Solaiman Ali

Dictionary of Education: Language of Teaching and Learning Solaiman Ali

Dr. M. Solaiman Ali's multidisciplinary background, teaching experience in various countries, and sustained life-long interest in education have enhanced his understanding of education. In 1985, he enrolled in a Ph. D. program in Language Education at the School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, and graduated in 1991. While teaching at the School of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, in Saudi Arabia, he embarked on a personal project -- to collect the definitions of educational terms and concepts he learned over the years and also to find those related educational terms he did not know but are important for an educator to know, and to compile them into a book with consideration for publishing. This dictionary reflects the author's own growth and development as a teacher and it answers questions that always persisted in his professional mind. During his university years (both UG and grad studies), and as a practi