KHEIRIYEH AHMADI
Block #6, Street #8, House #8 • Al-Jabriya, Kuwait • (965) 97601614
Kheiriyeh.Ahmadi@gmail.com
CORE COMPETENCIES
TESOL
Translation Arabic/Persian/English
Second Language Instruction
Microsoft Office Skills
Research Skills
Tutoring Skills
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Master of Arts in Teaching, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.93
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Concentration
American University of Kuwait, Salmiya, Kuwait
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, Summa Cum Laude, GPA 3.93
Anticipated November 2012
June 2008
HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS
Redefining the Visibility of a Writing Center for Middle East-North Africa Writing Centers Alliance Conference February 2012
Recipient of University of Southern California Dean’s Scholarship
September 2011
Dean’s Honor List, AUK
Fall 2004 –Spring 2008
Recipient of American University of Kuwait’s Academic Excellence Award
Spring 2006
Recipient of American University of Kuwait’s Dean's Scholarship
Fall 2006
President’s Honor List, AUK
Fall 2004- Spring 2005, 2008
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of Middle East-North Africa Writing Centers Alliance (MENAWCA)
February 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writing Center Staff Consultant and Administrative Assistant
September 2008 – Present
American University of Kuwait, Salmiya, Kuwait
 Teach and tutor students in English Composition at The Writing Center using individual and group modes of
instruction.
 Help ESL students overcome challenges unique to them in writing and expressing themselves by listening carefully to
them and coaching them in their writing process.
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Help ESL students improve their command of English by acting as their mentor and monitoring their learning process
through follow-up sessions.
 Conduct class visits and develop class presentations that used communicative methods to teach writing and research
writing skills for different lower and upper division university courses.
 Hold one-on writing consultation sessions with students whose abilities ranged from special needs to undergraduate
seniors, providing constructive feedback on their writing and research related concerns.
 Perform administrative duties, supervise as many as five employees (student workers) on the evening shifts, and
evaluate the professional conduct of student workers.
 Provide scheduling support and status reports to the Director of The Writing Center.
 Develop training sessions for the student consultants that trained them in tutoring writing skills.
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Manage the Writing Center’s academic resources, which include writing references, books, journals and handouts.
Capstone Student
September 2011 – May 2012
American University of Kuwait, Salmiya, Kuwait
60 students * 2 Sections
 Carried out independent teaching events such as "Sentence Fragments and Run-on," "Basics of Research Writing" and
"Annotated Bibliography" under the supervision of professors.
 Taught students research writing skills facilitating technology (computer lab and the projector), while integrating
cooperative learning strategy.
 Taught two independent sessions that used technology (PowerPoint presentation, projector, a movie), handouts, in-class
writing prompts to teach literary analysis writing (English 101).
 Performed a preliminary in-class analysis on text, for English 101 Analysis Essay.
 Conducted more than 40 hours of in-class observations of IEP (Intensive English Program) and undergraduate English
writing composition classes.
Writing Consultant
December 2005 – June 2007
American University of Kuwait, Salmiya, Kuwait
 Conducted individual consulting sessions with students discussing their papers, working on paragraph organization.
 Guided students as they brainstormed topics for papers, using Graphic Organizer techniques to facilitate the process.
SKILLS
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Fluent speaker, reader, and writer of Arabic, English and Persian languages.
Conversationally fluent in French.
Proficient in translation from Arabic/English and Farsi/English and vice versa.
Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, and other Multimedia Applications.
Excellent research skills in MLA and APA formats.
*References will be provided upon request.