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Ahmad Abdel Tawwab Sharaf Eldin. PhD candidate in Linguistics. Al Azhar University. Teaching Assistant in State University of New York. USA.

Education / Qualifications 2008 – Present         PhD degree in Linguistics (in progress) The main focus of PhD project is the correlation between Language, power,    and ideology in the political discourse.

2006 – 2008         Excellent M.A degree in Linguistics. Department of English Language.Al Azhar University. The M.A thesis has been completed and revised in State University of NewYork, New York, USA. 2007 - 2008         Non-degree preparatory courses for the M.A degree sponsored by Fulbright grant. State University of NewYork, New York, USA.

2004 – 2006            Graduate studies in Linguistics – Department of English. Al Azhar University.

2000 - 2004            B.A with a general grade Very Good with Honor’s – Department of English. Faculty of Languages & Translation. Al Azhar University. Major: English Language and Simultaneous Interpretation. Minor: French Language. Experience 2007 – 2008             Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Grant. State University of New York. New York, USA. Teaching Arabic for non-native speakers with a focus on both Levantine dialectical Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.

2006 – 2007             English language Instructor – The International Languages Center. Cairo, Egypt.

2005 – 2006              English Language Teaching Assistant - The Higher Institute for International Languages. Giza, Egypt. Teaching introductory courses for undergraduates, including preparation of lectures and exams, grading papers, monitoring exams, holding office hours and help-sessions for students. In addition, performing administrative responsibilities. 2004 - 2005               English – Arabic Translator for International Company of Al Haitham. Giza, Egypt. Responsible for all kinds of simultaneous interpretation and different aspects of written translation from English into Arabic and vice versa. Conferences & Workshops 	7-11 April 2008 Represented State University of New York in  Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) in Annapolis, Maryland. USA. 	12- 16 Dec 2007 Participant in a workshop of Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant. Washington D.C. USA.

	July 2007           Participant in a workshop of Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, sponsored by the International Institute of Education (IIE). Cairo Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel. Cairo, Egypt.

	Dec 2003           Participant in Adults Protection Project under the supervision of Children Lovers Association. The purpose of such project is to make social activities in combating smoking and addiction among teenagers. Cairo, Egypt.

Membership •	Linguistic Society of America (LSA), 2007. •	International Linguistic Association (ILA), 2008 •	International Pragmatics Association (IPA), 2008