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David Francis Dalton is a Senior Lecturer in the General Education Unit at Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE, where he has taught English for Academic Purposes and Intercultural Communication since 2018 following the merger of the Petroleum Institute with KU. With over two decades of international teaching experience across Scotland, England, Spain, Mexico, and the UAE, he specializes in curriculum design for multilingual engineering contexts and academic communication development.
His educational background includes:
- MA in Applied Linguistics, University of Sheffield
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, University of Sheffield
- Licentiate Diploma in TESOL, Trinity College London
- Diploma in Youth and Community Work, Manchester University
- B.Soc.Sc. Joint Honors, Birmingham University
- Certificate in TESOL, Sheffield Hallam University
Dalton's research centers on English for Academic Purposes within engineering education, with emphasis on critical reading strategies, academic integrity, and intercultural communication. His work explores how Arab engineering students develop academic literacy in English-medium environments and investigates plagiarism perceptions through cultural lenses. Current research focuses on Flipped Learning methodologies and compliance frameworks in higher education.
His publication portfolio reveals consistent contributions to engineering education communication, particularly in cross-cultural academic writing, critical reading pedagogy, and team-based learning approaches. Key trends include adapting communication curricula for multilingual engineering students, developing plagiarism prevention strategies sensitive to cultural contexts, and creating engagement frameworks for technical communication courses.
Dalton has played pivotal roles in establishing institutional resources including the Petroleum Institute Writing Centre and Project-X for student engagement. His teaching methodology emphasizes learner-centered classrooms with extensive use of problem-based learning in Freshman Communications and Engineering Design courses. He has delivered teacher training across multiple institutions including Sheffield University, University of Valencia, and British University in Dubai.
