Leonidas Pollakis, English Language Instructor

Leonidas Pollakis

English Language Instructor

Vinnell Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Instructional Design and Technology
Experience
11 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 6 Months

English Language Instructor at Vinnell Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since July 2019

• Defense Language Institute English Language Course (DLIELC) English language trainer responsible for:
o training commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the Saudi National Guard who are learning English for the purpose of becoming helicopter pilots or mechanics
o proctoring official DLI exams
o writing lesson plans and bi-weekly pacing schedules
• Content Creation Team Lead responsible for:
o generating extra (online) materials, such as study aids and practice quizzes, to help students better prepare for book tests and the American Language Course Placement Test (ALCPT)
• Instructional Designer responsible for:
o designing a program for new-hires to orient them to the ALC curriculum and the military culture of the Ministry of the National Guard’s Aviation Institute
 later adapted into professional development seminars
o designing a professional development seminar on using:
 Robotel
 Quizizz

English for Academic Purposes Preparatory Program Teacher at TVTC Al-Jouf
  • Saudi Arabia - Sakaka
  • September 2018 to May 2019

• EAP Preparatory Program Teacher (developing university students’ (A1-B1) reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for academic purposes)
• Team Leader responsible for:
o organizing teaching schedules for all teachers and classes
o developing the curriculum
o preparing teaching materials, such as workbooks and ppt slides, for all team members
o scheduling team meetings
o negotiating solutions to team problems
o liaising with TVTC administration

Owner and Head Proofreader at Perfect Proofreading Inc.
  • United Kingdom
  • September 2012 to September 2018

• Owner and Head Proofreader responsible for:
o offering proofreading and editing solutions to non-native English postgraduate students and academics

English Tutor at INEX International Exam Centre
  • Türkiye - Ankara
  • September 2016 to September 2018

• Part-time IELTS exam preparation and general English (A1-C2) tutor

English Language Teacher at TED Ankara College Foundation Schools
  • Türkiye - Ankara
  • September 2016 to January 2018

• 3rd Grade English Grammar Teacher

Pronunciation and Speaking Tutor at Giannis Koustoulis Centre for Foreign Languages
  • Greece - Salamina
  • March 2016 to June 2016

• Pronunciation and speaking tutor responsible for:
o teaching children between 5 and 15 years of age
o preparing older children for the Michigan and TOEFL exams

Education

Master's degree, Instructional Design and Technology
  • at George Mason University
  • July 2023
Bachelor's degree, Philosophy
  • at University Of Southampton
  • September 2014

Specialties & Skills

Learning Technology
Student Engagement
Team Leadership
Instructional Design
Classroom Management
English language instructor
Instructional content creator
Teaching Defense Language Institute English Language Center’s American Language Course Curriculum
Instructional designer
Familiar with aerospace/military culture and training environments
Leader and team player

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Greek
Expert
Turkish
Intermediate
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
  • Member
  • January 2009

Training and Certifications

Certificate of Course Completion - An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
Certificate of Course Completion - Instructional Design: Storyboarding (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2021
Certificate of Course Completion - Instructional Design Essentials: Models of ID (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Saudi National Guard Aviation Institute & Vinnell Arabia (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Saudi National Guard Aviation Institute & Vinnell Arabia (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2021
CELTA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2016

Hobbies

  • Foreign Language Learning
    Certificate of Appreciation from Vinnell Arabia and the Ministry of the Saudi National Guard for both 2020 and 2021: "In recognition & appreciation of your tireless support of the Aviation English Language Training Program."