English Language Tutor Saba

[1] TESL Ontario, Canada Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Instructor Certification [2] Master in Business Administration (MBA) - Institute of Business Administration

University of Toronto (Canada) Mar 2015 - todate IELTS Examiner: Speaking, Listening •Marker for Speaking and Listening test modules. Education First (Canada) ONLINE ESL Teacher Jan 2014 – todate •Developing and delivering Individual lessons through challenging instructional strategies and authentic content addressing all aspects of communication that develop each student’s ability to read, write, speak, and at levels that ensure learners meet learning targets. •Delivering Group lessons that encourage students to learn English in everyday contexts: shopping, entertainment, family, and school environment. •Cultivating student pronunciation and phonetic speaking skills to match Western accents. Tutorbright (Canada) ESL Teacher Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 •Assessed current student English Language proficiency (Speaking, Reading, Writing, Listening) and devising actionable plan to achieve functional proficiency as per grade level. •Provided students Reading and Listening Strategies that help in: listening / reading for gist, main ideas, and detail, ability to skim, recognize writers' opinions/purpose. •Conducted speaking tests, providing qualitative/quantitative feedback on spoken English. •Elevating writing skills in use of lexical terms, coherence, cohesion, and grammar. Listeners Canada Inc. (Canada) ESL Instructor - Business English, IELTS, TOEFL Jan 2011 – Dec 2012 •Administered academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student’s progress in meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition. Maintained complete and accurate records of student’s progress and evidence of growth. •Assessed student language acquisition skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. •Taught exam preparation techniques (time management, test anxiety, and review/recall). •Delivered test-passing techniques through sample questions and practice tests. •Graded writing and speaking tests as per TOEFL/IELTS testing bands.

I use the Communicative Approach to teach English and rely on reputable, recognizable and researchable teaching strategies. Some of the strategies that I use are: -Activity Based Strategies Carousel
Debate
Field Trip - Cooperative Strategies
Buddy System, Collaborative Teaching,
Community Links, Conflict Resolution -Direct Instruction Strategies
Advance Organizer, Book Talks, Cloze
Conferencing, Demonstration, Expository Text, Frames, Flash Cards -Thinking Skills Strategies
Analysing Bias/ Stereotype,
Anticipation Guide, Brainstorming,
Case Study, Classifying, Concept Clarification, Concept Mapping

I am quite flexible though Ideal time slot is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Eastern, week days. Also available to teach evenings and weekends, upon request.

- Online through Learning Management Systems (LMS) - Virtual Classrooms - WizIQ, Moodle, Adobe Connect, Skype. I have subscriptions for virtual classrooms through which the student can log in for free.