Mohamed Riyaz is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Maldives National University
(MNU). His professional responsibilities include teacher education, curriculum
development, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, and
conducting research in the fields of language, linguistics, and education. Mohamed
Riyaz has extensive experience in higher education teaching, academic writing,
educational research, and curriculum development. He has taught a wide range of
undergraduate and postgraduate courses in language, literature, linguistics and teacher
education.

Bachelor of Arts in Dhivehi Language, Faculty of Arts, The Maldives National University.

Masters of Education in Dhivehi Language Teaching, Faculty of Education, The Maldives National University.

Master of Teaching and Learning, Kulliyya of Education, Islamic University of Maldives.

• Language Education
• Dhivehi Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Research Methodology
•Culture and History

• Language and Linguistics
• Differentiated Instruction
• Dhivehi Literature
• Dhivehi Language Skillse
• Bilingualism

• Multigrade Teaching: Implementation and Challenges in the Maldives; Principal
Researcher, Maldives National University Research Grant, 2021-2022.
• Communicating in the 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, 2024-2026.
• Teaching as a Career: Perception, Value and Choice in the Maldives, Member of
Research team, UNICEF–MNU Collaborative Research Project, 2018.
•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, 2025.
•How is Writing Strand Taught in Key Stage 3 and What Are the Challenges Faced?
Member of Research team, Faculty of Education Research Project, 2019.

• Multigrade Teaching: Implementation and Challenges in the Maldives. Presented at
the Maldives National University Research Conference, 2023.
• Changes in Student Learning Through the Use of an Event-Based Approach in
Teaching from the Perspective of Dhivehi Language Teachers: A Study Focused on a
Maldivian School. Presented at the Islamic University of Maldives Research
Conference, 2021.
• Students' Self-Assessment of Writing: Changes in Writing Performance. Presented at
the Islamic University of Maldives Research Conference, 2021.

• Teaching Language to cater for Individual Differences; A book for students pursuing Teaching in Higher Education, 2022-2023.
• Students’ Self-Assessment of Writing: Changes in Writing Performance, Journal Paper published in AL-MANHAJ, Islamic University of Maldives, 2021.
• Academic Research, A Study Guide, The Maldives National University, 2016.
• Teaching Language through Literature, A Study Guide, The Maldives National University, 2017.
• Phonetics and Phonology, A Study Guide, The Maldives National University, 2017.
• Systematic Literature Review, A book for Postgraduate Research Students, Member of the Team, The Maldives National University, 2021.
• Developing a Teacher Training Programme, Literacy Materials, Parental Guide for Primary Education, UNICEF–MNU Literacy Development Project, Team Member, 2018.