Staff from the English Language Centre took part in the TESOL Symposium organized by the Faculty of Language Studies of Sohar University.

The theme of the symposium was "The Arab Learner in the 21st Century". Dr. Ali Al Issa of the Sultan Qaboos University graced the event as a plenary speaker and he discussed the development of critical thinking skills of Omani learers and the roles that teachers play in its development.

Along with practicioners and students all over Oman, Dr. CK, Mr. Selvaraj Rajakumar and Dr. Selwyn Cruz listened to speakers who shared their research findings in the field of ELT. Dr. Selwyn also presented his paper on the exploration of the typology of the L2 Learning Experience of college and university students.