Academic Coordinator Language Teacher

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Sarah Abdolmohsin Alhaidar

Personal Information:

Nationality: Saudi

Date of Birth: 01/05/1981

Place of Birth: France

Languages: (bilingual) Fluent in Arabic and English Education:

• 2007 – 2015: King Saud University

Masters Program – English Literature: Victorian Poetry Specifically, the poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Thesis title: Females and Artist Isolation: A Feminist Analysis of Tennyson “Mariana” and “The Lady of Shalott”

• 2000 – 2005 King Saud University/ College of Arts Bachelor's Degree – English Language and Literature

• 2000 – High-school Diploma – Al Tarbia Al Islamia Schools Work Experience:

• 2005-2007 Al Tarbia Al Islamia Schools

High-school English Teacher:

Taught an introduction to English Literature and Social Studies as well as basic language skills

Extracurricular Activities Coordinator: Responsibilities included but not limited to, organizing various student-oriented clubs such as student newspaper, drama club and book club. The school had no prior experience with extracurricular activities so creating them demanded a detailed outline and execution plan which I created.

• 2009 King Saud University – Department of English Literature/College of Arts: Taught Romantic Poetry

My responsibilities included generating assessments as well as assessing research projects individually assigned to students.

• 2011- 2018: Princess Noura University: English Language Institute: Teaching English as a second language throughout various levels of the preparatory year program. Also held the position of Academic Coordinator for the academic year 2011/2012, 2016/2017, 2017/2018 As an Academic Coordinator during the year 2011/2012 my team included 20-25 teachers who depended on me for verifying student results, providing lesson plans, and conducting in-class teacher observations. My responsibilities also included bi-monthly assessments. I was also required to design a marking rubric which is still used in all writing and speaking assessments. The Academic Coordinator role for the year 2017/2018 expanded to checking CMAs (Course Marks and Attendance records) on a weekly basis for the members of my team as well as conducting training on various matters which include but were not limited to different standardization training sessions. My responsibilities also included creating a rubric for all speaking assessments that are currently implemented at the Language Institute.

As a bilingual member of the ELI management staff, I was assigned various translation tasks. My translation duties included but were not limited to translating updated rules and regulations pertaining to staff as well as the student body.

• 2018 - 2019: Academic Manager for General English: As Academic Manager I oversaw the management of all academic affairs related to courses being taught for General English. My team consisted of 10 Academic Coordinators as well as 137 teachers. I was required to oversee all academic related issues which included but were not limited to, the design and administration of all assessments as well as classroom observation. I was required to design course syllabi that coincided with the overall university vision. I was also required to create a teaching schedule that correlated with the demands of the various faculties our 5300 students belong to.

• 2011- 2018: English Language Teacher:

Princess Noura University requires all faculty members to teach as well as maintain an administrative role thus, I taught various English courses (ESL) as well as assuming all the administrative roles required of me.

Committees at Princess Noura University:

• Member of Recruitment Committee.

• Head of Classroom Observation Committee.

• Member of Professional Development Committee.

Additional Activities:

• “Train the Trainer” a teacher training course provided by Cambridge which certifies me to be a teacher trainer.

• Academic Management: a diploma provided by NIEL which expands on managerial skills in an academic capacity.

• Classroom Observation and Feedback: a training course provided by NILE which provides standardized training on effective classroom observation and feedback methods.

• The American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming Diploma in The Introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming

• International Neuro-Linguistic Programming Trainers Association Diploma in The Art of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Attended the 13th annual TESOL conference in Dubai – UAE

• Head of “Student’s Club” for the English Language and Literature department at King Saud University. (2002-2005) As a student, my responsibilities included organizing the “Open Day” activities. During the three years I was heading the Student’s Club, my team and I were able to make a profit that exceeds 20000 SR merely from the Open Day activities. This profit when to the English Department’s budget which aided in provided equipment such as computers, printers and lockers which were previously not available.

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