Abdulaziz Usmani

Abdulaziz Usmani

I am 55, MS Public Policy, worked for a donor agency for 25 years as social development advisor; currently working as a consultant (project evaluations, reviews, etc).

Location Islamabad, Pakistan

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    Introduce yourself

    Greetings from Islamabad, Pakistan! I am Abdulaziz Usmani. I am keen to learn new strategies to develop my career and also help others.

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    Grammar notes

    Hi,
    Jeg heter Abdulaziz og kommer fra Pakistan. Jeg er Pakistaner.

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    Your turn now!

    Hei, jeg heter Abdulaziz. Jeg kommer fra Islamabad, Pakistan. Hyggelig å hilse på deg. Det er hyggelig å ha studenterer fra Pakistan og India.

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    What do UK institutions offer?

    Kate covers both points by pointing toward individual support to students, excellent R&D competence, and international recognition of UK education. I think all these points are very important and she has covered almost every important aspect that one should consider while making a decision where to study.

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    What does this mean for you?

    Every students will have different needs, different considerations, including their financial position. It is, therefore, important to interview the candidate in detail, find out about his/her specifics needs, interests, financial status, and then advise accordingly.

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    Why did you choose the UK?

    My reason for choosing UK was among several others reasons presented by the students in the video.

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    Reasons for choosing the UK

    UK education enjoys a high reputation around the world, especially in Pakistan where English is more important than Urdu to climb the career ladder.

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    What do you think of when you think of the UK?

    I have been to the UK 3-4 times. I liked it each. Having studied English literature, I have a special affiliation with the UK. So I enjoyed being there.

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    Welcome

    Hi everyone,
    I am Abdulaziz from Islamabad, Pakistan. I am a consultant and seriously considering to delve into the realm of education advisory services. I therefore consider this a timely opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade before actually taking on the task.
    I look forward to interacting with you all over the next three weeks to begin with.

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    Understanding your skills

    A very useful tool to reflect, something most of us normally don't pay much attention to, and record one's overt and covert talent and skills.

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    Key skills

    I this the list of essential skills is very relevant and will be helpful for almost all settings.

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    Getting to know you

    Greetings from Islamabad, Pakistan. I want to learn this skill for others so that I could guide youth to start their careers.

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    Getting to know you

    Salam and hello to everyone. I am Abdulaziz Usmani from Islamabad, Pakistan. I have worked with Norwegian development aid agency in Islamabad for 25 years. Currently working as independent consultant in social sector. Out of my interest, I like to learn new things and, therefore, really hope this course would add to my diverse skill set.

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    Welcome from Katie

    Salam and hello to all, I am Abdulaziz Usmani from Islamabad, Pakistan. I am social development consultant and have an interest in counselling. I, therefore, hope this course will be useful.

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    How did you find day three?

    Jeg er enjoying kurset. Jeg har læart mange nye ordene i norsk.

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    Conversation after the concert

    Jeg har begynt å lære norks i tre uker. Jeg lyst å lære norsk fordi jeg liker to snakke norsk med colleagues min på kontoret.

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    Going to a concert with Katharina

    Hva er klokke nå i Islamabad?

    I Islamabad, det er klokke tolve over fem nå.

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    The present perfect tense forms of regular verbs

    Jeg har spist ett egg og brød i frøkost, ris og lantel i lunsj, og mutton med chapati i middag.

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    Introduction to day three

    Jeg er glad at vi starter uke 2.

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    Week 1: Wrap up

    Det vær interessent å lærer norsk i første uke.

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    How was your first week?

    Første uke vær veldig bra. Jeg læarte man nye ordene pa norsk.

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    Regular nouns: Indefinite form

    Jeg skal kjøpe grønsakker og salad, melk, og brød.

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    Listen and find the verbs

    'er' er et irregular verb og 'kjøpper' er andre verb, men regular

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    Meeting friends at the café

    Hi, familien min bor i Islamabad. Jeg har tre døtre og tre sønner. Eldste døtren min er 27 år gammel og yngste søn er 7 år gammel. Kune min har mye å jgøre på hejm. Møren min er levende men faren min er døde.

