D r. Ahmed Hani Naif
PhD. in Education/English Language

Date of Birth: 11-05-1971
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact No. 07750544370
Spoken Languages: English/ fluent. Arabic/native. Finnish/ medium level

Employment History
2023-
Full time lecturer at Al-Mustaqbal Uni. Department of English Language
2023-2023
Full -time Lecturer at Al-Farabi Uni. College/ Department of Pharmacology
2018 - 2022
Lecturer at the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki.
Teaching English Language to multicultural adult learners.

2015-2019 PhD in Education /English Language
University Science Islam Malaysia/USIM
Produced a thesis in education under the title of “ACCULTURATION AND THE USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES BY ADULT ARAB ILLITERATE AND LOW-LITERATE LEARNERS OF FINNISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE IN FINLAND”

2012-2015 Public Relation Manager /Rayan Engineering Consulting/Dubai
-Liaises with the local authorities regarding issuance of buildings permits.
-Liaises with other companies that deal with the office i.e., following up payments. Arranging the staff vacations and ticketing.
- Shortlist and prepare applicants for interview when the office needs new employees.
2011- 2012 Full time lecturer at Al-Iraqia University – College of Arts
Teaching Comprehension Course / first year students.

2011 - 2012 Lecturer at Al-Turath University College – Baghdad
Teaching Comprehension & Grammar Courses - first year students and Translation Course - second year students as a part time lecturer.

2009-2011

Master of Arts (English Language Studies)
University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Produced a thesis in linguistics under the title of “THE USE OF COGNITIVE READING STRATEGIES AMONG EFL TERTIARY LEARNERS: A CASE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD-LADIES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION” for the University Kebangsaan Malaysia.

2002 – 2009 English Language Teacher
Ministry of Education, Dubai- UAE
Key Responsibilities
Teaching English language to students of different grades (intermediate and high school).

1999-2002 English Language Teacher
National School-Ajman - UAE
Key Responsibilities
Teaching English language to students of different grades (intermediate and high school).
Taught American and British Curriculum.
Assisting the school administration in some administrative works.
A member of the school curriculum committee.

1994-1999 English Language Teacher
Al-Farabi High School, Ministry of Education-Baghdad
Key Responsibilities
Teaching English language to high school students.

Education
1990-1994 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
Al-Turath University College, Baghdad-Iraq
Occupational Training & Other Skills
-The candidate had attended a big number of training courses held by the UAE Ministry of Education-Dubai. The training included courses in modern teaching methods and computer applications in teaching English language.
- Courses in Finnish language.
- Finnish Driving Licence
-Teaching Methods Course/ University of Technology Baghdad. Feb. 2021

Referees
Professor. Dr.Supyan Hussain
Coordinator of Computer Applications programme
School of Languages- University Kebangsaan Malaysia
E mail: [email protected]
Assistant Professor Dr.Nor Fariza Mohd Nor
Lecturer of Discourse Analysis
School of Languages- University Kebangsaan Malaysia
E mail: [email protected]
Dr. Saazia Bt Mat Saad
E Mail: [email protected]
Senior Lecturer /School of Language Studies –University of Science Islam Malaysia

Publications
1. THE ISLES (INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ LEARNING EXPERIENCES): THE HUMAN TOUCH
IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education, Vol. 3, Issue 8, August 2017
2. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES USE AND CHALLANGES FACED BY ADULT ARAB LEARNERS of FINNISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN FINLAND
English Language Teaching; Vol. 10, No. 4; 2017
3. THE IMPACT OF THE ACCULTURATIVE SOCIAL VARIABLES ON ADULT FSL LEARNERS IN FINLAND
International Journal of Management and Applied Science, Volume-4, Issue-7, Jul.-2018
4. THE BRITISH POLITICIANS AND THE COGNTIVE AND SOCIAL MANIPULATION
International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies, Volume4, No 3 (2020)
5. The Impact of the Affective Acculturative Variables on Adult Arab Learners of Finnish
International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies, Volume 6 No 1 (2022)
6. From Minority to Official Language: The Current Status of Kurdish Language after 2003
International Journal of Information Technology and Language Studies, Volume 6, No 1 (2022)