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2017- Present Doctorate Candidate of Education in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), University of Exeter, United Kingdom
2010- 2012 MA English Language Teaching, University of Balamand, Lebanon Thesis (with distinction): Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Integrating Interactive Whiteboards into ESL Classrooms in Lebanon
2007- 2010 BA English Language and Literature, University of Balamand, Lebanon
Dean’s Honor List
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2018- Present: Senior Lecturer of English, University of Balamand Dubai
ENGL 100, ENGL 101, ENGL 102, ENGL 203
2016- 2018: Instructor in English, American University in Dubai, UAE
IELP 096 (Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018)
Teaching students to:
- write basic sentences;
- improve vocabulary and spelling skills;
- enhance academic reading skills;
- produce in-class writings from forming meaningful sentences to writing well-structured paragraphs.
IELP 098 (Fall 2016)
Teaching students to:
- produce an academic essay and learn different types of essays;
- deliver a speech;
- critically read and analyze long passages;
- listen to long conversations and recognize and separate main ideas from details.
2015- 2016: English Instructor, Lebanese American University, Lebanon English 009 and English 101 (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
Teaching students how to:
- write different types of well-structured essays: comparison-contrast; cause-effect; process analysis; illustration; and classification;
- practice summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting;
- write guided responses to readings;
- analyze short stories and answer questions critically;
- document sources using APA;
- write documented essays;
- give engaging oral presentations;
- revise and edit organization and sentence level errors.
2012- 2016: English Instructor, University of Balamand, Lebanon
English Communication Skills Three (ENGL 203), Two (English 102), and One (ENGL 101) (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
Teaching students to:
- critically analyze texts;
- correctly quote, paraphrase, and cite sources;
- research topics using library databases and internet sources;
- write well-structured academic, narrative, persuasive, and argumentative essays;
- give engaging oral presentations, in addition to taking part in public debates;
- revise and edit organization and sentence level errors.
Intensive English (ENGL 001, 002, 003)
Teaching students how to:
- write, revise and edit academic essays and differentiate between different types of writing;
- use academic vocabulary appropriate to topics and level;
- paraphrase, write summaries and responses, and identify sources used;
- skim, scan, and close-read various types of academic texts and write summaries and responses;
- give presentations (individually and/or in groups);
- use listening skills to respond to lectures and dialogues occurring in a variety of contexts;
I have also provided guidance and training to newly assigned English instructors at UOB.
2014- 2015: English and SAT Teacher- Grades 9 and 10 - Bishmizzine High School
- Teaching English language and literature to grades 9 and 10 with focus on all language skills, developing lesson plans, and designing exams
- Teaching grade 9 SAT
2011-2013: English Teacher- Grades 4, 5, and 6 - Lady of Balamand High School
- Teaching English language and literature to grades 4, 5, and 6 with focus on all language skills, developing lesson plans, and designing exams
2010-2011: Special Needs Teacher, International School Al- Koura
- Teaching students with autism and down syndrome: reinforcing the lessons taught in the regular class
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