...PERSONAL INFORMATION
 

Name    Address   E-mail    Web Site

Nada Salem AbiSamra MarTakla - Hazmieh - Lebanon nadabs@hotmail.com http://nadabs.tripod.com

...OBJECTIVE

A position as an ESL Coordinator/Teacher or as a Foreign
Language Coordinator/Teacher which allows me to build upon 
my proven language, communication, interpersonal, 
organizational, and computer skills in addition to my strong 
interest in helping students become responsible, respectful,
resourceful, self-aware, and self-confident.

  - B.A., Arabic, French, English Languages-- U.S.J.- Université Saint Joseph-
    Lebanon-- June, 1986 
  - M.A., Translation-- U.S.J.- Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon-- June, 1987 
  - Teaching Diploma, TEFL/TESL (Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language) 
    A.U.B.- American University of Beirut- Lebanon-- June, 1999 
  - M.A., TEFL/TESL (Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language) 
    A.U.B.- American University of Beirut- Lebanon-- June, 2003 
 

Graduate Courses in Teaching English (Click for the web pages)

  A.U.M.- Auburn University at Montgomery- Alabama, USA- 1999/2000
  - Advanced Educational Psychology  (GPA= 4.0/4) 
  - Tests & Measurement in Education  (GPA= 4.0/4) 
  - Research in Education  (GPA= 4.0/4) 
  - Rhetoric & Style  (GPA= 4.0/4) 

  A.U.B.- American University of Beirut- Beirut, Lebanon- 2000/2002
  - Problems of Teaching Reading (Fall 2000) 
  - Determinants of Educational Policy (Fall 2000) 
  - Seminar in TEFL -- Teaching Culture (Spring 2001) 
  - Theory and Design of Curriculum (Spring 2001- Auditing) 
  - Problems of Teaching Writing (Fall 2001) 
  - Second Language Acquisition (Spring 2002) 

Workshops Presented:
  - “Affect in Language Learning: MOTIVATION”
     Presented at the American University of Beirut in spring 2002 during the course
     “Second Language Acquisition” taught by Dr. Shaaban.

  - “Teaching Idioms”
     Presented at the American University of Beirut in spring 2002 during the course
     “Second Language Acquisition” taught by Dr. Shaaban.

  - "Team Building- Be the Leader. Produce Leaders. 
     Organize Teams that Work!"
     Presented at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon 
     on Staff Development Day to ACS teachers and to other teachers coming 
     from several Lebanese English schools/universities. Nov. 2, 2001 

  - "Team Building"- Presented with Jennifer Magierowicz to New Faculty
    at the American Community School (ACS)- Lebanon, Aug. 2001 

Workshops Attended:

  Translation Workshop
  - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- "Stage de Formation Continue: 
    Interpréter l'autre, le traduire- Lisibilité et Fidélité" 
    Commission de formation et de qualification des traducteurs- ETIB- 
    June 2001 
    (Click here to get to the web site I am designing for the workshop)

  ESL & General Workshops/Conferences
  - Georgetown University- USJ Online Teaching Workshop I: Using On-Line Resources-
     First on-line workshop- Planning effective reading lessons and using on-line resources 
     to link reading lessons to other language skills- December 2002 
  - American Community School (ACS) - Living Values Workshop- September 2001 
  - American Community School (ACS) - CPR Training- September 2001 
  - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- English Teachers' Education Workshops: 
     "Developing Integrated Evaluation Projects from Authentic Sources" 
     Given by Carol L. Romett- Georgetown University- June 2001 
  - American Community School (ACS) - Teachers' Workshops- 2000/2001 
  - Lebanese American University - "Language & Change"- November 2000 
  - HHHS- Saida- Lebanon- International Conference on ADD & ADHD- November 2000 
  - Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon & Collège Notre-Dame, Jamhour- Lebanon- 
    Several ESL & Methodology workshops 
  - King's College, Bournemouth, England - July/August 96  (ESL Teachers' Course) 
  - N.D.U.- Notre Dame University- Lebanon-- ESL Workshop- September, 93 

  French Workshop
  -  U.S.J.- Université Saint Joseph- Lebanon- 1993 

  Computer Workshops/Courses
  - Future Kids/ Data Management- Lebanon-  Computer basics, word, Excel- 
     November 1996 
  - Data Management- Lebanon- Internet Training Session: Easy Soft- 
     September 1997 
  - Gateway Country- Montgomery, Alabama- "Welcome to Gateway Country" 
     Software Training- September 1999 
  - Gateway Country- Montgomery, Alabama- "HTML Fundamentals" 
     September 1999 
  - Advanced Training Group- Auburn University Montgomery- Alabama- 
     "Web Page Design using HTML and Frontpage 2000- Introduction" 
     June 2000 
  - Advanced Training Group- Auburn University Montgomery- Alabama- 
     "Web Page Design using HTML and Frontpage 2000- Intermediate" 
     June 2000 
  - Advanced Training Group- Auburn University Montgomery- Alabama- 
     "Photoshop Introduction"- June 2000 

Computer Skills
  - Internet (surfing and designing web pages), Adobe Photoshop, Xara Webstyle for 
     graphics, WS FTP, Windows, Word Processing, Excel, PowerPoint

Languages
  - English, French, Arabic: Fluently (Spoken & Written) 

Memberships
  - Member of the "Team Building" Newsletter since August 2001. 
  - Member of  IAWMD, International Association of Web 
    Masters & Designers since August 14, 2001. 
  - Member of  Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education, 
    since May 2000. 
  - Member of  TESOL since May 2000. 
  - Member of the TESL-L & FLTEACH Listservers. 
  - Member of the  French Alliance in Montgomery, Alabama since October 1999. 
  - Member of the Maxwell Officers' Wives' Club in Montgomery, Alabama from 
    October 1999 to June 2000. 

Volunteer Work (1999-2000) 
  - Interpreting- English/French and French/English for Jeana Boggs & Associates- 
    Court Reporter & Karen Rogers- Lawyer (Deposition)- Montgomery- AL 
  - Teaching ESL at the International Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base- 
     Montgomery- Alabama. 
  - Teaching Computer & Internet at Our Lady Queen of Mercy Catholic School- 
     Montgomery- Alabama 
  - Teaching French to a few international ladies & friends in Montgomery. 
  - Preparing an American student for the French Advanced Placement Examination
    (She ended up having 5/5 on the exam) & Designing a web page for her. 
  - Designing web pages for Students and Friends. 
 

...WORK EXPERIENCE
 

...REFERENCES

...INTERESTS

          Traveling, Web Page Design, "Surfing" the Net, Reading, Dancing, 
          Swimming, Biking, Skiing, Tae-Kwon-Do, & Teaching.