EDUCATION
Graduate / UndergraduatePh.D.: Interdisciplinary (Law, Finance, Religion, Foreign Languages and Cultures) (6/99)
Cheikh Anta Diop University: Dakar, Senegal / License: Islamic Civilization and Arabic Literature
(6/91)
Cheikh Anta Diop University: Dakar, Senegal
Diploma of In Depth Studies: Interdisciplinary (Law, Finance, Religion) (12/95)
Cheikh Anta Diop University: Dakar, Senegal / Degree in Literal Arabic: Translation and Language Skills (Arabic/French) (6/90)
University of La Sorbonne Nouvelle: Paris, France
Certificate in English (6/95)
University of Cambridge: Cambridge, UK / Diploma of Literary Studies: English/Arabic (6/89)Cheikh Anta Diop University: Dakar, Senegal
M.A.: Interdisciplinary (History, Education Foreign Languages) (12/93)
Cheikh Anta Diop University: Dakar, Senegal / Certificate in Literal Arabic: Translation French/Arabic and Arabic/French (6/89)
University of La Sorbonne Nouvelle: Paris, France
SKILLS RELATED TO CAREER OBJECTIVES
Language Skills:
French (native speaker)Wolof (native speaker)
English (fluent)Arabic (fluent)
Spanish (intermediate)
Translation Skills
Translated from English to French, French to English, Arabic to French, and French to Arabic during several international meetings held in Dakar, Senegal; Translated topics included culture, politics, medicine, law, education, and economics.
Computer Skills:
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office; Internet Literacy; Rudimentary knowledge of Java; Type 40 words per minute.
Presentation and Training Skills
Presented information to Fulbright Scholars; Developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Arabic, translation, and listening-comprehension; Taught adult education courses in Arabic grammar and literature, and in translation from/into French and Arabic.
Research, Writing, Supervising, and Archiving Skills
Designed and completed three graduate level research projects; Organized and cataloged a 40,000 volume library using international standards; Trained and supervised student aides in cataloging skills and responsibilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant6/00
Fulbright Pre-Departure Program, Washington, D.C.
Supervisor: Ms. Ann Martin
Presented main social and cultural environments of Francophone Africa; Presented detailed descriptions of Francophone educational systems; Described the political environments of Francophone Africa; Provided lists of relevant academic institutions and resources.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
Instructor9/96-4/00
Department of Arabic, Cheikh Anta Diop University: Dakar, Senegal
Supervisor: Babacar Samb, Department Chairperson
Designed and taught language laboratory classes; Designed and taught graduate level courses in translation techniques; Designed and taught undergraduate level courses in listening-comprehension and classical Arabic literature.
Guest Lecturer12/97
Department of Political Science, Loyola University: Chicago, Illinois
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Schraeder
Designed and taught class on Islam in Africa
Guest Lecturer4/98
Department of Political Science, Elmhurst College: Elmhurst, IL
Supervisor: Dr. Amy Patterson
Designed and taught class on the history of Islam
Fulbright Fellow6/97-10/98
Loyola University
Advisor: Dr. Peter Schraeder
Designed research plan for conducting dissertation research; Conducted library research; Interviewed experts on subject matter; Synthesized data and wrote findings; Presented preliminary findings to Dr. Schraeder at regular meetings; Took graduate level courses in Financial Institutions, Financial Environment, and Economics of Development and Growth.
Instructor/Archivist1/96-6/96
Islamic Institute of Dakar
Supervisor: Ravanne Mbaye, Director
Organized and cataloged a 40,000 volume library using international standards; Trained and supervised student aides in cataloging skills and responsibilities; Taught adult education classes on Arabic grammar, Arabic literature, and translation from/into French and Arabic.
Instructor1/96-6/96
Jeanne d’Arc College, Dakar Senegal
Supervisor: Mr. Karim Diallo
Designed and taught courses in Business Arabic.
Free-Lance Translator-Interpreter1995-2000
Translated from English to French, French to English, Arabic to French, and French to Arabic during several international meetings held in Dakar, Senegal; Translated topics included culture, politics, medicine, law, education, and economics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)
President1993-95
Medina Neighborhood Young Men’s Economic Enterprise Assistance Association
Supervised the management of the association’s financial resources; Coordinated projects, board meetings, and general association meetings.
PUBLICATIONS
The Contemporary Islamic Financial System and Its Legal Implications: The Renewal of the Islam Business Law (Ph.D. Dissertation)The Impact of Modern Banking Practices in Traditional Islamic Business Law (Dissertation for Diploma of In-Depth Studies)
Teaching of Arabic Language in Senegal’s Public Schools During the French Colonial Rule 1815-1960 (M.A. Thesis)
“Liability, Tort and Risk in Islamic Sunni Law: The Role of Contract”
(submitted to the University of Pennsylvania’sJournal of International Economic Lawfor review)
The Contemporary Islamic Financial System and Its Legal Implications: The Renewal of Islamic Business Law (currently revising doctoral dissertation for submission to Washington University Press)
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
Fulbright Junior Staff Scholarship Recipient1997/98
Best in the Class: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Laureate of the National Spelling Contest in French 1993
“Prix d’Excellence” Award , end of Secondary Studies 1987
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT COURSES
Translation (Arabic-English-French)Financial Institutions
Comparative Literature (Arabic, English, French Literature)Financial Environment
Economics of Development and Growth Comparative Laws of Contract
Comparative Stylistics Linguistics, Phonetics
REFERENCES
Dr. Amy Patterson, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Elmhurst College
Box 2335, 190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Ph: 630-617-3037
e-mail:
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