Dr. Abdel Hamid Ahmed (PhD.) Assistant Professor of English Writing, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Social Sciences, Qatar University E-mail: aha202@qu.edu.qa Phone: (+974) 4403-6357 HIGHLIGHTS PhD in EFL/ESL Essay Writing Difficulties, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, the UK. MA in EFL composition writing, Faculty of Education, Helwan University. Experienced in TESOL/TEFL at the university level. EFL teacher trainer in Egypt. Teaching English in a multi-cultural classroom in Exeter and Birmingham, the UK. Experience in Teaching Business English and Academic Writing at EISU, Birmingham University. QUALIFICATIONS PhD in TESOL/TEFL- Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, the UK. September 2006 January 2011 Pre-doctoral Diploma- Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt September 2004 - September 2005 MA in TESOL/TEFL- Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. September 2003 - September 2004 Special Diploma in Education- Faculty of Education, Helwan University Cairo, Egypt. September 2001 - September 2002 Professional Diploma in Curriculum & Instruction - Faculty of Education, Helwan University September 2000 - September 2001 BA in English Literature - Faculty of Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. September 1998 - September 2000 BA in TEFL- Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. August 1994 - August 1998 1
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1. Assistant Professor of English Writing, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Social Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. September 2012- Present Teaching Professional Writing course Teaching Essay Writing II course Researching EFL/ESL Writing-related issues Participating in five departmental committees Attending research seminars and departmental meetings regularly Presenting research in progress in faculty research seminars Holding individual tutorials with students to discuss their writing-related issues Attending Faculty Improvement and Developments workshops 2. Assistant Professor of TESOL/TEFL - Faculty of Education, Helwan University, Egypt. March 2011 August 2012 Teaching Academic Writing courses. Teaching ESL/EFL Essay Writing courses. Teaching ESP courses to post-graduate students. Teaching EAP courses to post-graduate students. Teaching TOEFL and IELTS in a private language centre. Teaching ELT courses to undergraduate students. Teaching EFL Micro-teaching course. Teaching Curriculum courses to English majors. Teaching ELT methodology courses to student teachers of English. Supervising student teachers of English at preparatory and secondary schools in Egypt. Using CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) in English Language Teaching Assessing students formatively and summatively. Assisting in the organization of Faculty of Education conference. Assisting in the control and management of students examination. Translating educational research from Arabic into English and vice versa. 3. Part-Time Assistant Professor of TESOL/TEFL Institute of Educational Studies, Cairo University, Egypt. September 2011 August 2012 Teaching ESP courses to post-graduate students. Teaching TEFL/TESOL methodology courses to post-graduate students 2
4. Business English Presessional Teacher - EISU, Birmingham University, UK. July 2010 - September 2010 Teaching business English to international students. Teaching students academic speaking skills. Teaching students academic listening skills. Teaching students academic reading skills. Teaching students academic writing skills. Assessing students language skills. Providing one-to one writing support tutorials. 5. Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language - University of Exeter, UK. October 2009 - March 2010 Teaching Arabic as a foreign language to a group of 20 adult learners. Assessing students formatively and summatively. 6. EFL Teacher - EAC Summer Schools, UK July 2008 & July 2009 Teaching English as a foreign language to a group of teenagers. Taking part in the placement test by assessing students speaking and writing skills. Designing different teaching activities and games. Writing end of course report for each student. 8. Lecturer of TESOL/TEFL - Faculty of Education, Helwan University March 2000 - September 2006 Teaching ESL/EFL Essay Writing courses. Teaching ESP courses to undergraduate students. Teaching EAP courses to undergraduate students. Teaching EFL Micro-teaching course. Supervising student teachers of English at preparatory and secondary schools in Egypt. Assisting in the organization of Faculty of Education conference. Assisting in the control and management of students examination. Translating educational research from Arabic into English and vice versa. 9. Teacher Trainer 2004 & 2012 Training EFL teachers all over Egypt on Differentiated Instruction via video-conferencing at Ain-Shams Conference Hall in 2004. Training EFL teachers all over Egypt on how to use Multiple Intelligences Theory into the EFL classroom via Video-conferencing at Ain-Shams Conference Hall in 2004. Training secondary school teachers on how to use Active Learning Strategies, Helwan Faculty of Education, February 2012. 3
