د. عبدالله عبدالرحمن عمر الكاف

 Name:  Abdullah Abdul Rahman, Omer Alkaff

Nationality:                         Yemeni

Date of Birth:                      08-3-1948

Marital Status:    Married

Permanent Address:

 P.O. Box 6312, Khormaksar, Aden, Republic of Yemen

Tel.: Res. +9672235899, Mob.:+967 777235899, Fax: +967 2 231788,

                                             E-mail: aaalkaff@hotmail.com

Education:

-PhD in Applied Linguistics, Exeter University, England 2000.

-M.ED. Leeds University, Leeds England, (1986).

-D.A.S.E (Diploma of Advanced Studies in Education, Linguistics and English Language Education,

Lancaster University, Lancaster, England (1984)

-B.A. Aden University, Aden (1974)

Languages:

Arabic, English, German

Experience:

1974-1975 Secondary School Teacher

1975-1980 Researcher, Education Research Center, Aden

1980-1983 Head of English Language Department, Education Research Center, Aden

1980-1983 Coordinator Girl Education Project (UNESCO/YEMEN)

1986-1987 Part Time Lecturer, College of Education, Aden University, Aden 1

1987-1992 National Director, In & Out of School Population and Family Life Education Project with UNFPA & UNESCO

2000-2004

-Assistant Professor of Applied Linguists, Aden University College of Education

-Lecturer and teacher trainer, B.A. level EL T

-Lecturer and Supervisor, MA' program in applied linguistics

- Lecturer and Supervisor, Higher Diploma in Translation.

- Visiting Professor, Sultan Quabos Univrsity, Oman

2005/2007 Dean Center for British, American and Translation Studies, Aden Unversity.

Published Works

I (1) An extended Article on The History of Education, The Educational Magazine, Aden, PDRY (1980)

(2) Translated Articles on Polytechnical Education, The Educational Magazine, Aden PDRY (1979)

II Author of:

(1) Intensive Reading, a textbook for the third year secondary science section, PDRY. (1979)

 (2) A work-book for form VIII of the 8 - year Unity School, PDRY (1981)

-A Brief Review of the Unity School Syllabus: Technical Report for the Education Research Center, Ministry of Education, Aden

III Co-author of:

(1) English for the Unity School Book 1, Aden PDRY (1982)

(2) The Yemeni Reader for form III of the Teacher Training Institutes. Aden, PDR (1983)

In The Field of Population Education

Supervisor and editor of the following materials:

(1) Final Report on The Consultative Meeting of the in & out of School Population and

Family Life Education Project, PDRY                           1987.

(2) Report on the Orientation Course for Population Education Curriculum Developers

PDRY, 1987

(3) Report on the Survey of Population Issues in Existing School Curricula & Text

Books, PDRY 1987.

(4)Final Report on the Intensive Training Course For Pop Ed. Project Staff, PDRY

(1987)

(5) Training Manual For Population Education- (Theoretical Part) PDRY 1988.

(6) Training Manual for Population Education (Practical Part) PDRY 1988

(7) Report on the Specialized Workshop for the In-School Population Education, PDRY

1988.

(8) Report on the Specialized Workshop For The out of School Population PDRY

1988.

(9) Report on the Workshop for Elaborating, the Out-of-School Population Education

Curriculum PDRY 1988.

(10) Scope and Sequence of Curricula For out of School Population Education

Curriculum, PDRY 1988.

(11) Report on The Workshop for the Preparation of Population Education Teachers'

Guide for Literacy and Adult Education PDRY 1988.

(12) Report on the Socio-Cultural Case Study in order to Determine The in School

Population Education Curriculum PDRY 1988. (13) Scope & Sequence of Curricula For In-School Population Education PDRY 1988 (14) A Study To Determine Objectives Fields and Concepts of Population Education in

PDRY 1988.

(15) Population Education Teacher's Guide For The 8 - year Unity School in PDRY

1989.

(16) Population Education Teacher's Guide for Secondary Schools in PDRY 1989. (17) Population Education Teachers Guide For Literacy/Adult Education in PDRY 1989. (18) FIVE Illustrated Booklets For The out-of-School Audience in The Field of

Population and Family Life Education PDRY 1989.

(19) FIVE Stories For The out-of-School Audience in The Field of Population and

Family Life Education, PDRY 1989.

(20) FIVE plays For The out-of-School Audience in The Field of Population and Family

Life Education, PDRY 1989.

Papers and Lectures

(1) Community Participation in Family Planning. The Indonesian Experience:

Implications for Yemen (1990) (A report prepared for the international training Program on:

Planning and Managing Community Participation in Family Planning Programs.

(2) Population Education and Development: The Yemeni Experience. A paper

Presented at the Regional Consultative Meeting on Population Education and Development. Amman, Jordan (1990)

     (3) Factors Affecting the Establishing of A Happy Family. A lecture prepared for the Seminar on: The Youth: The Leaders of the future (Family Planning Programs 1990)

      (4) In-service Teachers Training: The Balance Between Academic and Professional Aspects. A paper presented at the Conference on the teaching Practice of Yemeni Teachers, Aden University (1992).

      (5) Family Problems in the National Population Strategy. A Lecture prepared for the

family planning training programs, Aden (1995).

(6) Developing Population Education Curriculum A Lecture prepared for (1995) Pop Ed. Courses.

(7) Aden University Experience in Translation: Perspectives for the Future of Translation and Arabisation of Science Disciplines at Aden University Colleges., A paper read at the 'Atlas Conference on Translation and Languages', Amman, Jordan, 2005.

Conferences, Workshops and Training Courses Attended

(1) Sub-Regional Workshop for Writers of Instructional Materials for In-service

Teacher Training in the Arab Countries.(Held by the Unesco Extention Service

Unit Amman Jordan (1978).

(2) Regional Course on Population Education Amman, Jordan (1987).

(3) Study Tours to Tunisia and Morroca (1989).

(4) International Training Program: Planning and Managing Community Participation in Family Planning Programs: The Indonesian Experience (Indonesia (1990».

(5) USIA Multi-Regional Trainings Program (TESL). UAS (1992)

(6) First International Conference on EL T Hodeida University, Yemen., 2002

(7) Atlas Conference on 'Languages and Translation' Amman Jordan, 2005

(8) Training Course in 'Women Studies' The Hage, Netherlands.

(9)  Workshop on Self-evaluation and Programme Specification in Higher Education, Aden 2009.

(10) Workshop on Academic Programme Evaluation, Aden 2009.

Countries visited: Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, Syria, UK, USA, Sultanate of Oman, Singapore, Indonesia, The Netherlands, Germany Belgium and Egypt.

Membership:

Member (former), Aden University Council

Member, Science Arabisation Society

Member, Postgraduate Studies Committee, English Dept. College of Education

Chairman (former), Academic Council of the Center for British, American, and Translation Studies.