Zahra Azam, Class leader of Standard XI, taught English literature to whole standard.

Zahra Azam

Class leader of Standard XI, taught English literature to whole standard.

Danah Universal School of Kuwait

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, English Literature and Applied Psychology
Experience
9 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 6 Months

Class leader of Standard XI, taught English literature to whole standard. at Danah Universal School of Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • August 2019 to September 2020

- As sole teacher for subject English Literature for Grade XI:
- Maintained weekly updates of class syllabus for Standard VIII on school web portal,
- Developed weekly lesson plan based on the curriculum guidelines provided,
- Developed revision booklets, tests and exams,
- Developed students; SMART goals,
- Conducted student assemblies; and
- Based on the workshop attended below on distance learning, took care of distance learning for Grade XI
in Covid-19 environment.
- Attended the workshops/webinar on:
- The PEAK workshop on:
- Vocabulary acquisition,
- Using technology in language acquisition class,
- Technology tools for the world language classroom; and
- Paving the way to successful reading and writing
- Webinar on Transforming Education with Distance Learning from McGraw Hill.
- Coordinator and judge of annual spelling bee contest

Class in charge of Standard XII also taught English to Standard VIII and IX. at Indian English Academy School (Don Bosco), Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • September 2011 to December 2013

- Achieved outstanding result of grade 12 in the year 2011 with 15 toppers in English subject
- Attended the workshops on:
- The Conversational Skills (Listening and Speaking) organized at Jabria Indian School; and
- Teaching Grammar to middle school students organized at Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian Private School (“DPS”).
- Coordinator and editor of the school magazine for the year 2012-13.
- Sub-coordinator at ‘Xpressions 2013’ for the category 'Laugh Out Loud'
- Coordinator at Student Sports Festival for 2011.
- Maintained weekly updates of class syllabus for Standard VIII on school web portal.
- Secured third place in the Staff Sports Festival.

English Teachr at Siddeeq Public School, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • September 2005 to December 2010

- Enhanced student language skills (reading, writing listening and speaking).
- Delivering scheduled lectures to the assigned classes.
- Arranging periodic performance evaluation tests and providing detailed feedbacks about areas of improvement.
- Accomplishing regular classroom debates to raise the students’ interests and understandings of the subject.
- Conducted essay competition and fun activities to increase students' engagement.
- Arranged Parent Teacher Meetings (PTMs).
- Assisting the school administration in arranging special functions/celebrations.
- Counseling students as per their academic needs.

Teacher at Educators, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • January 2005 to August 2005

- Conducting regular lectures and seminars.
- Prepared effective lesson plans for classroom teaching to improve students' performance.
- Maintain class students' attendance records as per administrative policies of the school.
- Played a major role in arranging teacher parent conferences to update parents regarding their child's progress.

Education

Bachelor's degree, English Literature and Applied Psychology
  • at Allama Iqbal Open University
  • October 2018

In progress

Master's degree, English Literature and Linguistics
  • at National University of Modern
  • January 2004

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Bachelor's degree, English Literature and Applied Psychology
  • at Punjab University
  • January 2002

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Diploma, English language
  • at National University of Modern
  • January 2002

courses: Others •Acted as coordinator for “Spelling Bee Phonetics Workshop 2009” by DAWN Media Group of Pakistan. •Conducted Microteaching in TEFL.

Specialties & Skills

Phonetics
English grammar
English
Languages
Education
ACADEMIC
ADMINISTRATION
CONFERENCES
CREATIVE
NATURAL
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
POLICY ANALYSIS
PROBLEM SOLVING
PROGRESS
SEMINARS

Languages

Urdu
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test ("TKT") (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021
Diploma in English Languages (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2002

Hobbies

  • Reading