Leonidas Pollakis, English Language Instructor

Leonidas Pollakis

English Language Instructor

Vinnell Arabia

البلد
المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
التعليم
ماجستير, Instructional Design and Technology
الخبرات
11 years, 7 أشهر

مشاركة سيرتي الذاتية

حظر المستخدم


الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :11 years, 7 أشهر

English Language Instructor في Vinnell Arabia
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يوليو 2019

• Defense Language Institute English Language Course (DLIELC) English language trainer responsible for:
o training commissioned and non-commissioned officers in the Saudi National Guard who are learning English for the purpose of becoming helicopter pilots or mechanics
o proctoring official DLI exams
o writing lesson plans and bi-weekly pacing schedules
• Content Creation Team Lead responsible for:
o generating extra (online) materials, such as study aids and practice quizzes, to help students better prepare for book tests and the American Language Course Placement Test (ALCPT)
• Instructional Designer responsible for:
o designing a program for new-hires to orient them to the ALC curriculum and the military culture of the Ministry of the National Guard’s Aviation Institute
 later adapted into professional development seminars
o designing a professional development seminar on using:
 Robotel
 Quizizz

English for Academic Purposes Preparatory Program Teacher في TVTC Al-Jouf
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - سكاكا
  • سبتمبر 2018 إلى مايو 2019

• EAP Preparatory Program Teacher (developing university students’ (A1-B1) reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for academic purposes)
• Team Leader responsible for:
o organizing teaching schedules for all teachers and classes
o developing the curriculum
o preparing teaching materials, such as workbooks and ppt slides, for all team members
o scheduling team meetings
o negotiating solutions to team problems
o liaising with TVTC administration

Owner and Head Proofreader في Perfect Proofreading Inc.
  • المملكة المتحدة
  • سبتمبر 2012 إلى سبتمبر 2018

• Owner and Head Proofreader responsible for:
o offering proofreading and editing solutions to non-native English postgraduate students and academics

English Tutor في INEX International Exam Centre
  • تركيا - أنقرة
  • سبتمبر 2016 إلى سبتمبر 2018

• Part-time IELTS exam preparation and general English (A1-C2) tutor

English Language Teacher في TED Ankara College Foundation Schools
  • تركيا - أنقرة
  • سبتمبر 2016 إلى يناير 2018

• 3rd Grade English Grammar Teacher

Pronunciation and Speaking Tutor في Giannis Koustoulis Centre for Foreign Languages
  • اليونان - Salamina
  • مارس 2016 إلى يونيو 2016

• Pronunciation and speaking tutor responsible for:
o teaching children between 5 and 15 years of age
o preparing older children for the Michigan and TOEFL exams

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Instructional Design and Technology
  • في George Mason University
  • يوليو 2023
بكالوريوس, Philosophy
  • في University Of Southampton
  • سبتمبر 2014

Specialties & Skills

Learning Technology
Student Engagement
Team Leadership
Instructional Design
Classroom Management
English language instructor
Instructional content creator
Teaching Defense Language Institute English Language Center’s American Language Course Curriculum
Instructional designer
Familiar with aerospace/military culture and training environments
Leader and team player

اللغات

الانجليزية
اللغة الأم
اليونانية
متمرّس
التركية
متوسط
العربية
متوسط

العضويات

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
  • Member
  • January 2009

التدريب و الشهادات

Certificate of Course Completion - An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1) (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
November 2020
Certificate of Course Completion - Instructional Design: Storyboarding (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
October 2021
Certificate of Course Completion - Instructional Design Essentials: Models of ID (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2021
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Saudi National Guard Aviation Institute & Vinnell Arabia (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
July 2020
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Saudi National Guard Aviation Institute & Vinnell Arabia (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
July 2021
CELTA (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
February 2016

الهوايات

  • Foreign Language Learning
    Certificate of Appreciation from Vinnell Arabia and the Ministry of the Saudi National Guard for both 2020 and 2021: "In recognition & appreciation of your tireless support of the Aviation English Language Training Program."