Riyad Alhomsi
2525 N Los
Altos Ave, Apt. 217, Tucson, Arizona 85705
Skype: riyadal-homsi
EDUCATION
MA, English Language Teaching
§ University of Warwick, UK, 2005-2006
Diploma, Literary Higher Studies
§ Al-Baath University, Syria, 2004-2005
Diploma, Education & Teaching Methodology
§ Al-Baath University, Syria, 2003-2004
Diploma, Translation
§ Al-Baath University, Syria, 2002-2003
BA, English Language and Literature
§ Al-Baath University, Syria, 1998-2002
ARABIC LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
§
Arabic
Language Instructor, University of Arizona, Sep 2013 - Present
§
Arabic
Language Instructor, Lehman College, New York City, Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
§
Arabic
Language Instructor, Manhattan College, New York City, Sep 2011- May 2013
§
Teacher
of Arabic to Speakers of Other Languages, Al-Baath
University, Syria. Apr 2009 - Jun
2009
§ Teacher of Arabic to Speakers of Other Languages, SHABAB Centre, Homs – The British Council,
Damascus, Syria. Jun 2009 - Sept 2009
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
§
Translation
Project on Syria, Creative Media Design, New York, USA. August 2012 -Oct 2012
§ Documentary Project Arts
Engine, Inc. USA. August 2012 - Sep 2012
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
§
Teacher
Trainer - ELT MA & Diploma Programmes, Al-Baath University, Syria. Sept
2008 - July 2011
§
ESP
Instructor, E-Marketing, Open Learning Center, Al-Baath University, Syria. Sep
2010 - July 2011
§
ESP
Instructor, Law School, Open Learning Center Al-Baath
University, Syria. Sep 2009 - July 2010
§
Teacher
of TOEFL & IELTS courses, Al-Baath University, Syria. Nov 2007 -July 2011
§
Teacher
of General English and Spoken English courses, Al-Baath University, Syria. Nov
2007 - July 2011
§
ESP
Instructor, School of Civil Engineering and School of Pharmacy, Al-Baath
University, Syria. Feb 2008 - Sept 2008
§
ELT
Instructor, Al-Baath University, Syria. Sept
2003- Oct 2005
§ ESP Instructor, School of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and
School of Agricultural Engineering, Al-Baath University, Syria. Sept 2003 - Jul
2004
PUBLICATIONS
§ Alhomsi, R., 2012. ‘Teacher Autonomy or
Learner Autonomy, Which one Comes First’ English teaching Professional.
Issue 80, May.
§ Alhomsi, R., 2011. ‘Objective Observations for
Novice Teachers’. English Teaching Professional, Issue 76, September.
§ Alhomsi, R., 2011. ‘All-in-One Game’. Humanising
Language Teaching, Issue 1, February.
§ Alhomsi, R., 2011. ‘Spoken English Course: A
Success Story’. Modern English Teacher, 20:1.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION
§ Panel Presentation, November, 2016: “Developing and Measuring
Intercultural Communicative Competence in Study Abroad and At-Home Programs:
Insights from Arabic”, “Technology Integration to Foster Students’ ICC and
Increase Motivation”
Presented at the MESA 2016 conference. Boston.
§ Paper, February, 2016: “Are you an Effective Language Teacher? How
do you Know?”
Presented at the 15th Annual Second Language Acquisition
and Teaching Interdisciplinary Roundtable Conference. The University of
Arizona.
§ Paper, January, 2016: “Technology Integration to Foster Students’
ICC and Increase Motivation”
Presented at the Fifth International Conference on the Development
and Assessment of Intercultural Competence (2016) Center for Educational
Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL). The University of Arizona.
§ Paper, October 2010: “Teacher Autonomy or Learner Autonomy, Which
One Comes First?”
Presented at The 10th International TEFL Conference.
Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
§ Paper, May, 2010: “Learning English: A New Concept”.
Presented at the Higher Institute for Languages, Al-Baath
University, Homs, Syria.
§ Paper, November, 2007: “Motivation and Success in English Language
Learning”.
Presented at the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Al-Baath
University, Syria.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
§ CALICO 2017 “Multilingualism and Digital Literacies” at NAU,
Flagstaff. AZ.
§ AZCALL 2015 at ASU, Tempe.AZ.
§ AZCALL 2014 at ASU, Tempe. AZ.
§ Fourth International Conference on the Development and Assessment
of Intercultural Competence (2014) Center for Educational Resources in Culture,
Language and Literacy (CERCLL). The University of Arizona 1/23/2014
- 1/26/2014.
§ The Southern California Arabic Language Teacher Council (SCALTC)
Third Annual Arabic State-Wide Conference. California World Language Project, Occidental
College. Jan, 2016
§ The Southern California Arabic Language Teacher Council (SCALTC)
First Annual Arabic State-Wide Conference. California World Language Project,
Occidental College. Jan, 2014
§ The Committee on Teaching about the United Nations (CTAUN) 14th
annual conference on “Education Is a Human Right” The United Nations
Headquarters. New York City, February 3rd, 2012.
§ The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Conference.
Washington, D.C. December 14th – 18th 2011.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
§
Reviewer,
15th Annual Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Interdisciplinary Roundtable Conference. February, 2016.
SCHOLARSHIPS, ASSISTANTSHIPS & AWARDS
§ Research and Project Grant, The University of Arizona, Summer
2017
§ Student-faculty Interaction Grant, the University of Arizona,
Spring, 2017.
§ Student-faculty Interaction Grant, the University of Arizona, Fall,
2014.
§ Full scholarship from the University of Arizona for a PhD
Degree in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program (SLAT), September
2013.
§ The Fulbright FLTA Program Award to teach at Manhattan
College, New York City. USA for 2011-2012.
§ The Syrian Ministry of Higher Education fully-funded Scholarship
for an MA degree in English Language Teaching at the University of Warwick,
UK in October 2005.
MASTERS DISSERTATION
§ Alhomsi, R. (2006). ‘Increasing the Motivation Level of Syrian
University Students through the Fostering Of Autonomy: An Exploratory Study’.
The University of Warwick, England. Professor Ema Ushioda.
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