Study Arabic at the Saba Institute in Sana'a Yemen

Saba Staff

The staff at Saba is a collection of highly qualified and motivated teachers who work together as a team.  They are selected by Dr. Hamoud who is the owner and managing director of the Institute. All of the teachers are university graduates with degrees in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and or Middle Eastern studies.  The teachers of specialized programs have degrees in other fields.

 

Dr. Hamoud al-Hubaishi

Director

Dr. Hamoud is 46 years old. He has extensive teaching experience, having taught Arabic for foreign speakers for over 20 years. His experience includes:
 
-PhD in Curriculum Design and Methodology in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language

-Masters in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language for Non-Native Speakers
 
- Bachelor in Arabic & Islamic Studies

Experience:

- Taught Arabic in the Peace Corps in Yemen 1990-92
 
- Taught Arabic in the Yemeni Language Center (YLC) 1991
 
- Coordinator of Arabic Language Program in YLC 1997
 
- Arabic Language teacher in Sana'a Institute for Arabic Language (SIAL) 1998

 - Arabic Language Teacher YLC 2002-03

- Vice Director of YLC 2004-07
 
- Assistant Dean of Yemeni College for Eastern Studies 2008
 
-Producer of language materials for non-native speakers
 
-Trainer of teachers of Arabic as a foreign language at YLC
 
- Participated in seminar of teaching Arabic as foreign language for specialized purposes
 
- Arabic language teacher for arabs at Teachers Institute of Sana'a 1989-91
 
- Vice Director of Teachers Institute of Sana'a 1991-96
 
- Vice Dean of High Institute for Teachers of Sana'a 1996-99
 
- Lecturer at High Institute for Teachers and Sana'a University 2004-2008
 

Ahmed Sa'aed

BA Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, Sana'a University

Since 1996 - till now: Supervisor for Arabic language teachers.

1994-2006: Arabic teachers in Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies (YCMES).

Arabic Teacher for 6 years at high schools

 
 

 Abdu Galeb

Arabic language teacher - Elementary school 1994-1995

Arabic language teacher - High school 2001

Arabic Teacher - Sana'a Institute 2006

 
 

Abdulkarem al-Akwa'a

Bachelor of Arts in Law - Sana'a University

20 years teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers

US peace mission

Yemen Language Center
 

 Abdullah al-Shamiri

MA Arabic and Translation - Sana'a University

Arabic Language Teacher for non-Arabic Speakers for 2 years

English Language Teacher for 3 years

Academic Manager for English language institute

 
 

 Amal al-Mahwiti

BA Arabic Language and Translations - Sana'a University

Candidate for Master - Arabic Linguistics

Arabic as a Second Language Teacher, Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies (2004-2009)

Member of Exam Committee - Yemen College of Middle Eastern Studies

Arabic as a Second Language Teacher, al-Akhawayn University, Morocco (2008-2009)

Member of editorial staff - Ala al-Oshp Magazine, Morocco (2009)

 
 

Ismail al-Mansour

BA in Literature - Sana' a University

30 years as Teacher of Arabic as a Second Language - (1980-)

US Peace Mission

Sana'a Institute, Yemen Language Center
 

 Mojeeb Shuba'a

BA Languages - Faculty of Education - Sana'a University

TKT Certification (as a teacher of foreign languages) - Cambridge University, UK

9 years as teacher of Arabic as a Second Language

Journalist for al-Thawra, Yemen Times and al-Jumhuriya newspapers, as well as for various online sites

 
 

 Mujahed Ghassan

BA English Langauge, Sana'a University

7 years as teacher of Arabic as a Second Language

Fulbright Scholar - Casper College, USA (2008-2009)

 
 

 Najeeb al-Daghshi

BA English - Sana'a University

6 years as teacher of Arabic as a Second Language, Yemen Language Center (2003-2009)

Teacher of English for 7 years, 2003-2010

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Najwa al-Nab'hani

BA Arabic Language and Translation, Sana'a University

Candidate for MA in Translation

Arabic Teacher, al-Nozaily School, 2007-2008

Volunteer, Life Makers Forum, Dec. 2008

Office assistant at the FAO representation in Yemen, 200

 

Rashad Saeed

 Bachelor degree in Arabic and English Translation
 
studies.

He has been working as an Arabic Teacher for

non-Arabic students since 2005.