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    Shopping in the supermarket

    Det er vanskelig å føstår normen men de snakkes slang også. Jeg vil finne det vanskelig å spot particular products.

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    How was your first day learning Norwegian?

    Det vær veldig bra å lære norsk.

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    Chatbot conversation on day one

    Jeg har et lange chat med Thiago på chatbox. Det vær fun å chat med Thiago.

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    The infinitive without and with the infinitive marker "to"

    Hi,
    Jeg plier å treffe spiritual lærer min på hvar mandag. Jeg liker å treffe til han.

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    Verbs: The present tense form

    Hi alle, jeg reiser til G-10 i Islamabad med chauffeur og øve norsk leksjon i bilen.

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    Typing Norwegian letters on your computer

    I have tried and found it quite easy to type Norwegian letters on my keyboard

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    What skills do you have?

    Hard skills:
    20-year plus experience in social sector, proposal writing, appraisal, project review/evaluation, contract management, financial management, strategic planning, policy analysis; I am a trained typist, well versed with MS Office.

    Soft Skills:
    team player, emphatic listener, natural counselor, humorous, thoughtful decision maker.

  • Abdulaziz Usmani made a comment
    Meet Greg and Tom

    I would like to have a job where I could help others, manage a team, market a product, write on a given topic.

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    What do you like doing?

    I like creative writing, managing people, helping people, and counselling people.

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    Defining terms

    My field of study is public policy, while I have worked in the social development sector for about 25 years. I am, therefore, interesting in further exploring role of public policy in the context of social development with special focus on local governance. Since I am not well versed with the literature review techniques, I am, therefore, not in a position to...

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    Your topic of interest

    My interest area is public policy, governance with special emphasis on local governance as well as assimilation of new public management practices in Pakistan.

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    Welcome to the course

    I am Abdulaziz Usmani from Islamabad, Pakistan. I am consultant doing reviews/evaluations of social development projects and also planning to go for Ph.D. in Public Policy. I, therefore, consider it very important to brush up my literature reviewing skills for professional as well as study purposes.

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    How was your first day learning Norwegian?

    Det vær hyggelig å starte studere norsk igjen. Jeg lærte mange nye ordene og setninger. Jeg har mer vokabular nå og finn jeg det spennende å lære norsk med Erik og Annely. Takk for alle ting.

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    I & E and the alphabet

    det leksjon vaert veldig interrasant. Jet laerte alphabetet og noen nye ordene.

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    Sentence structure

    Hi, hva heter du? Hvor komer du fra? Hvor mange år gammer er du? Hvor mange søster og brør har du ha?

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    The infinitive without and with the infinitive marker "to"

    Jeg pleier å reise til Lahore på neste mandag.

    Jeg pleier å treffe en venen min på mandag.

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    Verbs: The present tense form

    Hi alle, det er klokke 9:50 an nå i Islamabad. Jeg praktisk norks lekjson. Jeg skal ta frøkost etter 20 minuter. Ha en god dag, alle.

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    Pronouns: The subject form

    Jeg er trøt; jeg er sulten; hun spiller guitar i et band; jeg er glad å se du

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    Conversation in the café

    I could pick up more than 50% of conversation. They speak fast which makes it a bit challenging but hopefully it will get better with more practice and increased vocabulary.

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    Conversation in the café

    Erik, why add 's' at the end of a verb? Can we also say, 'vi skal or vi vil møte i morgen'?

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    Introduction of the characters

    Hei Erik, kjener du meg? Jeg studerte norsk pa sommerskoken i 2005 og du var kursleder.

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    Introduction of the characters

    Yes, most of the words used in this conversation sounded familiar as I have some basic knowledge of norsk. Nonetheless, I listened it a few times to comprehend the conversation properly. Practice is the key, my friends.

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    What you will learn on day one

    I am happy to be back. Hope Erik can recognize me as a student from ISS 2005 -:)

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    Welcome to Introduction to Norwegian

    My name is Abdulaziz Usmani. I live in Islamabad. I have worked with the Norwegian Embassy in Islamabad for about 25 years, so there is definitely a Norwegian inside me. I want to learn Norwegian to become a proud Norwegian speaker without being a Norwegian national or native. My first introduction to Norway was through Ibsen when I studied Dolls House in...

