OBJECTIVE

To join a dynamic and growth-oriented institute that offers challenging opportunities and excellent working environment, where my skills and education are best utilised for institutional and personal goals.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2010 2007	Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) awarded by University of Cambridge ESOL with University of Wollongong in Dubai as the centre M.A. in English Linguistics from University of Karachi. Secured 2^nd Position
2006	B.A. (Honours), with Major in English and Minors in Mass Communication and International Relations from University of Karachi. Secured 3^rd Position
2003	HSC in Pre-engineering from P.E.C.H.S. College with A-Grade
2001	SSC in Computer Science from Seven Oaks High School with A-One Grade

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

July 2008 – present, Institute of Business Administration

Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences

v Courses taught

1. English Grammar and Composition (BBA I, Fall 2008, 2009, 2010)

Ø Acted as Course Leader in standardisation process

Ø Redesigned the course, heightening focus on Academic Writing, bridging the gap between students’ individual needs and professional requirements

2. Speech Communication (BBA II, Spring 2010, 2011)

3. Foundation of Human Behaviour (BBA I, Fall 2008, 2009)

Ø Assisted Dr Zeenat Ismail, Chairperson, Department of the Social Sciences

4. Remedial Business Communication (MBA II, Spring 2009)

Ø A special course for students lacking in communication skills, especially in the Business environment

5. Social Psychology (BBA I, Spring 2009)

Ø Assisted Dr Zeenat Ismail

6. International Relations (BBA I, Spring 2009)

Ø Assisted Dr Talat Wizarat, renowned expert of International Relations

v Received the highest rating in the department in performance appraisal 2009, 2010

v Re-designed and evaluated the English section of IBA’s entrance test

v Committee member and teacher, National Talent Hunt Programme 2008-11

v Patron of Publications society (January-August, 2009)

Ø Part of Editorial team that launched IBA E-Newsletter, Pakistan’s first-ever e-newsletter of any institute

v Participated in faculty recruitment process

v Participated in focus group discussions related to course audit of the BBA programme

January – May 2008, University of Karachi

Cooperative teacher, Department of English

v Taught English Compulsory to BS first and second year students

v Member of Community Of Practice (CoP) at the department under the mentorship of Dr Fauzia Shamim

August – November 2007, Students’ Corner

English Instructor

v Taught grammar, vocabulary and reading skills to students appearing in University of Karachi’s entrance test to the BBA programme

v Tested the oral proficiency of the students and designed activities accordingly

v Conducted weekly progress achievement tests

v Arranged cross-section debates between students to improve their debating skills

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

v Qayyum, R., & Ismail, Z. 2011. The effects of immediate forewarning of test difficulty on test performance in applied educational context, International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2 (1),132-39.

v Abstract titled Role of positive experiences in teachers’ reflective engagements: A case study of three teachers appeared in Psychological Studies, Volume 54, Number 4, December 2009.

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS PARTICIPATED

v Conducted workshop at 26^th SPELT Conference. The title of workshop was Concept Check Questions: Essential Tool for ELT (October 15-17, 2010)

v Chaired poster presentation session in 8th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, held at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. (December 11-14, 2009)

v Research titled Investigating Negotiation of Meaning between Non-Native Speakers was accepted as a paper presentation in the International Conference on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education, held at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. Could not attend due to clash with another conference (December 17-19, 2009)

v Participated in the workshop Case Study Methods organised by Learning Innovation Division, Higher Education Commission (April13-17, 2009)

v Attended the Self-Development Workshops Making the Most of Work Experience and How to Write a Research Proposal jointly organised by the British Council and University of Warwick (March 17, 2009)

v Participated in the workshop Managing for Performance conducted by Rahila Narejo (January 30, 2009)

v Attended the workshop Writing Research Proposal organised by Learning Innovation Division, Higher Education Commission (November 24-27, 2008)

v Attended Effective Communication in the Business World course held at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Rausing Executive Development Centre (November 4-6, 2008)

v Attended the course Testing and Assessment organised by ELTR Project LI Division, HEC (August 28-30, 2008)

v Presented at 24^th International ELT conference of SPELT. The title of presentation was Investigating Negotiation of Meaning between Non-Native Speakers (October, 2008)

v Presented at N.E.D’s ELT Seminar on English for Academic and Occupational Purposes. The topic of presentation was Developing Academic Writing Skills (June 12, 2008)

v Attended the workshop Introducing Iqbal: Javidnama held under the aegis of Iqbal Academy of Pakistan (November 12, 2007)

v Attended the seminar English and Empowerment in the Developing World conducted by Centre of English Language, the Aga Khan University (June 9-10, 2007)

ACADEMIC INTERESTS

v Member of Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT)

v Edited the papers read at the conference titled Teaching of Social Sciences organised by HEC (September, 2007)