Dr. Ahmed Hani Naif PhD. in Education/English Language Date of Birth: 11-05-1971 E-mail: [email protected] Contact No. 07750544370 Spoken Languages: English/ fluent. Arabic/native. Finnish/ medium level Employment History 2023- Full time lecturer at Al-Mustaqbal Uni. Department of English Language 2023-2023 Full -time Lecturer at Al-Farabi Uni. College/ Department of Pharmacology 2018 - 2022 Lecturer at the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki. Teaching English Language to multicultural adult learners. 2015-2019 PhD in Education /English Language University Science Islam Malaysia/USIM Produced a thesis in education under the title of “ACCULTURATION AND THE USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES BY ADULT ARAB ILLITERATE AND LOW-LITERATE LEARNERS OF FINNISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE IN FINLAND” 2012-2015 Public Relation Manager /Rayan Engineering Consulting/Dubai -Liaises with the local authorities regarding issuance of buildings permits. -Liaises with other companies that deal with the office i.e., following up payments. Arranging the staff vacations and ticketing. - Shortlist and prepare applicants for interview when the office needs new employees. 2011- 2012 Full time lecturer at Al-Iraqia University – College of Arts Teaching Comprehension Course / first year students. 2011 - 2012 Lecturer at Al-Turath University College – Baghdad Teaching Comprehension & Grammar Courses - first year students and Translation Course - second year students as a part time lecturer. 2009-2011 Master of Arts (English Language Studies) University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Produced a thesis in linguistics under the title of “THE USE OF COGNITIVE READING STRATEGIES AMONG EFL TERTIARY LEARNERS: A CASE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD-LADIES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION” for the University Kebangsaan Malaysia. 2002 – 2009 English Language Teacher Ministry of Education, Dubai- UAE Key Responsibilities Teaching English language to students of different grades (intermediate and high school). 1999-2002 English Language Teacher National School-Ajman - UAE Key Responsibilities Teaching English language to students of different grades (intermediate and high school). Taught American and British Curriculum. Assisting the school administration in some administrative works. A member of the school curriculum committee. 1994-1999 English Language Teacher Al-Farabi High School, Ministry of Education-Baghdad Key Responsibilities Teaching English language to high school students. Education 1990-1994 Bachelor of Arts (English Language) Al-Turath University College, Baghdad-Iraq Occupational Training & Other Skills -The candidate had attended a big number of training courses held by the UAE Ministry of Education-Dubai. The training included courses in modern teaching methods and computer applications in teaching English language. - Courses in Finnish language. - Finnish Driving Licence -Teaching Methods Course/ University of Technology Baghdad. Feb. 2021 Referees Professor. Dr.Supyan Hussain Coordinator of Computer Applications programme School of Languages- University Kebangsaan Malaysia E mail: [email protected] Assistant Professor Dr.Nor Fariza Mohd Nor Lecturer of Discourse Analysis School of Languages- University Kebangsaan Malaysia E mail: [email protected] Dr. Saazia Bt Mat Saad E Mail: [email protected] Senior Lecturer /School of Language Studies –University of Science Islam Malaysia Publications 1. THE ISLES (INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ LEARNING EXPERIENCES): THE HUMAN TOUCH IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education, Vol. 3, Issue 8, August 2017 2. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES USE AND CHALLANGES FACED BY ADULT ARAB LEARNERS of FINNISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN FINLAND English Language Teaching; Vol. 10, No. 4; 2017 3. THE IMPACT OF THE ACCULTURATIVE SOCIAL VARIABLES ON ADULT FSL LEARNERS IN FINLAND International Journal of Management and Applied Science, Volume-4, Issue-7, Jul.-2018 4. THE BRITISH POLITICIANS AND THE COGNTIVE AND SOCIAL MANIPULATION International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies, Volume4, No 3 (2020) 5. The Impact of the Affective Acculturative Variables on Adult Arab Learners of Finnish International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies, Volume 6 No 1 (2022) 6. From Minority to Official Language: The Current Status of Kurdish Language after 2003 International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies, Volume 6, No 1 (2022)