البيانات الاساسيه

2005

Ph. D. programme in English Applied Linguistics (TESOL Specialisation) at Cairo University of Beni Suef, Faculty of Education, supervised by Professor Sirvart Sahakian, Professor of Education, and Head of the TEFL Section in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Mansoura University. No Grading System.

Title of dissertation: “Effects of Internet-based Instruction, using Webquesting and Emailing on Developing Some Essay Writing Skills in Student Teachers at the Faculty of Education at Beni Suef”.

1996    

Demonstrator (TA) in the Dept of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Cairo University

2002    

Assistant lecturer in the Dept of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Cairo University

2005    

Lecturer (equivalent to Lecturer) in the Dept of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Beni Suef University

2007 - present     

Assistant Professor (Equivalent to Lecturer) in the Department of English and Translation, Faculty of Languages and Translation, Abha, King Khalid University, Kingdom of Saudi arabia

   Arabic

English, French

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Proficient user*

Proficient user*

Proficient user*

Proficient user*

Proficient user*

Intermediate user

Proficient user

Low proficiency user

Low proficiency user

Proficient user

1. TOEFL*: 16^th  September 2001, 257 / 300, Essay Rating, 6/6.

2.  AUC (English Language Proficiency Entrance Test- ELPET): 2000, Rated 5.5/6

3. CEPA*: 98%

3. GRE: 26^th September, 2001. Pass  

Team-work, conflict resolution strategies, excellent negotiator, always looking for common ground, makes efforts for self-betterment.

Has excellent translation skills, empathy assessing skills, insightful marking skills, excellent interpersonal skills, insightful global interpretation, fine criticism skills,  his personality leans towards polyglotism and comparativism, has associative thinking,  is perceptive,  has intercultural communication skills,  is hardworking, reliable, highly accountable, keeps his word,  is outspokenly democratic and sincere,  has job-dedicated attitude, values family very much.

Word, Office, PowerPoint, BlackBoard Use for instructional and evaluation purposes, Internet searching skills.

Has understanding of human imperfection not as a flaw, but as a distinctive fundamental trait

Believes in human betterment

1998    

A Five-day Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “Using Computers and the Internet in English Language Teaching”,03 April, 08 April, 1998 Cairo.

1998    

A Five-day Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “Using Audiovisuals in English Language Teaching”,28 Nov.,03 Dec.,1998, Alexandria.

1999    

A Two-day Seminar Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “Teaching Practice in Egypt: Redesigning Policies”, 28 April, 29 April, 1999, Cairo.

1999    

A Forty-five Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “Primary Education Methodology: Training Egyptian Professors of Education in TESOL, E_POET Programme”, California State University at Los Angeles.

2000    

A Presentation entitled “Agents of Change and Constructive Classroom Mangers of the Learning Process” done at a two-day ESP conference organised by the Integrated IELP-II , Sept.12th, 2000.

2000    

A Five-day Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “Using Communicative Methods  in Teaching English”, Assiut.

2000    

The 1^st  Five-day Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “The Teaching Practice Improvement Project” in Technical Assistance with the Faculty of Education with the Ministry of Education in Collaboration with USAID. Feb.

2000    

The 2^nd Five-day Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “The Teaching Practice Improvement Project” in Technical Assistance with the Faculty of Education with the Ministry of Education in Collaboration with USAID. March.

2001    

The 3^rd Five-day Workshop Organized by the Integrated IELP-II on “The Teaching Practice Improvement Project” in Technical Assistance with the Faculty of Education with the Ministry of Education in Collaboration with USAID. August.

1999    

A Presentation on “Developing and Redesigning the Hello Series Taught at Egyptian Schools”, done as part of the Primary Education Program at California State University.

1999    

A Panel Discussion with Five Egyptian Teachers and Helena Simas “A Dialogue with Teachers: What Really Counts?”, presented at the First EgypTESOL , June, Cairo.

2001    

A Presentation of a Paper “Supervisorial Practices that Improves Teaching”, Presented at the 3^rd  Cairo Conferences of Returned Participants, March.

