Riad Hassan Amatouri is a married Syrian national who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Aleppo University from 1980. He has over 30 years of experience teaching English as a foreign language in governmental and private schools in Syria and the United Arab Emirates. He is fluent in English and skilled in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Amatouri has attended numerous conferences and courses on teaching English and uses a student-centered approach focusing on developing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

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Riad Hassan Amatouri
Personal
Information
 Marital status: married
 Nationality: Syrian
Academic qualifications:
Degree Major Institution Country Date
Bachelor of
Arts
English Literature
Aleppo
University
Syria
1980
Educational
Qualification
Diploma
General Damascus
University
Syria 1990
Academic Professional Experience:
Practical Experience :( 1980 – 1982) governmental teacher ,(Commercial and
Industrial High Schools . ) Syria
( 1983 – 1984) governmental secondary public schools. Syria
(1984 – 1990 )High Industrial Institute . Syria
Al Ain Educational Zone ( 1991 – 1993 ) Al Zaydia Secondary grades 9 and 8 .
(1993 – 1995 )Al Qua’ consolidated school grades 10 and 11.

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( 1995 – 1996 ) Khalifa Secondary School grade 9
( 1996 – 1997) Mazyad consolidated school grades 10 and 8
(1998 – 2006) Al Yahar preparatory grades 9 and 8 .
Other experiences
•1 Member of TESOL ARABIA for six years .( 1993 – 1999 )
•2 Coordinator of English staff for the last six years .( Al Adle for basic education )
(2000 – 2006 ).
• Part time teacher at the IAT in Al Ain ( 2006 ).
• Part time teacher at the IEILS in Al Ain ( 2007 ).
• Part time teacher at the CSC in Al Aim ( 2007) .
Languages skill: Spoken writing Reading
English: fluent Excellent Excellent
Computer skill:
Microsoft word: V. good
Microsoft power point: good
Conferences and courses:
•1 Attended all the courses required by Al Ain Educational Zone ; all deal with
methods for training and qualifying teachers to teach English as a foreign
language . ( copies of certificates are available )
•2 Conference on English Testing organized by TESOL ARABIA in Dubai 1999.
•3 Computer courses . (several , copies of certificates are available )
•4 The 5th
ELT Conference March 25th
2004.
•5 Modeling Reading Skills November 22nd
,2004.
•6 Developing L2 reading materials ( Professor Jack Richards )Dubai 8/3/2005.
•7 10 conditions for Successful Language Teaching (Pro. Jack R.)Dubai 12/3/2005.

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•8 Developing EFL Materials in the Arab Context. Ajman University /Faculty of Foreign
Languages & Translation March 29th,
2005.
•9 The 6th
Annual ELT Conference .Al Aim Model School Thu.Feb.17th
,2005.
•10Specialized English Language Conference .A.D. Women’s Development Association
.March 31st
,2005.
•11 Specialized English Language Conference “ Sharing Knowledge Skills “ April 27th
,2006
.
•12Part time teacher in the IAT in Al Ain for one month .
•13Part time teacher in the I.E.I.L.S. in Al Ain so far .
•14Part time trainer in the CSC in Al-Ain so far.
ACHIEVEMENTS: A research on “ How to teach vocabulary “ accredited in the
Research Department in Al Ain Zone 1995.
- A grateful letter from Mushairf Committee for the public high school exams.
- A grateful & thankful certificate from Alia School for the efforts exerted to develop the
educational level of the students. (2005).
Hobbies:
•1 Sports ( Swimming , Volley Ball , tennis )
•2 Reading and listening to music .