Professional situation
Professional aspiration
- Writer, poet
- Research, development
- Art, culture
Professional experiences
Phd student of english literary studies
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem (ELTE) , Budapest - Fixed-term and full-time contract
From September 2020 to Today
- Attained 5/5 (excellent) grade in "Experiential Informatics", a teacher-training module.
- Completed the 4-week intercultural training workshop “Transitions, Communication, Wellbeing”, designed by the Department of International Affairs for international students.
- Presented the paper “Individualism and Collectivism in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra” at the MODA Doctoral Research Conference in ELTE on 4 June 2021 via MS Teams.
- Officially invited to present the paper “Individualism and Collectivism in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra” at the BritGrad Conference in Birmingham University on Zoom between 23-27 August 2021.
- Fulfilled certain administrative tasks such as guiding BA and MA students on how to write properly in Academic English by holding weekly office hours via MS Teams and providing guidelines on academic research and writing via Facebook on the SEAS Writing Center page.
- Awarded The Stipendium Hungaricum Doctoral Scholarship by Tempus Public Foundation between 2020-24.
Volunteer conference assistant
Eötvös Loránd University, IATEFL Hungary, and Association of Hungarian Language Schools , Budapest - Volunteer
From September 2018 to April 2019
- Managed conference rooms and helped delegates prepare for their presentations during the Second International Conference on Sociolinguistics at ELTE between 4–8 September 2018.
- Provided welcome to all visitors and directed them to their conference rooms during the 28th Annual IATEFL - Hungary Conference entitled "Flying Colours" between 6–7 October 2018.
- Wrote reports for the workshops run in the NYESZE Conference for languages between 26–27 April 2019.
English language teacher
Damascus University , Damascus
From September 2015 to December 2015
- Taught English as a foreign language to four undergraduate classes at the Departments of Spanish and Russian Languages (16 hours/week).
- Created successful strategies for classroom behaviour management.
- Developed skills in lesson planning and assessment.
- Acquired the ability to design and grade tests at the end of the term.
- Devised new teaching methods that helped students hone their language skills.
- Maintained a very positive relationship with my students and received a highly favourable feedback from them.
Additionals trainings
Master Degree
Eötvös Loránd University - English Studies
2017 à 2019
- Overall classification: "outstanding". Ranked among the top 1-5% of my cohort.
- Thesis: “The Question of Cleopatra’s Humanity in Shakespeare and Dryden”. Thesis writing and defence grades: 5/5 (excellent); English Literature track grades: 5/5 (excellent).
- Officially invited to present the paper “The Question of Cleopatra’s Love and Humanity in Shakespeare and Dryden” at the BritGrad Conference in Birmingham University in 2018 and 2019.
- Received a generous travel grant (143674 HUF) from The Talent Support Council to attend the BritGrad conference in the UK in 2019.
- Awarded The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship by Tempus Public Foundation between 2017-19.
Bachelor Degree
Damascus University - English Language and Literature
2011 à 2015
Overall percentage: 77.14%.
Ranked among the top 1-5% of my cohort.
Associations
Degree
Languages
Anglais - Courant
Arabe - Langue maternelle
Français - Technique
Allemand - Notion
Japonais - Technique
Coréen - Notion
Hongrois - Notion
Skills
Hobbies
- Shakespeare
- Renaissance
- Romanticism
- Literature
- Drama and Theatre
- Visual Art
- Culture