Thursday, March 28, 2019

Portfolio of Credentials 2019


Portfolio of Credentials
 
Tamer Osman
Current Mailing Address: 100 Ke Xue Ave., Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001/ China/ Mobile Phone (China): +86 1567062 3914/ Skype ID: marco-fillini
Email: utopiaforever@mail.com / eternelutopia@gmail.com
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-8938 / Researcher ID:  B-1633-2019
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Canadian, multi-skilled, deadline-oriented, perpetually upgrading, innovative,seasoned, meticulous, and professional English /French lecturer & writer, translator & proofreader
https://zznu.academia.edu/TamerOsman          

Language Skills : English, French, Spanish, German

Academic Awards
*Session Chair at OLC Innovate Conference, Nashville, USA  2018

*PRE ( Peer Reviewer Extraordinaire) Award from California University, Nashville, USA 2018
*Cambridge Language Research Ambassador, Cambridge University ,U.K.    2016

*Research Data Alliance Membership ( US Natural Science Foundation , European Commission & Australian Government)https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/tamer-osman

*Certificate of Appreciation (Judge in Public-speaking Contest organized by English Department Association at Zhengzhou University)    2016

*Certificate of Appreciation for being a Judge in National Debate and Speech Association Award, USA 2016

*Conference presentation, University of South Florida, USA, Why is English Language Lingua Franca?, January 2017
https://4thinternationalconferenceo2017.sched.com/profile

*Conference presentation, NYSCATE (New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education, March 2017 https://hudsonvalleyregionalconfere2017.sched.com/tamerosman
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*Certificate of attendance for attending English Language Teaching Conference, Oxford University, United Kingdom   March 2019 

My Courses & Exams Published Online
*ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Final exam for Water and Environment Students at Zhengzhou University,China  https://ed.ted.com/on/N9ZgNjVj

* Teaching English for Academic Purposes

Research

* Reviewer of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting submissions at American Educational Research Association in the following academic fields:
Social Context of Education/ Teaching and Teacher Education/ Classroom Observation/ Cognition and Assessment/ Computer and Internet Application in Education/ Constructivist Theory, Research, and Practice/ Learning Environments/ Learning Sciences/ Lives of Teachers/ Professors of Educational Research/ Second Language Research/ Spirituality & Education/ Teaching Educational Psychology/ Teaching History/ Vocabulary/ Writing and Literacies

*Why has English Become the Language for all the Written Materials at the International Level, Volume 17 Issue &Version 1.0 Year 2017
Global Journal of Human-Social Science: Linguistics & Education  
Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-460x & Print ISSN: 0975-587X
https://globaljournals.org/GJHSS_Volume17/2-Why-has-English-Become.pdf

*The Obstacles Against the Success of ‘Suggestopedia’ as a Method for ELT (English Language Teaching ) in Global Classrooms, Frontiers in Cognitive Psychology, New York


*Participated in The Final Draft of Cambridge University English Corpus 2016

*Participated in Cambridge University Academic Corpus Research 2016
*Participating in British Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities +University of Sterling , UK Project:
British Academy Skills Innovator Project entitled Quantitative language research:
Exploring the potential of Corpus Linguistics in Education 2016

*Leader Editor Guest of the Special Issue “ Discourse Analysis” (In Progress)
International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation, New York, U.S.A.
http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/specialissue/340001

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Current Employment 
              
Faculty of Humanities, Department of English Studies
Zhengzhou University,China 

1-Teacher Trainer            2018-2019

Responsibilities:
*Planing, preparing, and delivering high quality of English language training that satisfies the needs of the faculty staff at Department of English Studies of various Chinese universities
*Monitoring progress and providing regular feedback to the teacher trainees about their academic performance throughout the course after informing the university administration
*Promoting actively the teacher trainees’ academic autonomy and reflective practice
*Contributing to the development, evaluation, and improvement of the training course, curriculum and related services 
*Completing training related administrative tasks to specified standards
* Being engaged in professional development and performance management to ensure quality and high standards in training, and maintaining Zhengzhou University’s position at the forefront of the best universities excelling at ELT practices
Expected Achievements:
* Overpassing any academic obstacles represented in age and academic rank
* Approaching the faculty staff from the various English-speaking cultures to help them   
 conveying their academic information with utmost efficiency

