Teaching Experience
| Teacher of Lower-Intermediate Adult ESL | Feb – Apr 2017 |
• Improving students writing through student self-correction with explicit and implicit feedback provided through the review and comment functions in Word and Pages
• Improving student speaking through self-correction with explicit feedback provided through video recording and electronic conferencing tools
• Engaging students outside of the classroom with electronic tools like Facebook and Duolingo as students severely lacked opportunities to use English outside the classroom
• Tutoring struggling students outside of classroom hours to take responsibility of their ability to pass the course and achieve the learning goals of the curriculum
• Designing handouts to supplement text-heavy textbook which are too challenging for students
| Co-Teacher of Intermediate Adult ESL | Feb – Apr 2016 |
• Engaged students outside of the classroom with electronic tools like Facebook and Instagram as students severely lacked opportunities to use English outside the classroom
New York, NY
| Teacher of Advanced Writing Adult ESL | Feb – Apr 2017 |
• Supporting student productions for the ESOL Speaks student literary magazine
Song, Sarawak, Malaysia
| Head of the English Lang. Panel | Jan 2013 – Aug 2015, Jan 2010 – Dec 2011 |
• Raised the efficacy and effectiveness of a team of 8 secondary school ESL teachers through formal and informal meetings as well as peer-learning and professional development programs
• Improved standardized test results through a comprehensive yearlong action plan which included afterschool tutoring classes, camps, workshops, and talks in collaboration with the public and private sector at no cost to the students
• Enriched students’ learning of English level through fun events and competitions at the school-level
• Facilitated student-participation in at least 10 district-level English language interschool competitions
• Motivated students to write in English through a pen-pal project with other students nationwide
• Engaged students with extra reading material on the notice boards inside their classrooms through the inception of a monthly graphic novel and monthly newspaper made and led by students
• Supplemented an under-resourced library with reading materials sourced from public contributions
| Head of Student Accommodations | Jan 2011 – Dec 2012 |
• Promoted English language development of students though murals and inspirational posters
• Improved students’ academic performance through talks, camps, workshops, and extra classes
• Promoted diversity through cultural events to engage students in cultures other than their own
• Promoted health and well-being thorough a wide variety of wellness and sports events
• Ensured the quality of student meals and cleanliness of the dining hall
| Teacher of ESL to Adolescent Learners | Jan 2009 – Aug 2015 |
• Developed and examined national examination papers at the secondary and matriculation levels
• Conducted pedagogy workshops for Ministry of Education teachers and Teach For Malaysia fellows
• Developed individualized lessons incorporating collaborative learning, multiple intelligences, and communicative approaches to language teaching despite large class sizes
• Developed students’ metacognitive awareness through journaling tailored to their level of proficiency
• Developed speaking skills of students through classroom tasks, presentations, and role plays
• Raised quality and overall standardized test performance by providing afterschool tutoring to both struggling, borderline-pass, and potentially excellent students
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| Teacher of ESL to Adolescent Learners | Jun – Sep 2008 |
• Taught 3 communicative ESL classes at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
• Developed students’ metacognition and writing abilities through a weekly blog writing program
