Ihusana Shareef is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language and Humanities at The Maldives National University (MNU). Her expertise is in language teacher education, particularly in language teaching methodology, reading and writing instruction, and early intervention for language learners. She is dedicated to fostering innovative, inclusive, and research-informed teaching practices and is passionate about preparing future educators to meet the diverse needs of learners in today’s dynamic educational landscape.

Master of Education, Villa College, 2012.
Bachelor of Education (English Language Teaching), National Institute of Education, Maharagama, Sri Lanka, 2007
Diploma in Middle School Teaching, Regional Institute of Education, Mysore, India, 2002
Certificate of Primary Teaching, Institute of Teacher Education, Maldives, 1999

Teacher Development
Online and Distance Education
Language Teaching and Learning

Multigrade Teaching: Implementation and Challenges in the Maldives, Member of researchTeacm, Maldives National University Research Grant
Communicating in Dhivehi Language: Children’s perceptions, their language choices, and How they assess their Dhivehi language proficiency, Member of Research team, Maldives National University Research Grant.
Teaching as a Career: Perception, Value and Choice in the Maldives, Member of Research team, UNICEF–MNU Collaborative Research Project.
Tuition-taking among secondary school students in Malé City: Perceptions, expenditure, and reasons for seeking tuition, Member of Research team, Faculty of Education Research Project
How is Writing Strand Taught in Key Stage 3 and What Are the Challenges Faced? Member of Research team, Faculty of Education Research Project
Social and Emotional Learning: A Case Study of an Outlier School in the Maldives, co-researcher, MNU Research Grant

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Language Teaching Methodology
Reading and Writing instruction
Teaching literature
Early Intervention in Language Teaching
Differentiated Instruction

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