Teaching & Evaluation

COURSES 

UNIVERSITY-LEVEL TEACHING

• LIN3003 (University of South Florida) - Language Matters.

• FRE 1120 (University of South Florida) – Online French beginner I. 

• FRE 1121 (University of South Florida) – Online French beginner II.

• ESL 430 (Austin Peay State University) – Writing course for high intermediate & low advanced international students. 

• ESL 310 (Austin Peay State University) - Speaking and listening focused class for intermediate students.

• ESL – Grammar 3A & 4B (Austin Peay State University) – Grammar focused language classes for intermediate & advanced students. 

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCES

• ARB 1.1 (Tennessee Language Center) –Arabic beginner I classes.

• ARB 2.1 (Tennessee Language Center) –Arabic intermediate I classes.

• FRE 1.1  (Tennessee Language Center) – French Beginner I classes.

• ESL & Literacy 1 & 2  (Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee) - Classes designed for international new comers in the Nashville community.

TUTORING

•  MEP – Migrant Education Program – (Tennessee Opportunity Programs) – tutoring sessions for children of agriculture migrant worker parents in Davidson & Rutherford County TN.

STUDENT EVALUATION 

LIN3003

"He is a caring professor who answers questions quickly and respectfully. He gives extensive feedback that guides us with our writings."

"Great teacher and very helpful with any questions. Thank you for making the class interesting and interactive. Have a good summer."

"Everything in this class was explained very well, so there were no issues with back and forth emails. I really enjoyed this class and learning about language."

"The professor was very responsive. His feedback was specific and helpful."

"The professor was very detailed about the course materials in the syllabus and allowed ample opportunity for students to reach out if they had any questions. The professor also facilitated a lot of valuable group work and group perspective thinking. The professor also not only had video lectures, but the slides, and notes for the slides available for the students to use."

FRE1120 

"I recommend this course to everyone!"

"Very straightforward class. not difficult at all". 

"The McGraw-Hill format was useful, as the assignments helped me become better familiar with the information, and the class was fun and useful."

"I wish he taught French II too! I loved having Mr. Fahmi as a professor because he gave us all the resources to be successful. This has been my favorite course in college. Always prompt to respond to any question via email."

"Professor Fahmi is fantastic at engaging students. He answers emails on time and provides extensive help if the student needs it. He truly wants to see his students succeed, and will help them where he can to achieve this goal."

"Professor Fahmi is one of the most helpful online instructors I have ever had!! fair when it comes to grading, let's us know exactly what is expected of us which i liked."         

FRE1121 

"Professor Fahmi's class was a great introduction to French and he was very helpful whenever I needed help. I would recommend him to other students, as well as take his class again for higher levels of French! flexible and understanding to student's needs."

"Professor Zakaria Fahmi motivated me to be more interested in the French language and the culture of France". 

"Great professor! Easy to communicate with and very fair to his students. Great job!"

"The teacher is very patient and works with the students."

SUPERVISOR EVALUATION  

Graduate Assistant Performance Evaluation - Spring 2022

"We are extremely pleased to have Zakaria teaching our online beginning French courses".

Graduate Assistant Performance Evaluation - Spring 2021

"Zakaria has done an excellent job with these courses. A pleasure to work with. He has been very successful. I am extremely pleased with Zakaria's performance." 

Graduate Assistant Performance Evaluation - Spring 2020

"Zak has done a wonderful job taking over the online French program. We are deeply grateful for his ability to work on this own to maintain a thriving only program. The Canvas sites for his class are very impressive, and students seem quite pleased and are eager to follow him to the next level. He is very easy to work with and an excellent colleague."