I have a PhD from Indiana University and a Masters from American University of Beirut. I have studied in both the U.S. and Lebanon, and my experience with Arabic (translation, editing and teaching) spanned over 35 years in private and public sectors in Lebanon, Kuwait and the United States.

I have had the opportunity to tutor foreign non-Arabic-speaking students in both Lebanon and Kuwait prior to coming to the United States. Tutorship was done one-on-one and with a group of people, usuall...