Sameh Baza

Experienced English Instructor/Corporate Language Trainer/Blended Curriculum Designer/MBA & MEd Graduate

30/10/16-Present 

ESL Faculty/Curriculum & Assessment Designer/Cambridge PET Speaking Examiner 

International Aviation Technical College at Riyadh, KSA 

Responsibilities: 

Designing assessment rubrics, delivering, and participating in CPD workshops on key pedagogical and administrative areas such as Interactive Computer Technology (ICT) such as design, trial, implementation of, and delivery of PD sessions on the methodology of using such m-Learning tools. 

Employment of mobile learning apps (M-Learning) and ICT to facilitate the development of learning strategies, critical thinking, and study skills amongst RSAF trainees. 

Utilization of ICT e.g., Whiteboard, Zoom Meetings, Brightspace, Google Docs & online/ MLearning technology aligned to student-centered pedagogy and college curriculum.

06/03/16-27/10/16 

Acting Senior Head ESL Teacher/Curriculum Designer/Cambridge Assessor

Aviation Australia Riyadh College of Excellence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Responsibilities:

Reported to Foundation manager and delegated, designed, and assigned tasks aligned to strategic objectives set by senior management, internal and external stakeholders, respectively. 

Supervised and coordinated two Head ESL teachers, IT Coordinator, and 33-54 ESL teachers with regards to didactic duties (teaching methodology, classroom management, use of ICT, assessment, and student profiling) implementation of policies and procedures, administrative duties, and overall daily Foundation English program operational requirements. 

27/02/15-03/03/16

Head ESL Teacher 

Aviation Australia Riyadh College of Excellence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

Responsibilities:

Selected, organized, and delegated professional development workshops to be coordinated and/or delivered by curriculum leads as well as experienced members of ESL faculty in key teaching competencies requiring improvement identified through lesson observations and student feedback to meet institutional and stakeholders’ continuous improvement guidelines. 

Supervised and coordinated 25 ESL teachers with regards to didactic duties (teaching methodology, classroom management, assessment, and student profiling) implementation of policies and procedures, administrative duties, and overall daily Foundation English Program operation requirements

01/03/14 –26/02/2015 

English Language Faculty/Curriculum Designer 

MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey 

Responsibilities:

Member of selected and designated core curriculum design, development, and recruitment teams tasked with the development of Preparatory Year English Program (PYP) of start-up university with USP (Unique Selling Point) of Flipped Classroom Methodology. 

Conducted analysis of faculties’ English Medium Instruction (EMI) needs to optimize the ultimate design of ESL Blended Learning curriculum. Developed learning objectives and adopted CEFR outcomes aligned to faculty needs. 

Designed Task-Based and analytic syllabi by selecting and aligning language instruction materials according to learner needs (as identified by a faculty needs analysis).

Created and recorded instructional videos on Blackboard learning platform as a component of E-learning design and development.

Prepared and delivered Blended Learning lessons focusing on guided discovery and autonomous learning using authentic, target situation (career) related contexts through SMART classroom and mobile technology media and tools.

Incorporated 21st Century & and Critical Thinking skills component into lessons to instill and develop lifelong independent learning within students.

Completed Masters of Education in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in 2020:

Dissertation Topic - Mobile Phone Learning Apps' effect on the development of language learning strategies. 

DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults) - 2014: Intensive course distributed over three modules covering language analysis, practical teaching methods, and pedagogy and course design.

MBA - Masters in International Business Management- 2010

BA Finance - 2007