My Resume
GHANIA ZGHEIB
5597 Seminary Road apt# 810 S, Falls Church, VA 22041 (571) 830-0012 gueniazgheib@gmail.com
EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
PhD in Education. Concentration: Instructional Technology - May 2013
MS in Educational Psychology. Concentrations: Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation - May 2009
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Kaslik, Lebanon - July 2009
MA in Applied Linguistics
Lebanese University, Faculty of Letters, Fanar, Lebanon - July 2003
BA in English Literature and Linguistics
EXPERIENCE
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Arabic Language Instructor (Modern and Classical Languages): Fall 2008- Spring 2010
- Teach elementary, intermediate and advanced levels of Arabic.
- Design assessment instruments.
English as a Second Language Instructor (English Language Institute): Fall 2009- Summer 2010
- Teach Intermediate and High-Intermediate Oral Communication skills.
- Teach High-Intermediate Core class.
- Teach Modern Informal Writing, The World Today, and Spelling electives.
- Design assessment tools for all courses.
- Teach University Vocabulary elective course.
- Teach Advanced Reading and Writing course to Graduate students
- Teach ESL to employees at Radio Free Asia, DC
Graduate Assistant/ Writing Tutor: September 2008 – May 2009
- Tutored undergraduate and graduate students in writing to help them pick up on patterns of error and understand them to improve their overall writing skills.
- Administered the assessment and evaluation of the Writing Center.
- Designed instruments (interview questions, surveys, and checklists) and used them to collect data for the assessment of the Writing Center at GMU.
- Used SPSS to analyze data collected quantitatively and generated a preliminary report.
George Mason University Life Assessment Committee Member:Fall 2009 – Summer 2010
Georgetown University, Washington DC
English as a Second Language Instructor:Fall 2009 - Summer 2010
- Taught TOEFL Grammar course
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Kaslik, Lebanon: February 2006- January 2007
English as a Foreign Language Instructor
- Taught English 100 level as a foreign language
The Apple Tree Institute, Washington DC: May 2009 - September 2009
Assessor
- Administered and scored four instruments: PPVT, EVT, TEMA, TOPEL.
Antonine Sisters School- Mar Elias, Ghazir, Lebanon: September 2003- July 2007
English as a Foreign Language Teacher
- Taught English as a foreign language to 5th, 6th, and 7th graders.
- Designed assessment tools (tests, portfolios, projects) to evaluate students’ progress in the language.
- Managed the administration of the iEARN Online Writing Project with 6th graders, which gave them access to share their writing with students around the globe.
- Performed action research on 7th graders to examine the impact of the use of portfolios on students’ proficiency in the English language.
College Des Soeurs Des Saints Coeurs, Kfarhbab, Lebanon: September 2001- July 2005
English Language Teacher
- Taught English as a second language to 4th and 6th graders.
- Designed all assessment tools useful to evaluate students’ progress in the language.
SKILLS
- Strong attention to details, ability to multitask and work in teams.
- Written and spoken fluency in French, Arabic, and English
- Advanced skills in writing evaluation reports and proposals.
- Data collection as well as quantitative and qualitative analysis using SPSS and Nvivo software.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.