Dr.Hafsa Hasan Taher
Faculty: Education
Department: English
General major: English
Specific major: Curriculum and Teaching English Methodology
Academic position required: Associate Professor
Years of experience at the university: 25 years
Second: Scientific qualification
| Scientific degree | Time of studying | General field | Specific field | Date of achieving the degree | University/
country |
| Bachelor Degree | 1981-1985 | English | English in Education | 1985 | Sana’a university |
| Master Degree in Education | 1988-1990 | English | Curriculum and Teaching
English Methodology |
1991 | Colorado State University-USA
|
| Doctorate Degree in Education | 1995-1999 | English | Curriculum and Teaching English Methodology | Birmingham University-England |
Title of the master thesis:
Topic Sentence in The Rhetorical Prose: A Comparative Study between Arabic and English
Title of the doctorate thesis:
Cohesion and Coherence of the Academic Texts Written By Yemeni Learners
Third: Academic Experience at Sana’a University
| Academic position | Date of achieving the position | Time spent in the position |
| Demonstrator | ——- | ——– |
| Assistant teacher | 1992 | 1992-1994 |
| Assistant professor | 1999 | 1999-2017 |
| Associate professor | ——- | ——- |
Fourth: Scientific, academic, administrative, and career activities
- Courses have been taught recently
| Undergraduate subjects | Higher studies subjects | |
| 1 | Research methodology | ELT materials for Ph.D. students |
| 2 | Teaching methodology (1) and (2) | |
| 3 | Teaching theoretical practicum | |
| 4 | Supervising practical practicum at schools | |
| 5 | Teaching reading (1), (2), (3), and /(4) | |
| 6 | Teaching spoken (3) | |
| 7 | Supervising graduation research | |
| 8 | Teaching Listening Skill |
- Supervising master thesis
| Thesis title | Main or co- supervisor | Date of completion | |
| 1 | The Effect of Direct and Indirect Feedback in Freshman Writing in the English Department | Co-supervisor | 2005 |
| 2 | The Effect of Cornell Program of Note-Taking in Developing the Writing Skills | Co-supervisor | 2007 |
| 3 | The Effect of Using Language Games on Spoken Language Skills | Co-supervisor | 2008 |
| 4 | A comparative Study of the Impact of Teacher’s (between-draft) Comment Types on the Third Level Students’ Revised Drafts at the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Sana’s University | Co-supervisor | 2008 |
| 5 | The Effect of Written Peer Feedback on the Writing Skills of Yemeni EFL Level Three Students at the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Hajjah University | Co-supervisor | 2013 |
| 6 | The Effect of Using Self- Regulated Learning Strategies on Reading and Writing Skills for the EFL Learners of Level four, Faculty of Education, Sana’s University | Co-supervisor | 2013 |
| 7 | The Effect of Scaffolding Strategy on Minimizing the Individual Differences between Level One Students in EFL, Faculty of Education, Sana’a University | Co-supervisor | 2013 |
| 8 | An Evaluation of Tasks in English Course for Yemen(12th Grade) in Al-amana from Teachers’ Perceptions | Co-supervisor | 2014 |
| 9 | A study of Pragmatic Transfer and Its Relationship to L2 Proficiency Among Yemeni EFL University Learners | Main supervisor | 2014 |
| 10 | Pronunciation pattern Rules and their Effect on Level One Students’ Pronunciation at the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Sana’a University | Co-supervisor | 2015 |
| 11 | The Effect of Teaching Lexical Chunks on the Improvement of EFL Students’ Listening Comprehension at the English Departmen, Faculty of Education, Sana’a University
|
Co-supervisor | 2015 |
- Examining Master Thesis
| Thesis’ Title | Examiner | Date | |
| 1 | The Effect of the Communicative Activities on Developing the Writing Skills of First Level Learners at the English Department, Faculty of Education, Sana’a University
|
Internal Examiner | 2013 |
