Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address(es) Telephone(s) Fax(es) E-mail Nationality Date of birth Gender Bahram Moghaddas H.No H. No. 161,Kheshtsar, Mahmoodabad,Mazandaran, Iran Postal code: 46311-39631 (+98) 1144872347 (+98) 1144873391 Mobile: (+98) 9111274536 (+98) 9117334536 -------- dr.moghaddas@khazar.ac.ir bahrammoghaddas@yahoo.com bahrammoghaddas@gmail.com Iranian 11/11/1972 male Desired employment / Occupational Teacher – University Lecturer field Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector 2003-2015 High School Teacher 1.Teaching English Language & Literature 2.Tailoring English teaching methods to suit the needs of individual students 3. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of English classes Mahmoudabad Educational Administration Governmental 1991-2003 Guidance School Teacher 1. Marking work and giving appropriate feedback to pupils 2. Devising and writing new curriculum materials Mahmoudabad Educational Administration 1 Governmental 2000-2005 Shomal University English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English and ESP for A.A and B.A students 2.Devising appropriate tasks for better learning process Imamzadeh Abdollah Road, Amol, Mazandaran Non-profit 2002-2009 Scientific-Applied Education Center-Amol Branch English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English and ESP 2.Teaching different subjects to ELT students 2. Helping pupils to improve their different skills Taleb Amoli Street, Amol, Mazandaran Governmental 2004-2005 Scientific-Applied Education Center-Mahmoodabad Branch Lecturer 1.Teaching different subjects to ELT students 2. Motivating pupils in grasping a good knowledge of English Bishekola Village, Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran Governmental 2004-2009 Khazar Institute of Higher Education English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English to A.A and B.A students 2. Teaching reading, linguistics, writing, simple prose, short stories 3. Head of the English Department from 2005-2009 Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran Non-profit 2005 Islamic Azad University-Amol Branch English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English to A.A students Taleb Amoli Street, Amol, Mazandaran Private 2006-2007 Islamic Azad University-Nowshar and Chalous Branch English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English and ESP to A.A and B.A students 2. Teaching different subjects to ELT students Chalous, Mazandaran Private 2007-2009 Samangan Institute of Higher Education English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English to A.A and B.A students 2.Arranging homework and motivating tasks for students Taleghani Street, Amol, Mazandaran Non-profit 2009 Imam Khomeini Maritime Sciences University English Lecturer 1.Teaching general English to army students 2.Improving their conversational ability 3.Using multimedia to activate their learning ability Nowshahr, Mazandaran Governmental 2 2014-2015 Petroleum University of Technology-Mahmoodabad Branch 1.Teaching Speaking Courses 2.Using multimedia to improve various skills 3.Teaching writing courses Education and Training Dates Level in national or international classification 1987-1991 High School Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, Ayatollah Taleghani High School, Mahmoodabad, Mazandaran, Iran 1991-1993 Teachers Training Center A.D in English Language-Teachers’ Training , Emam Khomeini Teachers’ Training Center, Gorgan, Iran 1994-1996 University B.A in English language-Teachers’ Training, Islamic Azad UniversityNowshahr and Chalous Branch, Chalous, Iran 2001- 2004 Post Graduate Studies M.A in General Linguistics, Islamic Azad University-Tehran Central Branch, Tehran, Iran 2010-2014 Graduate School PhD in TEFL, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Persian Other language(s) English Self-assessment Understanding Listening Reading Language Language Social skills and competences 1 2 fluent fluent fluent fluent Speaking Spoken Spoken interaction production fluent fluent fluent fluent Writing fluent fluent 1.Managing the classes and high level of public affairs 2.Fully aware of diversity and cultural issues 3. Contacting parents and outside agencies to resolve a pupils problems 4. Creating positive relationships with students 3 Computer skills and competences Artistic skills and competences 1. Computer Training Course-Elementary Level 1 (2001-60 hours) 2. The Use of Computer and File Managing (2005-8 hours) 3. Word (2005-26 hours) 4. Communication and Information Technology Basic Concepts (2005-12 hours) 5. Communication and Information-Internet (2005-12 hours) 3 years’ experience in playing violin Other skills and competences Badminton and football player, Special skill in Tae Kwon Do Driving licence Light vehicle driving licence Professional Qualifications Certifications and Accreditations 1. Teachers In-Service Training: a) Training Course for Guidance School Teachers (1998-40 hours, 2002-40 hours) b) Prevention Training Course for the Sexual Intercourse Diseases, HIV and Hepatitis (2004-32 hours) c) Training Course for Review, Analysis and Teaching Method of English 3 High School (2007- 32 hours) 2. Letter of Attendance a) Foreign Languages Education in the Education System of Iran-Training Innovations and Curriculum Designing Research Institution (2008) b) International Seminar on Contemporary British Literature(post 1990s),Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2010) c) 12th International Conference of Science and Technology- Impact on Development and Justice (2012) d) 1st International Seminar on Issues in English Language Teacher Education (2014), Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran. 3. Certificate of Achievement: a) Iranian Teacher Training Program, Michigan State University-Dubai (2010) b) Research report Writing, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2011) c) Research and Documentation Skills for Professional Career in Development Sector, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2011) d) Research and Data Analysis Using SPSS, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2011) e) Employability Skills, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India (2011) f) Time Management, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabd, India (2012) g) Scientific Committee of the Regional Student Conference on Translation: Fields and