Dr. Soufiane Blidi is a senior ELT practitioner with twenty years of  experience in teaching English, both language skills and content applied linguistics and translation courses, in Tunisia and Oman. He is currently the acting Dean of the Faculty of Language Studies at Sohar University, Oman and a member of the Laboratoire de Recherches d'Analyse de Discours, Sfax University, Tunisia. ... Read moreHe has contributions in the design, review and evaluation of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes and a committed interest in curriculum design and evaluation within the perspectives of learner involvement, autonomy, and collaboration. He is an advocate of learner autonomy development through effective teacher guidance and peer scaffolding in an environment of shared responsibility. Research projects in the pipeline cover: learner involvement in extra-curricula activities; the impact of autonomous and collaborative learning on the learners' language life skills; and the development of autonomous reading culture.  Show Less