syed raza, Lecturer English

syed raza

Lecturer English

Jubail Industrial College

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jubail
Education
Master's degree, TESOL
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Lecturer English at Jubail Industrial College
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • My current job since September 2006

10+ years of extensive teaching experience, fully aware of the needs of Saudi students in language classrooms, successfully contributed as a prep year teacher and taught specialization courses, such as Business Communication, Technical Report Writing, and Composition, actively participated in several department committees, such as the exam review committee and the exam writers' committee, efficiently used Blackboard for student-teacher communication, successfully completed professional development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Implementing and continually refining curriculum and assessment strategies
• Developing lesson plans & teaching materials in line with curriculum objectives
• Organizing students’ records; e.g. exams, attendance rosters & course relevant data
• Teaching students using multimedia aids and computer tutorials
• Playing a leadership role in role-modelling behavior, attitudes, and learning for students
• Assigning lessons, correcting homework, and preparing and grading exams
• Meeting with parent / guardians, counselors and administrators to resolve any problems
• Achieving the set learning outcomes by supervising student activities
• Planning and participating in professional development programs
• Examining student test data and making recommendations for improvement in curriculum and teaching

Manager Training and Development at United Education Initiatives
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2004 to August 2005

A short but comprehensive management experience as a Head of the Teachers' Reform Program “funded by US-Aid” for ruler school teachers in Sindh, Pakistan, successfully organized and administered the program, established training centers & provided the trainers' staff with logistics and finance, remained as a liaison between the UEI and the government education offices, direct report to the directors of the Consortium.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Successfully organized and administered the program
• Established training centers & provided the trainers' staff with logistics and finance
• Remained as a liaison between the UEI and the government education offices
• Discussed program success stories in official meetings
• Direct report to the directors of the consortium

Course Director English at Qamar Bin Hashim High School
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2000 to August 2002

Primarily worked as an English Language Teacher and helped about 70+ female teachers improve their language skills, later assigned the job as a course coordinator & asked to design curriculum for secondary classes, held meetings with the management, encourage teachers to use the resource room and the library to plan their lessons.

KEY ACCOMPLESHMENTS
• Worked as an English Language Teacher & helped about 70+ female teachers improve their language skills
• Designed curriculum for primary and secondary classes & managed meetings with management
• Encouraged teachers to use the resource room and the library every day to plan their lessons
• Observed teachers’ lessons in classrooms & shared feedback with them
• Prepared and delivered lessons by following designed curriculum

Education

Master's degree, TESOL
  • at University of New South Wales
  • April 2004

MA in TESOL specialized in teaching English to speakers of other languages, the course work included Adult Language Learning and Teaching, Functional Grammar for a better understanding of writing, Testing and Evaluation & Syllabus Design

Diploma, in COTE: Diploma for overseas teachers of English
  • at Spelt House Pakistan
  • June 2001

COTE, a diploma for overseas teachers of English, which is an approved course by Cambridge University, England, the course work included Listening Teaching Methodology, Teaching Vocabulary, Teaching Grammar & Syllabus Design

Specialties & Skills

Computer Skills
Initiator
problem solving skills
Interpersonal Skills
Team Leadership
IELTS Trainer
MultiMedia
Work Experience in Multi Work Environment
Microsoft Office
Computer Literate
Mobile Apps

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Intermediate

Memberships

Cambridge Learning Management System
  • Participant
  • January 2017