2-English Language Lecturer    2018-2019

Teaching Advanced English Writing Skills Course:

Responsibilities:
*Providing students with writing technicalities conducing them to sound writing skills
*Triggering non-intrusive motivation in the students to extract their creativity spirit
*Diversifying writing topics and genres of academic writing
*Providing the students with constructive feedback
*Assigning reading materials that are keys to efficient writing skills

Expected Achievements:
*Exposing the students to different learning experiences throughout the course
*Students will sublimate their writing performance in general



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School of Foreign Languages, Department of English Language,
Zhengzhou University   2016-2019

English language lecturer

A) Teaching ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses to Zhengzhou university students with different fields of study:
- Business/Commercial English/ Legal English/ Medical English / Technical English
*Designing the curricula of these ESP courses
*Setting the exams and correcting them

B)Teaching Chinese doctors belonging to Ministry of Health of Henan Province:
-Delivering English language training sessions on weekly basis to the Chinese doctors in different medicine specializations who will be sent by the Chinese Government to serve as volunteers in Africa

C) Teaching English Foundation Program courses:

Responsibilities:
*Baring plenty of regular and varied grammatical practices in useful and natural contexts within an English Foundation Program
*Expanding the students` knowledge of high-frequency words and phrases in personalized contexts expeditiously
*Grailing the students` pronunciation development through linguistic rules and patterns
*Steering speaking activity topics that inspire the students` interests
*Riveting the students in stimulating reading texts
*Propelling the students to cogitate the `nuts and bolts` of the writing skills on lexical and syntactic levels
Achievements:
(A) *Adapting the curricula in a fashion that are commensurate with the students’ academic potentials
*Overcoming cultural barriers that could impede the positive communication with the students
*Treating any academic incomprehension that could hinder the flowing progression of the students’ academic progression

(B) *Helping the Chinese doctors know how to verbally communicate with African patients
*Providing the Chinese doctors with the necessary knowledge related to Medical English





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Cambridge University English/French Language Consultant  2018-2019
Responsibilities: 
*Organizing various committees, workshops, and conferences to promote intellectual welfare of the ESL /EFL learners
*Discussing ESL /EFL issues with the TESL/TEFL specialists and understand the basic problems related to ELT
*Providing recommendations on ESL/EFL/curricula and materials to educational institutions
*Advising ESL /EFL teaching staff about the ESL/EFL curriculum development and use of material and equipment  
*Designing ESL/EFL tests to measure the effectiveness of the ESL/EFL curricula and ensuring that the COL recommendations are considered
*Developing ESL /EFL instructional materials that are advised to be used by English instructors  

PLOS ONE Academic Journal  (California, U.S.A. & Cambridge, U.K.)
Editorial Manager  2019

Responsibilities:
*Authoring manuscripts and books
*Supervising and overseeing the editorial production from idea emergence to publication *Editing the content of manuscripts in linguistic fields before publication to ensure its distinctive quality.
*Conducting research on booming editorial stories using myriads of resources
*Fashioning editorial and content methodologies and techniques
*Participating actively in events, workshops, and seminars

IGI Global Academic Journal ( Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Reviewer    2019
Responsibilities:
*Supporting my evaluation with relevant citations through providing constructive feedback and honest assessment of the value of the manuscripts to submitters 
*Analyzing the manuscripts’ strengths and weaknesses
*Suggesting enhancement of the manuscripts’ relevancy to the main theme

Zhengzhou Foreign Language School  
English language instructor  2018-2019

Pre-university Program
Responsibilities:
*Preparing Chinese college students academically to join American universities
*Training students to promote their public-speaking, discussion, brainstorming, and divination skills
*Bootstrapping students into adopting impressing writing skills

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Expected Achievements:
*Habituating students to the American culture and civilization deeply

French Language Teacher   2018-2019
Responsibilities:
*Teaching the productive and receptive skills of the French language
Achievements:
*Integrating the Chinese students into the cultures of the French-speaking countries 

