Professor of Arabic in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University. He teaches all levels of Arabic language courses including Egyptian dialect classes, and has made significant contributions to curricular development through hybrid and online classes as well as pedagogical innovation by publishing open-source textbooks for elementary Arabic.
Dr. Mohamed's research focuses on second language acquisition with particular emphasis on:
- Task-based language learning
- Incidental vocabulary acquisition
- Eye tracking techniques in second language reading
- Open Educational Resources for Arabic language instruction
- Multidialectal approaches to Arabic language teaching
Dr. Mohamed's publications demonstrate a consistent research trajectory examining vocabulary acquisition in Arabic as a second language, with increasing focus on technology-enhanced learning and open educational resources. His recent work has expanded into multidialectal approaches to Arabic language teaching and translanguaging practices in online Arabic classrooms.
His notable awards include:
- MSU IT Excellence in Teaching Award (2023)
- LCTL AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES PARTNERSHIP Grant (2023-2024)
- International Education Week: OER Leadership Award (2021)
- OER Library Award (2020-2021)
- Adams Academy Fellowship (2022-2023)
- Inclusive Pedagogy Fellow (2022-2023)
Dr. Mohamed has received significant grant funding for his work on open educational resources for Arabic language teaching, particularly through the LCTL AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES PARTNERSHIP Grant, which supports the development of an open textbook in Advanced Arabic focusing on multidialectal competence (EMBRACE project). His work has been instrumental in advancing open education and inclusive pedagogy in less commonly taught languages at MSU and beyond.
He has developed multiple open-source textbooks for elementary Arabic (Elementary Arabic I and II) that are used at MSU for ARB 101 and ARB 102 classes, demonstrating his commitment to creating accessible learning resources for students.
