Cohort: 2024
Country: Jordan
LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/rabaa-okour
Current role and workplace: Leader of Arabic Language Programs at the Queen Rania Teacher Academy – Department of Arabic Language
Bio: Rabaa Akour holds a PhD in Arabic language curricula and methods from Yarmouk University. She has conducted scientific research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and international conferences. A former lecturer at the Arab Open University and a former member of the National Curriculum Center team, a member of the International Union of the Arabic Language and the International Encyclopedia of the Arabic Language. She was honored with the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award within the Arabic Language Network team at the Queen Rania Academy in 2018 as the best initiative to teach the Arabic language. She was also honored as one of more than one hundred Arab figures who contributed to spreading Arabic.
Areas of expertise: Arabic Language Instruction, Teacher Training & Development, STEAM