Imran Girach, English Language Instructor

Imran Girach

English Language Instructor

BlueForce

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
Higher diploma, English Language Teaching (ELT)
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months

English Language Instructor at BlueForce
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • March 2019 to January 2024

• Delivering and effectively instructing the American Language Course (ALC) Curriculum and contributing to the successful pass rate of cadets in order for their follow-on instruction in the US.
• Preparing culturally sensitive and military related teaching materials.
• Designing supplementary General English material to help cadets with their daily life in America.
• Diagnosing IMS language proficiency constraints; planning and providing remedial training classes and counselling IMSs on their academic progress.
• Acting as assistant to the Learning Resource Specialist at the Learning Resource Centre (LRC): organising and scheduling cadet workshops, orienting English Language Instructors (ELI) to relevant in-house E-learning program like ISpring, co-ordinating and preparing by IMS level (group and individual basis) activities like interactive games namely KAHOOT!, scheduling of classes and the delegation of level specific books (with audio) on an individual cadet basis to further facilitate receptive skills.
• Supervising and managing the after class remedial programme, SLT. Providing daily scores and feedback to IMS tutors through Cadet Progress Report (CPR) feedback.
• Partaking in regular staff meetings, professional development workshops and all necessary administrative duties.
• Proctoring/ invigilating bi-weekly examinations.
• Taking initiative and having sole accountability for intricately planning and executing the File Migration process that involves seventy ELI’s and five-hundred IMS at the end of each book-cycle.

Sessional English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Lecturer at De Montfort University
  • United Kingdom
  • June 2015 to June 2017

Pre-sessional Work in the summer months to predominantly Chinese students. Prepping them for studies in English before they undertake their under/post-graduate studies in business, accounts and finance with the aim of raising their IELTS 5 two tiers above into a 6.5.

Lead English Instructor at Ministry of Interior KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2014 to June 2014

-Design and administer general English course for public administration students
-create examinations and counsel students on their academic progress
-report directly to Head of English and liaise with Ministry of Education to ensure that high quality standards were maintained.
-overlook and supervise fellow teachers whisky simultaneously undertaking performance reviews periodically

English Language Instructor at King Saud University
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2011 to December 2013
EFL Tutor and Adventure Guide at English Language Adventure School (ELAS ) UK
  • United Kingdom - London
  • June 2011 to August 2011
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Tutor at UFI Learn Direct UK
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 2009 to April 2010
GCSE English Teacher at Madani High School
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2009 to July 2009
Training English Language Instructor at De Montfort University
  • United Kingdom
  • September 2005 to June 2008

Education

Higher diploma, English Language Teaching (ELT)
  • at De Montfort University
  • December 2017

PGDip Level 7 English Language Teaching (ELT)

Bachelor's degree, TEFL & Education Studies
  • at De Montfort University
  • July 2008

Specialties & Skills

Teaching English
English grammar
English
Academics
Academic English (EAP), General English, IELTS preparation, Cambridge Theory Knowledge Test (TKT)
Blending learning, e-podium, smart classroom, whiteboard, classroom management
Curriculum /course design, administrative duties, providing feedback/constructive
Languages Arabic, Urdu, French
Report Writing
Interpersonal skills/ Customer Service Skills/ Team Player/ Self Motivated

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

American Language Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Defence Language Institue DLI
Date Attended:
March 2019
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Traveling, thrill seeking, hiking, nature, culture, history, podcasts, health and well-being
    Travelled to 14% of the world, world’s heights bungee jump, certified scoober diver