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    Introduce yourself

    I am Abdulaziz Usmani, 54, already a maternal grandfather, live in Islamabad, Pakistan, worked as a social development advisor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy from October 1991 to February 2017. Although my worked involved lot of writing, but I never thought of screen writing before my friend living in Norway asked me to write parts of a theater play he wanted...

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    Introduce yourself

    Hello everyone, I am Abdulaziz Usmani from Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan. Though never studied, yet I have an interest in philosophy and critical thinking. I have worked in social development sector with a donor agency for 25 years and continue to contribute as a consultant since Mar'17. I really hope that this course helps enrich my knowledge and equips...

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    Meet the course team

    Assalam-o-alaikum everyone, I am Abdulaziz Usmani from Islamabad, Pakistan. I have served with an European donor agency for 25 years in Islamabad and currently working as a management consultant.

    I have joined this course to broaden my knowledge and understanding about the way inhabitants of this global village outside Pakistan think about various...

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    Meet and Greet

    Assalam o alaikum. I am Abdul-Aziz Usmani, from Islamabad-Pakistan. Working as a consult in the social development sector and hope to brush up my project management skills through this course.

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    Why Do Projects Fail?

    I think they were too excited to reopen, for which reason ignored the final check up, resulting in the mess and public anger.

  • Abdulaziz Usmani replied to Abdulaziz Usmani
    Sentence structure

    Hi Kasia. Jeg er glad a hore fra deg. Tusen takk. Jet bor i Islamabad, Pakistan. Jeg ogsa liker brunost i Norge -:). Jeg ogsa like normenn og sommer i Norge. Du kommer fra Warsaw, which er historic og beautiful bi.

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    Sentence structure

    Hi, jeg heter Aziz
    Hva heter du?
    Hvor kommer du fra?
    Hvor bor du i Oslo?
    Gar du pa jobb?
    Har du ha mange venner i Norge?
    Har du ha en familien?
    Hva liker du mye i Norge?

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    The infinitive without and with the infinitive marker "to"

    HI

    Jeg ha frokost og gar pa kontoret pa mandag morgen. Pa mandag kveld jeg spiller golf med venner min. Etter i kveld vi all ga til kino.

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    Verbs: The present tense form

    Hi, jeg larer norsk pa Coursera og spiser apple. Etter jeg gar pa kontoret.

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    Welcome to Introduction to Norwegian

    Hi,

    I am Abd al-Aziz, from Islamabad, Pakistan. I have taken norskkurs at the International Summer School, University of Oslo in 1993 and 2005 and want to take my Norwegian skills to the next level through this course.

    I look forward to studying with you all in the coming weeks.

    Best regards,

    Abd al-Aziz

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    What makes a text academic?

    In my opinion, an academic text is written in formal language, correct use and choice of words in line with the topic one is writing about. It is different from spoken in many ways. Academic writing is used when we are writing research reports or other formal communication in an organization or between the two individuals.

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    What is water to you?

    To me, water is life. No water, no life. Water is essential for personal hygiene, generating electricity, growing food, sustaining life of human and animals as well as plants. According to UNICEF, nearly 750 million people do not have access to safe drinking water in the world, which is alarming because this scarcity leads to water-born diseases that adds up...

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    Meet your fellow learners

    Hi everyone, I am Abdul-Aziz from Islamabad, Pakistan. I am a social development professional, aspiring to become a leading researcher, for which I need to brush up my English language skills; that is why, I am here.

    It's lovely to be with all of you on English for Academic Purposes course being offered by FutureLearn. Let's agree to help ourselves and help...

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    How do you feel when you speak English?

    I find it difficult to find the right words at the right time. For me it is also difficult at times to start a conversation, but I gain confidence after a while.

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    Welcome!

    Hello everyone, I am Aziz Usmani. I live in Islamabad, Pakistan. I expect this course will help improve my English language command. I look forward to working with you throughout these six weeks and even later through our facebook page.

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    Introduce yourself

    Hi everyone, I am Aziz from Islamabad, Pakistan. I believe in 'thinking and thinking creatively'; that is why I found this course very attractive and I expect that at the end of this course, I am able to use my brain even more creatively.