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CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
I. PERSONAL DATA:
Name:
Abbas Mustafa Abbas
Date of Birth: 72/11/1967
Place of Birth: Choman /Kurdistan Region- Iraq
Gender:
Male
Marital Status: Married
No. of Children: Three daughters
Address: Hawari Zanko-Bakrajo – Sulaimani.
Tel. No.: Mobile: 0770 157 4029 or 0750 157 4029
E-mail: abbas.abbas@univsul.net Or dr.abbasmust67@yahoo.com
Work Address: Sulaimani University-Faculty of Physical and Basic Education,
Sulaimani, Iraq
Nationality: Iraqi Kurd
II. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1. English Department
College of Languages
University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani Kurdistan-Iraq
Joined in October 2005 and graduated March, 2009

Ph.D. in English Language and Linguistics.
2. English Department
College of Languages
University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Kurdistan- Iraq Joined in October 2000 and
graduated in Feb. 2002 MA in English Language and Literature
3. English Department
College of Arts / University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Kurdistan-Iraq
Joined in October 1987 and graduated in July 1991 BA in English Language and
Literature
III. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Skills and Experiences:
- Translation
- Essay and Research Writing
- Composition and Comprehension
- Conversation
- Methodology and Applied Linguistics
- Socio- and Psycholinguistics
- English Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Drama and Novel
Field Experiences:
- Oral and Written Translation from English into Kurdish or Arabic, the opposite.
- Programme Assistance
- Official linguistic proofreading of several Ph.D. and MSc. theses.
- Teaching at Sulaimani University
- Teaching at Teachers Central Institute- Rania
- Supervision and Discussion of Graduation Research Papers at the university
- Having political articles published in the local newspapers.

- Delivering seminars in English on literary and linguistic topics in Sulaimani University.
Training Courses Attended:
1- A Training Course on the Methods of Teaching at the University of Sulaimani
2- A Training Course (English Teacher Training Course) opened by Huddersfeild
Technical College in UK 0n 2004 (funded by British Council).The Course was about:
1-Teaching and Learning Techniques
2- Teaching Methodology
3- Teaching the Four Skills
4-Testing and Assessment
5-ILT as a Teaching Aid
6-Design and Production of Web/VLE Teaching Resources
3-Workshops at University of Nottingham –Malaysia Campus on May 2011:
1.Business of University
2.Poster Workshop
3.Developing Supervisory Practice
4.Networking Reception
5.Sources of Funding
6.Publishing: Meet the Editors
7.Graduate School Presentation
8.Research Showcase & Meetings
9.Implementation of own activity
10.Dissemination of Information
11.Networking & Collaboration
12.MYEULINK Case Study
4-Workshops at University of Nottingham –UK on November 2011 on:
Presentation Skills for Researchers (Graduate School)
Research ethics and the ethics review process for doctoral researchers (Graduate
School)
Research Writing (Centre for English Language Education)
Postgraduate Strategy Committee (University of Nottingham)
Assisting your students with academic CVs and applications
Careers Advisor for Postgraduate Research Students and Research Staff) (A2 Pope)
Observations of research training and meetings

IV. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE EMPLOYMENT
(BACKWARD)
Assistant Instructor 14th March 2002
Lecturer 2009 ongoing
Sulaimani University/College of Languages/English Department Salary per Annum New
Iraqi Dinar 843,000,000
1. Head of English Department/ College of Languages/ University of Sulaimani
(16th Nov.2004 till 2 nd October 2010).
2. Dean of the College of Basic Education/ University of Sulaimani from 2-10-2010
to 31-7-2011
3. Currently Dean of the Faculty of Physical and Basic Education-Sulaimani
University
4. Head of the Scientific Committee of English Department.
5. Supervising the Registration Unit of the College of Languages (Evening
Classes).
6. Teaching Grammer, Phonetics, Phonology, Translation to the students of all the
four stages of the English Department.
7. Supervising the graduation researches of 70 fourth year students of the English
Department during the past 4 academic years.
8. Participation in the discussion of the graduation research of 80 fourth year
students during the past 4 academic years.
9. Being the College of Languages’ Focal Point for English Language Proficiency
Center.
10. Member of the Council of the School of Basic Education.
11. Member of the Scientific Committee of the English Dept. of the School of Basic
Education.
12. Member of the Editing Staff of the Suleimaniyah University Newspaper (SUN),
a periodical issued by Sulaimani University in English.
13. Member of the English Language Proficiency Test Center.

14. Preparing the proposals for many English Training courses that were opened
by the English Department for the different employees of the university and other
governmental institutions.
15. Supervising the English Department’s Examining Committee.
PUBLICATIONS
Translation Books:
A pocket Book entitled "Iraq and Kurd: The browling battle over Kurkuk" (a pocket
book)No. 104 -2009 Sardam Press-Sulaimani.
A Pocket Book entitled “Saddams Delusions”. No. 104 -2009 Sardam-Sulaimani.No.
109-2010 Sardam Press-Sulaimani.
ARTICLES
ARTICLES IN REFREED JOURNALS
I have the following research paper published in Al-Ustath Magazine:
(2006) The Effect of Cooperative Learning Techniques on Students’ Acheivement in
English Grammar. Al Ustath Magazine, Baghdad University,College of Education-
Ibn Rushd, No.59, 785-814 .
Writing a research entitled " The Kurds EFL Learners’ Ability to
Recognize English Consonant Clusters". Al Ustath Magazine, Baghdad
University,College of Education-Ibn Rushd, No.75, 800-869 .
Contrastive Analysis of Stress in English and Kurdish
Conditional Sentences in English and Kurdish: A Contrastive study
Semantic Study of Idioms in English and Kurdish
Adjectival Phrase in English and Kurdish: A Contrastive study
V. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & ACTIVITIES:

1- Member of Kurdistan Academic Society.
VI. LANGUAGES:
Mother Tongue: Kurdish (perfect)
Knowledge of other languages:
Language: Written Reading Spoken
Understanding
English Excellent Excellent Fluent
Arabic Very good Very good Fluent
Persian Good Very good Good
Computer and Other Equipment Skills:
- MS-DOS &Windows (Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point) and Animation
Programmes such as 3D WEB, 3D F/X, and Adobe Photoshop.
- Typewriter and Photocopier Machines
- Audio Video montage, insert and dubbing
- Video Camera
- Mixer (M5, M7 and M50)
I certify that all the information stated in this resume is true and complete to the best of my
knowledge. I authorize the College of Languages/Sulaimani University to verify the
information provided in this resume. I am also ready to provide documentation for every
point.
Abbas Mustafa Abbas 1 st May 2012