Lecturer
Abu Dhabi University
Total years of experience :3 years, 7 Months
In addition to teaching English courses to undergraduate students, I monitor and evaluate students’ progress and performance in English continually to make sure that progress is taking place. I set benchmarks to adapt my teaching techniques and procedures on the way. I prepare monthly and end-of-semester exams.
2005 - 2010 Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies, Amman - Jordan PhD in Curricula and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)
- The Effect of Extensive Reading on the Achievement of Vocabulary, Reading comprehension and Attitudes of Secondary Students towards English in the United Arab Emirates. PhD. Dissertation, Amman Arab University for Graduate Studies, 2009.
Full- Time English Language Instructor Teach secondary-level courses to UAE nationals. Monitor and evaluate students' progress and performance in English. Organize remedial programs for under achieving students. Select and train gifted and talented students to participate in the competitions organized by the Ministry of Education. Present papers and workshops for professional development at local seminars and workshops. Manipulate the self-access centre to encourage pleasure reading. Write articles for the English Department Magazine and newsletter. Attend meetings held by TESOL Arabia in UAE regularly. 1994 - 2000 Khalifa Bin Zayed Air College Full- Time English Language Instructor Coordinated the work of the English language team. Taught English courses to UAE cadets. Monitored and evaluate students' progress and performance in English continually to make sure that progress is taking place. Set benchmarks to adapt my teaching techniques and procedures on the way. Prepared monthly and end-of-semester exams. Designed worksheets that accounted for mixed-ability classes. Organized remedial programmes for under achieving students. Occasionally presented workshops for professional development. RESEARCH
1990 - 1992 Uarmouk University, Irbid - Jordan M.A in Translation Some of the courses I have studied during that period are: (Theory of Translation, Comparative Studies, Terminology, Semantics, Pragmatics, etc.)
- The translatability of Implicatures in the Holy Quran into English, M.A. thesis, Yarmouk University, 1992. - I did many research papers on various areas of TEFL: • Testing • Approaches to Teaching Vocabulary • Second Language Acquisition • Classroom Language
1979 - 1983 Yarmouk University, Irbid - Jordan BA in English Literature - Diploma in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESOL)