Service Training

Mr. Abdulwahab Qadri

Phone : 240-***-****

**** ********** ****

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Email : ***************@*****.***

--25 years teaching experience in Modern Standard Arabic, Gulf and Levantine dialects, in accordance with the

Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) standard and in preparation for the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and

Defense Language Institute (DLI) testing formats.

-- Developed innovative teaching methods and new training materials on a semesterly basis.

--Provided analysis of political, religious, social, and trends in the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab Gulf States.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arabic Language & Cultural Instructor, Foreign Service Institute Field School, Tunisia 1995-2012

-- Taught Modern Standard Arabic and cross-cultural skills to group classes composed of three-to-four diplomatic

personnel working in political, economic, public diplomacy, and consular offices.

-- Taught FSI teaching methodology, mentored new language instructors, and participated in FSI hiring committee to

recruit new teachers of Arabic.

-- Provided media training to students and established partnerships with Tunisian Radio, the Tunisian Central Bank,

and local private software companies for students to practice their new language skills in real-world settings.

Director of Arabic Department, Center Sidi Bou Said for Languages, Tunisia 2007-Present

-- Established and managed Arabic department, hired and trained teachers, and marketed the department to

universities and the private business sector.

-- Developed teaching curriculim based on multi-media resources, such as video clips, local and world newscasts,

newspapers, magazines, and film; and created varied approaches for students with differing linguistic levels, aptitudes,

and learning styles.

-- Taught Modern Standard Arabic and dialectical Arabic in private courses, group classes, and conversation classes;

and organized cultural-immersion activites outside the classroom and in-house lectures.

-- Created partnerships for exchange programs, lectures series, and workshops with Claramont University, St. Peters

College, and Texas A&M University.

-- Established a 5-week summer Arabic camp for students participating from Italy, Spain, and the United States.

Webmaster, Bridging-the-Gap, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia 2007-2010

-- Created the website Bridging-the-Gap to serve as a forum for discussion about Arabic-American literature, Arab

journal articles, news articles, and opinion editorials.

-- Provided cultural, religious, social, and political analysis about current events in the Arab world, and English

translation of classical Modern Standard Arabic audio, newscasts, and written texts.

Arabic Language Instructor, US-Saudi Arabian Joint Economic Commission, Saudi Arabia 1992-1994

-- Taught a class of sixteen U.S. military officers in beginning and intermediate Modern Standard Arabic as well as

Saudi Arabian dialect.

-- Conducted language-proficiency testing to asses students’ speaking, listening, and reading comprehension.

--Designed a course for U.S. soliders to recognize different Arabic dialects to identify the origins of Arabic speakers.

Arab Media Consultant, U.S. Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1989-1994

-- Provided media training to Arab journalists working with American diplomats during the 1991 Gulf War.

--Provided English translations of Arab media coverage and daily briefings on issues of high interest to U.S. foreign

policymakers and U.S. private sector CEOs about public reaction to the U.S. military presence and mass-media

themes during the 1991Gulf War.

-- Faciliated interviews for diplomatic personnel utilizing personal network of media contacts in the Arab Gulf States.

-- Helped communicate American foreign-policy messages to Arab audiences.

Arabic Language & Cultural Instructor, American Community Service, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1985-1991

-- Taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced Modern Standard Arabic and Saudi Arabian dialect to a class of

twenty students composed of American families residing in Riyadh, for two hours per day, three days per week on

three-month program cycles.

--Provided cultural awareness training workshops on Saudi Arabian etiquette in social and professional settings.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts: Arabic Literature and Linguistics, Islamic Universit y, Saudi Arabia 1986

Audio & Video Engineering: Certification, Tunisia 2003

Language Examiner & Evaluator: Certification, Foreign Service Institute, Washington, DC 2002

Language Examiner: Certification, U.S. Embassy, Ri yadh, Saudi Arabia 1991

AWARDS

--PERFORMANCE AWARD, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, Tunisia 2011

--EXTRA MILE AWARD, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2010

--PERFORMANCE AWARD, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2009

--MERITORIOUS HONOR AWARD, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2008

Sustained exceptional performance as Language and Culture Instructor at the Foreign Service

Institute, Tunis 2005-2008

--CERT IFICATE OF APPRECIAT ION, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2007

Commitment to furthering mutual understanding by supporting the Public Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in

Tunis and participated in applicant interviews for Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship (FLTA) .

--MERITORIOUS HONOR AWARD, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2005

--Ten years of service with the United States Government: (1995-2005)

--UNA CHAPMAN COX AWARD, The Una Chapman Cox Foundation: 2002 (Nomination)

Highly competitive annual award for excellence in foreign language instruction with a

commitment to initiating and implementing projects that support the U.S. Foreign Service.

--FRANKLIN AWARD, U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2002

Outstanding performance, innovative teaching and helping to improve U.S.-Arab understanding after September 11,

2001 Terrorist Attacks.

--EXCELLENCE IN LANGUAGE TEACHING AWARD, Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training:

Arlington, Virginia 2002 (Nomination).

--MERITORIOUS HONOR AWARD,U.S. Department of State: Tunis, 2000

Outstanding performance and exceptional teamwork in designing new curriculum of the Arabic Field School of the

U.S. Foreign Service Institute.

--MERITORIOUS HONOR AWARD, Embassy of the United States of America: 1998

--CERT IFICATE OF APPRECIAT ION, Embassy of the United States of America, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Superior teaching efforts.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Mr. Richard A. Friedman, U.S. Department of Justice (+001) 202-***-****

Dr. Salah Ayari, Director of Arabic Language Department, Texas A&M University (+001) 979-***-****

Sr. Mark T. DeStephano, Director of Modern Language Department, Saint Peter’s College (+001) 201-***-****

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