Experience

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  Tur Assist

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • ESL Instructor

    • 2001 - Present
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    Top English instructor for a Spain-based insurance network. Led the English proficiency program. Expert language skills in insurance, automotive and finance.• Prepared lesson plans and conducted activities that target confidence, perception, vocabulary building, pronunciation practice, and grammar.• Planned and conducted English language lessons for elementary to upper intermediate classes averaging 5 to 10 students.• Work, prepared, and submitted weekly lesson plans and created and designed homework, quizzes, and exams to test student abilities.• Instructed students using textbooks, worksheets, games, and visuals to help improve reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.• Generated monthly progress reports of students for their managers.• Worked with students in small groups of 3 to 4 to help develop their basic reading and writing skill which helped them improve test taking and study skills.

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  Istanbul Technical University

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • Senior English Language Instructor

    • 2002 - 2007
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    English professor for intermediary college proficiency. Led the development and implementation of the Conversational English program at Istanbul Technical University.• Created lessons to expose students to Western culture (food, music, holiday traditions).• Completed student mid-term and end-of-year student performance and assessment reports.• Selected to build and teach Istanbul’s first major conversational level English program.• Prepared students for exams and oral presentations in their English classes.

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  Independent Contractor

  • Okinawa, Japan

  • English Language Instructor

    • 1983 - 1986
    • Okinawa, Japan

    Full-time English instructor supporting military and civilians in Japan. Conducted lessons encompassing a range of skill building activities in the four areas of language learning: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening.