CURRICULUM VITAE

FULL CURRICULUM VITAE

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I. NAME		NAZENIN RUSO
II. EDUCATION
For Bachelor Degree:
Institution	Years Attended/Year Graduated			Degree	Major Field
EMU	October 1992-July 1996			BA	English Language and Literature
For Master Degree:
Institution	Years Attended/Year Graduated			Degree	Major Field
EMU	October 1996-July 1999			MA	English Language Teaching
For PhD. Degree:
Institution	Years Attended/Year Graduated			Degree	Major Field
EMU	2003 Fall-present			Phd(in progress)	Educational Sciences
III. TEACHING POSITIONS AND RANKS HELD
Institution		Rank	Date			Major Subject
EMU		Senior Instructor	September 1998			English
IV.TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS
- Materials Development
Preparation and development of speaking exams for STHM Webpage design for language learning Eagle tasks for use in the Multimedia CALL LAB Web Quests for computer assisted language learning WIDA tasks for computer assisted language learning Speaking Materials for use in the DEMO speaking room at STHM
- Teaching Innovations
Active role in the establishment and development of the Multimedia CALL LAB in STHM. Active role in planning and development of the Speaking and Demo room in STHM. Active role in introducing and administering the first speaking exam in STHM.
Evaluations of your teaching Ranked first among the language teachers according to students evaluation and was awarded with certificates for departmental excellence and outstanding performance in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management in Fall 2000-2001.
V. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
- Courses of Professional Development taken/ certificates & diplomas gained
· Phd in Educational Sciences (in progress) · MA in English Language Teaching (1999) · Cambridge Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English( February 2002) · Certificate of Training in English Language Teaching (8 July, 1996)
- Conferences, Seminars or Workshops Attended
· Awareness raising on testing Procedures, School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2004) · Writing Letters of Confirmation, School of Foreign Languages EMU (2003) · How to design and work effectively with web quests, School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2003) · How to exploit a reading text lexically, School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2003) · How to administer a speaking text in Modern Languages Division(Tourism), School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2002) · Computers and Teacher Development Training, School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2001) · The planning and delivery of an academic presentation, School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2001) · Exploiting PowerPoint for an academic presentation, School of Foreign Languages, EMU (2001) · Consultancy visit and workshop by John Clegg on MLD Curriculum · MLD Semi-Intensive Course in Teaching English for Academic purposes (2001)
- Research Grants / Training Grants / Scholarships
High honors, B.A. (English Language and Literature), Eastern Mediterranean University), T.R.N.C, 1992- 1996. High honors, M.A. (English Language Teaching), Eastern Mediterranean University, T.R.N.C, 1996- 1999.
- Extra-Responsibility Contributions to the School of Foreign Languages
Academic Organizer (Fall 2003-present) Course Coordinator (Fall 2000-2003) Course organizer for the School of Foreign Languages(1999-present)
- Other Voluntary Contributions
Member of a working group for the development of an English Language Curriculum at EMU (2000) Designing Oral Presentations Web Page (2003)
VI. SERVICE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY
Service for the University
- Committees/Clubs
· Activity Committee · Higher National Diploma Committee · Curriculum Development Committee · Training Committee
Service for the Community
- Evening Courses for Government Teachers and UN Soldiers 2001
- Evening Courses for TOEFL 2002 and 2003