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1- IELP II (Integrated English Language Program)- 18-22 March 2001, Helwan University in collaboration with Ministry of Higher Education. 2- Pathways to Higher Education Training Program, Cairo University, 22/2/2004 4/4/2004. 3- Training of Trainers Workshop IV (TOT), 8-12 May 2004. 4- Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE), 2009, University of Exeter, UK. 5- Communications Skills, FLDC, Helwan University, 2011. 6- Effective Presentation, FLDC, Helwan University, 2011. 7- International Research Publishing, FLDC, Helwan University, 2011. 8- Credit Hours System, FLDC, Helwan University, 2011 9- Students Evaluation and Exams, FLDC, Helwan University, 2011. 10- Training of Trainers (TOT1), Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt, February, 2012. 11- Blackboard Training Sessions, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, 17 th and 19 th September 2012 12- Assessment Week (1), Office of Faculty Planning and Instructional Development (OFID), Qatar University, 4 th September 2012, (9:00 17:00). 13- Student Engaging Strategies: Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Office of Faculty Planning and Instructional Development (OFID), Day 4, 15 th January 2013 (8:30 16:00). 14- Writing in College in George Town University. Georgetown University, Qatar. 13 th Nov., 2012. 4:00-17:30. 15- Research Grant Writing Workshops, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, on the following dates: a) 30 th September, 2012 b) 3 rd October, 2012 c) 22 nd October, 2012 d) 7 th November, 2012. 16- Developing a Course Portfolio, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, on the following dates: a) 10 th October 2012 b) 28 th November 2012 17- International English Language Forum, Foundation Program, 16-17 January, 2013 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Skills Writing Research Proposals Critical Writing of the Literature Review Quantitative & Qualitative data collection and analysis Mixed methods research design Using SPSS to analyse data quantitatively. Using Content Analysis to analyse data qualitatively Representing data visually using Mind Manager Software Writing research findings and reports Writing bibliography using Endnote Software programmes. Proofreading, editing and reviewing others research papers. 4
IT Skills (ICDL, e-board, blackboard & Web CT) Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent Organizational and planning skills Effective presentation skills RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Ahmed, A. (2007). FL/SL Reading Comprehension Knowledge and Attitudes of Post-graduate Students at the University of Exeter, UK. ERIC. (ED497748). Ahmed, A. (2008). The Effect of Using the Whole Language Approach on Developing Egyptian Secondary Students' English Composition Writing., TESOL Arabia Publications. In C. Coombe, A. Jendli & P. Davidson (eds.) Teaching Writing Skills in EFL: Theory, Research and Pedagogy. Ahmed, A. (2008). Ontological, Epistemological and Methodological Assumptions: Qualitative Versus Quantitative., ERIC, ED504903. Seleim, S. & Ahmed, A. (2009). Missing: Electronic Feedback in Egyptian EFL Essay Writing Classes, Paper published in the proceedings of CDELT conference. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Ahmed, A. (2010). Organizational Difficulties of Egyptian Students' Essay Writing, Proceedings of Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2010) in Toronto, Canada. Ahmed, A. (2010). Students Problems with Cohesion and Coherence in EFL Essay Writing in Egypt: Different Perspectives. Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal (LICEJ), 1(4). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Ahmed, A. (2007). Differentiated Reading Instruction: Meeting the Learning Styles of All, Annual Staff and Student Conference at the School of Education & Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, UK. Seleim, S. & Ahmed, A. (2009). Missing: Electronic Feedback in Egyptian EFL Essay Writing Classes., Paper published in the proceedings of CDELT conference, "Technology and Language Learning from Theory to Practice, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Rezk, L. & Ahmed, A. (2009). Egyptian university teachers assessment practices in EFL essay writing, Annual Staff and Student Conference at the School of Education & Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, UK. Ahmed, A. (2010) Organizational Difficulties of Egyptian Students' Essay Writing, Canada International Conference on Education (CICE-2010) in Toronto, Canada. Ahmed, A. (2010). Contextual Challenges to Egyptian Students Writing Development. The International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS) Conference for Academic Disciplines, Harvard University, USA. Ahmed, A. (2013). A Process Genre Approach to Teaching EFL Writing. Paper submitted to the 7 th Conference of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing. 27-29 June, 2013. Budapest, Hungary. 5
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 1. Egyptian Students EFL Writing in a Socio-Cultural Context. 2. Exploring Egyptian English Majors EFL Argumentative Writing: Revealing the Unknown. Faculty Presentation, Department of English Literature & Linguistics (DELL), College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, 13 th February, 2013. 3. Exploration of Qatari Undergraduate Students E-mail Writing Difficulties in English: Surmounting the Challenges. (Start-up Grant, Qatar University, submitted 14 th February, 2013). 4. Qatar University Students E-mail Exchanges with Native and Non-Native Teachers of English: A Comparative Study. 5. The Effect of L1 on L2 Writing: A Contrastive Rhetoric Study. 6. Grammatical Problems of EFL Majors: Implications for Classroom Instruction & Assessment. 7. Stylistic Features of Egyptian English Majors EFL Argumentative Writing: An Exploratory Study. 8. A Process Genre Approach to Teaching EFL Essay Writing. COMMITTEES 1. Member of Quality Assurance Committee, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, September 2012 Present. 2. Member of English Minor Committee, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, September 2012 Present. 3. Member of New Minor Committee, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, September 2012 Present. 4. Member of Admission Committee, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, September 2012 Present. 5. Member of Conference Committee, Department of English Literature & Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, September 2012 Present. 6