Mentor  2017-2019
ELL (English Language Learning) Success in the Content Classroom     
Arizona State University
Responsibilities:
*Assisting the students in knowing how to conceptualize theories of second language acquisition as they apply to the planning of lessons through annotation
* Supporting the students to comprehend how to assess the linguistic needs of the ESL/EFL learners using BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and
CALP( Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)
Achievements:
* Bolstering the students to perceive how to adapt lesson plans accomplishing the learning outcomes outlined in the lesson objectives
* Instigating the students to modify materials supporting ELLs’ access to content
* Advising the students about using a wide variety of graphic organizer templates and language frames to support ELLs’ access to content

IB (International Baccalaureate) Examiner     2016-2019
Responsibilities:
*Marking and assessing IB exams and assignments virtually
*Moderating internally assessed components
*Reviewing the original marking of teachers
Achievements:
*Acquiring an international educational experience
*Encompassing an insight into the assessment process

Journal Reviewer and Proofreader [Volunteer]  2016-2019  
 ISSN: 2472-1166 (Print); ISSN: 2472-1271 (Online)
The International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation 
Responsibilities:
*Communicating in a timely manner with the editor indicating willingness to review a specified manuscript, within the time specified ·
*Providing authors with specific comments related to suggestions, revisions, and fashions to improve the quality of the reviewed manuscripts·
*Contriving significant critiques and suggestions to the manuscript author(s) and editor(s)
Achievements:
Beefing up my personal and professional developmental touches in this journal
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United Nations Volunteer Translator for PEOI (Educational)Program  2013-2019                                                          
Responsibilities:                                                                                              
*Assessing and translating a range of services such as testing models and grading modes to keep them updated

Achievements:
*Contributing in extending the benefit of online education to those who have been deprived of access to education because of location, time constraints and/or lack of income
*Participating in PEOI Program activities through diffusing educational technologies to learners in the developing countries                                                                                              

British Council Blogger (Volunteer)  2014-2019                                                                                                                    
Responsibilities:
Achievements:
*Addressing the most intricate problems that the EL/EFL teachers suffer from
*Displaying the language skills issues and how to treat them
*Broaching future teaching visions

MERLOT California University (Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Teaching) Reviewer [Volunteer]  2015-2019                                                                                     
Responsibilities:
*Assessing the quality of the contents of the educational materials presented to MERLOT
*Specifying the educational materials homologizing to the academic potentials of the students
*Proofreading the contexts and suggesting syntactic ameliorations

University of Michigan’s Encyclopedia of Diderot and de l’Alembert Project 2016-2019
*Translating parts of this American encyclopedia from French into English      

Encyclopedia of Life (USA)  2016-2019
Associate Curator:
*Adding overlooked articles
*Adding and editing my own text on EOL taxon pages; inviting submissions from other websites
*Rating EOL data objects
*Reporting problems and proposing solutions on the EOL site


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EOL Content Provider:
*Founding ‘Languages and Life’ P roject where issues related to the world languages are tackled

Teaching Experience

AP ( Advanced Placement) English language college teacher  
Zhengzhou Foreign Language School   2016-2017
Responsibilities:
* Teaching the following AP courses according to the curricula of the education system in North America:
1-English and American Literature
2-Reading Skills
3-Essay Writing
Achievements:
*Succeeding in covering many curricular contents in a very short period of time, taking into consideration the students’ ability to assimilate the information
*Assisting students in engaging with demanding coursework and preparing them linguistically to know how use the knowledge they acquire after finishing college

I)English Language Instructor &Trainer (Tripoli, Libya) in two workplaces                                  

a) Atlas Educational Center Group (Canadian-Libyan Partnership)  2013-2014                                                              

Responsibilities:
*Teaching general English and business English to adults

Achievements:
*Teaching general English to St. James Hospital administration employees (American Contract)
                                                                                                
b)Centre international de la formation des langues et de la technologie  2013-2014  

(i)ELT ( English Language Teaching) Experience:
1- The Ministry of Labor and Professional Training of the Interim Libyan Government Contract  2013-2014                                                       
 Responsibilities:
*Providing linguistic training to the Libyan jobseekers sent from the Ministry of Labor and Professional Training of the Interim Libyan Government to make them
get qualified to work in the Libyan governmental authorities
*Making up Pre-Examinations and Final Examinations for the trainees that are commensurate with the academic standards set by the Libyan Ministry of
Labor and Professional Training
*Correcting the examinations and setting the final grades
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Achievements:
*Participating in conducting the graduation ceremony of the trainees sent by the Libyan Ministry of Labor and Professional Training in December 2013

