Farid Sadeghi
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Education
MA, Teaching English as a Foreign Langauge, Tehran Azad University, GPA: 17.8/20. 2016
BA, English Literature and Language, Azad University Iran, GPA: 17.2/20. 2004
Certificates
Delta (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) module 2, International House Prague, June 2018
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults), International House Bangkok, March 2012
IELTS, General Training, overall band score: 8.5, Aug 2019
Experience
Freelance teacher-trainer and translator Feb 2018 – present
Teaching teacher training courses for language schools in Tehran
One-to-one IELTS preparation classes
Acting as an ELT consultant for teachers and those wishing to immigrate to English language speaking countries
Translation and interpreting for National Iranian Oil Company
(English-Farsi / Farsi-English)
Commercial correspondence
Head teacher & Supervisor KishWay Language School, Karaj, Iran
Dec 2008 – 2018
Observing and training teachers
Evaluating and developing curriculum, teaching methods
Teaching Cambridge exam courses (CAE,FCE, IELTS)
Running writing and speaking workshops for IELTS candidates
Farsi & English part-time Teacher Ariana Highschool, Iran
April 2005-2008
Teaching students the proper way of speaking and writing English by presenting the subject in a manner that helped them develop understanding of sentence structure, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
Teaching Farsi Literature and Poetry
Academic writing and paragraph development
Computer skills
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Languages
Persian (native speaker)
Turkish / Azari (fluent in speaking)
English (C2)
French (A2-B1)
Personal Interests
Travelling, movies, biking and cooking