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Susara Van Rooyen

ESL, ESP, IELTS Teacher, Curriculum Design
Cape Town
Susara Van Rooyen

Summary


Confident IELTS and TOEFL Tutor delivering results-focused teaching for consistent, measurable academic achievement. Easily manages both large and small classes using adaptable strategies that appeal to diverse personalities, backgrounds and learning types. Accustomed to both in-person and online instruction environments, allowing for optimal lesson engagement and schedule flexibility.

Overview

30
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Southern African Wildlife College
South Africa

Online Diploma Courses Developer and Editor
01.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Review articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy and compliance with quality standards.
  • Prepare, rewrite and edit modules to improve readability and impact.
  • Create Powerpoint Presentations for Modules

Self-employed
Cape Town

Online IELTS/TOEFL Test Prep Instructor
10.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Identify issues students are struggling with and provide solutions to those problems.
  • Give individual attention to students and work to deliver strong comprehension and a positive learning growth
  • Applies real-life scenarios to lesson to provide context for learning comprehension

Self
Caledon (Cape Town)

Nutritional Consultant
04.1990 - Current

Job overview

  • Counseled clients on nutrition issues such as obesity, eating disorders, tube feeding management, failure to thrive and feeding dysfunction.
  • Assessed clients' nutritional and health statuses to prescribe appropriate eating and exercise plans.

Purdle Language Centre,
Online

Online English Second Language Teacher
09.2021 - 02.2022

Job overview

  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to the expectation of the Language Centre

Southern African Wildlife College - Professional Hunters,
Hoedspruit

Online Lecturer: Hospitality and Catering
03.2020 - 09.2020

Job overview

  • During COVID, successfully delivered these courses by Google Classroom LMS, on short notice

Quality Education Company (QEC)
Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi

English Special Purposes (ESP) Lecturer (Medical)
10.2018 - 09.2019

Job overview

  • Foundation Year

University of Nizwa
Nizwa

English Second Language - and TOEFL Lecturer
09.2015 - 10.2017

Job overview

  • Foundation Year
  • Collaborated with colleagues in developing benchmark lessons and identifying curriculum needs of faculty.

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Cambridge International School Sudan
Khartoum

English Language Teacher, Geography Teacher
08.2015 - 07.2016

Job overview

  • Developed overall yearly curriculum for teaching English-language learners based on school and national requirements.
  • Planned and implemented lessons to positively increase vocabulary and sentence structure skills.
  • Designed exams to test fluency in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of English language.

Warren Language School , Yinchuan I and Yinchuan 2 Middle and High Schools
Yinchuan

English Second Language Teacher,
08.2014 - 07.2015

Job overview

  • Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
  • Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluate student progress.
  • Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
  • Collaborated with teachers and department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals.

Alson Language Institute
Riyadh

IELTS Instructor
08.2012 - 07.2014

Job overview

  • Created teaching materials and developed engaging lesson plans for IELTS Modules.
  • Conducted student progress reviews and provided individual feedback for each student on strengths and weaknesses.
  • Proctored IELTS testing to maintain secure testing locations and honest test results.

Royal Palace Princess Hanouf bint Abdullah bin Abdullaziz
Jeddah, Riyadh

Lifestyle Manager, Royal Palace
08.2011 - 07.2012

Job overview

  • Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
  • Maintained entire family's schedule and organized events.

BP Laing Pty Ltd
Caledon (Cape Town)

Director and Business Manager - Retail
03.1991 - 08.2009

Job overview

  • Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
  • Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.

Tygerberg Hospital
Cape Town

Dietician
01.1980 - 12.1984

Job overview

  • Completed detailed nutritional assessments of each patient based on health history, medical conditions and energy requirements.
  • Coached individuals on methods for managing chronic diseases with effective dietary plans.

Education

Academic IELTS, IELTS - Test Prep
Udemy

02.2017 - 07.2019

TESOL Masters
TEFL Training College, London

03.2017 - 03.2018

TEFL
TEFL Training College, London

03.2014 - 12.2014

Online Professional Development
British Council

10.2022 - Current

Business English
TEFL Training College, London

03.2014 - 12.2014

BSc Degree (Baccalaureus Scientiae)
University Of Stellenbosch , South Africa

Post Grad Diploma in Therapeutic Nutrition
University Of Stellenbosch

Skills

Familiar with the use of Learning Management Systems

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Timeline

Online Professional Development

10.2022 - Current

Online English Second Language Teacher

Purdle Language Centre,
09.2021 - 02.2022

Online Diploma Courses Developer and Editor

Southern African Wildlife College
01.2021 - Current

Online IELTS/TOEFL Test Prep Instructor

Self-employed
10.2020 - Current

Online Lecturer: Hospitality and Catering

Southern African Wildlife College - Professional Hunters,
03.2020 - 09.2020

English Special Purposes (ESP) Lecturer (Medical)

Quality Education Company (QEC)
10.2018 - 09.2019

TESOL Masters

03.2017 - 03.2018

Academic IELTS, IELTS - Test Prep

02.2017 - 07.2019

English Second Language - and TOEFL Lecturer

University of Nizwa
09.2015 - 10.2017

English Language Teacher, Geography Teacher

Cambridge International School Sudan
08.2015 - 07.2016

English Second Language Teacher,

Warren Language School , Yinchuan I and Yinchuan 2 Middle and High Schools
08.2014 - 07.2015

TEFL

03.2014 - 12.2014

Business English

03.2014 - 12.2014

IELTS Instructor

Alson Language Institute
08.2012 - 07.2014

Lifestyle Manager, Royal Palace

Royal Palace Princess Hanouf bint Abdullah bin Abdullaziz
08.2011 - 07.2012

Director and Business Manager - Retail

BP Laing Pty Ltd
03.1991 - 08.2009

Nutritional Consultant

Self
04.1990 - Current

Dietician

Tygerberg Hospital
01.1980 - 12.1984

BSc Degree (Baccalaureus Scientiae)

Post Grad Diploma in Therapeutic Nutrition

Susara Van RooyenESL, ESP, IELTS Teacher, Curriculum Design