EFL/ESL, English language teacher with 6 years experience.

Khadeja M. Ahmed

Ahmed Sharif St., Almanshiyah, Sebha, Libya

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Profile

Active, dedicated and professional language teacher with strong passion and determination. Always receives positive feedback from students and colleagues. Have an experience in Curriculum Development and Language Testing. Received “A” grade in the evaluation of the graduate TESOL courses taken as training. Very considerate of students’ academic and personal needs.

Education

Aug 2011- Apr 2013 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA

Master’s Degree in Linguistics

Jan 2004- Jun 2007 Sebha University, Sebha, Libya

BA degree in English

Sep 2000- Sep 2003 Alquds High School, Sebha, Libya

High School Diploma

Work Experience

2014- Present Lecturer of English, Department of English, Sebha University

Teaching English language courses within Linguistics and TESOL to undergraduate students at Sebha University.

Developing Curriculum and assessment plans as per the Academic Board’s requirements at the Department of English.

Advising and supervising research studies and projects done by students throughout the academic year.

2013- 2014 Lecturer of Arabic, Department of Modern Languages and

Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami.

Teaching courses to undergraduate students at the University of Miami

Setting instructional goals, plans and assessments throughout the academic semester.

Guiding and helping students improve their language skills through extracellular activities after classes.

2009-2010 Instructor of English, Languages Center, Sebha

University.

Teaching English to ESL learners at the university level.

Planning placement tests, evaluative rubrics and assessments.

Offering extra learning sessions for students after classes.

2008-2009 ESL Instructor, British Council, Sebha, Libya

Teaching ESL classes to ESL learners of different ages and majors.

Assessing and advising learners’ performance and skills throughout the course period.

Observing classes taught by other co-teachers as part of the evaluative requirements.

Attended Teacher Knowledge Test (TKT) training sessions held by British language professionals and received high scores in the tests.

2007-2008 Translator, Consolidated Contractors Co., Sebha, Libya.

Translating documents, contracts and minutes of meetings from Arabic into English and vice versa.

Interpreting meetings and dialogues exchanged between Arab and non-Arab project managers and contractors.

Awards

2010 Scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education, Libya.

2007 Award for achieving highest GPA at the Faculty of Arts,

Sebha, University.

Conferences

West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, Tempe, Arizona, February 8-10, 2013.

Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics, Urbana Champaign, Illinois, November 2-4, 2012.

LASSO XLI, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 11-13, 2012.

Pragmatics of America’s Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 19-21, 2012.

International Pragmatics Workshop, Sebha, Libya, September 13-15, 2008.

Publications

Influences of Arabic Pragmatic Transfer on EFL Arab Learners

Perceptions of Libyan EFL Teachers towards Teaching the Target Culture.

Attitudes of Libyan Dental and Medical Students towards the Use of English Language as a Medium of Instruction

The Uses of ‘Bahi’ as a Discourse Marker in the Daily Libyan Arabic Convertion.

The Cost of Agreeing First: Experimental Evidence from Libyan Arabic.

Memberships

Member, TESOL Libya

Member, Linguistic Society of America.

Member, American Association of Teachers of Arabic.

Member, Graduate Linguistic Association, Florida International University.

Languages

Arabic: Native

English: Fluent

Spanish: Intermediate

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Applications

SPSS

Movie Maker

Interests and Hobbies

Playing tennis, writing poetry, travelling, playing piano.

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