English (ESL) with Benjamin W.

Washington English Center

• Tutoring recent immigrants and visitors to the United States from countries such as Ethiopia, Japan, etc. an hour or two per week in basic English conversational and pronunciation skills • Developing my own lesson plans and activities for each individual ESL learner on a case by case basis without any supervision or guidance from WEC

Heart for Change - Colombia Volunteer Program

• Taught hundreds of 9th, 10th and 11th grade Colombian students in a local public school about ESL topics such as grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing, reading, and speaking skills. • Prepared lesson plans, presentations and class activities on a daily basis in order to help my ESL students improve their knowledge and proficiency in the English language. • Assisted my Colombian co-teacher with planning lessons, creating projects, hosting cultural events, and working to improve his English grammar and pronunciation. • Co-Leader, Camp Counselor for a YMCA English Immersion Camp for high school students to improve their English proficiency sponsored by the Colombian Ministry of Education

Huntington Learning Center

• Assisted and tutored high school students in improving their ACT / SAT scores on the English, Reading and Writing sections • Explained grammatical concepts along with reading passages, which appear on both standardized exams. • Edited and proofread written essays by my students in the hopes of improving their writing abilities for the ACT / SAT exams.

ISTEK Foundation - Private Schools

• Taught multiple classes of Turkish high school students from 9th Grade and Prep year along with covering other teachers’ lessons, observed their classes and lesson activities • Prepared lesson plans and classroom activities on a weekly basis with other faculty members and colleagues in order to prepare the ESL students for their examinations, quizzes, and other assignments • Working 40-45 hours per week at the school which includes 20-25 hours of lessons, grading, extra help tutoring, and Model UN Club Meetings as a faculty advisor

Berlitz US

• Teaching foreign learners of the English language how to improve their skills at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels • Preparing individual lesson plans and activities to bolster my students’ speaking, writing, listening, and reading proficiencies • Interacting on a daily basis with ESL students from countries such as Japan, South Korea, Venezuela, Brazil, etc. • Working 15-20 hours of lessons per week in the mornings and afternoons

The George Washington University

Bogazici University

The International TEFL Academy

•Officially certified as a TEFL Instructor by the International TEFL Academy •Received certification after completing 150 hours of online instruction with an experienced TESOL instructor and more than 20 hours of practical observation and tutoring at the Global ESL Academy in Queens, New York •Achieved a 98% final grade for the main TEFL certification course and a 94% on an additional 30-hour course on how to teach to young learners and students of business English.

Duolingo.com

Can understand virtually anything heard or read, even intellectually demanding material such as an academic lecture or a book on philosophy. Can use the language fluently and spontaneously in a way that can even be more advanced than an average native speaker.

Limited Proficiency

Professional Proficiency

Native Proficiency

Professional Proficiency

Limited Proficiency