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Tuba Aktaş, Senior Instructor

Tuba Aktaş

Senior Instructor·American College of the Middle East (ACM)

Kuwait

Master's degree, English Studies

Work experience

Total years of experience: 29 years, 9 months

Senior Instructor

September 2017 - Present

American College of the Middle East (ACM)

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

September 2017 - Present

-Teach General Education and English Language Courses:
• Interpersonal Relationship Management
• Simplicity
• Motivation
• Speech Communication
• First Year Composition
• English Composition
• English for Academic Purposes
• Moderate courses:
*Create syllabus
*Create Assessments
*Create and design Course Projects relating to students
departmental concentrations
-Create Interactive Activities for teaching
-Deliver Tawteen Workshops for students
-Deliver Departmental workshops and presentations within the LAD

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Assurance of Learning and Quality Team Leader

January 2013 - Present

American College of the Middle East

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

January 2013 - Present

- Leading the AoL team in order to keep the AoL cycle running smoothly
- Coordinating accreditation processes
o Taking part in syllabus design
o Taking part in syllabi, PLO, and SLO design and wording
o Doing research on accreditation practices in other institutions
o Attending meetings
o Following up with the accreditation processes
- Assuring the curricula alignment with PLOs and SLOs in the syllabi
- Assuring the unity and quality of syllabi in accordance with accreditation requirements
- Assuring the alignment of evaluation instruments to assess learning
- Analyzing the data of SLO measurements
Develop and maintain Assurance of Learning (AOL) - working on syllabi, curricula,
evaluation, analysing, and putting the data in the system again
Develop and maintain Model Course Folders for all
courses Identify best practices and communicate them
with faculty
Decide on the most effective learning resources and make them available for faculty and
students
- Managing learning resources;
o Gathering resource related data from departments
o Putting this data together to notify the suppliers
o Arranging the supply of desk copies
o Receiving the books
o Distribution of the books to departments
- Managing Faculty professional development activities being the Faculty Development Unit Research Officer
o Preparing and editing policies related to FDU processes
o Preparing and editing forms related to FDU processes
o Receiving the applications from the faculty
o Checking the credentials provided by the faculty as Research Officer
o Checking the eligibility
o Doing/ checking the calculations
o Providing the initial Approval / Rejection before passing to HOD
o Receiving post event evaluation reports from faculty
o Checking the provided data and attachments
o Doing/ checking the calculations
- Generating ideas for learner and faculty success based on research
- Providing in-house in-service trainings for the faculty
- Helping advising by providing advising presentations for all Foundation students
- Designing AOP sessions timeline and doing the necessary arrangements i.e. room booking, announcements, and etc.
- Preparing research based proposals for the advancement of the institution
- Tailoring changes aiming accreditation and success of the system in collaboration with the AOP Team

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Management

Team Leader For The Quality Assurance of Learning Unit

February 2016 - September 2017

American College of the Middle East (ACM)

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

February 2016 - September 2017

Assure the quality and implementation of learning process for the sustainability of accreditation

Company industry:
Higher Education

English Instructor

January 2013 - February 2016

American College of the Middle East

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

January 2013 - February 2016

January 2013 - February 2016
American College of The Middle East
Egaila Kuwait
EPP Instructor
Working as an English Language instructor to Foundation students;
-Teaching all four skills and grammar during spring 2012-2013
-Teaching all four skills during summer school 2012-2013
-Teaching Reading - Listening - Speaking during Fall 2013-2014
-Teaching Writing during Spring 2013-2014
-Teaching Reading - Listening - Speaking during Fall 2014-2015
-Teaching Grammar during Spring 2014-2015
-Teaching Reading - Listening - Speaking during Fall 2015-2016
-Working towards learning enhancement;
-Preparation of class materials
-Adaptation of class materials
-Creation of class materials
-Sharing all materials, quizzes, activities with fellow colleagues via Sharepoint

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Instructor

January 2013 - February 2016

American College of the Middle East (ACM)

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

January 2013 - February 2016

Teaching different skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) to foundation year students and
preparing materials.

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Teacher Trainer

August 1999 - January 2013

Atılım University

Ankara, Türkiye

August 1999 - January 2013

General English instructor for 3 years. Video and project instructor for 3 years and then promoted to teacher trainer, responsible for conducting pre and in-service trainings for the instructors working at Preparatory school, giving presentations both in and out of the country. Book committee member, in charge of choosing the appropriate coursebooks to be used in the school. Preparing and conducting needs analysis questionnaires and preparing materials accordingly.
Preparing and conducting pre-service trainings for the newly hired English instructors, doing in-class observations, giving feedback to the instructors, organising and scheduling in-service trainings in accordance with the needs arisen from the in-class observations, conducting seminars and presentations in-home and abroad on leadership and management, writing and/or editing books, choosing the proper coursebooks to meet the targets of the preparatory school, preparing materials and needs analysis questionnaires and conducting them.

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Training and Development

English Instructor

September 1997 - July 1999

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Türkiye

September 1997 - July 1999

English Instructor for regular course and exam groups whose job includes teaching both receptive and productive skills. Supervised a group of academic people on developing second language acquisition skills. Taught English to University students for their exams.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

English Teacher

July 1996 - June 1997

Elit College

Denizli, Türkiye

July 1996 - June 1997

Teaching English to youngsters and teenagers

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Education

Atılım University MA

June 2005

June 2005

Master's degree, English Studies

Türkiye

Hacettepe University

June 1994

June 1994

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature

Türkiye

GPA (point): 2 out of 4

GPA (point): 2 out of 4

Also earned a teaching certificate from this accredited university.

Skills

Plan organize and deliver trainings
Expert
Plan organize and deliver trainings
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Materials Developing for ELT
Expert
Materials Developing for ELT
Expert
Project and Process Management
Expert
Project and Process Management
Expert
Teaching Adults
Expert
Teaching Adults
Expert
MS word
Expert
MS word
Expert
Teaching Adults
Expert
Teaching Adults
Expert
Project and Process Management
Expert
Project and Process Management
Expert
Materials Developing for ELT
Expert
Materials Developing for ELT
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Plan organize and deliver trainings
Expert
Plan organize and deliver trainings
Expert
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
COLLABORATION
Expert
COLLABORATION
Expert
DETAIL ORIENTED
Expert
DETAIL ORIENTED
Expert
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Intermediate
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Intermediate
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Expert
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Expert
LEADERSHIP
Expert
LEADERSHIP
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN
Expert
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN
Expert
PROFESSIONALISM
Expert
PROFESSIONALISM
Expert

Languages

Turkish
Expert
German
Beginner
English
Beginner

Memberships

Tesol Arabia

Member

September 2011

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Pearson Professional Badge for the Harvard Leaders of Learning Course
edX Verified Certificate for Leaders of Learning
The Learning Science Behind Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Learning How to Learn: Powerful Mental Tools to Help You Master Tough Subjects
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training
English Language and Literature BA, Ingilizce
Using Technology in Classrooms Moodle and Technology certificate
Atılım University
Mar 2012 - May 2012
Attained the title of English Teacher Teaching English As a Second Language (ELT)
Hacettepe University
Oct 1995 - Jun 1996
OUP Teaching Young Learners Cerificate
Oxford University Press
May 1997 - May 1997

Hobbies

  • Drama
    I have taken the responsibility of the academic coordinatorship of the Drama Club at Atilim University. We have worked in team discipline and staged more than 15 plays, two of which were in English, in 13 years. In Kuwait, I have received several rewards from the university I work for including The best teaching and learning award, the best contribution to Colege life award, etc.