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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication skills and extensive educational preparation; in-depth knowledge of cultures related to the study of Arabic, French, and Spanish. Multilingual skills in: Arabic, English, French, and some proficiency in Spanish.
• Ability to create and implement effective teaching methods with an emphasis on encouraging student interaction. Rapport with students, colleagues and administrators.

SCHOLASTIC DEVELOPMENT

• “Pages from the life of Gibran Khalil Gibran” Part One and Two: Presentation-at the Arabic Circle, The University of Chicago, March 2007.
• “Fútbol Palestina”: Translated interviews with soccer players for a movie entitled, “Palestinian Soccer,” 2005.
• “Performance in Foreign Languages”: Presentation-at the 46th Annual Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA), St. Louis, Missouri: November, 2004.
• Designed Instructional Interactive CD-ROM Training Module for the Indiana Fire Department. Focused on fire fighting safety procedures when assisting Arabic and Spanish speaking victims: Summer, 2004.
• Publication of my poem “Chemistry Nightmare” in Skylark magazine, Spring 2001.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Modern Language Association.
• Member, Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.
• Member, American Association of Teachers of Arabic.
• Member, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).