Muhammad Anas Ahmad

Contact: +923152637632
Email:anasahmedtesol@gmail.com
House E4 PSCIR Laboratory Complex Gulistan e Jauhar Karachi
Skype ID: anas.CDGK

CELTA Certified ESL Facilitator

IELTS/TOEFL Trainer| Cambridge Speaking Examiner| Cambridge Teacher Trainer

I am a highly enthusiastic, motivated and tech-savvy (CLT) practitioner with 10 years of

experience in a contemporary language teaching environment. I have done Cambridge
CELTA, Train The Trainer as well as TESOL by Arizona State University, USA plus Masters
in English Language Teaching from NUML Islamabad. I have trained over 2000 adult
professionals including teachers, engineers, doctors, management staff as well as Air-force
cadets for the English language as well as professional development with a higher success
rate. Moreover, I aim to empower everyone to become a better professional with less-reliance
on teachers.

Professional Experience & Project

 15th November 2021 through Present: Sarghodians’ Institute for Professiona

Devevlopment, a project of Sarghodians’ Spirit Trust. I am responsible to
design and facilitate teacher training sessions for English teachers and master
trainers of English.
 Conducting needs analysis
 Selecting materials for training
 Evaluating training materials
 Facilitating the teacher training session online as well as on-site.

1st June 2021 through 14th November: College of Aeronautical Engineering, PAF
Risalpur Base. The course was designed after determining the learners’ level of
language through initial assessment. After which, the course was designed according to
the learners’ needs.
 Need analyses were conducted
 Relevant materials were selected
 Whole language skills are being facilitated (listening, speaking, reading, and
writing)

July 2018 through 30th May 2021: Visiting English Lecturer, Universal Institute of
Nursing. I taught Intermediate English textbooks, also helped students with grammar,
vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills

 Planned effective lessons to teach the textbooks

 Conducted formative and summative assessments
 Prepared students to take the annual exams with a 100% success rate
 Helped students with language gaps in terms of vocabulary, and grammar to
understand difficult passages

August 2018 through March 2020: International English language exam Trainer &
Cambridge Teacher Trainer, Institute of Career Development. I facilitated Cambridge
teacher-training courses such as CELT-P and CELT-S as well as English language exam
preparatory sessions of IELTS, TOEFL, CAE, PTE, and OET, etc

 Facilitated CELT-P and CELT-S sessions

 Conducted Trainee Teacher Observation and Feedback sessions
 Designed lessons for each section of the tests
 Facilitated class with practical problems in all sections
 Provided useful tips so that the learners can achieve their target score

December 2018 through 14th December 2018: I facilitated a 70-hour intensive business
English program to the employees of Mid Asia Oil Company Iraq on the side of the
British Council in collaboration with Pakistan Petroleum Limited
 Designed 10 sessions for a full-day training
 Adapted e-learning materials for face to face training
 Planned day to day engaging activities including role-plays, presentations, groups as
well as pair talks for the best learning outcomes

March 2018 through June 2019: ESP (English for Specific Purpose) Coach, Amreli
Steels LTD Karachi Pakistan. Designed ESP course and syllabus through thorough
need analysis of learners. Conducted classes through the communicative approach to
teaching the language.
 Facilitated English language sessions for Management and Engineering Staff
 Monitored trainee’s classroom language
 Provided feedback on presentations and written assignments to further their written and
spoken skills

Sep 2015 through May-2017: Executive Facilitator of English, Eureka Global

Education. Facilitated English certificate and diploma classes which include beginners
through advanced level sessions, public speaking workshops, and IELTS.
 Facilitating Students public speaking skills through techniques to overcome
the fear of public speaking and icebreakers in presentations
 Pronunciation and Accent Training
 Planned extra-curricular activities such as debate and speech competitions, and outdoor
tours for experiential learning
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 Education

 Master Degree in English Language Teaching, National University of

Modern Languages passed in 2018
 Bachelors of Commerce from the University of Karachi passed in 2014

IELTS Score as of November 2019

Reading Writing Listening Speaking
7 7 7 7.5

Professional Qualifications and Courses:

 ED from Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai University 2022

 Professional Development for Teacher Trainers (GOC) by Arizona State University
funded by US Consulate Islamabad ( December 2022)
 120 hour Cambridge CELTA by Cambridge Assessment English (14th July through
10th August 2019)
 30 Hour intensive Train the Trainer course from Cambridge Assessment English,
(23rd March through 30th March 2019)
 150+ Credit hour TESOL Certification, Arizona State University, USA
(March 2016 through March 2017)
 An Introduction to Core Skills for Leaders by British Council Connecting
Classroom in May 2020
 IELTS Writing Train the Trainer by Australian Education Office
Karachi (2nd January through 28th February An 2020)
 Propel Workshop for the TOEFL iBT Test by ETS TOEFL on 2nd February 2020
 Teaching Grammar Communicatively, American English E-Teacher
Program in October 2017
 Teaching EFL Reading (A task-based Approach) on Coursera, University
of London completed in May 2017
 Interview Research and Preparation on Coursera, University of Maryland
completed in September 2017
 Advanced Interviewing Techniques on Coursera, University of Maryland completed in
August 2018
 Writing a winning Resume on Coursera, University of Maryland completed February
2018
 Successful Interviewing on Coursera, University of Maryland completed in January
2018
Professional Workshops Attended

 American English Webinar Series 7, US Department of State,

November 2017], completed 5 hours of professional
development work for ELT practitioner

 Developing An Effective Approach to English Pronunciation

Instruction: Theory & Practice at SPELT Karachi in November
2018
 American English Webinar Series 6, US Department of State, July
2017 Completed 6 hours of professional development work for ELT
Practitioners
 American English Webinar Series 5, US Department of State,
March 2017 Completed 5 hours of professional development work
for ELT practitioners
 Attended 8-Hour workshop on Behavioral Waste
Management by Knowledge Now and Mind Fit for
Success, UK

Other Projects
Lead Trainer, British Council & YES NETWORK Pakistan, facilitated 1200 people with public
speaking skills training, April 2016 through May 2016, Change-making Campaign

Professional Workshops Conducted

 Teacher Training Workshops for ESL and EFL

 Soft Skills training workshops on the following topics: How to stay focused.
Teamwork, Positive attitude, Comfort Zone, Time management, Stress
Management, How to study better, How to improve English fast
 Assisted online sessions of Heather Hansen, a clear speech trainer at Pronunciation Lab
, Singapore & Neville Gaunt, the CEO Mind Fit for Success, UK

Memberships
 Member of Teach English Now! TESOL Graduates Society, Arizona State
University

 PUAN (Pak US Almuni Network) Membership

 Achievements and Awards
 Featured as a successful learner in the Biggest Coursera Conference in
Arizona State University held in 2018
 Won the best table topic speaker award at Toastmasters
Karachi in April 2015 Successful educational events organized.
 Inspirational Speeches have been made at different events
 Passing out TESOL with flying colors as well as wonderful remarks from the
lead trainer of Teach English Now! Arizona State University ‘ Dr. Shane
Dixon