Shimeles Doni, English Language Instructor

Shimeles Doni

English Language Instructor

Jubail Technical Institute (The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jubail
Education
Master's degree, TEFL:Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Experience
34 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :34 years, 6 Months

English Language Instructor at Jubail Technical Institute (The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu)
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since September 2008

Teaching All-star books (General English), New Dynamic English/Tell Me More(CALL), Technical English, Technical Report Writing and English Communication( ESP)

Digitizing textbooks and other learning resources as part of supplementary work

Writing supplmentary teaching materials

In charge of organizing seminars and workshops as part of staff professional development

Lecturer ( Full Time) at Zegha Business College / City University College
  • Ethiopia
  • October 2001 to August 2008

Teaching English language courses: Sophomore English/Intermediate English-a writing course, College English I and II, and English for 1o+1, 10+2 & 10+3 Courses

Working as a Member of a Team Planning and Arranging Workshops: Analyzing and identifying the areas needed for conducting workshop; prioritizing the areas; working out the time frame for workshops; drafting the list of participants; assigning speakers and presenters; and taking attendance of participants invited to workshops

Coordinating a Branch Campus (Managerial Post):Overseeing the academic staff working in the branch campus; overseeing the administrative staff working in the branch campus; reporting matters that would require the immediate attention of the Office of Vice President (OVP) such as staff problems, resource problems, student’s concerns and requests, etc.; assisting the OVP in developing the course and exam schedules of the campus; and suggesting ways and means of improving the quality of service of the College at the campus

Translating and Editing Documents: Assisting the college in editing, translating and producing various written materials such as outgoing letters, newsletters, graduation bulletins, research papers and brochures.

Language Instructor and Trainer at The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
  • Ethiopia
  • June 2006 to June 2007

I was responsible for the following:

·Analyzing trainees need for language and report writing workshops
·Preparing a syllabus
·Preparing manuals
·Arranging and conducting language and report writing workshops
.Supplmenting the lessons with video and downloaded interactive exercises
·Assessing the impact of the training
·Editing manuals

Part-time Instructor at Department of English Education, Faculty of Education, Addis Ababa University
  • Ethiopia
  • June 2006 to May 2007

Teaching Communicative English Skills 1 & 2 (General English Courses) and a reading course for 1 year.

Preparing teacher-made materials to supplement the basic course books and

Preparing and conducting tests to assess the students performance on continuous basis

Part-time Instructor at Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, ILS, Addis Ababa University
  • Ethiopia
  • November 2001 to January 2006

Teaching College English 1 & 2 (General English Courses) and Sophomore English (a writing course) for more than 4 years

Preparing teacher-made materials to supplement the basic course books and

Preparing and conducting tests to assess the students performance on continuous basis.

Data Collector (Part Time Employment) at Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa Univ.
  • Ethiopia
  • May 2005 to August 2005

Gathering data through interview and questionnaire by talking to employees of the Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) on the type of change they obtained from the training sessions they attended in Alemgena Training Center

Data Collector (Part Time Employment) at Institute of Educational Research, Addis Ababa University
  • Ethiopia
  • July 2001 to September 2001

This was a survey carried out to study the level of corruption in Ethiopia. It was sponsored by the World Bank, and my role was interviewing government officials, business owners and household owners and completing questionnaires in English.

English Language Teacher (Full Time Employment) at North Shewa Education Department,Ministry of Education
  • Ethiopia
  • November 1987 to June 1999

My duties and responsibilities included:

1.Teaching English language courses: English for New Ethiopia Courses to students in Grades from 9 to 12

2.Preparing supplmentary teaching materials

3.Preparing and conducting tests to assess the performance of the students

4.Arranging English language workshop for high school teachers and training on introducing the newly published English textbooks to primary school teachers

Education

Master's degree, TEFL:Teaching English as a Foreign Language
  • at Addis Ababa University
  • August 2001

As can be proved from my official transcript, I completed my M.A program with a cummulative GPA of 3.77. As a result, I was chosen for a teaching post at Zegha Business College, and I have also had the opportunity of taking part-time classes in Addis Ababa University. What is more, I enjoyed the previlege of serving as a trainer who was responsible for arranging and offering training on English language and report writing skills to employees in The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, the leading financial organization in Ethiopia.

Bachelor's degree, Linguistics
  • at Addis Ababa University
  • July 1988

Specialties & Skills

English
Writing
Language Teaching
The Internet Skills for Supplmenting Language Classes
Using Computer Application Softwares
Driving License( Second Grade)

Languages

English
Expert
Amharic
Expert

Memberships

KSAALT (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association for Language Teachers)
  • Member and Moderator
  • May 2009

Training and Certifications

Certificate in Teaching IELTS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2012
Valid Until:
November 2012
Certificate of Achievement (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
July 2009