General English Courses   2014                                                           
Responsibilities: 
*Teaching general English courses using the American teaching methodology represented in American English File Curriculum with some groups and the British
 teaching methodology represented in New Headway Curriculum with other groups
*Making English placement tests for the applicants applying for general English courses
Achievements:
*Succeeding in teaching novice and intermediate English levels

Business English Course   2014                                         
Responsibilities:
*Teaching business English using 101 Ways to Write in Business English Coursebook
*Teaching businesspeople with commercial backgrounds.
Achievements:
*Discovering what the learners desired to achieve
*Shaping clear ideas about the contexts in which the learners use English
*Choosing the materials wisely ,as they are commensurate with the learners’ English levels
*Being flexible and attempting to anticipate problems from the learners

(ii) FLT ( French Language Teaching) Experience: 2014

Responsibilities:
*Teaching general French courses using ‘Vitesse’ curriculum coursebook which is based on the European Union educational standards
*Assisting the learners in indulging themselves into the European French and the North American French cultures via videos, movies , plays ,etc...
*Scheduling language laboratory hours where the learners can practice listening to and speaking French.

Achievements:
*Managing to make up assignments and tests that accede to the learners’ linguistic levels and comply with the European Union language test standards
*Succeeding in making the learners discriminate between the French sounds and the English sounds ,since the learners stumbled in pronouncing the French sounds correctly





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II)Language Teaching Assistant     2004-2005                                                                     
Concordia University (Department of Classics, Modern Languages &Linguistics) Montreal/Canada                          
 Responsibilities:
*Assisting in teaching and proctoring examinations
*Meeting with the instructors to assist in grading the students' assignments and to complete required grade-related papers
*Notifying the instructors of the academic problems of the students

Achievements:
*Returning assignments to the students in accordance with established deadlines
*Scheduling and maintaining regular office hours to meet with students                                                  
*Providing students with assistance in using language audiovisual equipment
*Leading discussion sections, tutorials, and laboratory activities

III)ESL & FSL Instructor (English & French as Second Languages)

a) Sabeel Education (Montreal/Canada)   2011-2013                                                                                                                        
 Responsibilities:                                                  
*Teaching students effectively in assigned classes and dedicating office hours for student consultation in accordance with schedules agreed upon with my immediate supervisor
*Providing students with written course syllabi including the items specified by the institution
*Participating in the evaluation of the instructional process and employing innovative strategies to continually improve the process of the students’ learning 
*Utilizing technology to facilitate the learning process for students and accessing education-related data, maintaining academic progress records, generating academic performance reports and cooperating with the other administration staff
 Achievements:
*Participating in developing and supporting the students’ academic levels by recommending extracurricular activities and materials
*Gaining knowledge of diverse communities and learning styles and enabling cultural communities to assimilate into modern instructional learning styles

b) Go Canada for Academic & Immigration Services (Montreal/Canada) 2011-2013                                                           
 Responsibilities:                                          
*Employing diagnostic tests and placement tests to properly assign the students to the classes corresponding to their linguistic levels
*Identifying the needs and abilities of the students, especially the under-prepared and disabled students      
*Adapting instructional techniques to accommodate varied learning styles and abilities
*Adopting innovative teaching methods, instructional design and assessment strategies
*Availing myself of alternative educational delivery systems and instructional technologies to engage students in the learning process                                                                   
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Achievements:
*Supporting positive settlement outcomes for newly arrived immigrants into Canada in the areas of education,employment and community participation
*Succeeding in assisting the refugees resorting to Canada in overcoming their linguistic barriers

European Commission Blogger (Volunteer) 2015-2018                                                                                        
Responsibilities:
*Tackling the role of the European Union in enhancing the education systems in the developing countries

Achievements:
*Targeting the most critical pedagogical issues that the developing countries envisage

Project Gutenberg   2016-2018
*English Proofreading ‘History of the Old English Letter Foundries’ book by Talbot Baines Reed

Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education Reviewer (JLDHE)  2016-2018    Open University, UK
Responsibilties:
*Reviewing manuscripts related to learning development that is a field of practice concerned with how students learn and how they make sense of academic conventions JLDHE is published by the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) in the United Kingdom and is aimed at those interested in all aspects of how learning is facilitated, and how it is experienced and achieved by students in higher education

