Mohamed Lekrama, ESL Teacher (Supervised Internship)

Mohamed Lekrama

ESL Teacher (Supervised Internship)

The Welcome Project

Location
United States
Education
Master's degree, Master of Arts inTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Experience
2 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :2 years, 11 Months

ESL Teacher (Supervised Internship) at The Welcome Project
  • United States
  • January 2015 to March 2015

• Taught English to Adult language learners of different ages, genders, linguistic backgrounds/levels
• Prepared lesson plans that reflected a communicative and multimodal approach to teaching
• Integrated task-based project and technology in my language classroom
• Assigned weekly homework projects and provided constructive feedback
• Contributed to teachers’ development by leading workshops on language awareness

English Language Teacher at Ministry of Education
  • Mauritania
  • October 2012 to June 2014

Toueziguet High School, Atar, Adar 2012-2014
Secondary school teacher (middle to senior high)
• Taught middle school class levels of 7, 8, 9, 10 to high school freshmen level (11) to senior level (13) one year before university level
• Managed different sizes of classes from 9 to 40+ students
• Instructed students of various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds
• Implemented a student-centered approach to teaching
• Worked with students’ groups and organized cultural activities
• Organized spelling bee competitions with collaboration with teachers from other schools

Foreign Langauge Teaching Assistant at Colorado College
  • United States
  • July 2011 to May 2012

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant and Arabic Language House Cultural Program Coordinator
• Taught Elementary, Intermediate and assisted Advanced Arabic classes up to 20 hr/wk
• Graded papers, tutored students, and conducted language lab classes
• Integrated students’ language learning through class projects, incl story-board and video projects
• Organized conversation groups and planned extracurricular activities
• Facilitated cultural events, language club and language tables

Education

Master's degree, Master of Arts inTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • at School for International Training - SIT Graduate Institute
  • May 2016

Required Courses: Approaches to Teaching Second Languages Language Analysis for Lesson Planning Second Language Acquisition Teaching the Four Skills Group Dynamics English Applied Linguistics Curriculum Design and Assessment Intercultural Communication for Language Teachers Sandanona Conference Presentation Training and Design for Experiential Learning Politics of English: TESOL Problematized Becoming a Teacher Educator ESL Adult Education Supervised Teaching Internship Teaching Portfolio

Higher diploma, Certificate of Aptitude to the Functions of First Cycle Secondary Teacher
  • at Ecole Normale Supérieure
  • July 2012

Education Psychology, Classroom Management, English Grammar, Integrated Skills, Linguistics, Study Skills, Practicum (2 months), Portfolio...

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature
  • at Universite de Nouakchott
  • August 2010

Linguistics, American Literature, British Literature, African Literature, American and British Studies, Reading and Writing, Speaking and Listening...

Specialties & Skills

Research
Teacher Training
Materials Development
Curriculum Design
Public Speaking

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

TESOL International Association
  • Member
  • May 2015
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
  • Regular Member
  • March 2016

Training and Certifications

English for Graduate Studies for Fulbright Grantees Program (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Kansas Applied English Center
Date Attended:
June 2014
Teaching in the U.S, Workshops for Fulbright Grantees Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Stanford Language Center, Stanford University
Date Attended:
July 2012

Hobbies

  • Reading, writing, playing & watching soccer