Career Aspirations

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PERSONAL DATA

First name: Shady Full name: Shady Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Nationality: Egyptian Date of birth: June 17, 1975 Marital status: Married + 3 Children Current position: English Language Instructor; Teachers' College; King Saud University Mobile phone: 0553950496 E-mail address: [email protected]

CAREER ASPIRATIONS:

I wish to be employed in a position suitable for my education with scope to make use of my past experience. I hope to be up to date with new trends of teaching English language and to use creative techniques inside my classes. I'm willing to work in a team and interested in exchanging ideas with others. I always seek professional development through reading periodicals, having training courses, surfing the web, and attending conferences. I'm looking forward to getting down to my PhD in the near future.

QUALIFICATIONS

INSTITUTION DEGREE YEAR

Minia University BA in Education 1996

Minia University Special Diploma 1998

Minia University MA in Education 2005

1 TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED

COURSE CONDUCTED BY DURATION

Civic Education Sessions MOE + IELP-II a month

Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English (COTE) American University in Cairo 6 months

Communicative Reflective Methodology (CRM) MOE + IELP-II 18 days

School-Based Training (SBT) MOE + IELP-II 5 days

Do & Learn Course MOE + EEP 7 days

Computer for English Language Teachers (CELT) MOE + IELP-II 7 days

Intel Teach to the Future MOE + Intel Corporation 12 days

A Basic Computer Assisted Language Learning Course MOE + IELP-II 7 days (CALL)

Partnership for Learning University of Delaware (P4L) English Language Institute 6 weeks

COMPUTER SKILLS: I have good command of Win XP, Office XP, Win Vista and surfing the web. I am also used to developing educational materials using Power Point templates and Hot Potatoes software. I was selected by the Educational Enhancement Program (EEP) to train primary and preparatory teachers on teaching English using computers. This basic CALL course lasted for three weeks and was conducted in two different cities.

2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

. I was working as an English language teacher at the prep stage from 1997 to 2005.

. I was working as an English language teacher at the secondary stage from 2005 to 2008.

. I have attended the 9th & the 11th International EFL Skills Conference held at the American University in Cairo.

. I was selected by the Education Reform Program (ERP) to participate in a Focus Group including 15 top teachers to discuss questionnaire items designed for developing the educational system in Egypt.

. I have established a School English Language Unit for improving language proficiency of teachers of other subjects (not English).

. I used to deliver lectures to senior teachers and supervisors at the Local Bureau monthly held downtown.

. I have developed some papers related to teaching English language skills and teaching short stories.

. I had a 2-week training at Nasr city to work as a trainer for Berlitz Language Center, but I couldn't got a leave from the Ministry of Education due to shortage of teachers.

. I have participated actively in organizing and presenting a workshop at the Partnership for Learning Conference sponsored by the US Department of State and held in Assiut from February 14 to February 15, 2007. . I was invited by the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt to share my experience in the pre-departure orientation for Egyptian teachers who will participate in the Partnership for Teaching (P4T)-2007 Program.

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

Academic Courses: 1. Reading (3) 2. Writing (3) 3. Speaking (1) 4. Reading (2) 5. Teaching Practicum.

3 Training Courses:

. I have participated actively in the "E-learning Workshop" held at the English language Department in collaboration with by the US Embassy in Riyadh.

. I have attended a workshop entitled "Designing & Developing Staff Members' Web Sites" in the Community Service & Training Centre.

Committees:

. I am a member of the cultural committee in the English Language Department.

. I have delivered a lecture entitled "The Characteristics of a Good Language Learner" in the welcoming meeting with new students held in the college theatre at the very beginning of this academic year.

Others:

. I deliver lectures and design materials via multimedia in the Community Service & Training Centre for public security forces & sky marshals.

. I participate in translation assignments that are required of the department.

LEISURE ACTIVITIES:

. Improving my American accent through Language CDs.

. Reading religious books.

. Surfing the web.

. Watching TV news.

Thanks… Shady Ibrahim