2002    

A Two-day conference "The Fourth Cairo Conference for Returned Participants" on “Using Standards in English Language Teaching”, March, 2002.

2002    

A Five-day Workshop on “Primary Methodology Resources”, in Cairo August 25^th till 29th, 2002.

2002    

A Five-day Workshop on “Best Practices Videos in Language Teaching and Teaching Practicum”, in Cairo September 29^th till October 3^rd, 2002.

2003    

Attended a10-day trainer of trainer programme for the National Girl friendly One-room Schools in Egypt- a programme for preparing trainers of one room schools nationwide. June, 2003.

2003    

Attended and participated in the Third ESP Conference held in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from July 29 – 30, 2003. Delivered a professional presentation in collaboration with Professor Sirvart Sahakian at the conference on “Using Webquests in Teaching ESP”.

2003    

Attended a Workshop on “Application of Standards for Novice and Student Teachers” organized by the IELP-II at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the period from September 13 to September 18, 2003.

1. Mekheimer, M. A. (2006 September). Relationship between Students' Perceptions of Learning Environment, Learning Styles and Achievement in an Internet-Based TEFL Methodology Course. QWERTY, 2 (1), 57-74.
2. Aldosari, H. & Mekheimer, M. (2010). Utilisation of English-English Online Dictionaries for Enhancing Culture-specific Translation Skills in College Students. Paper Presented at the International Conference of Suleyman Demirel University on “BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES: Integrating Languages, Linguistics, Literature and Translation into Education”, ALMATY - April 23 - 24, 2010.
3. Mekheimer, M. (2011). Effectiveness of an Integrated, Holistic Pedagogy of EFL Skills in College Students. The Educational Research Journal, (25), 100, 41-74.
4. Mekheimer, M. & Aldosari, H. (2011). Sociolinguistic, Personal and Cultural Influences of Saudi ELT Scholarship Programmes. Paper Presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Language Education Today: Between Theory and Practice to be held in Romania, Timisoara, Between May 6th and 7th, 2011.

5.     Fageeh, A. & Mekheimer, M. (2011). EFL learners’ vocabulary acquisition in translational writing. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2(4), 918-928.

6.     Mekheimer, M. & Aldosari, H. (2011). Perceptions of EFL students and faculty of impediments to literature and cultural teaching in EFL programmes at a Saudi University. Journal of Intercultural Communication. Issue No. 26, Released April, 2011. ISSN 1404-1634

1. Mekheimer, M. (2011). The impact of using videos on whole language learning in EFL context. Arab World English Journal, 2(2), 5-39.
2. Aldosari, H. & Mekheimer, M. (2011). Use of culture-laden texts to enhance culture-specific translation skills from English into Arabic. Paper presented at the 8th annual Southeast coastal conference on languages and literaures, March 31-April 1, 2011, Statesboro, Georgia.
3. Mekheimer, M. (2011). Impact of the Target Culture on Foreign Language Learning: A case study. Journal of Cross Cultural Communication, 7 (1), 43-52.

10.  Mekheimer, M. (2012). Assessing aptitude and attitude development upon teaching translation skills using LMS and an online dictionary, CALICO Journal, 29(2), p-p 321-340.

11.  Aldosari, H., Mekheimer, M. & Malek, A. (2013). Evaluating an Integrated EFL Teaching Methodology in Saudi Universities: a Longitudinal Study. Funded research with the Grant No Kku-LIN-77-001.Journal of Language Teaching Research, Volume 4, Number 6.

12.  Mekheimer, M. (2012). Evaluating Translation Teaching Pedagogy: Implications for Teaching. Paper presented at the 22nd conference on British and American Studies, University of the West Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania, May 17-19, 2012.

13.  Aldosari, H. & Mekheimer, M. (2013). The Bandwagon Effect in the Adoption of E-Learning Systems in Language Learning – an Appraisal. GSTF Journal on Computing, 2 (4), 61-81