AMIDEAST/Oman welcomes American English Language Instructors
AMIDEAST/Oman announced the arrival in Muscat of four new full-time American instructors this month in time to launch its English Language Program for the Holy Month of Ramadan. All of the instructors are highly qualified Teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) and have a rich variety of international experience.
Joining AMIDEAST as English Language Program Manager, Russell Barczyk lived most recently in Mexico, where he was an EL (English Language) Specialist for the U.S. Department of State and an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Instructor and Teacher Trainer for the National University of Mexico. He also had EL Specialist assignments in Chile, the Republic of Congo, Guyana, Jordan and Morocco, and was a Senior EL Fellow in Bahrain, Lebanon and Morocco. In Beirut and Rabat, he worked with AMIDEAST on the English ACCESS Micro-Scholarship Program. He has an M.A. in TESL and a B.A. in French from Kent State University, and has presented papers on instructional technology and other topics at conferences throughout the region. Russell and his wife are avid swimmers and campers and look forward to visiting the Sultanate’s many diverse regions.
Christiana Duke makes her debut on the Muscat scene after completing two years of service with AMIDEAST in Tunisia. During her tenure there, she taught English in a U.S. Government-sponsored youth program, as well as at the Ministry of Agriculture and the Tunisian Civil Aviation Authority, in addition to her regular adult classes. From 2004-2005, she worked at the Summit Academy in Doha, Qatar where she taught English, history and geography to middle school students. In addition, Christiana brings to AMIDEAST a wealth of business experience gained in countries as diverse as the UAE, Qatar, Germany and the USA. Her qualifications include a TEFL Certificate from Via Lingua in Greece and a B.A. in International Business from the American University of Paris, France. Christiana, who is already fluent in four languages, hopes to work on her fifth, Arabic, during her stay in the Sultanate.
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