Curriculum Vitae s412

Curriculum Vitae s412

<p> CURRICULUM VITAE Name Sadek Salem Firwana Date of Birth Sept. 6th, 1959 Place of Birth Gaza - Palestine Citizenship Palestinian Marital Status Married with 5 children Address Work: The Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) P.O. Box 108, Gaza – Palestine Tel. 08-2863554/ 2823311 Fax. 08-2863552 Email: [email protected] Home: 134/47 Othman Ben Affan St., Al-Sabra, Gaza – Palestine Tel. 08-2834267 Mobile: 0597 - 962296 Current Position - Lecturer and Teacher Trainer, Dept. of English – The Islamic University of Gaza EDUCATION: May 1982 BA in English Language & Education - Faculty of Education, University of Tanta, Egypt Feb.1996 Master of Education in Teacher Training for English Language Teaching Exeter University, UK August 2010 PhD in Teacher Education/Curriculum & Instruction, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA GRANTS & AWARDS Oct. 1994 – Sept. 1995 A Master Grant provided by the British Overseas Development Agency (ODA) Aug. 2006 – present A Ph.D. Grant provided by USAID as part of Palestinian Faculty Development Program (PFDP) May 2008 Lynch School of Education – Boston College 2007-2008 Award for Distinguished Achievement </p><p>TEACHING & RESEARCH  Teacher training  Methods of English language teaching  Instructional supervision  Reflective language teaching and learning  Educational change  Educational leadership  Quality assurance at tertiary education</p><p>TEACHING, RESEARCH & TRAINING EXPERIENCE:</p><p>March-April 2010 English for academic purposes for faculty of education instructors at the July & August 2009 Palestinian universities Research on the training needs of the Gaza Strip faculties of education instructors, a project initiated by the Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) – Ministry of Education and Higher Education and funded by the World Bank </p><p>1 Jan. 2009 – March 2010 A mixed-method research on the impact of Palestinian EFL teachers’ attitudes toward students’ oral errors on their students and choice of error treatment strategies 9th – 13th July 2005 Effective Interviewing Techniques (Interviewer Training) - Small and Micro Enterprise Training Program (SMET), Development and Planning Department (UNRWA) March 2005 – August Designer, Technical Coordinator of and Trainer on Professional English 2006 Programme - Continuing Education & Community Service Center – the Islamic University of Gaza 13th – 15th Jan. 2004 Coordinator of and trainer on the three-day workshop for about100 in- service Palestinian teachers, titled ‘Teaching Children English’ sponsored by British Council – Palestinian Territories 6th – 7th Jan. 2004 EFL methods for Children with Special Needs – Community Service Centre - Islamic University of Gaza 18th – 23rd Nov. 2003 Business Communication Skills Course – Small and Micro Enterprise Training Program (SMET) Development and Planning Department (UNRWA) 6th – 20th July 2000 Coordinator of and trainer on the 3rd English language Teachers’ Summer Institute: a two-week training course for about 100 in-service Palestinian teachers, entitled ‘Teaching Children English’, co-sponsored by the American Public Relations Office – The American Embassy July 10th - July 15th 1999 Coordinator of and trainer on the 2nd Summer Institute: a one-week course for about 90 in-service Palestinian EFL teachers, titled ‘Using the Computer and Internet for English Language Teaching’, co- sponsored by the United States Information Services and held at the Islamic University – Gaza Sept. 2000 – July 2004 Educational Texts in English – Course for Master students, Faculty of Education – Islamic University of Gaza April 19th, 1999 Speaker at the Palestinian PATEFL Symposium – Al-Quds University – Abu-Dees on Action Research Dec.6th – Dec. 10th Coordinator of and trainer on the Action Research Workshop for 1998 Palestinian EFL Teachers sponsored by the British Council and held at the Islamic University - Gaza 12th – 17th July 1997 Coordinator of and trainer on the 2nd Summer Institute for In-service EFL Teachers sponsored by the United States Information Services (USIS) and held at the Islamic University – Gaza. This course was entitled Communicative Language Teaching Oct. 1997-present Full-time lecturer & Teacher Trainer at the Islamic University – Gaza July – Aug. 1997 General English and Report Writing Courses – Municipality of Gaza July 1996 – Sept. 1997 Founder and chief editor of Gaza English Teachers’ Club Newsletter 1993 -1997 Member of the Ministry of Education for the selection of new English language teachers 1996 – present Trainer on TOEFL (more than 100 courses), General English and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses at the Islamic University Continuing Education and Community Service Center. March 1996 - July 1997 Part-time lecturer at the Islamic University – Gaza</p><p>2 Jan. 1996 - July 1996 English for Nurses - the Nursing School – Gaza March 1996 - July 1996 Part-time lecturer at Al-Quds Open University – Gaza 1994 – 2005 Practicum supervisor Oct. 1991- Oct. 1997 Full-time lecturer at the College of Education - Gaza Strip Sept. 1983 - Oct. 1991 Secondary School Teacher of English - Directorate of Education - Gaza May 1990 - Oct. 1992 Part-time lecturer at the College of Science and technology</p><p>COURSES & CONFERENCES ATTENDED:</p><p>20th – 23rd March 2008 Palestinian Faculty Development Program Grantees 2nd Conference – Portland, Oregon, USA 24th – 27th March 2007 Palestinian Faculty Development Program Grantees 1st Conference – Brandeis, Massachusetts, USA 8th – 9th Oct. 2004 Training Course for IELTS Examiner Preparation – The British Council – Gaza 24th – 28th Jan. 2004 Workshop for preparing Academic Programme Assessors – The Islamic University of Gaza 4th – 5th Oct. 2003 Training Course for IELTS Examiner Preparation – The British Council – Nicosia - Cyprus 11th – 15th Jan. 2003 Workshop for Preparing Self-assessment Academic Report – The Islamic University of Gaza April 1999 Palestinian PATEFL Symposium – Al-Quds University – Abu- Dees March 1995 The International House Teacher Training Conference – London March 1995 One-week course on classroom observation & constructive feedback, The International House, Hastings, Britain July 1994 ‘Where should we start?’ A national educational conference about the status of Education in Palestine prior to the overtaking of the Palestinian National Authority and the challenges and possible alternatives Aug. – March 1994 A series of seminars about English language teaching in the Gaza Strip held at Educational Development Centre - Gaza August 1993 The 1st In-set EFL Teachers Summer Institute: a two-week teacher training course held at Al-Azhar University - Gaza</p><p>3</p>

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