Idarus Ali
Email: *******@*******.***
Tel: +44-751-***-****
Nationality: British - Native Speaker of English
EXPERIENCE
English Language Instructor: Laureate (Saudi Arabia)
• Conducts 25 hours of lessons weekly
• Liaised and implemented instructions given by Cooperate Riyadh
• Worked closely with administration staff
• Managed and delivered teacher training courses
• Collaborated with the side by side with the director, dean, and office manager to handle the college strategically
• Represented the college on national marketing trips
• Scheduled teacher’s timetable by student numbers
• Conducted recruitment interviews
• Prepared course review and lesson plans
• Prepared new tests and examinations
• Counseled students and made a learning path
• Oversaw the preparation to exams
• Conducted Cambridge PET exams.
Senior ESL Instructor: British Council (Kuwait)
• Organised new team members. Conducted interviews
• Managed and coordinated course structure
• Conducted examination training for new IELTS examiners
• Prepared new curriculums for new courses
• Implemented new policies and procedures for better work practice
• Taught 20 hour of ESP and ESL lessons
• Coached ESL instructors when they were underperforming
• Assisted with budget management.
• Assisted in promoting new courses to the public
• Conducted a grievance procedure
• Handled complaints made by students and teachers
• Conducted workshops for better teaching practice, e.g., creativity
• Observed lessons and gave feedback plus follow-ups
• Promoted workshop engagement for my team
10/2015 -
Present
08/2014 -
09/2015
Senior ESL Instructor: British Council/Ministry Of Defense - Navy -
(Kuwait)
• Taught from starter to upper-intermediate classes of 3 - 20 students in English as a Second Language
• Conducted IELTS examination
• Conducts IELTS crash courses which cycled on 18 hours weekly
• Prepared lesson plans to suit learners needs
• Conducted continuous assessments with students
• Taught English for military purposes. (ESP)
• Adapted military books for the class. (ALC books)
• Tailored lessons according to research and analysis of student needs
• Employed original and authentic texts; created activities targeting receptive and productive skills and language systems
• Used and adapted materials from English grammar in use and IELTS
• Error correction during whole class feedback
• Conducted ALCPT tests
Senior ESL Instructor: British Council - Oman
• Supported curriculum with resources and innovations to ensure that every student succeeded
• Taught 25 EAP to academic students
• Adapted Grammar instructions for teachers with limited experience
• Maintained a good rapport with the students
• Trained and mentored newly qualified teachers
• Conducted seminars, to share teaching ideas.
• Designed and modelled best classroom practice for newly qualified teachers
• Created texts and teachers guides for instructing ESL students
• Provided safe yet stimulating environment for adult learners. 08/2014 -
09/2015
02/2012 -
08/2014
EDUCATION
MA Applied Linguistics
University of Birmingham, UK
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) University of Cambridge, UK
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (Upper-Class) MOI University, Kenya
10/2014
04/2014
01/2003 -
02-2007
TECHINACAL
SKILLS
Adobe, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Interactive White Board.