Ahmed Khalis Al-Shalan

• Master Degree in Education/ Methods of TEFL/ESP /University of Diyala/2008
• Higher Diploma Degree (2 years, M.A. equivalent) in Translation/University of Baghdad/2001                                                                                                                                  
• Bachelor Degree in Education/University of Baghdad/1999
• Diploma in Education/Teachers' Institute/Diyala Governorate/Iraq/1964

• Teaching EFL
• Teaching Translation
• Teaching Introductory English Literature
• Teaching English Poetry (Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Post-Modern periods)
• Teaching ESP
• Applied Translation
• Freelance Translation

• Teaching EFL
• Teaching Translation
• Teaching Introductory English Literature
• Teaching English Poetry (Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Post-Modern periods)
• Teaching ESP
• Applied Translation
• Freelance Translation

Training:

1- (6-month-course) in Multiple Aids Teaching/Ba’quba-Iraq/Ministry of Education in Cooperation with the UNESCO/1972

2- (One month-course) in English Teaching Methods/Ba’quba/Iraq/1974

3- (6-month-course) in English Teaching Methods/the Institute of Developing English Language Teaching in Iraq/Ministry of Education/Baghdad/Iraq/1978

4- (One-month-course) in Handicraft/ Handicrafts Center/Directorate General of Education/Ba’quba/Iraq/1984

5- (2-month-course) in Translation/College of Languages/University of Baghdad/1994

6- (One-month-course) in Computing/College of Languages/University of Baghdad/1999

Positions and Jobs:

1- (25 years), as a teacher in the primary-level-schools/1965-1989

2-      (2 years), as a teacher of literature/Institute of Teachers' Training for Girls/Ba’quba/Iraq /2000-2001

3-      (2 years), as an ESP practitioner of biology/Universal Schools/Amman/Jordan/ 2002-2003

4- (2 years), as a lecturer in translation/English Department/College ofEducation/University of  Diyala/2004-2005

5- (3 years), as a teacher of translation at the Department of English/College of Languages/University of Bagdad/2007 – 2009

6- (One year), as teacher of English for Special Purposes (Media Register)/ College of Communication/University of Baghdad/2007- 2008

7- (3-month-course), as a teacher in a TOFEL pre-examination course/2008

8- (3-month-course), as a translation-teacher/ESP course of translation for academics (chemistry register)/

9- (35 years), as a free-lance translator in the field of literary translation/ since 1973 up to present.

10- (Free-lance translator) in the field of legal translation/since 2000 up to present.

11- (2 years) as an Agricultural Advisor-Translator)/NIRAS–Denmark/2009-2010.

12- (2 years) as an interpreter/ consecutive & simultaneous interpretation)/NIRAS–Denmark/ 2009-2010.  

13- (2 years) as a lecturer in English Literature and English poetry/ Faculty of Humanities/University of Zakho/Duhok Governorate/ Iraqi Kurdistan/210-2012

14- (Since 2010 …), as a lecturer in literature and poetry/ College of Languages/Nawroz University/ Duhok Province/ Iraqi Kurdistan/ … till now.

15- (Since 2010…) Lecturer on English for Special Purposes,/ College of Administration and Economics/ Nawroz University/ Duhok Governorate/ Iraqi Kurdistan/ … till now.     

16- (Since 2010…) Founder and conductor of the English Poetry Club competitions/ Nawroz University/ … till present.

17- (Since 2010…) Founder and Editor-in-chief of Nawroz Focus Magazine (published in English), issued from Nawroz University Presidency/ since 2012 till present.

18- (Since 2014…) Editor-in-chief of Aqllaam Nawroz Journal (published in Kurdish and Arabic), issued from the College of Administration and Economics/ Nawroz University/ … till now.

19- (2 years) as a coordinator between the University of Diyala and the UNESCO/ 2003-2004

20- (3 years) as an official-in-charge of the cultural relations between the University of Diyala and The English-speaking countries' universities/ 2003 -2005.

21- (3 years) as an administrator in the English Proficiency Test Committee/University of Diyala/ Iraq/ 2003-2005  

22- (10 years) as a wood-maker and Carpentry/ Ba’qubah Town-Iraq/1983 -1992. 

23- (10 years) Interior Designing/ Ba’qubah Town-Iraq/ 1983-1992.

Membership:

1- A member of the Iraqi Teachers Association/since 1965

2- A member of the Iraqi Translators Association/since 1999

3- A member of the Union of the Iraqi Writers/since 2004

4- A member of the Net of the Iraqi Initiative for Water & Environment/ since 2010.