KacyChohan ESLresume
KacyChohan ESLresume
KacyChohan ESLresume
1986
2901 Kipling Avenue ♦ Etobicoke, ON, M9V 5E : [email protected]
ESL INSTRUCTOR {LINC/TOEFL/EAP/ELT}
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• Over 10 years of professional ESL teaching experience with undergraduate students and adults
• MA in TEFL, MA in English, TEFL Diploma, TESL Cert.- TESL ONTARIO CERTIFIED
• Competently facilitated diverse students with varied socio-cultural backgrounds
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills developed through classroom teaching and
administrative functions such as Assistant Director and Level Coordinator
• Proficient in MS Office and Educational/Instructional (CALL) technologies
• Multilingual: Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic
RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
TEACHING AND FACILITATION
• Taught students using systematic plan of lectures, demonstrations and discussion groups:
○ LINC in compliance with CLB and LINC curriculum guidelines
○ English Proficiency Tests – TOEFL (iBt and pBt), TOEIC, IELTS, MELAB
○ EAP – English I and II to university students at graduate level
○ ESP – English for Engineering to university graduates
○ Business and Functional English to adult professionals
• Developed curriculum -All Skills (L/S/R/W) – Intermediate to Advanced Levels
• Prepared lesson plans, teaching materials and learning activities based on thorough
assessment of students’ abilities, strengths, weaknesses, interests, and learning styles
• Prepared, administered and graded examinations and tests to evaluate students' progress
ADMINISTRATION
• Assisted the English Language Center Director in accomplishing all administrative tasks-
such as, program planning, course descriptions, curriculum and syllabi designing, developing
faculty prospectus ,university research projects and selection of ESL resources and materials
• Prepared, administered, and evaluated entrance examinations for all prospective students,
as Acting Coordinator, for the College Admission Committee
• Performed all administrative roles pertaining to student records, including tracking assessment
and preparing progress reports; solved conflicting issues raised among students
• Worked, in collaboration with faculty from other departments, to develop career path for
students and help them with program selection
• Organized, prepared presentations and participated in professional development conference
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Postgraduate Certificate, Teaching of English as Second Language (TESL) 2005
Benns Educational Services, Toronto
Masters Degree, Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) 2005
AIO University
Masters Degree, English Literature 1999
Punjab University
Postgraduate Diploma, Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) 1998
AIO University
Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Functional English 1996
AIO University
(Credential Evaluation: World Education Services (WES) as equivalent to Canadian Education)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Eglinton LINC and ESL Centre, Toronto 01/2009 - Present
LINC Instructor
• Taught LINC based on CLB to multicultural Adult immigrants