ESL Instructor/English Teacher

Mohamed Ikhraam Amod

** ****** ****, ****** ******, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa 8000

Mobile: +278******** (South Africa) / +996********* (Saudi Arabia)

E-mail: ******@*****.***

Intend leveraging expertise in English tutoring and providing legal / business advice to students, future leaders,

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 12-08-1979.

Nationality: South African.

Driver’s License: Code 8.

Languages: English (native) – fluent. Afikaans- Second Language. Arabic – beginner.

Interests: Skills development and entrepreneurship.

Hobbies: Travelling, sports, classic cars among others.

Career as an ESL Instructor

Currently, an English Instructor & English Coordinator at Saudi Electronic University, Madinah. Company Assrooh Athakiyah. Started August 2013-Current.

Past English Instructor at the Islamic University of Madinah (Assrooh Athakiyah). Started September 2014-January 2016.

As the Branch coordinator, I need to ensure that the English programme runs as successful as possible. I am responsible for making sure the programme meets the mandate as set out by the English Programme Manager and serving as a resource to respective staff, providing support and guidance to branch.

As an ESL Instructor, I am responsible for the following:

classroom management; experience using Black-Board software

planning, preparing and delivering lessons to a range of the learners and their level;

preparing and setting tests, examination papers, and exercises;

marking and providing appropriate feedback on oral and written work;

devising, writing, and producing new materials, including audio and visual resources;

organising and getting involved in university programmes;

attending and contributing to training sessions;

preparing information for inspection for company reports and other quality assurance information;

freelance teaching and tutoring on a one-to-one or group basis for fellow staff from other faculties who are not native English speakers;

basic administration, such as keeping student registers and attendance records;

occasionally teaching Technical Writing classes to Bachelor Students.

English Instructor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Oct 2011 to July 2013.

Taught English from course curriculum, which included Touchstone, Headway and Q-Skills. Taught students from the Science and Humanities Faculty. Plan lessons, conduct and invigilate exams, and kept database of records and results. Key focus areas; Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. Also, taught via Social Media methods such as Twitter. As English Instructor, scored 4.5/5 for teacher observation. Participated and presented during professional development week, 27 May 2012, and 27 March 2013 respectively.

Other Related Assignments

Lecturing

Lecturer, South African Law of Wills and Estates (evening classes), Discover Islam Centre.

Featured Guest on radio program “Living the Deen”. Radio station voice of the Cape. Ceremony Master for numerous conferences, talks, debates and programmes - Muslim Student Association of the Cape and Muslim Student Association of the University of the Western Cape.

Master of marriage ceremonies / conferences - Equilibrium, Cape Town.

Instructor, part-time course on ‘Inheritance in South Africa’ - Dar al-Mahamid.

Complementary Information

Education

Diploma-Foundations of Business, University of Stellenbosch Executive Development (in conjunction with the Louis Group Business Academy), Cape Town, RSA, 2009.

(Major Subjects: General Management, Marketing, People Management and Financial Management).

Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (L.E.A.D), School for Legal Practice, University of Cape Town, RSA, 2008.

(Majors: Office Management, Legal Accounting, Criminal & Civil Practice, and Commercial Law & Trial Practice)

Bachelor of Law (Honours), University of the Western Cape, RSA, 2008.

(Major Subjects: English for Law Students, Corporate Law, Criminal & Civil Law, and Labour Law among others)

Passed Legal Apprenticeship and Attorney Bar Examination.

English Training

CERTIFICATES. Completed certificates via International House, London 2015. Modules include: Observation & Giving Feedback and Management Skills Overview.

CELTA (theoretical and practical-120 hours), International House, Cape Town, RSA, 2012.

(The training aims at teaching English to non-native speakers as per Cambridge University and other global teaching methodologies.)

TESOL (theoretical and practical-120 hours), Cape Town TEFL Training Institute, RSA, 2011 – passed with 'A' symbol.

Currently enrolled at Stellenbosch University for a MPhil in Higher Education. Modules include: Perspectives in higher education, Student learning in higher education, Foundations of research, Research in higher education, Curriculum and programme design in higher education, Teaching in higher education, Assessment and evaluation in higher education, Leadership in higher education, Scholarship in higher education and Research thesis.

Extra-curricular Activities

Chairperson, Muslim Association (Sep 2005 to Aug 2007).

Member, Muslim Student Association (Interim Portfolio Welfare 2004). Elected as Welfare Chairman.

Captain, School Cricket Team, Islamia College, Cape Town, RSA (the team won the inter-class tournament).

Brightest Young Minds (BYM- South Africa 2007), one of hundred students selected nationally. (Leadership & Entrepreneurial)

References

Dr. Yusuf Abdul-Jobbar, former Madinah Branch Manager for Assrooh Athakiyah (which includes the Islamic University of Madinah and Saudi Electronic University, Madinah KSA).

Mobile: +966-**-***-**** ● E-mail: *****.****@*****.***

Mr. Abdulrahman Afia, former English Programme Manager Saudi Electronic University, now UPP Manager at Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, KSA.

Telephone: +966-**-***-****. Mobile: +966-**-***-**** ● E-mail: *.****@***.***.**

Wiebke Fiallo (Celta Trainer)

Director of Studies and CELTA Trainer, International House Cape Town, RSA.

Tel: +27-21-433****, Email: ******@**********.***

Faiz Kalyani, Past coordinator/Manager at King Saud University PYP, Riyadh, KSA.

Mobile: +966********* ● Email: ***.***@**.***.***.**

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