Shadi Alkholi has been in the field of teaching and training for 20 years. He holds MA TESOL from University of Sunderland, UK. He also was a pioneer in gaining Cambridge CELTA from St.Giles Brighton College, UK in 2006 and Cambridge DELTA from IH house London, UK 2019. His research interests encompass, language teaching pedagogy, bilingualism and teacher training. He has a published book on the linguistic and non-linguistic functions of using L1 in L2 classroom. In addition to that, he has written papers on several teaching and learning topics, namely theories of foreign/second language learning, the role of schemata theory in facilitating comprehension skills, developing reading comprehension skills through authentic material, and cultural sensitivity of teachers and curriculum. With regards to his practical experience, Shadi currently works as Teacher Educator at QRTA, he also worked at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah for 9 years where he gained a wide and deep experience through his work in teacher training, mentoring, content and curriculum development, testing, translation, and special-education needs for impaired students. Moreover, he worked for four years in both public and private schools in Amman and Jeddah. As for his management-related experience, Shadi worked as a branch manager and academic supervisor for the Saudi British Centre for Languages and Development, Saudi Arabia.