B C Saudi Arabia

Location:

Chilliwack, BC, Canada

Salary:

$57,000 per annum

Posted:

March 24, 2025

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Resume:

MICHAEL JOHN SCHUSS

#***-**** ****** **.

Chilliwack, B.C., Canada

V2P 7X6

phone: 1-604-***-****

Saudi Arabia phone: 0-537-***-***

e-mail: ********@*******.***

Career Goal Continue to work and gain knowledge and experience in

the field of ESL instruction

Personal Characteristics Punctual, hard-working, reliable

Education

January to May 2023 Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C., Canada

MA Tesol degree

2020 Global Language Training, London, England

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

Certificate

2017-2018 Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C., Canada

MA Tesol candidate

2015 Keats School, Kunming, Yunnan, China

Chinese (Putonghua) Language Certificate

2013 Omeida Chinese Academy, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China

Chinese (Putonghua) Language Certificate

2011 Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C., Canada

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Certificate

2009 Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C., Canada

Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Business

& English (Graduated with distinction)

2005 Alpha B Linguistics Institute, Nice, France

French language certificate

1994 Northwest Community College, Terrace, B.C., Canada

Diploma in Business Administration

1983 Mount Elizabeth Secondary School, Kitimat, B.C.,

Canada

Grade 12 graduation

Work History

November 16, 2023 to King Saud University

Present Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ESL Instructor: Teaching English as a 2nd language

(ESL) to 1st year university students. The two types of

classes are reading & writing and, speaking & listening.

The curriculum includes instruction in essay writing,

grammar, critical thinking, listening for specific

information, interpreting information from a listening

activity, giving oral presentations, etc I have also

invigilated some exams for KSU.

June 17, 2021 to August Private Clients

10, 2023 Chilliwack, B.C., Canada

English Writing Tutor: Teaching two brothers, one

aged 12 and the other 14, on how to improve their

English writing. The classes are conducted online

through Zoom and, so far, we have concentrated on

grammar and sentence construction

February 2021 to April 30 Tri-City Youth Debate Club

2022 Coquitlam, B.C., Canada

English Writing Instructor: Teaching a class of

students, aged 10-15, on how to improve their English

writing. We have worked on the finer points of writing

summaries, sentence construction, linking words, and

several other, grammar points. We have also covered

two novels; “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London and

“The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway

October 01, 2020 to Cambly English

November 12, 2023 San Francisco, United States

Online English Tutor: Tutoring English as a second

language learners from countries such as Turkey, Russia,

Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. Most of the students are adults,

however, a few are under 18 years of age. Most of the

instruction focuses on the language skill of speaking.

Materials are supplied by Cambly through their

extensive, online library of English language lessons.

September 13, 2019 to iTutorGroup

April 13, 2020 Taipei, Taiwan

Online ESL Teacher: Teaching English as a second

language to students from all age groups (4 years old to

adult). The classes focus on all 4 language skills and

materials are supplied by Oxford University Press. Class

size ranges from one-on-one to a maximum of six

students

July 08, 2019 to August Golden Globe English Centre

08, 2019 Nantong, Jiangsu, China

ESL Teacher: Taught integrated ESL classes to Chinese

students aged 5 to 17. We used the “New Concept”

English textbooks, which are used extensively in China,

and I supplemented them with numerous games and other

activities designed to bring the students along as quickly

as possible, as this was an intensive summer program.

Towards the end of the program, I was also involved in

teaching IELTS for speaking to a group of high learners

Sept 2012 to July 2017 Wuzhou University

Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

ESL Teacher: Worked teaching oral English, listening

comprehension, business English and reading as well as

various elective courses such as “Appreciating Western

Films” and “Foreign Journalistic Reading” to

University students. In addition to the teaching, I also

often served as a judge for English speech, reading, film

dubbing and performance competitions, I supervised an

English Corner activity once per week and I tutored

students occasionally as well

June 2014 to July 2017 Nature Street English School

Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

ESL Teacher: Taught oral English to children aged 5 –

14. This was a part-time job and I usually worked two

Saturdays per month. In addition to the teaching, I also

judged the annual “Star & Torch” English performance

competitions

June 2014 to July 2017 Only English School

Cangwu (Wuzhou), Guangxi, China

ESL Teacher: Taught oral English to children aged 5 –

14. This was a part-time job and I worked on an on-call

basis

December 2015 to July 2017 Changjin Educational Training Centre

Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

ESL Teacher: Taught oral English to children aged 5 –

14. This was a part-time job and I usually worked two

Saturdays per month. I also helped judge English

Drama competitions at Christmas time

Jan to Aug 2012 Kamloops English Tutors

Kamloops, B.C., Canada

President: Worked as an English as a second language tutor and sole proprietor of a tutoring business

Oct to Dec 2011 Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C., Canada

Teaching Practicum: Taught a level two (2) ESL speaking class and a level four (4) ESL advanced reading & study skills class as well as two (2) peer teaching segments with the first focusing on speaking and listening and the second on reading and writing

July 2008 Pueblo Inglés

Valdelavilla, Soria, Spain

Teacher: Worked as an English teacher with persons

of mainly Spanish speaking origin

Presentations & Conferences

March 12, 2025 Transforming Education with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Mohamed Hafeezullah Mohamed Hafeel: King Saud