(MA in TAFL + 30+ years of elite broadcast/interpretation experience

From 15 £ /h

Section 1: About Me (Your Introduction)
With over 30 years of experience at the highest levels of professional communication, I provide elite Arabic language coaching tailored strictly for international professionals, diplomats, corporate executives, and media personnel.

I hold a Master of Arts in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) and have spent three decades working as a professional radio announcer, news editor/translator, and high-stakes simultaneous interpreter.

Because of this unique background, I do not teach standard, entry-level conversational phrases. Instead, I specialize in bridging the gap between intermediate/advanced language skills and true professional fluency. I train my clients to navigate, understand, and speak the precise Arabic utilized in regional newsrooms, diplomatic embassies, and international corporate boardrooms.

Section 2: Specialized Curriculums Offered
My lessons are entirely customized, goal-oriented, and structured around your specific professional sector. My primary tracks include:

1. Media Arabic & Broadcaster-Level Pronunciation: Learn to rapidly decode live news broadcasts, analyze complex print and digital media structures, and master the exact vocal delivery, rhythm, and clear pronunciation required for public speaking and interviews.

2. Diplomatic & Political Arabic: Acquire the specialized vocabulary, nuanced registers, and cultural diplomacy etiquette needed for high-stakes international relations, NGO reporting, and formal presentations.

3. Professional Translation & Interpretation Coaching: For aspiring linguists or professionals looking to refine their cross-language skills (English/Arabic/French), I provide rigorous coaching in simultaneous/consecutive interpretation and technical text analysis.

Section 3: My Teaching Style & Terms
As a veteran educator, I value structure, efficiency, and absolute discretion. I respect your schedule and design every 60-minute session to maximize your time, providing proprietary materials, targeted vocabulary tracks, and real-time corrections.

Available Formats: High-intensity online sessions (via Zoom) or select in-person executive coaching within Cairo (Maadi, Heliopolis, Zamalek).

Booking Structure: To guarantee measurable professional results and maintain a structured learning trajectory, specialized modules are confirmed and booked in upfront blocks of 5 or 10 sessions.

If you are ready to elevate your command of professional Arabic and gain an elite communicative edge

Location

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Around Cairo, Egypt

Online from Egypt

About Me

Welcome! / أهلاً بك!
I am a passionate Arabic teacher with ten years of teaching experience under my belt. I love languages and believe that they are the bridge of communication and the road to self development and the development of the entire world. I am learning Chinese language and am trying to remind myself of the problems that language learners are facing. I attempt to iron out these problems.
I have flexible schedule and I am always happy to assist my learners and help them in any possible way.
I am a believer of the fact that one will never learn a language until s/he get to know the culture of the language. Hence I promise to provide a learning experience where you would get a real picture of living in an Arab country.

Education

MA TAFL from the American University in Cairo
MA in Interpretation and Translation from Ain Shams University, Faculty of al Alsun
BA in Arabic and English Languages

Experience / Qualifications

Taught Courses
◊ Course: Written translation into Arabic
Level of the course: Graduate course/ Second year translation Diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 5
Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
◊ Courses: Written translation into English
Level of the course: Graduate course/ Second year translation diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 5
Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
◊ Courses: Simultaneous interpretation into Arabic
Level of the course: Graduate course/ Second year translation Diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 5
Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
◊ Courses: Written translation into Arabic
Level of the course: Graduate course/ First year translation Diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 3
Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
◊ Courses: Written translation into English
Level of the course: Graduate course/ First year translation Diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 3
Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
◊ Courses: Simultaneous into Arabic and into Arabic
Level of the course: Graduate course/ First year translation Diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 3
Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
◊Courses: Consecutive interpretation into Arabic
Level of the course: Graduate course/ First year translation Diploma equivalent to MA
Number of students: 5 Contact hours: 3-6 hours/week
 (1999- 2005) Seven-year experience of teaching Arabic to non native speakers of Arabic at the American University in Cairo.
Departmental teaching responsibilities:
1- Proctoring placement tests of potential students.
2- Evaluating and interviewing potential students at placement tests.
3- Curriculum preparation.
4- Teaching for 15-32 hours/week.
5- Participating in weekly department meetings and workshops. 6- Preparing learning material for CALL.
Taught Courses
◊ Course: Teaching Businessman Arabic language
Level of the course: Tutorial
Number of students: one
Contact hours: 9 hours/week
◊ Course: Teaching Arabic Grammar
Level of the course: tutorial
Number of students:1
Contact hours:6
◊ Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic
Level of the course: Beginners
Number of students: 11
Contact hours: 9 hours
◊ Course: Teaching Arabic language grammar
Level of the course: intermediate
Number of students: 4
Contact hours:6 hours
◊Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic Language Level of the course: Beginners
Number of students: 11
Contact hours:9 hours
◊ Course: Modern Standard Arabic (intensive)
Level of the course: Advanced Number of students: 12
Contact hours: 21 hours/week
◊ Course: Translation and writing
Level of the course: Intermediate
Number of students: 8
Contact hours: 3 hours/week
◊ Course: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Conversation
Level of the course: Beginner
Number of students: 1
Contact hours: 4 hours/week
◊ Course: Modern Standard Arabic (intensive)
Level of the course: Advanced Number of students: 12
Contact hours: 21 hours/week
◊Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic
Level of the course: Intermediate
Number of students: 6
Contact hours: 21 hours
◊Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic (intensive)
Level of the course: Beginners
Number of students: 12
Contact hours: 21 hours
◊ Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic (Intensive)
Level of the course: Intermediate
Number of students: 10
Contact hours: 21 hours
Special thing about the class is that I have one student with a learning disability.
◊ Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic (intensive)
Level of the course: Beginners
Number of students: 15
Contact hours: 21 hours
The Special thing about the class is that I had six students with different learning disabilities.
◊ Course: Teaching Modern Standard Arabic (intensive)
Level of the course: Intermediate
Number of students: 8
Contact hours: 21 hours
◊ Course: Egyptian Colloquial Arabic
Level of the course: tutorial
Number of students: 1 Contact hours:6 hours  Three-month experience of assisting in teaching English to Egyptian students.
Activities in course development
 Three years in preparing educational material for regular and computer assisted language learning.
■ Research interests
1- Second Language Acquisition.
2- Pragmatics of Arabic Language.
3- CALL

Age

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes

120 minutes

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