English Assistant

Duaa Z. Abousaeed

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EDUCATION

Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, American University in Cairo, 2020

• Minor: English Language Teaching

• GPA: 3.7/4.0

• Thesis Title: Identity Construction among L2 Writers in an Egyptian University published on Digital Archive and Research Repository Website (DAR/AUC) on the following link http://dar.aucegypt.edu/handle/10526/5912

• Coursework: Principles of Applied Linguistics, Teaching Methods I, Research Methods, Sociolinguistics, English Grammar, Discourse Analysis, Language Assessment, Thesis Writing, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Methods II and Second Language Writing.

Fundamentals of English Language Teaching Certificate, American University in Cairo, November 2019

• Minor: Teaching English

• GPA: 3.7/4.0 (A-)

• Coursework: Effective Learning & Teaching, Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles, Motivating Learners, Classroom Management, Teaching Vocabulary, Lesson Planning, Teaching Listening, Teaching Pronunciation, Teaching Speaking, Teaching Reading and Teaching Writing.

Pre-master’s degree in English Literature, Tanta University, Faculty of Arts, May 2015

• Minor: English Literature

• GPA: 3.6/4.0

• Coursework: Comparative Literature, Novel, Research Methods, Principles of Applied Linguistics, and Drama.

Achievement Certificate in Legal Translation, American University in Cairo, August 2008

• Minor: Legal Translation

• GPA: 4.0/4.0 (Grade: A+)

• Coursework: Research Methods, Legal Translation into English, Legal Translation into Arabic and Editing Course.

Educational Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, One Year Diploma, Tanta University, Faculty of Education, May 2006/2007

• Minor: English Language Teaching

• GPA: 3.7/4.0 (Grade: Very Good)

• Coursework: Comparative Literature, Novel, Research Methods, Principles of Applied Linguistics, Drama, Teaching Methods I, and an Arabic Course. Pre-master’s degree in English Literature, Tanta University, Faculty of Arts, May 2005

• Minor: English Literature

• GPA: 3.6/4.0

• Coursework: Comparative Literature, Novel, Research Methods, Principles of Applied Linguistics, and Drama.

Bachelor of English Literature, Tanta University, Egypt, May 2004

• Minor: English Literature and Translation

• GPA: 3.2/4.0

• Coursework: Principles of Applied Linguistics, General Translation, Novel, Drama, and French.

Achievement Certificate in General Translation, Arab Academy in cooperation with American University in Cairo (AUC), Summer 2003

• Three courses in general translation, grade A.

CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Faculty Member at PNU (full-time), Princess Noura Bnt Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, English and Translation Department, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011.

• One of 160 teachers in English Department, I was nominated to be one of 20 teachers in a writing committee, I had the full mark in my second semester evaluation, and I was selected to be an assistant to one of the four coordinators for the next academic year (managerial level).

• Co-prepared in final exam questions, reviewed and scored students self-learning projects as their own reflection to the assigned courses.

• Attended weekly workshops that were administered by my coordinators.

• Wrote daily and weekly curriculum follow up sheets.

• Wrote detailed lesson plans on a weekly basis.

• Proctored both mid-year and final exams in exam halls. English Instructor (full-time), Saudi Academy for Languages and Training, Fall 2008 – Fall 2010

• Assisted in teaching English Language to adults in Saudi Academy for languages for different level and cross-cultured classes.

• Taught both General English Courses and Conversation Classes.

• Wrote lesson plans, prepared PowerPoint presentations for the textbook material and administered mid-term and final exams for assessment purposes. Legal English Translator (Part-time), Yanbu Company, Fall 2000– Summer 2004

• Translated legal contracts between the tour company and other holders worldwide from English into Arabic and from Arabic into English.

• Edited some commercial advertisements related to the tour company to be published on websites or English magazines.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Fellow Graduate Student, American University in Cairo, Fall 2017- Spring 2020

• Conduct some research on different topics related to Sociolinguistics and Second Language Writing.

• Collaborate, represent and organize with colleagues to set a TESOL booth in NILE TESOL and IPAWL conferences annually to promote for the TESOL program.

• Help in accomplishing some tasks in the TESOL department as being a research assistant to the TESOL program director.

• Fluent in written and spoken Arabic and English, good knowledge of French.

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

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