I have been in the field of teaching English as a second language for over five years. I mainly work with adult learners at the level of higher-education and older. I worked briefly with younger learners as well. Over the years, I have embraced and modified my teaching method and approach to the whole process in many ways. This development was motivated by experience I acquired through the years I spent in the business and the educational development events I usually participate in such as forums, training courses and even a big part of my master's degree.
If there was one thing I would pick to highlight about what I have learnt through my years as an educator, it would be the compelling feeling that I am now liberated from committing to a single point of view or approach of teaching. As one of my dearest teachers puts it: we are in a post-methods era. The teacher in the class is a mediator overlooking the whole process, when he/she has good command of the material, a good background in teaching, the required soft skills, the necessary communication with and understanding of the students, their needs and patterns of development, in this case this educator is the only one in control of what to use of different methods and materials, when and how to use them for the greater good of his/her students.
Experimental Syntax Lab Newark, DE Assistant Researcher May 2020 – Present
• Responsible for putting experiments up to Amazon Mechanical Turk and monitoring participants’ behavior.
Concept Egypt Benha, Egypt Training Executive April 2018 – June 2019
• Teaching English as a foreign language to adults including university students and professionals.
• Responsible for in class teaching, assessment, class designing, placement of students.
• Worked with professionals to develop their linguistic knowledge in their specialized fields and prepare for professional exams in English.
Global Education for Training Services Cairo, Egypt
English Language Teacher January 2018 – April 2018
• Teaching English as a foreign language to university students and staff in Ain Shams University as a part of a training protocol between the two institutions which aimed at preparing the students for the job market.
Words-Painting for Translation and Training Services Benha, Egypt
Instructor / Translator May 2017 – March 2018
• Translated between Arabic and English.
• Assisted with delivering training services in the field of translation, was responsible for the linguistically oriented classes on
topics of the phonology and syntax of English and Arabic.
• Designed and taught classes customized for students seeking enrolment in degree where English was the language of
instruction.
• Trained professionals and academic researchers to be able to read and attend lectures in English in their respective fields.
Middle East News Agency Cairo, Egypt Intern News Translator and Editor 2016
Institution: University of Delaware Newark, DE
Degree: Master of Arts. Linguistics and Cognitive Science.
Dates attended: August 2019 - May 2021
Institution: Benha University* Benha, Egypt
Degree: Master of Arts. Linguistics and Cognitive Science.
Dates attended: September 2016 - June 2017
*Finished the pre-master theoretical courses
Institution: Benha University Benha, Egypt
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Faculty of Arts.
Major: Major: English Language and Literature.
Dates attended: September 2009 - June 2013
Ahmed Moustafa - CV.pdf