My
name is Hussein Maxos and I am Arabic Teacher. This is my own site, but I would like to introduce my team IRAMES before myself, because I owe them most of my success. I also have to acknowledge all efforts, training, advising, curriculum etc made by Mr. Steve Boeshaar, our group top advisor and the director of American Language Center (ALC)-Damascus.
During the years 1988 to 1995 I worked as a private teacher. As the
teaching expanded and my program improved I started the independent group
IRAMES (Ibn Rushd for Arabic and Middle East Studies) consisting of
assistants, volunteers and professionals based here in Damascus. I still
teach most of the language courses while researchers work with other
colleague specialists in the fields of Arab heritage, literature, Islam,
arts, and economics. In addition, agents and volunteers offer the students
various services and socializing.
We hope to create better understanding between people from different cultures
Hussein Maxos CV- résumé
| Age: 38 years | Nationality: Syrian. |
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| Recent Work experiences: (reverse order) | ||||||||||
| 1995 - up to date |
Director of IRAMES (Ibn Rushd for Arabic and Middle East Studies - independent group), which is a private team of professionals and volunteers, that works in Arabic & Middle East Studies: special courses, cultural activities, socialization and other services for non-native students of Arabic. |
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| 1995 - up to date |
Teaching Arabic courses and research in cooperation with European and American university departments (Uppsala - Sweden, Bergen - Norway, Bochum - Germany, California - Berkley and Oriental Studioes institute - Veinna university ) |
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| 1995 - up to date |
Lectures and cultural shows about Syrian and Arab culture in cooperation with foreign organizations (United Nations: UNDOF and UNTSO –recreation program, Damascus). |
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| 1988 - up
to date |
Teaching Arabic Language to students, diplomats and other foreign residents; individuals and groups both spoken and written Arabic. |
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| 1999 - 2001 |
Post
language program instructor. US embassy, Damascus |
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| 1996 - 2001 | Special Arabic for M.S.G. Mission, US embassy. | |||||||||
| 1996 - 1997 |
Establishing
Arabic language courses for public in AMIDEAST (America-Mideast
Educational & Training Services) and running them for fourteen
months. That included both teaching all levels and curriculum
development. |
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| 1992 - 1995 |
Teaching
English, English-Arabic and Arabic-English translations, Tourist
guiding. |
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| Education:
(reverse order) |
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| 1995 - 2000 |
Persian language, (special course). Iranian Cultural Center, Damascus. |
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| 1995 | Advanced Arabic grammar course - Asia language institute | |||||||||
| 1992 - 1996 |
English language and teacher training in the A.L.C. (American Language Center) |
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| 1989 - 1990 |
German language course at the Goethe institute Damaskus (German cultural center) four levels. |
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| 1970 - 1982 | Elementary, middle and high schools Syria. | |||||||||
| Languages: | ||||||||||
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Arabic and English and basic skills in German, Kurdish and Persian. |
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| Current research focus : |
Comparative
cultural studies, Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology, Middle
Eastern-European relations, and contemporary societies; special
studies in arts, media, entertainment, family issues, religion and
human rights. |
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| Recent
Research Project : 1999 - up to date |
Research
on the popular Arab culture in the sense of “the popular way of
thinking” represented in language codes: Preparing an
Arabic-English dictionary for idioms, proverbs, gestures and body
sings and the daily politeness expressions. Comparison between
written and spoken Arabic, different dialects, and their
interrelation to individual and collective identities. |
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| National Service: | ||||||||||
| 1984 - 1987 |
Military national service, air force communication facilities, ranking sergeant. |
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| Additional skills: |
computer programs, especially the one concerned with my interests e.g. dictionaries, text editors, files management, system, graphics, multimedia and internet. |
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| Future Projects: |
A plan to establish Middle East cultural center abroad; The center will organize language and cultural courses plus Middle East research and cultural shows, exhibitions, concerts and cooperation |
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| PUBLICATIONS | ||||||||||
| In Print : |
Syrian Arabic for
non-natives: Language Course for Beginning and Intermediate
Students. 150 pages. Damascus. Arabic Language & Culture in the Media: Advanced Language Course in MSA (Modern Standard Arabic). A Collection of Reports Covering a Wide Range of Political, Social, Economic and Religious Aspects in the Contemporary Middle East. 170 pages. Damascus |
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| In preparation: |
Modern Arabic
Grammar. New Practical Understanding: A Comparative Study of
Grammar and Syntax in Modern Standard Arabic and Syrian Dialects. The Art of
Speech. Arabic-English Dictionary for Idioms, Proverbs, Slang
and Daily Politeness Expressions.
The
Other Side of the West. Racism fewer share the wealth: A brief
but fundamental study of western culture in the sense of way of
thinking represented in quotations from well-known western
intellectuals, writers, artists and politicians. |
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Ibn Rushd for Arabic & Middle East Studies
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The Ibn Rushd for Arabic and Middle East Studies (IRAMES) members are divided, in terms of time and working status, to the following categories: three fulltime professionals, five part-time professionals, five contractors and over fifteen volunteers from around the country. In addition, there are many cooperators (our former students and researchers) from around the world. · Membership is always open to professionals and volunteers but demand for fulltime professionals is dependent on the number of students we receive from overseas. · In1995, IRAMES inherited Hussein Maxos & Team-1988. |
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