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Experience (not in the United States)

  • American University in Cairo, Egypt, TEFL and TAFL Faculty member, 1984 - 1986 (Assistant Professor) and 2001-2005 (Associate Professor)

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  • Hong Kong Institute of Education, Department of English, 2005 - 2006 (Lecturer)

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  • English Language Fellow, English Language Programs and Regional English Language Office IRELO) United States Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia 2012 - 2013 

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  • English-medium Communication Skills for Marketing Professionals in the Automotive Sector, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 1992 and 1993 (consultant professor) 

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  • Aizu University, Fukushima, Japan, 2003 (consultant professor and job candidate) 

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  • TESOL International Association and Venezuela TESOL collaborative workshop Carabobo, 1990 (TESOL workshop leader team member), Guatemala – English for Specific Purposes and General English Conference, 2008 

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  • Taiwan TESOL Conference keynote presenter and workshop leader 2007, TESOL Arabia keynote, pre-conference leadership certificate program instructor, and conference presenter and attendee 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2010. 

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Georgetown University & United States Department of State

English Language Specialist Programs:

Afghanistan

Botswana

Chile

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Hungary

India

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Malaysia

Mexico

Nepal

Oman

Qatar

Russia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

SELECTED CONSULTING PROJECTS 

  • Invited consultant, Teachers of Critical Languages Program, United States Department of State and American Councils for International Education:  How To Be A Transformational Leader in Your Educational Community.  A pre-departure program for grantees completing their work as teachers of Mandarin and Arabic in United States schools for 2022-2023 academic year.  

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  • Recipient of US Department of State, Middle East Studies Initiative (MEPI) Grant, to present a featured plenary, “Leaders In Online TESOL,” Teacher Leadership Academy, Dubai Men’s College, United Arab Emirates. May, 2009. 

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  • Zayed University, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. January/February 2006. Consultant, English Language Writing Program and Language Education. 

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  • Finding Your Voice in Online TESOL Graduate Education. Invitational featured presentation, TESOL Arabia, Dubai. March 2008. 

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  • Effective Professional Presentations. Leadership Development Certificate Program, TESOL Arabia 2005 Convention, Dubai

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  • Recipient of Educational Testing Service Foundations of Language Assessment (FLA) Grant (with Drs. Christine Coombe and John R. Schmidt), to co-present a 2-day workshop for university-level English instructors, Binational Center (IGA), Guatemala City. January 2010. 

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  • Orientation Program Design and Workshop Program Leader, English Teaching Assistant Program, Fulbright/Institute for International Education, to provide TESOL content preparation for ETA Program awardees for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Washington, DC. June 2009. 

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  • TESOL Coach, English Speaking Nations Program, Tashkent and Nukus, Uzbekistan (2021) TESOL 

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  • International Association, American Councils on International Education and George Mason University. Consultant, Winchester, Virginia (United States) Public Schools. A three- year project to design and provide ongoing guidance and professional development for administration and teaching faculty on Dual Language Program (English and Spanish) at Frederick Douglass Elementary School and system-wide English as a Second Language (890 students), 2016-2019. 

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  • Workshop Leader, English as a Second Language and Writing Program, Lord Fairfax Community College 2018- 2020 – Teaching and assessment, English writing skills. 

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  • Training, English Language Teaching Assistant, Fulbright, Middle East North Africa, 2009 and 2010 – pre- departure training; and Malaysia, 2013 – in-country training. 

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