FRENCH / ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR & INTERPRETER

Summary of Qualifications

I am a naturalized American citizen with over 17 years of experience as a very dedicated, highly motivated, results-oriented French and Arabic language instructor, with an emphasis on teaching, evaluation and proficiency testing at all levels, from beginner to advanced, in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. I am adept at preparing lesson plans, using books, articles and online sources to research topics pertinent to students’ language comprehension, as well as preparing students for mandated language proficiency exams, such as OPI, MOCK OPI, ILR, DLP5.

Professional Experience

Dictyon Language Services

1010 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203

Mars 2019 – July 2020

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in French.

Works closely with students individually to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in French.

Diplomatic Language Center

1901 Fort Myer Dr, Arlington, VA 22209

September 2013 – August 2019

Language Instructor – Arabic, French, Moroccan Dialect.

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in French and Arabic.

Works the groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in French and Arabic.

Middle East Institute

1761 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Mars 2017 – Mars 2018

Language Instructor – Arabic

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in Arabic.

Works the groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in Arabic.

International Center for Language Studies

1133 15th St NW # 600. Washington, DC 20005

December 2016 – December 2018

Language Instructor – French And Arabic MSA (Moroccan Dialect)

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in French and Arabic.

Works closely with students individually and in groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in French.

Regularly administers proficiency exams in French and Arabic to students from the military and diplomatic corps or other government students.

Online classes.

JTG, Inc.

1611 N. Kent Street, Suite 575, Arlington, VA 22209

September 2016 – August 2018

Language Instructor – French

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in French.

Works closely with students individually and in groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in French.

Regularly administers proficiency exams in French to students from the military and diplomatic corps.

ICA Language Services

1501 Wilson Blvd #1200, Arlington, VA 22209

June 2016 – February 2019

Language Instructor – Arabic (All Dialects)

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Arabic.

Works closely with students individually and in groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Arabic.

Regularly administers proficiency exams in Arabic to students from the military and diplomatic corps.

Dictyon Language Services

1010 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203

January 2013 – June 2013

Language Instructor and Training Supervisor

Supervised language instructors in all languages taught at Dictyon, including French, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Indonesian, Romanian, Japanese, and other languages, at all levels.

Set up schedules of deliverables and evaluation reports for instructors, students, and classes.

Scheduled and administered language proficiency exams, including dry runs and mock exams for all languages and levels.

Monitored student progress and advancement during their language training.

Provided superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and French.

International Language Institute (Transemantics)

DuPont Circle, Washington, DC

March 2007 – July 2020

Language Instructor – Arabic and French

Provides superior teaching and testing in in reading, writing and listening comprehension in Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and French.

Works closely with students individually and in groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in Modern Standard Arabic and French.

Regularly administers proficiency exams in French and Arabic to students from the military and diplomatic corps.

Washington Language Center

Rosslyn, VA

March 2007 – August 2008

Language Instructor – Arabic and French

Provided superior teaching and testing in reading, writing and listening comprehension in Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and French.

Worked closely with students individually and in groups to improve reading, writing and speaking abilities in Modern Standard Arabic and French.

Administered proficiency exams in French to students from the military and diplomatic corps and the local business community.

Comprehensive Language Center, Inc.

Arlington, VA

October 2006 – August 2008

Language Instructor – Moroccan Arabic

Provided superior teaching and testing in reading, writing and listening comprehension in Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic and French.

Worked one-on-one with students individually to improve reading, writing and speaking proficiency in Moroccan Arabic and French.

Inlingua Language Services, Inc.

Rosslyn, VA

June 2006 – June 2008

French Language Tutor

As a tutor, utilized French capabilities by providing superior tutoring services for the embassy.

Enabled Defense Attaché Operations Officer to score exceptionally high in speaking and reading in French.

United States Embassy

Sana’a, Yemen

October 2005 – March 2006

French Language Tutor/Human Resources Assistant

As a tutor, utilized French capabilities by providing superior tutoring services for the embassy.

Enabled Defense Attaché Operations Officer to score exceptionally high in speaking and reading in French.

Provided high-level office management experience to the American Embassy’s Human Resources Section.

Languages

French: Professional Proficiency (Level 5/5)

oNative Speaker

oStudies French P School/College/Univ

oLived and Worked in overseas

Arabic: Professional Proficiency (Level 5/5)

oNative Speaker

oStudied Classical Arabic in Primary School

oUnderstands all dialects of Arabic

Education

Hassan University/ Morocco training

1996/2000

Baccalaureate Degree -Graduated June 1996

Lycee Decart EM – French Education 1996

Private French Education- L’emission 1 & 2

Saint Gabriel Rabat / France

Laila Aisha, Rabat Morocco

Technical Experience

Canvas training teaching & Zoom training teaching.

Skype teaching training and Phone test training.

Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT operating systems

MS Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access.

All New Technologies Skills training 2017 (Present)

References Are Available Upon Request.

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