David G. Kessel
1075 E Anza Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Tel: +1 (760) 323 8516
Cel: +1 (330) 689-6658
Email: [email protected]
Int'l Roaming Number +447936087516
Skype ID: davidkessel
WhatsApp: +13306896658
Nationality: American
Special License: Certified IELTS Examiner (needs to be renewed)
Specializing in: IELTS training. English for special purposes: air force supply, civil defense, hotel and department store English, travel and business English, English for the military, ESL textbook and test design, course and curriculum design. Chemistry- and biology-related English for doctors and nurses. General conversation, English language correspondence, and many other areas of ESP and general ESL studies. TOEFL and ALCPT training.
Education:
MA in TESL, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT, USA, December 1984. Minor
in International Communication.
BA in Liberal Arts with emphasis on Foreign Languages and Elementary Education, Long Island University, South Hampton Campus, Friends World Program, New York, USA, December 1983.
Experience:
March 2020 to present: teaching ESL online part time.
April 2019 to March 2020: Working as an ESL instructor at IDP/ACE in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Basic ESL conversation, reading, writing and pronunciation instruction as well as IELTS training.
Jan 2015 –Dec 2018. Working on several short term projects for the Saudi Arabian Air Force as well as at various college and universities including B3H, King Khaled University and Institute of Public Administration. Designing tests, holding seminars and teaching various short ESL courses.
July 2012 until Dec 2014: Was teaching Saudi engineers at University Innovation Ventures, an entity affiliated with University of Akron, OH. Has been teaching English for operational purposes, lab reports preparation, and accent reduction.
January 2010 -July 2012: IELTS examinations for IDP Australia (part time) Also, online teaching and translating.
Teaching IELTS, TOEFL, ESP and Business English courses online for several Chinese and Russian language schools.
Also, conducting simulated job and graduate school interviews and tests. My students include graduate school applicants, business executives, doctors, bankers and many other professionals. Spent two months in Kuwait from Dec 16/11 to Feb 16/11.
September 2009- December 2009. Mazoon College, Muscat Oman. Taught general ESL classes to mostly female Omani students. Taught night classes of the same content to government and private employees.
November 2007 -May 2009. Specialist Training Australia, Ltd (British Aerospace subcontractor.) Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Taught IELTS preparation courses to Saudi Ministry of Defense and Aviation, and to young cadets at the Royal Saudi Naval Academy in the Eastern Province. Air support and supply English, general training for professional exams and Navy-related ESL training.
January 2005 - August 2007. Dhofar University, Salalah, the Sultanate of Oman. Taught beginning and intermediate courses to Omani undergraduate students getting ready to enter other specialized university programs.
Researched and prepared additional materials, assisted in designing courses and teaching for the Continuing Education Program for government employees. Taught special business writing courses to students in one of the mainstream university programs.
January 1998 - May 2000, and September 2001-August 2004. Kawasaki Helicopter Services, Jeddah, Abha and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Taught intermediate and advanced English courses to Saudi Arabian Civil Defense personnel based on the American Language Course. Was involved in designing, writing and illustrating various tests and learning materials.
July 2000 - July 2001, IPETQ, Hawalli, Kuwait. Taught English based on the American Language Course at Texaco, and to the Kuwaiti military personnel on location. Participated in designing and illustrating various teaching materials.
August 1996- February 1997. Language Systems International, Alhambra, CA, USA. Taught conversational English to mostly Asian students.
March 1997- December 1997. Pacific Rim Language Institute, Rowland Heights, and Los Angeles State College, Korea Town English school, California, USA, Taught English/TOEFL to students from the Far East. Participated in designing an ESL radio program for Korean students in Los Angeles.
October 1992-May 1996: Taught English at various language schools in Thailand. Worked in language outreach programs teaching employees of Thai Air, Isetan department store as well as Thai workers going overseas on various projects. Also taught part-time classes in medical English at Marisol University, Sri Patum University, and Business English at the Master's Program at the National Institute of Development Administration in Bangkok.
Summer 1992- Various small teaching assignments involving reading, writing, conversation and TOEFL preparation at several language schools in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
March 1990-February 1992: Asia University in Tokyo, Japan. Taught basic language courses to Japanese university students. At the same time, taught night EFL courses to company employees of various Japanese corporations.
February 1989-February 1990. Taught many temporary English and TOEFL -related courses at UCLA, Los Angeles City College and US citizenship courses at East Los Angeles College, CA, USA.
August 1986- February 1989. Taught ESL, Speech, French and Spanish courses at Academy Pacific Business and Travel College in Hollywood, California.
April 1985- July 1986. Taught ESL at Accounting and Business College of Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles,
California.
Additional information: Born April 17, 1960.
Status: Unmarried.
Health: Excellent
Languages:
Spanish and Russian: fluent.
Thai, Japanese, French, Arabic and Tagalog: good working knowledge.