Other Experiences from Montreal ,Canada
Prolang
Teaching French to English-speaking businesspeople (2006)
Excelangue
*Teaching English to French-speaking businesspeople
*Teaching English & French to children/adolescents(2005-2006)
YMCA
Teaching English to children and adolescents (2005)
Vienna Academy
Teaching English(Adults:Advanced & Intermediate levels)(2004)


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My Professional Accomplishments

1-Working as a volunteer blogger:
*IATEFL Liverpool (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)Conference                            2013                                                                                         
*IATEFL Manchester Conference                  2015
*IATEFL Birmingham Conference                 2016                                                                                           
Coverage of these two conferences on: (http://languageslavie.blogspot.com)                

2-Participant:
 *Cambridge English Teacher Step Conference     2013 & 2015                                       
 *Macmillan ELT Conference                    2014 & 2015                                                                                                                            

3-My Lesson Plan Designs:
* British Council: Lesson Plan of a Conversation Class : 
The Environment (High Intermediate +Advanced Levels)                     2015                                                                            

* TESOL International Association: Lesson plan of a Grammar Class:
Present Perfect Tense vs. Past Simple (Intermediate Levels)                   2015                                                                

*University of Oregon,ObaVerse:Lesson Plan of a Conversation Class:
Liberty (High Intermediate +Advanced Levels)                             2014                                                      

4- IELTS Materials: Open University ,Language Open Resource Centre ,UK  2015    

5-Quora Digest : A set of literary articles                            2013-2014

6-Commonwealth of Learning                                          2015                                                                                  
(ORLET: Open Resources for English Language Teaching) :                                                                                                                    
( Published: Grammar is a Painkiller Not a Pain Threshold )

7- Teachers Without Borders (Published: Teaching Grammar is not Byzantine ) 2015                   

8-Cambridge English Teacher Development Tracker: Expert            July 2015                        

9- Proofreader and Reviewer at the Peer Tutoring Conference 2015,University of Hamburg, Germany  2015                                                                                           
Responsibilities:
*Proofreading the English language of the documents ,scripts and the abstracts of the conference presenters
*Reviewing the quality of the abstract contents and reasoning my decision-making about the best candidates who would attend the Conference




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Achievements:
*Identifying the nature of the syntactic and semantic problematic issues that the German face
*Preparing writing a set of articles about the practical solutions of the English linguistic issues that the German are involved into.

10-Proofreader and Reviewer at OLC Innovate Conference  2016,2017,2018 &2019                                                                                                                         
Responsibilities:
*Proofreading the presentation documents that will be submitted at the Conferences in  2016,2017,2018 & 2019
*Reviewing the quality of these presentation documents and selecting the best candidates to be among the Conference presenters

Achievements:
*Being able to proofread and review sixteen presentation documents within one month only and to meet the deadline for submitting my assignment
*Utilizing all my professional skills to select three candidates among the sixteen candidates whose presentations were reviewed and proofread by me to be nominated to
be among the Conference presenters

11- Proofreader & Reviewer at Citizen Science Association in Minnesota, USA 2016   
Responsibilities:
*Proofreading and reviewing the Conference presentations while considering these elements:
-Advancing theory or practice of citizen science
-Offering a clear rationale, intellectual-grounding,and outcome/payoff for the presentation
-Addressing relevant societal challenges
-Showing the capacity to have a relevant social impact
Achievements:
*Adds a perspective to one of the grand challenges facing the field of citizen science

12- Language Box , University of Southampton                           2016                                                     
(Published: Using English and American Literature in Classes)    

13- USA Government DocsTeach                                       2016                                                                                                                                                
(Published: Academic Writing Skill Activity :Two Settings)

14-USA National Science Digital Library                                2016                                                                  
*The Article Series of ‘Intricate Issues on USA Plain Language

15-Published on O.E.R Commons : Dictée orientée (French Language Activity)  2016


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My Professional Contributions

1-Urban Dictionary     2014-2015
  (retrophilia -namesia)                                                                                                                  
2-UNESCO Implementing the OER Paris Declaration  June 2015                                                                                                  

