Abdullah Yaqub Samarah, Coordinator & Assistant Professor

Abdullah Yaqub Samarah

Coordinator & Assistant Professor

Arab Open University

Lieu
Arabie Saoudite
Éducation
Doctorat, Communications and Data/Discourse Analysis
Expérience
29 years, 5 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :29 years, 5 Mois

Coordinator & Assistant Professor à Arab Open University
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • Je travaille ici depuis février 2019

Part-time job:

- Coordinating

- Training and Development e.g., IT Engineering, Business, Economy, English etc.

Assistant Professor and Coordinator (Part Timer) à Arab Open University
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • Je travaille ici depuis janvier 2019

Academic:

Teaching English skills in preparations program i.e., reading & writing, speaking & listening

Training Coordinator à Institute of Public Administration/IPA
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • mai 2018 à mars 2020

Academic:

- Coordinating (students and staff with the
heads of department) and train special courses
e.g., business, economy, etc.
- Translation

Administrative:

- Training and preparation of business terminology
- Technical translation
- Coordinating agreements with private and public sectors for training and preparation projects
- Training and preparation of English language Skills

Guidance Counselor à Jeddah International School
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • janvier 2018 à novembre 2018

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

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

Assistant Professor & Communication Expert à Jeddah College of Advertising at the University of Business and Technology
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • juin 2014 à février 2018

Academic:

- Teaching: Research methodologies, English skills,
- Technical Terminologies e.g., Business English.
- Coordinator of Student Affairs i.e., Recruiting: recruit students inside and outside the UBT.
- Marketing and Communication: providing necessary facilities, contacting companies, and establishments, and preparing for school visits.
- Translation: translate some materials and yearly
reports.
- Finally, Curriculum Building.

Administrative:

- Make monthly calls for open orders
- Develop fruitful relationships with key account holders
- Dealing with inquiries related to stakeholders and external bodies
- Review and update key contacts
- Arranging communication procedure
- Issuing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on communication operations

Communications Manager, Marketing and Instructor à Saudi Arabian Airlines
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • avril 2006 à décembre 2014

Academic:
- Teaching: English Language Instructor, and
- Aviation terminologies.
- Coordinating student affairs.


Administrative:

- Supervising communications for clients
- Create regular communication teams
- Develop fruitful relationships with key account holders
- Dealing with inquiries related to stakeholders and external bodies
- Improving relationship policies to increase the number of customers
- Maintaining beneficial relationships with vendors

Communication Management à Batterjee medical College/BMC
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • février 2013 à février 2014

Academic:

- Teaching: Academic English skills for foundations,
Medical terminologies, Ethics, and Arabic for non-Arab speakers
- HoD of the Languages Center: Managing the center,
Coordinating staff affairs, Recruiting new staff,
- Curriculum building, and Establishing a language lab.

Administrative:

- Change the communication policy
- Arranging and facilitating communication with clients
- Work on negotiations and finalizing contracts
- Organizing and updating records
- Issuing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on communication operations

Assistant Professor à U'm-AlQura University
  • Arabie Saoudite - La Mecque
  • octobre 2010 à décembre 2012

Academic:

- Teaching English language and linguistics for majors i.e., Vocabulary building, Sociolinguistics, Syntax, Advance grammar, Academic writing, and English main skills.
- Supervising: Supervise and guide major students,
-Test committee, and Provide language and linguistics material

HoD Academic and Communication Director à Al Farabi Medical College for Nursing and Dentistry
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • janvier 2010 à décembre 2012

Academic:

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

Administrative:

- Issuing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on communications and public relations operations
- Improving communication policies and creating a database
- Dealing with inquiries related to procurement and external bodies
- Helping with sales orders
- Dealing with inquiries related to stakeholders and external bodies

Assistant Professor and Coordinator à Effat University
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • septembre 2009 à mars 2010

Academic:

- Teaching: Research methodologies,
- Academic advanced writing, and
- Arabic grammar
- Students Coordinator: Guidance,
- Research recommending, and
- Curriculum builder.

Training and Supervising à King Abdulaziz University
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • octobre 2004 à septembre 2009

Academic:

- Teaching: English skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) for foundations for all faculties i.e.,
economy, science, humanities, and engineering. EAP teaching.
- Lab instructor, and Language evaluation for
placements.
- Coordinating and Supervising: Guide students, Test committee, and
- Curriculum builder.

Administrative:

- Work to change the communications policy
- Facilitate communication with clients
- Work on negotiations and finalizing contracts
- Maintaining and updating records
- Issuing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on communication operations.

Administration Communications and Marketing à Volvo Cars
  • Suède - Göteborg
  • février 1994 à novembre 2003

Administrative:

- Evaluate the impact of existing communications and address weaknesses
- Create innovative advertising and marketing programs to improve brand awareness
- Changes to communication processes that led to improved communication metrics
- Develop communication strategies to support the direction of the business
- Negotiate advertising prices to reduce campaign costs on budget
- Establishing contacts and relations with the media

Éducation

Doctorat, Communications and Data/Discourse Analysis
  • à Exeter University
  • mai 2008

- Full-time studies - 60 Ph.D. credit points were gained - Thesis written and defended on

Master, Spoken Language Communication and Discourse Analysis
  • à Gothenburg University
  • juin 2002

- Full-time studies - 40 credit points were gained - Thesis written and defended on

Master, Arabic Language
  • à Gothenburg University
  • décembre 2001

Its an equal to the BA degree, I received from Saudi Arabia, in the Swedish system from the National Agency for Higher Education.

Baccalauréat, Linguistics and Literature
  • à King Abdulaziz University
  • juillet 1988

- Full-time studies - 124 credit hours were gained

Specialties & Skills

Teaching English
Communication Analysis
Linguistics
Supervising Employees
Teaching Skills
Problem Solving
Typewriting English, Arabic and Swedish
Problem/People Analyst
Management
Leadership
Punctuality
Critical Thinking

Profils Sociaux

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Suédois
Moyen
Persan
Débutant
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

PADI Organization
  • Scuba Diving
  • April 1989
Green Peace
  • Volunteer
  • April 1996

Formation et Diplômes

Typewriting Arabic + English (Formation)
Institut de formation:
FAX Institute
Date de la formation:
October 1984
Durée:
80 heures
Secretariate (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Manchester Center
Date de la formation:
November 1984
Durée:
40 heures
Ticketing Programming (Formation)
Institut de formation:
C.M.I Institute
Date de la formation:
September 1984
Durée:
60 heures
British English (Formation)
Institut de formation:
British Council
Date de la formation:
September 1984
Durée:
80 heures
American English (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Lansa for Skills
Date de la formation:
March 1991
Durée:
60 heures

Loisirs

  • 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