Ahmad Aqra, English Language Teacher

Ahmad Aqra

English Language Teacher

The Ministry of Education

Location
Jordan
Education
Bachelor's degree, English Language & Translation
Experience
19 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 5 Months

English Language Teacher at The Ministry of Education
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since September 2021

I teach English Language material to students of all grades at Al-Hasan Bin Al-Haytham Public Secondary School - The Jordan Ministry of Education.

Senior Translator at Jibran International
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since April 2017

I translate different types of documents.

Freelance Translator at US Department of State
  • United States - Arizona
  • February 2012 to April 2017

Owing to my experience at the Embassy of the United States of America, I have been selected to work as a freelancer translator with the US Department of State. I used to translate speeches delivered by heads of states, high-level figures, speech conferences, and security and political developments in the Middle East.

Field Open Source Officer (FOSO) at The Embassy of the United States of America
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2005 to July 2011

I used to monitor open source media and translate the item that are of concern to the Government of the United States of America. Moreover, we have received courses at the hands of American specialists that aim to teach us how to prepare profiles professionally about key figures and television stations. Furthermore, I received some courses on learning political analysis. I have made a good number in the three fields we received courses on.

Translator, Reporter, Proofreader at The Jordan Times Newspaper
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2004 to May 2005

I used to translate reports from Arabic into English and furnish the Jordan Newspaper with reports on the latest domestic developments. In addition, I used to proofread pages from the newspaper before printing.
I received the following courses while working there:

- A workshop at the Higher Media Council on the media field of politics from 16/01/2005 till 18/01/2005 by recommendation from the Jordan Times.

- A workshop at the Higher Media Council on the media field of economics from 01/02/2005 till 05/02/2005.

Education

Bachelor's degree, English Language & Translation
  • at Applied Science University
  • January 2004

I have skillfully with hard word become a certified competent and reliable translator and interpreter to embark on the journey of experience, development, enhancement, excellence, and creativity thanks to Almighty Allah 🙏

Specialties & Skills

Teaching English
Editing
Political Affairs
Journalism
Translation
COUNCIL
ECONOMICS
GOVERNMENT
TRANSLATION
LANGUAGES
website translation
legal translation
research
marketing
university teaching
students
literature
language proficiency
writing
linguistics
language skills
working with students
teacher training
language teaching
public speaking
language arts
language technology
microsoft powerpoint
Teaching English
Translation Services
English
Interpretation
Document Translation
Education
Teaching
Administration
Customer Service
Minutes

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Economic Journalism (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2005
Economic Journalism (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordan Diplomacy Institute
Date Attended:
July 2004
Duration:
60 hours
Digital Audio Video Enterprise ( DAVE ) (Training)
Training Institute:
The Embassy of the United States of America, Amman -Jordan
Date Attended:
April 2008
Duration:
120 hours
Political Analysis (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2007

Hobbies

  • Journalism, Political Analysis & Multimedia Among Others.
    At the Jordan Times Daily Newspaper, I received two courses at the Jordan Diplomacy Institute; one in economic journalism and the other in political journalism. As a result, I received two certificates and awards. Moreover, I have received training on political analysis and the use of the state-of-the-art multimedia at the Embassy of the United States of America, Amman, Jordan and Washington D.C.