Mohamed Daoud is professor of applied linguistics at the Higher Institute of Languages of Tunis (ISLT). A specialist in English language teaching (ELT), he has a particular interest in sustainable language-in-education policy and planning, curriculum design, and teacher education. He has led several curriculum design and textbook writing projects in secondary, higher education, and vocational training. Additionally, he has helped establish professional teacher organizations in Tunisia, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. He has published and presented frequently at the local, regional and international level, most recently delivering the S. Pit Corder plenary at BAAL 2017. Daoud is currently writing a book proposing a teacher-oriented framework for curriculum development, with a focus on humanizing ELT. He obtained a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991.