MUSTAPHA NIGEL MAKALE

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I am a certified English teacher with a TEFL Certificate and more than three years teaching experience. I have been working with students both in primary and secondary departments within a Bilingual academy in the North of Madrid. I graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with a degree in Sports Journalism, as well as Masters Certificate in International Journalism. During my four years in the United Kingdom I worked as an intern for various newspaper agencies around the Bedfordshire region, covering sports articles in both print and online versions.

Moreover, I was able to consequently cover the local rugby team throughout the 2014/ 2015 season in all areas of reporting. Due to this experience, I feel that I am well suited to working as a foreign languages expert. I am confident teaching both 121 classes and groups. Furthermore, I am:

Bilingual in terms of being able to speak English, Kiswahili and basic Spanish.

Able to write news stories and also create reading material for effective learning.

Editing radio programs and conducting a radio show.

Teaching Experience

Qualified English Teaching assistant 2017-2022 (As of writing)

Able to set English Cambridge exams

Private English tutor for group classes as well as 1 to 1.

Able to motivate and help students improve their basic English through speaking and using jokes, games and various relevant techniques to enable them to participate.

Ability to prepare and train Primary level students for both KET and PET Exams.

2014 September - June 2015 Luton Rugby Football Club, Luton UK

Position: Reporter, writer and translator.

Activities

Meeting and interviewing players, coaching staff and fans.

Providing fans with latest happenings with regards to team news such as injuries, player ins and outs and news on opponents the team face.

Writing match reports, reviews and feature articles for online and newspapers.

Interpreting for semi-pro players with basic level of English on tactics and team plays.

Majority of the players were between the ages of 21-34, whilst the fans were anywhere between 18-68 years.

TEFL QUALIFIED ENGLISH Assistant (September 2017- Currently on-going)

I am currently an English assistant at a private academy in the North of Madrid, and I work full-time (25 Hours) teaching and communicating with the students in every class I teach.

Part of my Job description entails creating monthly examinations and I am also trained in making Cambridge Speaking and Listening exams, for which I was able to do so this past academic year.

Summer Camp monitor and English trainee (June 2017- August 2017)

During this period, I was contracted to work with the GMR Camps which is a Madrid-based company with their camps located in the city of Leon. During my time there, I taught 2 hour classes daily and helped the children (aged between 11-14 years) in practicing as much English as possible through engaging in various activities such as dancing, singing, English classes, organized treks and other outdoor activities.

TEFL Trainee (Group class) March 01 2017- March 30th 2017

Worked with a group of about 5 students, offering supplemental support in English through verbal practice and writing; where I prepared fun and dynamic materials for 50 minute sessions. Students were aged between 22-56 years and all were locally based.

Professional Experience

Collings Media, Boot House. Luton, UK- Position: Internship

July 2013- August 2013

Working within a major journalism company, tasked with writing articles for online publishing and print media. Some of these can be found at: http://www.90min.com/mustapha.nigel.makale

Coordinating closely with the account department, actively soliciting new clientele and nurturing existing accounts. Thus we ensured that the needs were more than met.

Radio Lab- University radio station - Position: Radio deejay

2012 October- June 2013

Worked within a radio studio, producing a range of programs for radio broadcasting, including hosting my own radio show. Announced breaking news.

Interviews across Luton town, and since I am studying to become a journalist, with various sports personalities.

Education

TEFL Certificate (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) April 2017

Accredited by IATQuO and completed with TtMadrid(www.ttmadrid.com)Laura Brunwin, Director of Studies, adyyx8@r.postjobfree.com

Educational background 2015 September- July 2016

University of Bedfordshire, Luton- UK Course: MA International Journalism

Key modules:

1.The Global Reporter

2.Journalism Practices Around the World

University of Bedfordshire, Luton- UK Course: BA (Hons) Sports Journalism 2012-2015

Modules learnt:

1Radio practices

2Effective communication skills

Braeburn College, Nairobi- Kenya 2009-2011 Course: BA (Hons) Business Marketing

Modules learnt:

Marketing, Human resource management.

Health and safety regulations, effective communication in society.

Human resource management

Other Skills

I possess a Level 2 certificate awarded to me for Food and safety for catering.

I am capable of hosting a sports show on radio and conducting pre-and post-match interviews as well as create radio indents and packages.

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