3-UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day  April 2015                                                   

4-Encyclopedia Britannica Project :(Word to Expand Our Vocabularies)  2014                                                                                         

5-France Terme (France Government’s Frenchization of the English Words Project) 2014                             

6-The English Project:(Fostered by University of Winchester, UK)                                            [The Problems of the French Speakers when They Use Capitalization & Periods in English] 2016


8- Writing Article to the United Nations: ‘What does Peace Mean?’ 2017

9- Contribution to the UNESCO’s International Day of Light  2018
  https://www.lightday.org/events

10- Review on ‘ What is SLA Research, Anyway ?’, the IATEFL Plenary 2018

My Publications

1-English Skills in Tables , Registered in U.S.A , ISBN ( 978 00002 49098)

2-English Teaching for Arabic ESL /EFL Teachers, Registered and copy kept at Library of Congress ,Library of Congress Control Number ( LCCN : 2015909186), ISBN from US.A.(978 9876 543217) http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/knowledge1971

3-Crystallize the English-French Scientific Translation ,accredited by and a copy is kept at the UNESCO World Library of Science

4-English-French Internet Terminology Reservoir, ISBN (9781234567897) from U.S.A  / Accredited and Published in Translation Journal, Illinois ,U.S.A
 Published at World Public Library, Hawaii,U.S.A
                                            
5- L’anglais pour les français ,( English for the French), EAN(1234567891019) obtained from Europe / Donated a copy to National Library of France


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Education
Principle Academic Degrees:
*Postgraduate Diploma (Masters) in English-French Translation,
 Concordia University,Montreal,Canada
* B.A. in English Literature & Linguistics,Government of Quebec
*Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate, L'Académie linguistique internationale,Montreal,Canada
*Professional Diploma in English translation,American University &AAST
*(TGA) French Translation Certificate, French Embassy
*Language Stimulation Strategies Certificate, TAV College,Montreal,Canada

Courses where (English) is the Language of Instruction in the Classes:
*Basics of Assessment, Center for Applied Linguistics, USA
*E-Learning and Digital Cultures, University of Edinburgh,UK
*Rhetorical Composing, Ohio University,USA
*How to Teach IELTS ,Cambridge University,UK
*Passage Rating Workshop from San Diego University, USA
*CAST (Computer-Assisted Screening Tool) Language Rating Workshop, San Diego University, USA
*Foundations of Virtual Instruction,University of California,USA
*Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis,Interpretation,Lancaster University, UK
*How to Read a Mind,University of Nottingham , UK
*The Practice of Adapting ,Teaching ,and Creating OER Workshop (CPE from University of Texas at Austin),USA
*University Teaching , John Hopkins University , USA
*Cambridge English Grammar:Language Awareness, Cambridge University ,UK                                                                                               
*Cambridge English Teaching Challenges Record of Achievement, Cambridge University ,UK
*SDL Academy Translation Professional Development Program, UK
*Language Revival: Securing the Future of Endangered Languages,University of Adelaide, Australia
* Arizona State University Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Courses , USA:
-Teach English Now ! Foundational Principles
-Teach English Now ! Theories of Second Language Acquisition
-Lesson planning with the ELL in Mind  -Assessing Achievement with the ELL in Mind
*Stanford University , California , USA:
-Using Communication-Focused Activities in Designated English Language Development Lessons
-Using Complex Texts to Develop Language
-Teaching EFL/ESL Reading:Task Based Approach 
(University of London ,UCL Institute of Education)



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British Council CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
*One-week CPD Workshops in November 2014:
1-Watch, Learn, Practice:Video Based CPD and Collaboration  
2-Teacher Research as CPD in Practice  
3-What Lies Beyond?CPD with Lasting Impact
4-CPD that Works
5-Innovation in English Language ( General Lecture)  
*Using Authentic Materials with ESOL Learners
*Developing Written Accuracy with ESOL Learners :Principles and Approaches
*Teaching Beginners

Cambridge University ELT (English Language Teaching) CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Record of Achievement
The Five Teaching Challenges
*Find New Ways to Motivate your Learners
*Find New Ways to Identify and Correct your Learners’ Mistakes
*Create a Professional Development Plan that Works for You
*Grow Your Confidence Using English in Class
*Be more confident Using Digital resources

