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