ESL Instructor

Amina Altaf Shaikh

Riyadh : +966********* : ********@*****.***

P R O F I L E S U M M A R Y

Astute, exuberant ESL instructor, with years of hands-on English language experience with students whose native language is not English, helping them improve their vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing to improve their reading, writing and speaking skills while trying to understand students language requirements and furnishing them accordingly, into a student-centered lesson plan. Passionate ESL Teacher, competent in directing ESL teaching and ESL related curriculum designing, with ability to efficiently and effectively discharge responsibilities such as teaching courses, assisting students, assigning papers, grading tests and monitoring progress, preparing students for standardized tests, and supporting them to have a grasp on the English language, leveraging on my set of literary skills, instructional skills, patience, and sensitivity to cultural differences.

P R O F E S S I O N A L S K I L L S

TEFL teaching experience with excellent communication and presentation skills.

Involved in current ESL teaching methods and focusing on students’ needs.

Engaged in ESL teaching, curriculum development and assessment research.

Motivating and inspirational for students by creating student centered learning environment.

A web technology proficient in utilizing and setting up various electronic AV aids in the class room.

Have ESP experience for teaching English for Business Purposes and also have taught English to Chinese PLA Officers, Saudi Medical Students and Royal Saudi Land Officers.

Key interest areas in ESL include; Curriculum design, Educational technology, Developing Vocabulary and Developing Students Motivation.

Have extensive experience of preparing Students for British Council’s Aptis Test.

Well practiced in computing student results and gauging their progress electronically with help of excel and other score integration softwares.

Proficient in English (Native level proficiency), Urdu (Mother Tongue), and Arabic (Limited working proficiency) languages.

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

ESL Teacher

Interserve College, Al-Khobar Apr 2017 - Present

Teach English language to Medical Trainees to prepare them for British Council’s Aptis Test.

Prepare Saudi young adults for the Cambridge PET Certification, future vocational studies in English as well as entrance into the multi-cultural workforce of Saudi Arabia.

Responsible for making ILPs, lesson plans and grading Ss progress reports.

Administer tests and completed evaluations in order to analyze student performance and contributed constructive feedback to program structure and management procedures.

Develop curriculum, including lectures, reading materials, and tests; improved students' classroom performance with one-on-one tutoring when necessary.

Participate in faculty activities and parent teacher conferences.

Establish positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators/staff.

Attended weekly grade level meetings and contributed to the discussion, as well as offered additional supplemental materials.

Teach English language to Foundation Trainees to prepare them for PET Exam.

English Lecturer (full time)

Qassim University, KSA

Feb 2010 - 2015

Developed and taught four skills of English Language for entry-level English courses.

Worked with students of all backgrounds ethnicities and learning levels.

Taught multiple classes each semester including general English courses as well as in-depth literature or writing courses.

Trained and mentored new teachers to the institute and produced videos demonstrating the teaching method.

Provided a syllabus to students as well as university explaining all assignments and requirements for the semester

Collaborated with other English lecturers to ensure classes were similar in difficulty and coverage of content.

Maintained course portfolios and graded achievement tests.

English Lecturer (full time) Jun 2005 - 2010

NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan

Taught all language and literature orientated subjects.

Graded all papers tests quizzes and homework assignments in a timely manner.

Assisted in the development of the English curriculum for the university

Oversaw standardized placement tests scores results and effects.

Created dynamic curriculum and guided students to write for specific disciplines.

Involved in mentoring students for academic achievement and also extra-curricular activities.

Provided timely, thorough feedback to students.

C O N F E R E N C E A N D W O R K S H O P

First International conference AMERICAN LITERTURE, NUML, Islamabad.

Workshop in the teaching of LISTENING SKILLS at NUML, Islamabad.

21st, 22nd & 23rd International ELT Conference of Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) Islamabad.

Guest speaker at a workshop on English Language at Khyber Institute, Rawalpindi.

Member of the panel of Judges at the Dawn in Spelling Bee Championship

2006

Attended International ELT Conference at NUML, Islamabad

13

- 15th Dec 2006

Attended 2nd International Exhibition & Conference on Higher.

19

- 22nd Apr 2011

Education, Riyadh, KSA

20th International TESOL Arabia Conference

13

- 15 Mar 2014

Dubai, UAE.

Have attended 1st International Conference on Motivation in ELT

15th Nov 2014

Al-Yamamah University, KSA.

Workshop on “Fundamentals of Pragmatics”

11th Feb 2015

Qassim University, KSA.

21st International TESOL Arabia Conference

12

- 15th Mar 2015

Dubai, UAE.

Presented a paper at International Conference on Language

24th - 26th Sept 2015

and Literature in Education and Research 2015

Prague, Czech Republic.

P U B L I C A T I O N S

Get Empowered by CREAM.

CLEaR2015 paper has been published in CLEaR2015 Conference Proceedings (ISBN 978-80-971580-5-7).

E D U C A T I O N

Masters in TEFL

2006

AIOU, Islamabad, Pakistan

Masters in English Literature & Applied Linguistics

2002

National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan

Bachelors in Arts (BA)

2000

Punjab University, Islamabad, Pakistan

C E R T I F I C A T I O N A N D T R A I N I N G

Have completed 120 Hours of TEFL on Campus that is equivalent to CELTA.

Academic IELTS certified with band 7.5.

Training course on Effective Communication Skills.

Training Course on Enhancing Leadership Skills.

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