U.S. Department of Education Sessions
*Certificate for Master Teacher for English Learning/Civics
*ELL -U: The Role of Culture
*ELL -U: Second Language Acquisition

U.S. Government ELT & Language-related Courses 
*Shaping the Way We Teach English:Paths to Success in ELT, U.S.State of Department
*Shaping the Way We Teach English:The Landscape of English Language Teaching,U.S.State of Department
*National Institutes of Health Plain Language Training
*Plain Language [USA GovLoop]
*US Defense German Reading Course(Level3)
*New Ways to Teach Character Education ( Medal Of Honor Character Development Program)
Library of Congress Teacher Professional Development Sessions
*Supporting Inquiry with Primary Sources
*Copyright and Primary Sources
*Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints
*Analyzing Primary Sources: Maps
*Finding Primary Sources
Linguistic Courses from Philipps-Universität Marburg,German
Linguistics 101 -Fundamentals
Linguistics 103 -The Nature of Meaning
Linguistics 201 -The Structure of English

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The United Nations Courses:
*Principles and Guidelines for UN Peacekeeping Operations
*The World Bank Group Education Strategy 2020
*Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on the Women, Peace,& Security Agenda in Africa ( In Progress)

The European Union Courses:
*The European Union in Global Governance

Life Skills Courses:
1*USA GovLoop Training:
*Critical Conversations :Communicating Up , Down & Sideways Online Seminar
Was granted 1 CPE Credit , National Registry of CPE Sponsors ID # 116222
*Know Thyself: An Introduction to Self-Awareness
*Your Brain on Conflict
2*(University of Michigan) ,USA
*Successful Negotiation:Essential Strategies and Skills

USA National Archive Sessions:
*Secrets for Searching the National Archives Online Catalog
Courses where (French) is the Language of Instruction in the Classes:
* Digital Teaching and Delivering Training,Education Strategies Project,ENS Cachan & Lyon,France    
* Digital Teaching and Delivering Training:Trainer of Adults,ENS Cachan&Lyon,France
*Digital Teaching and Delivering Training in Language Field ,ENS Cachan & ENS Lyon Grenoble3,France
*Language between Nature and Culture, Aix-Marseille université,France

Courses where (Spanish) is the Language Instruction of the Classes:
*Proofreading and Style in the Spanish Language ,Open University of Barcelona,Spain
*Applied Educational Innovations, Universities of Zaragoza & Salamanca,Spain
*Advanced Spanish Language &Culture,University of Southern California, USA

Translation Work Experiences
*Miriam Accounting Office,Montreal,Canada:Financial Translator  2010-2013                                                                                         
*L’association des traducteurs et des interprètes judiciaires du Québec, Montreal,Canada
Freelance Translator  2006-2013                                                                                               
*The International Civil Aviation Organization (United Nations/Montreal,Canada) 1999                    
*Department of Foreign Relations(Egyptian Chamber of Commerce)  1997-1999                                    
*Translation of “N.A.V.I.R.E.S”website from French into English:
( www.navirentrepreneuriatsolidaire.com)   2011



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                    Professional Associations&Affiliations
*Membership of International Association of Professional Writers and Editors
*Membership and Reviewer at American Journal of Language and Literacy
*ALTE (The Association of Language Testers in Europe)
*EALTA (The European Association for Language Testing and Assessment)
*ETAW (European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing)
*The English Project, University of Winchester, UK
*Citizen Science Association,USA
*Europeana (European Union Encyclopedia) Network
* The Commonwealth Of Learning(COL)
*New York Association for Computers &Technology in Education (Membership:I32049)
*International Language Testing Association (Membership ID : #8O56WJCMALC0)
            
Certified Professional Development Webinars
 Please do refer to my portfolio of professional development to view all the webinars

Interests
Reading : Here are my favorite readings available on my blogs:
*Library of Congress Gems: http://gems-of-knowledge.blogspot.com/
*EU Encyclopedia Knowledge : http://euencyclopedia.blogspot.com/
*National Geographic Knowledge : http://nationalgeographic-2015.blogspot.com/ 
* Les trésors de la biblithèque nationale de la France ( (National Library of France Treasures) : http://tresors-bnf.blogspot.com/

Composing Poetry
*My Poetry Book : Insomniac Nights :http://moments-of-illumination.blogspot.com/