| 2 | Availability of Grammatical Awareness Among Yemeni EFL 4th Level University Learners | Internal Examiner | 2013 |
| 3 | The Extent of Implementing M.ED. Research Outcomes Issued From the Department of English, Faculty of Education, Sana’a University from the Educational Institutions Officials’ Perspectives
|
Internal Examiner | 2013 |
| 4 | The Affixation Awareness and its Relationship to Vocabulary Knowledge Among English Department Students At Faculty of Education, Sana’a: A Morpho-Semantic Study | Internal Examiner | 2014 |
- Conferences, workshops, and training
| Participation | Place year | Conferences and workshops | |||
| Member | 2015 | Quality assurance at Sana’a University | Workshop Related to Quality Assurance- faculty of Education- Sana’a University | 1 | |
| Member |
2015 |
Ministry of Education | Workshop of Developing the frame of the educational philosophy | 2 | |
| Member |
2015 |
Ministry of Education | A member of the team for evaluating the English curriculum at schools | 3 | |
| Member |
2014 |
English Department, Faculty of Ed. Sana’ University | A workshop in how to write vision-massage for the English Department | 4 | |
| Member |
2010 |
Canadian Experts- Sana’a University | Workshop in how to bridge the gap in the curriculum | 5 | |
| Member |
1996 |
Birmingham University- UK | Conference about cognitive style and its relationship to teaching reading | 6 | |
| Member |
1990 |
Sanfrancisco- Calilfornia – USA | Conference of TESOL Quarterly | 7 | |
| Member | 1989 | Colorado State University-USA | Workshop on Teaching Grammar in Relation to Form, Function, and Discourse | 8 | |
| Member | 1989 | Minnesota-USA | Conference on The Principals of Teaching English for Non-native speakers | 9 | |
- Administrative work at Sana’a University and Outside the University
- A member of the Quality Assurance Team in the Faculty of
Education, Sana’a University
2013-2015 A member of the Teacher Domain Department, Faculty of
Education, Sana’ University
2014-2015 A member of the early childhood committee, Faculty of Education,
Sana’a University.
2012-2014 Head of the English Department, Faculty of Education, Sana’a
University.
2012-2014 Head of the Control Examination team in the English
Department.
Academic Experience:
1999-2016 A full time assistant professor at Sana’a University.
2004-2017 Internal examiner of over 8 mater thesis
- A supervisor with Al nahdah Private School.
2007-2009 A supervisor with Al nahdah Private School.
2003-2005 A part time Assistant professor at Science and Technology
University.
1997 Arabic Teacher for native speaker of English, with the Peace Corps.
1996 English Teacher for Adult non-native speakers of English in
Birmingham, (Multi-nationalities).
1992 English Teacher Trainer with the American Peace Corps.
1990 Assistant Teacher at the English Department, Faculty of Education,
Sana’a University
Fifth: Scientific production for promotion
3 published papers in specialized scientific journals in Yemen and outside Yemen
Sixth: Published papers
| Research title | Publication | Title of the journal | Date of publication, vol., # of pages | Place of publication | Rank of the researcher | |
| 1 | The impact of metacognitive reading and writing strategies on enhancing Yemeni English major in reading comprehension
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Already published | Faculty of Education, university of Alexandria | 2009, vol. 19, 3, PP.307-354
|
Egypt | 1 |
| 2 | Exploring EFL Student Teachers’ Writing Self-efficacy Beliefs: A Comparison of Student Teachers in Oman and in Yemen
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Already published | Language Studies in the Muslim world | 2011, Vol. 1, PP.41-54 | International Islamic University- Malaysia | 2 |
| 3 | A Gap Analysis between Classroom Practices and Students Learning Outcomes in an Advanced Writing Course
|
Already published | Sana’a University for Educational and Psychological Science | 20016, vol. 14, 2.,
pp1-30 |
Republic of Yemen | 1 |
