The English Language Centre Staff

Mr. John Semple
Director English Language Centre

John Semple has a long association with Egypt. After graduating from Oxford University as ahistorian, he studied Islamic Art and Architecture with Professor Creswell at the AmericanUniversity in Cairo and worked as a research student with the celebrated architect, Hassan Fathy. He worked on several archaeological sites in Nubia, before the building of the High Dam, and at Fustat.  He then joined the British Council and has served as a director of several of their offices in The Sudan, Alexandria, The Yemen, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia, and was also Director of the British Council in the West of England (Bristol and Exeter).  One of his many interests is exploring the deserts of Arabia and Egypt.

Kareem Abulnaga


Kareem Abulnaga comes from Egypt, where he was born, raised and spent most of his life. He has been a teacher of English for the past seven years. His experience in teaching English is varied: he has taught young learners, teenagers, university students and adults. He has taught General English, Business English and Technical English at five of the most prominent educational institutions in Saudi Arabia, including King Saud University, Riyadh. He is also an author of an English-learning book by the name “English for Life”
Among his professional qualifications he holds a B Ed (TEFL Department) with honours. He also has a certificate in Teaching IELTS from ‘London Teachers Training College’ (Distinction A), and he holds the Cambridge University CELTA, which has helped him greatly to sharpen his teaching skills and quickly advance his career.
His teaching is based on real-life situations. He believes that the most effective English language learning can be done by creating a relaxed atmosphere where students are exposed to authentic spoken English and feel free to experiment with the new language and are not frightened to make mistakes. His teaching philosophy is that English should be taught as naturally as one acquires a mother tongue.
His aim is to contribute as much as he can to the development of FUE and to become part of its success by becoming the best teacher possible both inside and outside the classroom.


Lyndsey Shepherd

Lyndsey joined the faculty of the English Language Department in 2009 after completing a University of Cambridge CELTA course at the British Council, Cairo .  She has a degree from Cardiff University in Wales in European Studies.  Before coming to Egypt, she lived in the United States, Wales, Germany, and Spain.  She has also travelled extensively throughout Europe and the United States.  She has been written about in the Hunterdon County Democrat and Cosmopolitan magazine.

Mohamed Lotfi Sultan

Mohamed graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, and has a degree in Journalism and Mass communication from the American University in Cairo (AUC).  He has a wide experience of teaching English and is a regular contributor to ‘Al-Ahram Weekly’ on a range of travel and cultural topics.

Nada Salam

Nada graduated from Cairo University in English Language and Literature.  She has a Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the American University in Cairo (AUC)and a similar certificate in translation.  She has been teaching English language at AUC and FUE for the last fifteen years.
“I believe that learning is a journey…………so, enjoy it!”

Rania Helal


Rania obtained her BA from the English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University. She studied for the MA in Applied linguistics and Teaching English for speakers of other languages (TESOL) at Newcastle University, England, and was awarded the degree with Distinction. This degree is especially designed for teachers to gain expertise in the new approaches and techniques for teaching English as a second or foreign language, and offers a wide range of modules in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. She had taught ESOL at Gateshead College, England. She joined the Future University in Egypt (FUE) as English language instructor in 2010. Her special field of interest is in the area of Second Language Acquisition and the methods to acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to develop language teaching and learning.

Sara Amin


Sara is an honours graduate from Ain Shams University and an EFL instructor who joined the FUE in May 2011. She has been working as an English teacher for three years and her experience has been consolidated by The CELTA which is one of the most internationally accredited certificates (for teaching English as a foreign language) by the University of Cambridge. This certificate is a highly practical course providing extensive training in the teaching of English for adults. She is well trained in new teaching methodologies such as e-learning, group-work, role play and is capable of dealing with students’ different learning styles. She has taught various EFL courses including elementary, intermediate and advanced English levels. Her special interests include student and teacher motivation related to teaching and learning languages, developing teaching skills and professionalism and the research on factors contributing to a positive learning process.

Sonia Aly El Sarki

Sonia graduated from the English Department, Cairo University, and has a Certificate in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language ) from Santa Cruz University, California.  She has twenty year of experience in teaching English and in teacher training in Egypt.

 
Radwa Younis

Radwa graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. She obtained her postgraduate diploma in applied linguistics from Cairo University in 2008. Among the modules she studied were: TEFL (Teachng English as a Foreign Language), Second Language Acquisition, Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis. Before she joined the FUE in 2010, Radwa had taught English at Centre for Foreign Languages and Translation (CLT), Cairo University. She  also worked as a translator for the "Arab-West Report" online magazine for three years. She is an MA candidate at Cairo University and Cambridge CELTA candidate at International House, London, England.