Dr.Montasser Mohamed AbdelWahab Mahmoud
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http://imamu.academia.edu/MontasserMohamed
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Montasser_Mahmoud2?ev=hdr_xprf
http://montasser-mahmoud.branded.me
Skype: dr_montasser73
Degrees:v A Doctorate in English Language, Applied Linguistics, TEFL, Cairo University, Institute of Educational Studies, August 2010, with recommendation to be published and distributed among Arab universities
v An MA in English Language, Applied Linguistics, TEFL, Cairo University, June 2006, Excellent Degree
v A Two-Year Diploma in Simultaneous Interpretation, Cairo University, College of Arts, Sept 1999, Good Degree
v A License of Arts in English Language, Minia University, College of Arts, 1994, Good Degree
Teaching Posts and Experience:v An Assistant Professor at Al Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, College of Languages and Translation, Riyadh, KSA, from October 2012- to Present
v A Visiting Professor at the University of Regina, Faculty of Education, Saskatchewan, Canada, from June 2015 to August 2015
v A Lecturer at Al M'aref Higher Institute for Language and Translation, Cairo, Egypt, from June 2011- to Present
v A TEFL Lecturer at October Six University, College of Education, English Language Department, from October 2010- to July 2011
v An English Language Instructor at Al Azhar Institutes from April1999 to May2011
v An English Language Teacher at Government and Private Schools From1995 to 1999
Extra Credentials:v Certified International Professional Trainer (CIPT) , American Council for Accredited Certificates (ACAP), Institute of Professional Manager, From 7 to 20 July 2012
v Training of Trainers (TOT) Certificate, United Academy for Training and Consulting, the Advanced Institution for Training and Quality, From 7 to 20 July 2012
Articles Published:1. An Evaluative Study of the Advanced Level English Language Textbook, Move Ahead 3, Prescribed for Third-Year Preparatory Students at Al-Azhar Model Institutes. Journal of Educational Sciences, Cairo University, Institute of Educational Studies, ISSN:1110-7847, July 2012, Volume 20, Part one.
2. Developing an English Language Textbook Evaluative Checklist, IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME) e-ISSN: 2320–7388,p-ISSN: 2320–737X Volume 1, Issue 3 (Mar. –Apr. 2013), PP 55-70,
3. The Effectiveness of a Suggested Specific course on Developing Third-Year University Students’ Skills in Translating Culture-Specific Items, Theory and Practice in Language Studies, TPLS, Volume 3, Number 8, August 2013, ISSN 1799-2591
4. Problems of translating Islamic religious items, Arabic and Translation Magazine, Issue 16, Winter 2014, Arab Organization for Translation, Beirut, Lebanon.
5. The Effectiveness of Using the Cooperative Language Learning Approach to Enhance EFL Writing Skills among Saudi University Students, Journal of Language Teaching and Research, JLTR, Vol. 5, No. 3, May 2014,
6. Culture and English Language Teaching in the Arab World, Adult Learning, May 2015 26: 66-72, first published on March 2, 2015 doi:10.1177/1045159515573020
Books Publishedv Islamic Arabic Culture in English Language Textbooks, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Heinrich-Böcking-Str. 6-8, 66121, Saarbrücken, Germany, Sept. 2013, 978-3-659-47621-1
v Using Learners’ Local Culture to Develop English Language Skills: Developing English Language Listening and Reading Comprehension Skills by Using Islamic-Arabic-Culture-Based Content, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Heinrich-Böcking-Str. 6-8, 66121, Saarbrücken, Germany, Nov.2013,978-3-659-48945-7
v Khutbas of the Prophet’s Holy Mosque, Al-Imam University Publishing House, Volume 2B, October, 2013 (A Member of the Translation Team)
v Khutbahs of the Prophet’s Holy Mosque, Al-Imam University Publishing House, Volume 2B, October, 2014 (A Member of the Translation Team)
University Course Books Published(1) Approaches of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (for fourth- year students), October 6 University, College of Education,2011
(2) Teaching English Language Skills (for third-year students), October 6 University, College of Education,2011
(3) Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Methods and Techniques (for second year students),October 6 University, College of Education,2011
Activities:
1. A Nile/TESOL Member, Cairo, Egypt, from August 2015
2. A Member of the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand from 2014
3. A Member of the Arab Society of English Language Studies (ASELS),
4. A Member of Arab Association of Educational Technology, AAET from December 2011
5. A reviewer at the Journal of Research Chronicler from July 29 2014, Thana Naka, Panvel. Navi Mumbai (India), ISSN 2347 – 5021 (Print),
ISSN 2347 - 503X (Online)
6. A reviewer at the (IJAH) International Journal of Arts and Humanities by Spring Journal, ISSN-2360-7998
7. A reviewer at the Journal of Education and Training from April 14 to April 1, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108,United States
8. A reviewer at the Journal of Teaching &Teacher Education, Bahrain Teachers' College (BTC), University of Bahrain (UoB)
9. A reviewer at the International Education Studies Journal, Canadian Center of Science and Education from May 2013 to May 2015,
10. A reviewer at the British Educational Research Journal, BERJ an Official Journal of the British Educational Research Association, BERA
11. A reviewer at IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME)
Conferences Attended1. The 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Culture - B/Orders Unbound: Transgressing the Limit in Arts and Humanities, Süleyman Demirel University, ''Perspectives on the Insertion of Students’ Local Culture in English Language Textbooks in the Arab World"''', May 7-8, 2015, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta
2. The First Forum on the Role of Translation in Enhancing Cultural Interconnection, Naif University for Security Sciences, "Challenges of Translating Islamic Religious Items from Arabic into English", Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, 21-23 April, 2015
3. The 3rd International ELT Symposium, “Humanizing the ELT Classroom: Best Practices for Best Outcomes”, Al-Yamamah University, Saudi INTERLINK Language Centre , Riyadh, KSA, Nov. 12-14, 2013
4. IFIUT, the International Forum of Innovators in University Teaching, Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. From 3 to 5 February 2013.
