Ahmed Elgebaly

I graduated in 2007 from 6th of October University with a Bachelor of Arts and Education Degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies (my grade was Very Good) and subsequently completed a Diploma in Teaching Arabic to non-Arabic Speakers (my grade was Excellent) at Ain Shams University in 2017. In 2022, I completed my master's in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) with an A. My thesis is titled Assessing L2 Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA) Learners’ Intercultural Communicative Competence.

Arabic Teacher for non-native speakers (May 2010 - now)

• Teaching Arabic to foreign students from around the world at all levels, from beginner to advanced:
  • Schools and institutes: The French Institute in Egypt: Département d'Enseignement de l'Arabe Contemporain (DEAC), the American University in Cairo (AUC), the Center of Excellence at Ain Shams University, Noon Arabic language center, Arab Academy; and
  • Online: italki
• Delivery of structured classes using a variety of media, including printed study materials, flashcards, audio exercises, music, videos, and games to create a more holistic approach to language learning and development.
• Helping students to develop and improve speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills.

• Teaching Arabic at local middle school to Egyptian students.

Education The American University in Cairo (AUC)

Master’s in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language 

(Grade: A)

Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

(Faculty of Education)

Diploma in teaching Arabic as a foreign/second language.

(Grade: Excellent)

October 6 University 

Cairo, Egypt

(Faculty of Education, Arabic and Islamic Studies Dept.)

Bachelor of Arts: Languages

(Grade: Very Good)

Relevant Courses & Activities

Philipps University Marburg, Germany – Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) [2017]

Teacher: participating in a workshop and undertaking a presentation on Media Arabic da:r ʔil-ʕulu:m College at Cairo University in cooperation with Al-ba:bti:n foundation in Kuwait

Participant: Course in Arabic Language Skills da:r ʔil-ʕulu:m College at Cairo University 

Participant: Course in Correcting Arabic Texts

Workshop with Professor Zainab Ebrahim

Participant: modern methods of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers

Instituto Cervantes Del Cairo

Student: Spanish (current level A2)