Abdulwahhab English TEFL Certified
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I am a passionate teacher, never satisfied with cookie-cutter, one size-fits-all approaches to planning and assessment. Teaching begins, for me, with a curiosity about the child infront of me - their needs and their vulnerabilities, because all decisions about planning and assessment must spring from that uniqueness. This is a mighty challenge but my genuine attention to the individual learner is non-negotiable if that child is to achieve their potential.

I am Howick, Auckland born and bred and having received a first rate education at Macleans College and finding myself especially capable in the field of language acquisition, I volunteered during my gap year and taught English to second language speakers. This ignited something and by 2019 I had completed my 120-hour TEFL Certificate from the TEFL Academy, a degree in Languages with English and completed the Secondary Teaching Diploma at the University of Auckland. I was especially grateful for the $10,000 Teaching Scholarship awarded to me by Macleans College.

Teaching at Alfriston College was exciting - I achieved great success in my first year with a decentralized, student-centred approach, encouraging students to be resourceful and curious. My efforts were rewarded with the privilege of a year 13 class in my second year and then an MMA with responsibilities for senior faculty assessment.

I have now moved into Private Tuition and enjoy the flexibility and teacher-to-learner ratios at Cluey Learning and the smaller East Auckland Zion Education which prides itself on supporting the Macleans College community.
Having excelled in Cambridge A
-Level English and loved the papers I completed at University, the teaching of English - both in terms of Literature and Language - has become my driving focus.

My training has sharpened the diversity of pedagogical strategies I have at my disposal but it is the warmth and vigour with which I form teaching relationships and my natural compassion that suits me for a company who place at the very top of their list, the Truth that every child is "amazing". I very much look forward to helping those children prove that truth not just to their assessors but to themselves.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Nga mihi,
Abdulwahhab Dawood.

Subjects

  • English (ESL) Beginner-Expert

  • English (Grammar & Linguistics) Beginner-Expert

  • English & Literature Beginner-Expert

  • English (Conversation & Writing) Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • Tutor (Jan, 2023–Present) at Cluey Learning
  • Teacher (Jan, 2020–Mar, 2022) at Alfriston College

Education

  • Grap Dip in Secondary Teaching (Feb, 2019–Nov, 2019) from Auckland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Arts (Jul, 2014–Jun, 2018) from The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Fee details

    NZ$28–48/hour (US$17.07–29.27/hour)

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