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Electronic Writing Portfolios: An Introduction, (invited), TESOL Arabia Abu Dhabi Chapter event, HCT Men’s College, Abu Dhabi, May 5, 2005

Alternative Writing Assessment, (invited), TESOL Arabia ESP SIG Mini conference, HCT Women’s College, Abu Dhabi, April 28, 2005

Teacher Observation Program: A Non-threatening Model, (invited), TESOL Arabia Research SIG and Ajman Chapter, Ajman University, Ajman, March 24, 2005

Learners’ perceptual learning styles and their influence on language learning, (invited), TESOL Arabia Abu Dhabi chapter event, Abu Dhabi, December 16, 2004

Digitalising portfolio assessment: the basics, Current Trends in English Language Testing Conference 2004, The Future of Language Assessment, Dubai, December 8-9, 2004

Evaluating ELT video materials, TESOL Arabia 2004 Conference, Standards in English Language Teaching and Assessment, Dubai, UAE, March 10-12, 2004

The evolution of language testing, Current Trends in English Language Testing Conference 2003, The Future of Language Assessment, Dubai, December 10-11, 2003

Designing an alternative achievement test of writing, EgypTesol Fourth annual convention, Best Practice in TEFL, Cairo, Egypt, December 5 - 7, 2003

Electronic portfolios in the 21st century language classrooms
, (invited), 1st Asia TEFL conference, TEFL in Asia: Emerging Issues, Busan, South Korea, November 7th – 9th, 2003

Structuring ESP instruction to suit learning styles, The 2nd Annual TESOL Arabia ESP SIG Conference, Catering to Current Needs – ESP for Today! Sharjah, UAE, October 2, 2003

Assessing writing: an alternative model, (Certificate session for TESOL Arabia Testing, Assessment and Evaluation SIG Certificate Program), The 3rd Annual Teacher-to-Teacher Conference, Culture, Context, & Communication, Abu-Dhabi, UAE, May 7-8, 2003

Building online writing portfolios, TESOL Arabia 2003 Conference, English Language Teaching in the IT Age, Dubai, UAE, March 12-14, 2003

Preceptorship teaching: Reflective teaching practice, TESOL Arabia 2002 Conference, Critical Reflection and Practice, Abu-Dhabi, UAE, March 20-22, 2002

Project-work in an ESP class: A study, The 2nd Annual Teacher-to-Teacher Conference, The Process of Language Learning, Abu-Dhabi, UAE, November 7-8, 2001

Instructional technology and language teaching, Centre of English Language, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, July 31, 2001

Students' writing portfolios: Teachers' continuous assessment tools, TESOL-Arabia Conference 2001, Challenges in the New Millennium, Dubai, UAE, March 14-16, 2001

Computer assisted language learning, (panel discussion moderator & panelist), AKUCEL Seminar 2001, The Aga Khan University Centre of English Language, Karachi, Pakistan, February 18, 2001

Experiential learning in a project-orientated approach: A class web page project, AKUCEL Seminar 2001, The Aga Khan University Centre of English Language, Karachi, Pakistan, February 17, 2001

Student learning styles and teachers' assumptions about them, LSP 2000 Seminar,
Language for Specific Purposes: Tuning In To the New Millennium, Johor, Malaysia, November 14-16, 2000

Tickle your learners’ fancy, 16th International Conference, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers, Pakistan, October, 2000

Are you intelligent or are you not? That is the question, 16th International Conference, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers, Pakistan, October, 2000

Voices from the classroom, 16th International Conference, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers, Pakistan, October 2000

Economy of expression and word choice, Programme for Short Courses and Workshops, The Aga Khan University, October 2000

Learning styles of students and teachers’ assumptions about them, The MLI Inaugural Open Conference, Tools of the Trade, Abu-Dhabi, UAE, May 3-4, 2000

Advanced writing skills workshop for senior management, The Aga Khan University, February 2000

Role of needs assessment in designing English language courses, 15th International Conference, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers, Pakistan, October 1999

Teachers as classroom researchers, 15th International Conference, Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers, Pakistan, October 1999

Communication skills for nurses, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, May 1997

How to give effective interviews, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan, September 1997