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When I am asked about my personal teaching philosophy, I’d like to tell them that there are two essential elements that are valuable to learning: (1) The teacher's role is to act as a guide. (2) Students must have access to hands-on activities. I believe students learn best when they are actively engaged in their own learning. The curricula and classes should be student-centered. Passive approaches where students are only listening and taking notes during teacher-centered lessons are not as conducive to learning as lessons in which students are learning through activity. I see myself as a facilitator and a guide who provides materials for the learners, sets up the discussions, and directs them on path leading to be self-reliant and a life-long learner.
- Para-professional Educator | East Hight School | Utah
- The United States of America
- Linguist Subject Matter Expert | The U.S. Consulate-General | Erbil
Academic writing, Literary studies, Translation
-Reading and Writing I
-Reading and Writing II
- Digital Citizenship: Building Responsible Digital Citizens
-Reading and Writing I
-Reading and Writing II
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Kurdi, S., Nazim, L. (2022). The advantages of teaching short stories in ESL classrooms: a critical evaluation. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Kurdi, S. (2022). Intertextuality: Reinforcing thematic subjects in The English Patient. Canadian Journal of Language and Literature Studies. 2(1), 33-39.
Kurdi, S. (2021). Sharpening characterization through the use of proverb in African literature. Canadian Journal of Language and Literature Studies. 1(3), 52-59.
Kurdi, S. M. H. (2015). Honor killing in Shafak's Honor: an analysis of the factors behind honor killing [MA Thesis, Weber State University]. WorldCat.
Kurdi, S. (2015). [Review of the book Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories ed. by Achy Obejas and Megan Byles]. Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature 69(1), 109-111.
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