Laya Moghadam

4427 Westchester Dr.

Woodland Hills, CA
91364

310-405-9834
Laya_mog
hadam@yahoo.com
English as a Second Language Educator
~Attentive ~ Enthusiastic ~ Passionate ~ Energetic ~ Reliable~
Objective
To obtain a long-term ESL/Reading (credit/non-credit) instructor position at a college-
level/adult classroom or Kindergarten/ K12 setting

Education
Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
December 2008 California State University, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science, Management. Information. System (MIS)
August 2004 University of Arizona

Professional Experience
ESL Instructor
Institute of Applied Technology (IAT), Dubai UAE
Jan 2009- Dec 2009

 Taught English in Female secondary school to local students in Grade 10.

 Worked with 28 students per class with instructional emphasis on grammar, reading, writing, spelling,
pronunciation, conversation and vocabulary.
 Integrated technology in to the lessons by assisting students in the computer lab.
 Prepared weekly lessons, quizzes and designed different projects to challenge their English skills.
 Held weekly student-instructor meetings to check the progress and concerns of students.

ESL Instructor
University of the West, Rosemead CA Sep
2007 – Dec 2008

 Taught in the ESL immersion program for international (China, Japan, Taiwan)
students’ from beginning to advanced levels.
 Worked with levels 1-5 international college students with instructional
emphasis on grammar, conversation, pronunciation, reading and vocabulary.
 Designed curriculum for different learning styles and approaches as well as
prepared weekly lessons, quizzes, and workshops with an ESL focus.

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  Assisted students in the learning center and the technology integrated
language lab.
 Held weekly student-instructor meetings to check the progress and concerns of
student.
 Maintained an average class size of 15 students’ per course taught.
 Chaperoned for after school activities such as UCLA Tour and Getty Museum.

ESL/ Business English Instructor/Tutor

Berlitz Language Learning, Woodland Hills CA Sep.
2008 – Dec 2008

 Taught international business professionals and pre-professionals business

English with emphasis on presentation skills, meeting skills, business
vocabulary and writing.
 Taught in a business setting to professionals with a focus on American business
and marketing.
 Taught ESL lessons with focus on accent reduction, grammar and conversation.
 Worked one on one with students to master one specific topic of choice.

ESL Instructor
English Language Center, Los Angeles CA June
2007-Auguest 2008

 Diagnosed and assessed student’s proficiency before first day of class.

 Taught ESL to international students (France, Switzerland, Germany, Japan) from lower intermediate to
advanced levels.
 Taught ESL classes with emphasis on grammar, speech, reading, writing and accent reduction.
 Prepared and provided weekly lessons plans as well as quizzes and assessments.
 Integrated technology into the ESL classroom, showed students how to use word docs and spreadsheets.
 Conducted a readers and writers workshop during evenings with a literature circle focus.
 Assisted students’ with writing, grammar and phonetics in the learning center.
 Implemented field trips for students’ speaking enhancement such as Hookah Lounge.
 Maintained an average class size of 14 students’ per course taught.

ESL Practitioner Instructor

UCLA Extension, Los Angeles CA March
2008 - May 2008

 Observed and practiced teaching ESL courses with emphasis on listening, speaking, and pronunciation to
accomplish MA.
 Taught talk shop and movie classes to improve students’ speaking and vocabulary knowledge.
 Implemented techniques such as: note-taking, mirror-enhancement for pronunciation, role play activities,
storytelling and tongue twisters.

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ESL Instructor
International House, Santa Monica CA April
2005 - May 2007

 Taught ESL to International students (Japan, Korea, Taiwan) from beginning to advanced levels.
 Instructed English courses with focus on writing, speech, grammar, reading and pronunciation.
 Taught IELS, TOEFL, GRE courses.
 Prepared weekly lesson plans, quizzes, and assessments.
 Incorporated technology in to the ESL classes, showed students how to use different Microsoft office
programs such as word doc.
 Held weekly student-instructor meetings to check the progress of the students and consult any concerns.
 Assisted students in the learning center and language lab.
 Maintained an average class size of 15 students’ per course taught.

Assistant Instructor/ Tutor

Pima Community College, Tucson AZ
October2003- February 2005

 Instructed pupils grades 1-7 in multiple subjects with emphasis on English.

 Assisted foreign students’ in learning English.
 Assisted students’ in all aspects of homework.
 Provided pupils tests to assess basic knowledge at their age level.

Areas of Expertise
Effective listening / Curriculum development / Technology integration / Learning centers / Literature
circles /
Interactive games / Team-teaching /Great leadership skills/ Excellent communication and speaking
skills/Phonology/
Reading & Vocabulary development/Project Management

Languages
 Fluent in English
 Fluent in Farsi
 Competent in Arabic
Computer
 Proficient computer experience in MS Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Publisher
 Efficient in Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Publisher / Internet search engines / Databases
 70+ wpm touch typing
 Windows 98 / 2000 / XP / Vista/ Mac

Awards / Certificates
 2009 TESOL Arabia Conference and Exhibition Certification, Dubai UAE

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  2009 TESOL Arabia Conference on Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness Certification, Dubai UAE
 2008 CATESOL: Presentation on research paper: ”The Globalization of English as the new Lingua
Franca”, Sacramento CA
 2008 SCALAR 11 Conference on Language Assessment Research at California State University of
Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
 2003 Women ‘s Leader ship Certification, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ

Affiliations
 TESOL Society at the California State University, Los Angeles – Member
Winter 2007- Present
 Iranian Graduate Student Association at the University of Southern California – Member
Fall 2005 – Present
 Cohort Advisory Board of the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona-President
Spring 2003-Spring 04
 Management. Information. System. Association at the University of Arizona-Member
spring 2002-Spring 04
 Iranian Student Association at the University of Arizona-Member
Fall 2000- Spring 04

References
Dr. Christine Coombe Principle of Institute of Applied Technology in Dubai branch
+971-50-619-4796
Jennifer Chang ESL Lead Instructor at the University of the West
626-417-8822
Mrs. Ruth Davis English Advisor at the Pima Community College
520-624-5573
Dr. Juliette Shakhbagova Associate Professor of Clinical Education at USC
213-740-9948
Dr. Lia Kamhi Stein TESOL Board Member/Advisor/ Professor at CSULA
323-343-5506
(addi
tional upon request)

4427 Westchester Dr., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 310-405-9834

Laya_moghadam@yahoo.com