Omar Al-Rashdan

Omar Al-Rashdan is a Teaching Professor in the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Southern Methodist University, specializing in Arabic and French. His academic credentials include an M.A. from Middlebury College and an M.A. from the University of North Texas.

Research Focus:

• Pedagogical methods for teaching Arabic and French as second languages
• Student motivation and evolution of linguistic identity
• Numerical systems in Semitic lettering
• Structural analysis of colloquial Arabic dialects
• Sociolinguistic phenomena like code-switching

Instructional Responsibilities:

• FREN 1401: Elementary French I
• FREN 1402: Elementary French II
• FREN 2401: Intermediate French I