Challenges, 2014, Amol, Iran. 4 Awards 1. Education Department Letters of Appreciation Ministry of Education-Mazandaran Province General Department of EducationMahmoodabd Education Department a) Questions Designer-Higher Rank in the Province (1999) b) Distinguished Teacher (1999) c) Mahmoodabad Student Organization (2003) d) Summer Plan Teacher (2004) e) Shaheed Nosratoddin High School (2006) f) Allameh Hasanzadeh High School-Ahlam (2008) g) Shaheed Rajaee Technical School (2008,2009) h) Allameh Helli High School (2009) i) Director of Mahmoodabad Education Department (2009) 2. University Letters of Appreciation a) Khazar Institute of Higher Education (2006,2008,20014) b) Oil Industry University-Mahmoodabad Maritime Sciences Faculty (2007) c) Scientific-Applied Education Center-Amol Branch (2007,2008) Publications and Presentations in Conferences 1. Managing Director of Vista Cultural and Scientific Magazine-Khazar Institute of Higher Education (May 2006) 2. The Effect of Pre-writing Activities on the Indian ESL Learners Composition Skills (ELT Voices India, 2011, ISSN: 2230-9136) 3. The Aims of Culture Learning in Teaching Foreign Languages (Tehran University national Conference, Tehran, Iran, 2011) 4. Language Teaching and the Issue of Culture in Classic and Digital Context (OUCIP International Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2011) 5. English Teacher Education in Iran (British Council and EFL University International Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2012) 6. New Trends in Education: The Use of Webquest in Educational Contexts to to Promote Learning, The Fifth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Art, Language & Technology; University of Applied Science & Technology, Culture and Art (1), 2012, Mashhad, Iran 7. Engineering Students EFL Methodological Preferences Bahram Moghaddas & Jamal Zakeri 7Th International & 43rd Annual ELTAI Conference, 2012, Velammal Engineering College, India, India 8. The Effect of Gender in Translation Accuracy of Iranian English Translators 3rd International Conference in Translation, Technology and Globalization in Multilingual Context, 2012, New Delhi, India 9. The Impact of Contextualization on the Iranian EFL Learners’ Performance in Written Tasks International Conference on English Language and Literature (ICELL), 2012, Hyderabad, India 10. E-Learning: A Linking Bridge to Globalization Hossein Daryaei, Bahram Moghaddas & Jamal Zakeri International Scientific Conference on Education and Globalization, 2012, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran 11. Globalization and Capacity Building in Education: An Essential Approach to Smart Schools Jamal Zakeri, Hossein Daryaei & Bahram Moghaddas International Scientific Conference on Education and Globalization, 2012, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran 12. Applying Drama Techniques in Teaching English in Iran IRJC, International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research, Vol. 1, Issue 9, September 2012, ISSN 22773630 5 6 13. Language Teaching and the Issue of Culture in Classic and Digital Context ZENITH, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 2, Issue 11, November 2012, ISSN: 22315780 14. English Teacher Education in Iran, ELT Voices, India, 2012 15. New trends in Education: The use of webquest in the educational contexts to promote learning, International journal of English Language and Literature, Volume 1, issue 2, India, 2013. 16. The effects of contextualization on the Iranian EFL learners’ performance in reading tasks, International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR), Vol. 3, Issue 2, June 2013. 17. The effect of gender in translation accuracy of Iranian English translators, International Journal of management and humanity sciences, Vol. 2(3), 2013. 18. The New Traces of CLT in Iran: What are EFL Teacher’s Perceptions?, The First Regional Conference on New English Language Course Books, 2014, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran. 19. Workbooks: A Challenge or a Threat for Learning in Junior Secondary Program, The First Regional Conference on New English Language Course Books, 2014, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran. 20.An Investigation into Iranian Junior High School EFL Students’ Perception towards Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), The First Regional Conference on New English Language Course Books, 2014, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran. 21. The Teacher’s Book of Prospect One: Let’s Underscore and Cons, The First Regional Conference on New English Language Course Books, 2014, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran. 22. Final Exam Assessment of Grade Seven Based on the Communicative Approach, The First Regional Conference on New English Language Course Books, 2014, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran. 23. The Whys and Wherefores of Literature as a Dynamic Channel for Language Learning, The First National Conference in Teaching English, Literature and Translation (NCTLT), 2013,Kharazmi-Safashar International Institute for Research and Education, Shiraz, Iran. 24. Enhancing the Vocabulary Learning of the Autonomous Learners in the Iranian EFL Context, The First National Conference in Teaching English, Literature and Translation (NCTLT), 2013, Kharazmi-Safashar International Institute for Research and Education, Shiraz, Iran. 25. E-learning: a linking bridge to globalization, International Scientific Conference on Education and Globalization, National Center for Globalization Studies, 2012, Tehran, Iran. Professional Memberships 1. Linguistlist.org Funded by Eastern Michigan University 2. Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI) 3. Society for Iranian linguistics 4. ELTAI, India 5. World Journal of English Language, Canada 6. Indian Translators Association, India 7. International Journal of HUmanities and Cultural Studies-Editorial Board, Tunisia. ISSN 2356-5926 http://ijhcschiefeditor.wix.com/ijhcs#!editorial-board/c1o63 8. International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL)- ISSN(Print) : 2249-6912 ISSN(Online) : 2249-8028 7 http://www.tjprc.org/journals.php?year=2015&jtype=2&id=40&details=editors 9. The Global Association of English Studies. a) The Global Journal of English Studies b) Englishes Today c) The Global Journal of Literary Studies http://www.thegaes.org/executive-board-of-editors 8