Fulbright Teaching Assistant for Arabic Courses

Aug 23, 2018

Oussama Alaoui Ismaili, from Morocco, to help Cal U students with foreign language development.

fulbright teaching assistant

Cal U welcomes Oussama Alaoui Ismaili — the University’s third Arabic Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant — for the 2018-2019 academic year. 

Oussama, from Morocco, will tutor graduate and undergraduate students who are taking 100 percent online courses in Arabic at the University. He also will assist in organizing cultural presentations and events on campus. 

He has a bachelor’s degree in English studies and a master’s degree in cross-cultural studies from Sidi Mohamad Ben AbdellahUniversity in Morocco. He also has a professional bachelor’s degree in teaching pedagogies. 

Oussama is a teacher of the English language in public and private schools in Morocco. 

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program — sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs — brings early career educators from around the world to study at U.S. colleges while they teach their native languages, assist in language instruction and serve as cultural ambassadors. 

“The teaching assistants bring more strength to our Arabic programs,” said Dr. Razak Abedalla-Surrey, program coordinator. 

“We are happy to see these teachers of English as a foreign language in their home countries get the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American cultures and customs. At the same time, they strengthen the instruction of foreign languages at universities like Cal U.” 

Cal U offers a bachelor’s degree and a certificate in Arabic language and cultures. The University also offers a master’s degree in social science with a concentration in Arabic language and linguistics.