Sabeehah English Language and Literature Teacher
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Hi! I’m an English tutor with 12 years of experience, and I specialize in a wide range of areas, including Business English, academic writing, and English for high school and college students. My sessions are flexible and tailored to your unique goals—whether you’re preparing for exams, improving professional communication, or mastering essays and research papers. I’ve worked extensively with both adults and students, creating a supportive and engaging learning environment that’s focused on real-world application and building confidence.

When planning lessons, I prioritize a tailored approach that aligns with each student’s specific goals and needs. I begin by assessing their strengths, areas for improvement, and desired outcomes, which allows me to design a structured plan that effectively addresses their objectives.

My tutoring techniques focus on clarity, engagement, and practicality. I incorporate real-world examples, interactive exercises, and step-by-step guidance to ensure that complex concepts are easily understood and applied. For students preparing for exams, I emphasize working through past papers to build familiarity with question formats, improve time management, and reinforce key concepts. Regular feedback and progress assessments are also integral to my teaching approach.

Whether you’re looking to ace your academic writing, enhance your workplace communication, or strengthen your overall English skills, I’m here to guide you every step of the way.

Subjects

  • English Pre-KG, Nursery-Masters/Postgraduate

  • English GCSE

  • English (CBSE) Beginner-Expert

  • Literature English Pre-KG, Nursery-Masters/Postgraduate

  • English A Level Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • EFL Teacher (Jan, 2019–Aug, 2023) at Al Reyada School
    As an English teacher, my duties included:

    • Developing and implementing English Language lessons for predominantly Emirati high school students in the Elite Stream, which is part of an initiative by the Ministry of Education for high academic performing students in accordance with CEFR staging and levels.
    • Adapting teaching strategies with a technology-heavy focus to ensure that lesson delivery is in keeping with the changing landscape of Smart Learning including LMS and various other online platforms to facilitate lesson delivery, formative and summative assessments.
    • Utilising synchronous and asynchronous learning to combine traditional classroom methods and group-work with self-paced student learning to adapt to a variety of student needs and learning styles.
    • Ensuring student engagement by prioritizing differentiation both inside and outside the classroom; for example, making use of Flipped classroom and Blended Learning Station methods to ensure all student needs are met.
    • Creating a classroom environment (both in-person and digitally) that prioritizes safe-guarding i.e. ensuring students are safe, comfortable and thrive both academically and personally, whilst also being personally accountable for their learning.
    • Emphasizing students’ development of Literacy Skills in line with the LS4UAE Ministry of Education initiative; this involves creating termly Literature Projects to encourage students’ passion for reading by developing retrieving, evaluation and critiquing skills, deductive and inductive reasoning, expression of ideas and communication (in line with CEFR levels).
    • Using STEAM projects that incorporate Science, Technology, English, Art and Mathematics to ensure students’ literacy development takes a cross-curricular stance, simultaneously encouraging 21st century thinking skill development.
    • Developing students’ Academic Writing competencies by introducing skills such as: note-making, planning and using complex language structures to facilitate students’ consolidation and production of academic writing texts.
    • Assuming responsibility for organizing extra-curricular activities (such as the National Spelling Bee) and educational, culturally relevant field trips.
    • Undergoing weekly training sessions to upskill, showing commitment to the Ministry of Education’s vision and values.
    • Adapting teaching methods to provide hybrid instruction, whilst preserving the teaching principles.
  • ESL Teacher (May, 2017–Nov, 2018) at International House Johannesburg
    As an ESL teacher, my duties included:

    • Drafting in-depth reading/writing/speaking lesson plans using multiple CELTA frameworks including, but not limited to, PPP, TTT and Guided Discovery methods.
    • Evaluating students’ English language proficiency and designing classroom-based tasks to support students’ language learning.
    • Utilising CELTA frameworks to provide error correction of students’ language learning, as well as designing classroom-tasks to evaluate students’ on-going progress.
    • Teaching students who have a range of English language abilities, from Beginners to Advanced learners, across a range of ethnic backgrounds and nationalities.
    • Providing classroom resources in line with students’ learning requirements to ensure lessons were delivered creatively in an engaging manner.
    • Incorporating Smartboard and other learning technologies to provide a contemporary approach to ELT.
    • Implementing classroom management strategies to ensure lessons progress smoothly and learning is maximized.
    • Utilising CELTA frameworks to produce in-depth lesson plans that address students’ learning objectives as well as anticipating possible linguistic barriers that may arise during the course of the lesson.
  • ESL/EFL/IELTS Tutor (Jan, 2013–Aug, 2016) at Toca Training London
    As an employee of Toca Training, my duties consisted of the following:

    • Working closely with ESL/EFL/IELTS students from across the Middle East and Asia who were pursuing Higher/Further Education and University studies in the UK.
    • Providing bespoke English language sessions teaching academic and/or business English to students of all levels.
    • Assessing students’ learning styles and needs to deliver lessons tailored to each students’ needs.
    • Determining IELTS students’ English language weaknesses in speaking and writing and providing appropriate support.
    • Providing error correction and constructive feedback for students’ writing and speaking in an appropriate and sensitive
    manner.
    • Using CEFR model of language instruction.
    • Utilising appropriate error correction strategies to assess and advice students’ academic writing.
    • Implementing appropriate classroom management strategies to ensure a productive, engaging environment.
    • Planning and delivering specialist English language lessons alongside a team of ELT teachers and contributing to the
    planning as a team member.

Education

  • CELTA (Feb, 2015–Mar, 2015) from International House, Johannesburg
  • BA English Hons (Sep, 2009–Jun, 2012) from Queen Mary University of London

Fee details

    د.إ200–300/hour (US$54.50–81.74/hour)

    My tutoring fees depend on the level of support you need. The cost reflects the personalized preparation and expertise involved. Whether you’re looking for one-on-one guidance, exam prep with past papers, or a tailored learning plan, I’ll work with you to find an arrangement that fits your goals and budget.

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