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Abdullah Yaqub Samarah, Freelancer Arabic & English. Jeddah

Abdullah Yaqub Samarah

Freelancer Arabic & English. Jeddah·Freelance

Saudi Arabia

Doctorate, Linguistic Communications and Discourse Analysis

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 2 months

Freelancer Arabic & English. Jeddah

January 2018 - Present

Freelance

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 2018 - Present

- Tutoring Arabic for non-Arab speakers
- Tutoring English for non-English speakers
- Teaching Arabic and English for a special purpose

Company industry:
Training & Education Center

Assistant Professor

January 2019 - December 2023

Arab Open University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 2019 - December 2023

- Part-time job
- Teaching language instructor for foundations
- Translation. Translate and revise students' projects
- Research proofreader

Company industry:
Higher Education

Senior Business and Language Instructor

May 2018 - March 2020

Institute of Public Administration

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

May 2018 - March 2020

- Teaching English skills and business terms
- Coordinating (students and staff with department heads) and training special courses e.g., business, economy, etc.
- Translation

Company industry:
Training & Education Center

Guidance Counselor

January 2018 - November 2018

Jeddah International School

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 2018 - November 2018

Guiding and Counselling students in all grades: elementary, middle and high.

Sometimes I am teaching subjects e.g., job planning, etc.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Consulting

Assistant Professor and Students Supervisor

May 2014 - February 2018

University of Business and Technology

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

May 2014 - February 2018

- Teaching: English skills, business terms, Communication skills, Research methods, and Technical terminologies
- Main Coordinator of Student Affairs i.e., Recruiting, Marketing, and Communication: providing necessary facilities, contacting companies, establishments, and school visits.
- Translation: translate some materials and yearly reports
- Curriculum Building.
- Research College Coordinator

Company industry:
Higher Education

Senior Aviation and Language Instructor

December 2006 - December 2014

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

December 2006 - December 2014

- Teaching: Aviation Terms and Language Instructor
- Coordinate student affairs
- Dealing with inquiries related to stakeholders and external bodies
- Improving relationship policies to increase the number of customers
- Maintaining beneficial relationships with vendors

Company industry:
Training & Education Center
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Head of the Languages Center

February 2013 - February 2014

Batterjee Medical College

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

February 2013 - February 2014

- HoD/Head of the Languages Center:
- Managing the center
- Coordinating staff affairs, Recruiting, Curriculum building, and
- Establishing language labs.
- Teaching: Academic English, Medical terminologies and Ethics

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Training and Development

Assistant Professor

October 2010 - December 2012

Um Alqura University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

October 2010 - December 2012

- Teaching: English language and Linguistics
- Supervising Students: Supervise and guide major students
- Test committee
- Provide language and linguistics materials

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Training and Development

Head of Academic College and HoD of English Dept

June 2010 - December 2012

Alfarabi Medical College for Nursing and Dentistry

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

June 2010 - December 2012

- Teaching: Academic English, Medical terminologies, and Communication skills
- HoD of Academic College: Recruiting, Communication, and Curriculum Building.
- Head of the English Dept: managing, recommending for recruiting, and curriculum design.

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Management

Assistant Professor

September 2009 - March 2010

Effat University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

September 2009 - March 2010

- Teaching: Research methodologies, Advanced Writing and Grammar
- Student Coordinator: Guidance, Research recommending, and Curriculum builder

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Training and Development

Senior Language Instructor and Students Supervisor

April 2004 - September 2009

King Abdulaziz University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

April 2004 - September 2009

- Teaching English skills for foundations
- Student Supervisor: Guide students
- Test committee, Curriculum builder.
- Lab instructor
- Language evaluation for placements.

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Management

Education

University of Exeter

May 2008

May 2008

Doctorate, Linguistic Communications and Discourse Analysis

United Kingdom

University Of Gothenburg

June 2002

June 2002

Master's degree, Theoretical Linguistics

Sweden

National Agency of Higher Education

December 2001

December 2001

Master's degree, Linguistics

Sweden

King Abdulaziz University

July 1988

July 1988

Bachelor's degree, Linguistics with Literature

Saudi Arabia

Skills

Language Teaching
Expert
Language Teaching
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Translation
Expert
Translation
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Management
Intermediate
Management
Intermediate
Leadership
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Punctuality
Expert
Punctuality
Expert
Critical Thinking
Expert
Critical Thinking
Expert
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Expert
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Expert
TEACHING
Expert
TEACHING
Expert
RESEARCH
Expert
RESEARCH
Expert
COORDINATING
Expert
COORDINATING
Expert
SUPERVISION
Expert
SUPERVISION
Expert
COMMUNICATIONS
Expert
COMMUNICATIONS
Expert
TRANSLATIONS
Expert
TRANSLATIONS
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Typewriting English, Arabic and Swedish
Expert
Typewriting English, Arabic and Swedish
Expert
Teaching English
Expert
Teaching English
Expert
Communication Analysis
Expert
Communication Analysis
Expert
Linguistics
Expert
Linguistics
Expert
Supervising Employees
Expert
Supervising Employees
Expert
Teaching Skills
Expert
Teaching Skills
Expert

Social profiles

Languages

Arabic
Expert
Swedish
Intermediate
Persian
Beginner
English
Expert

Memberships

PADI Organization

Scuba Diving

April 1989

Green Peace

Volunteer

April 1996

Training and Certifications

Training
Typewriting Arabic + English
FAX Institute
Oct 1984
Secretariate
Manchester Center
Nov 1984
Ticketing Programming
C.M.I Institute
Sep 1984
British English
British Council
Sep 1984
American English
Lansa for Skills
Mar 1991

Hobbies

  • Several Interests such as:
    • Traveling • Driving cars • Swimming • Football watcher, and player • Stamps collector • TV programs e.g. action, nature, children, sport, inventions, & scientific facts • Readings • Disputation in academic subjects other than my main field