YAFEES SARWAR
Valley Stream, NY, 11580
Email: yafees.sarwar@live.com
Phone: +1-718-496-7141
Skype ID: yafees.sarwar

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Citizenship: United States of America (USA)
Language(s): English (Native Proficiency)
Date of Birth: 1989
Marital Status: Single

TESOL/TEFL/CELTA TRAINING
CELTA - University of Cambridge (120 Hours) New York NY, USA
Teaching House TESOL/TEFL/CELTA October 2015
TEFL/ TESOL Certificate
TEFL Boot Camp, institutional member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL)
License TBC--60-YS-0712 | Online – 60 Hours Intensive July 2012

EDUCATION
City University of New York, Bernard M. Baruch College – Zicklin School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) | 2014
Major: International Business | Minor: Marketing, IT & Social Responsibility

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching House / International Language House New York, USA
ESL Teacher 2015
 Experience teaching English to adults
 Taught 40+ pre-intermediate and upper intermediate students
 Implemented the CELTA methodology throughout all of my lesson plans and teaching sessions
 Used the Oxford American Headway and the Oxford American English File course books in my lessons
 Implemented engaging activities and powerful visual-aids to make learning English more immersive and easier to learn
I-SAY Foundation / FEBA (Private Schools) Kirikkale, Turkey
English Teacher (Teach & Travel Executive) 2012
 Experienced teaching English to adults as well as teaching English to young learners
 Taught 20+ students the basics of English communications, speech, every day terms and phrases
 Allowed students to practice their English speaking skills while correcting mistakes and offering tips for improvement
 Helped students navigate through language barriers by teaching them culture, how to keep a positive attitude and more
 Taught basic English grammar to students to better understand sentence structure, formation and parts of speech
 Assisted students to speak English natively by addressing issues of accents, word stresses, pronunciations and how to overcome it
 Implemented engaging activities and intriguing visual-aids to make learning English more immersive and easier to learn
Private Tutorships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
English Teacher 2008-2010
 Experience teaching English to young learners and adults by close mentorship
 Taught students English to help improve their speaking, reading and writing abilities by correcting them when they made mistakes
 Issued verbal and non-verbal cues and practiced modeling to enhance their understanding of the English language
 Helped raise student’s exam score and boosted self-confidence to achieve their goals

OTHER PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
 Kuoni Global Travel Services: Marketing Coordinator, (2014 – Present), New York, USA
 Sarwar Consults LLC: Marketing Manager, (2014 – Present), New York, USA
 American Express: Sales Enablement Apprentice, (2013-2014), New York, USA
 The Princeton Review: Marketing Representative and Exam Proctor, (2012-2014), New York, USA
 Berdon LLP: Marketing Intern, (2013), New York, USA
 Frank, Frank, Goldstein & Nager, P.C.: Marketing & Sales Support, (2013), New York, USA
 Virginia Dare Extract Co.: Marketing Communications and Consumer Research Assistant, (2012), Brooklyn, USA
 Marcus & Millichap: Real Estate Investment Analyst, (2012), Brooklyn, USA

RELEVANT SKILLS
 Microsoft Office Suite, Blackboard (An Online Classroom Management Software), Internet Research, Administrative work
 Corporate Communications, Editing, Blogging, Proof-reading, Writing, Business English proficiency
 Lesson plan, Activity and Visual-Aid development, Classroom management, Researching technology in ESL classrooms