Curriculum Vitae
Name:Maher Mohamed Asfour Zubaidi
Nationality: Palestinian
Date of Birth: 5/2/1951
Place of Birth: Salfit – Palestine
Marital Status: Married
No. of Children: Four
Address: An-NajahNationalUniversity.
P.O.Box 7 Nablus- Palestine.
Tel. No.in Palestine :009-709-2344880 Mobile: 009-70-599072260
In Dubai: Via Nael : 0505077286
Email:
Education:
-B.A (Hons), Second Division, English Literature, AligarhMuslim
University (India), 1978.
-MA, English Literature, Second Division,AligarhMuslimUniversity
(India), 1980.
-Ph.D, Teaching Methodology and Curriculum Design. The University
of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan. Title of Dissertation
(Investigation of the Problems facing Language, Linguistics and
Literature Courses Taught at the English Department An-Najah
University).
Training:
One-month training course on American Literature and Culture (1992)
in Americasponsored by the (USIA).
Training course in statistics on SSPC.
Training course on the use of the internet in education.
Experience:
- Chairman of the standard and quality control committee at An-Najah
Community College.
- Member of the standard and quality control committee at An-Najah
LanguageCenter which is part of the general Committee at an-Njah
University
- One year experience in teaching English Language at the school level
(1980).
- Many years experience in supervising teacher trainees in government
schools in the field of child and elementary education and teachers of
English language.
- Coordinator of the academic program at an-NajahCommunity College
from 1991 till1995.
- Chairman of the Department of Educational Professions at an-Najah
Community College since 1995.
- Member of the recruitment committee at the Language Center An- Najah
University
- Member of the English Curriculum Committee at the Ministry of Higher
Education for several English courses taught at the community colleges.
- Member of the evaluation committee of the Paramedical Professions at
the Community College.
- Chairman of the evaluation committee of the Child Education Program at
the Community College.
- Member ofAn-NajahUniversitystudent’s social survey committee.
- Member ofan-NajahCommunity College Council.
- Member ofAn-NajahUniversity Council.
- Former member of the Palestinian Election Committee in Salfit
Governorate.
- Member of the board of trustees of the PalestinianCenter for Media and
Development
- 27 years of teaching more than thirty English language and literature
courses at the university level.
- Attended several local conferences on teaching English as a foreign
language.
- Recently nominated to attend the TESOL annual convention in San
Antonio- Texas from the 30th of March till the 2nd of April 2005.
- Presented several papers at international conferences in America, Egypt, Jordan, and Dubai.
Courses Taught:
1-ReadingcomprehensionI. 2- reading comprehension II. 3- grammarI. 4- grammars II. 5- Methodology I. 6- Methodology II. 7- Language &linguisticsI. 8- Language & linguistics II. 9- Study skills. 10- WritingI. 11- Writing II. 12- Advanced writing.13- romantic age. 14- Victorian age. 15- Literary forms. 16- Poetry 17- Advanced grammar. 18- English 101. 19- English 102. 20- English 111. 21- English 112. 22- Listening comprehension. 23- Aural comprehension and expression. 24- General English (community college) 25- English for medicine 26- technical English for financial and bank management. 27- Technical English for secretary and office automation. 28- English for computer science. 29- English for Business30- grammar I&II (Open University). 31- Readingcomprehension I&II(Open University). 32- Phonetics 33- listening comprehension I&II (Open University).
Publications:
1-Several poems in English published at American anthologies.
2-Translation and publication of Shelley's poem (Ode to the West Wind).
3-Paper published at the TESOL Arabia Journal entitled "The Value of Recreational Reading in language acquisition".
4-Paper accepted for publication as a chapter in a book published by TESOL Arabia.
5-Paper accepted for publication at the DirasatJournalJordanUniversity entitled Motivation through Extra Curricular Activities.
6-Paperpublished at the TESOL Arabia Journal entitled Culture as an Empowering Factor in the study of English.
7-Currently working on two different papers some of which are sent for publication.
8- Written nearly 50 poems in English
9-Written several poems in Arabic.
10-Translation of a book entitled "Meditation" for the Belgian writer Robert Lasaille. Under Publication.
Skills:
1-Excellent experience in the preparation of questionnairesfor evaluating programs and projects.
2-Excellent experience in school teacher training and supervising.
3-Experience in the preparation of feasibility studies of several projects and undertakings.
4-Preparation of evaluation reports of business and educational programs.
5-Excellent experience in the preparation of standard and quality control reports in education.
6-Skills in managing departments and monitoring works.
7-Capabilities of heading teams and coordinating different divisions of work.
8-Excellent abilities of training personnel in business works and business language.
9-Ability to work under stress and harsh conditions.
10-Skills in training employees and managers in the art of presentation, public speaking and chairing meetings.
11-Excellent skills in business correspondence.
12-Outstanding communication skills.
13-Abilities in managing human resources and leading teams.
Qualities:
hardworking, conscientious, committed, dedicated, punctual, sociable, serious, helpful, strong personality, flexible, active, visionary, foresighted and farsighted, planner, determined. intelligent, skilful, attentive, meticulous, quick in emergencies, sincere,and having wisdom of the old and spirit of the young.
Languages: Outstanding written and spoken English. Near native
speaker
Native speaker of Arabic.
Good command of spoken Hindi.
References:
1-Dr. Fathi Zubaide
Sema Dubai TV. Station
Email: alzubaide@hotmailcom.
Tel. Dubai: 0506455738
2-Dr. Samir Rammal
BerzeitUniversity
Email:
Tel: 0097092515825
3-Dr. Rami Hamdallah
An-NajahUniversity President
Tel: 0097092345113