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Workshop Series for Arabic teachers
Dates: Friday April 7th & Friday May 12th, from 4 to 5:30 pm, in-person
Location: Alvarado Room #212 – 6505 Alvarado Rd.
Registration: https://forms.gle/Y6ETHEr8J51uMRoG7
Presenter: Ghassan Zakaria
Ghassan Zakaria has been in the education field since 2004. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from San Diego State University (SDSU).Also, he has The Advanced Certificate of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) from SDSU. For the past 19 years, Ghassan has worked at the Department of Linguistics & Asian/Middle Eastern Languages at San Diego State University, as well as its Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC), Grossmont- Cuyamaca college and The National University. His teaching portfolio includes Elementary Arabic I and II, Intermediate Arabic I and II, Advanced Arabic I and II, Conversational Arabic, Online Conversational Arabic, Distinguished Level Arabic for highly proficient students, Arabic Culture and Arabic Civilization, Arabic for Native Speakers, and Levantine dialect courses. In 2013, the students voted him as the Faculty of the Year at the College of Arts and Letters at SDSU.
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POSTPONED: Strand D
Leadership is an act of service to the profession. In this course, participants will delve into the philosophy and practices of leadership as it relates to personal growth. Participants will be challenged to think deeply about their role as a leader, regardless of the current position they hold. They will also be encouraged to take risks with their leadership abilities by pursuing actions and roles that create meaningful change in their context.
Presenter: Dr. Chris Brown
Chris supports the director and other LARC team members in the design and implementation of LARC’s externally funded international programs and initiatives. He holds graduate degrees and certificates in Second Language Instruction, Spanish Linguistics, and Higher Education Leadership. His doctoral dissertation is titled “Discursive Leadership: Exploring the “black box” challenge in transcultural leadership studies.” His research interests focus on the intersection of organizational theory and behavior, leadership, and transcultural communication.