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My name is Zuhra Gazali Abbamin. I am Somali-American and a certified ESL teacher. I'm a former English instructor at a tier 1 family literacy program in Washington D.C. I graduated from George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development in May 2019 with a degree in International Education. This program offered me the opportunity to conduct international research on foreign language instruction in Cuba, study literacy initiatives in East Africa and conduct research on impact investing in Rwanda. My research focus is within the scope of the impact parents' have on their children's education and literacy but more importantly the immense power in mother tongue instruction. 

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I received my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate from Lado International Institute in Washington, D.C. Lado is based on Dr. Robert Lado's approach to teaching language which uses a communicative approach. Dr. Lado was a renowned modern linguist and co-founder of the TESOL organization. 

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Truly, language and stories are my pulse. Fluent in 3, playful in more. 

Zuhra Gazali