5. The International Translation Day, PSRTC Prince Sultan Research and Translation Centre, PSU Prince Sultan University, Monday, September 30th, from 8:30 to 3:30, 2013
6. Five Conferences at CDELT , Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Workshops Attended1. Topic: Test Development
Trainer: Dr. Ghazi bin AbdelAziz As-Saddhan
Location: Room 34, College of Languages and Translation, Al-Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Time: From 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. December 22nd 2014
2. Topic: Teaching academic writing
Trainer: Mr. Peter Lucantoni,
Location: The main hall of the College of Languages and Translation, Al-Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Time: From 12:00 to 1:30 on Tuesday 4th March, 2014
3. Topic : Functioning Social Networking Services in the Academic Environment
Location : Al-Imam University, College of Languages and Translation
Duration of Time : 15 hours from 15/4/ 2013 to 17/4/2013
4. Topic: A Practical Approach to Critical Thinking Building Blocks
Trainer: Mr. Peter Lucantoni,
Location: The main hall of the College of Languages and Translation, Al-Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Time: From 12:00 to 1:30 on Tuesday 2nd December, 2013
5. Topic: English for Specific Purposes: English for Humanizing Purposes
Trainer: Prof. Charles Hall, an associate professor at the University of Memphis.
Location: Al-Yamamah University, Saudi INTERLINK
Time: From 1:30 to 2:30 on Thursday November, 2013
6. Topic: Setting the Record Straight: Myths about L2 Reading and Reading Instruction
Trainer: Prof. William Grabe, Professor of Applied Linguistics and Vice President for Research at Northern Arizona University
Prof. Fredricka L. Stoller, Professor of English at Northern Arizona University
Location: Al-Yamamah University, Saudi INTERLINK
Time: From 1:30 to 2:30 on Wednesday, November, 2013
7. Topic: Introduction to Academic Leadership
Trainer: Prof. Robert Cipriano, Chairperson, Recreation and Leisure Studies Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Location: Riyadh, Marriott Hotel
Time: From 8:30 to 4:00 on Wednesday, May 2013
8. Topic: Innovative strategies to engage students in cooperative education and research
Trainer: Prof. Dean Van Galen- Chancellor of the University Of Wisconsin, River Falls
Location: Rooms 209-210 at Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University
Time: From 1:00 to 4:00 on Tuesday April, 2013.
9. Topic:
Trainer: Prof. Dean Van Galen- Chancellor of the University Of Wisconsin, River Falls
Location: Rooms 209-210 at Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University Time: From 1:00 to 4:00 on Tuesday April, 2013.
Events & Activities:10. Topic: Electronic Services inside Al-Imam University
Location: Al-Imam University, College of Languages and Translation
Duration of Time: 2 hours from 10: 00 to 12:00 , Monday 17/3/2014 16/5/1435
11. A webinar presented by Dr. Graham Spanier, President Emeritus of The Pennsylvania State University, USA, The Success or Failure of Strategic Planning”. November 19, 2013 From 7:30 PM to 9:00
12. A webinar presented by Dr. Martin Jischke, 10th President of Purdue University, Leading for Results: Lessons from the Purdue Experience,
7th May, 2013 From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
13. Topic : Functioning Social Networking Services in the Academic Environment
Location : Al-Imam University, College of Languages and Translation
Duration of Time : 15 hours from 5/6/ 1434 to 7/6/1434
14. A Permanent attendant of all college seminars all year round
Seminars Presented1. "How to Evaluate an English Language Textbook"by Dr. Montasser Mohammed@ 9:10 a.m.in the staff room, College of Languages and Translation, Sunday, 7st April 2013
Books TaughtDuring the last 19 years of my academic career, I have taught the following courses and specialized in the following areas:
v Effective Academic Writing 2
v Effective Academic Writing 3
v Great Writing 2 (Great Paragraphs)
v Reasons to Write
v In other Words
v Approaches of Translation
v Better English Pronunciation.
v English Phonetics and Phonology.
v The Process of Writing a Paragraph.
v Step Forward 4
v Medical (Career Paths)
v Medical II (Career Paths)
v MLA (Research Methodology )
v English Grammar in Use.
v Understanding and Using English Grammar.
v 30 Passages in Reading Comprehension
v Reading Explorer 3
v Business Result Plus
v New Interchange.
v Let's Talk.
v English Vocabulary in Use.
v New Headway Plus (Beginner)
v New Headway Plus (Elementary)
v New Headway Plus (Pre-intermediate)
v Move Ahead.
v Move Ahead Plus.