User:Osman Bedel

OSMAN BEDEL

born in 1976 in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Moved to Turkey with his family in 1978. Has been working in ELT for over 20 years, having taught English and trained teachers in Turkey, Russia and Bulgaria.

POSITION

Deputy Head Teacher, English Teacher Orizont Schools, Chisinau, Moldova http://www.orizont.org

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

2014-Present	Moldova State University, Chisinau, Moldova PhD in Linguistics

2009–2011	Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria MA in Applied Linguistics

1993 - 1997	Istanbul University	Istanbul, Turkey BA in English Language Teaching

WORK EXPERIENCE

2014–Present	Orizont Schools, Chisinau, Moldova Deputy Head Teacher, English Teacher

assisting the head teacher and governing body in ensuring high quality education for all pupils, continuous school improvement and ongoing staff development. Taking responsibility for leading and managing significant aspects of the school as directed by the head teacher and governing body

2006 - 2014	Drujba Schools 	Sofia, Bulgaria Head of ELT Department & Teacher of English

managing teaching resources, organizing and managing extra-curricular activities, liaising with students, parents, colleagues and teaching authorities, utilizing tailored teaching methods to satisfy different requirements. 2 schools and 2 language-centers in Bulgaria contain approximately 400 students and the department consists of 20 native and foreign teachers.

1999 - 2006	Boarding High Schools	Kazan, Russia Head of ELT Department & Teacher of English

planning and preparation, curriculum development, program evaluation, resource management, facilitating meetings, promoting collegial sharing, communicating information, reporting for 8 schools around Kazan consisting approximately 1500 students and 35 teachers.

1996 - 1999	Dilfem Language Center	Istanbul, Turkey Teacher of English

instruct students studying in various universities, conduct classes from beginner to advanced levels, exam preparation courses for high school graduates, organize summer schools for primary students.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ATTENDED:

"Learning Technologies" teacher training course at British Council by Desislava Zareva in December 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria

"ELT Management" teacher training programme at Oxford Teachers' Academy by Tim Herdon in July 2012, Istanbul Turkey

"Education Management" practical workshop at Zambak Educational Consultancy by Prof. Dr. Vehbi Çelik in July 2012, Ankara, Turkey

Gave a speech on "Literature Circles: collaborative learning in the EFL classroom" at IATEFL in March 2012, Glasgow, UK

“Learning, Teaching & Assessing Spoken English” at Gordion Akademi by Tony Gurr & Chaz Pugliese in June 2011, Istanbul, Turkey

“SAT and TOEFL Preparation Seminar” by AUBG English Language Institute in 2010, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

“Oxford Professional Development Seminar” by Oxford University Press by Bill Bowler in July 2010, Istanbul, Turkey

“Managing the transition to lifelong learning” by the Department of Information and in-service Training of Teachers at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in September 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria

“Trainer Training Programme’ by Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and OUP in May 2009, Istanbul, Turkey

attended “41st annual IATEFL Conference” in 2007, Aberdeen, UK

“Teacher Supervisors’ and Trainers’ Course” at International Training Institute by Tom Godfrey in July 2007, Istanbul, Turkey

“Teacher Training for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language” at Feza Educational Institutions by Dr. Herbert Puchta in August 2006, Samsun, Turkey

“ELT Management Course” at Selt Publishing by Ruth Woodhall in June 2004, Istanbul, Turkey

“New Approaches and Tendencies in ELT Methodology” at Institute for Additional Training for Education Professionals of Tatarstan by Sarah Villers in 2002, Kazan, Russia

“Teaching English to Young Learners” by British Council in October 1998, Istanbul, Turkey “Teaching English to Young Learners” by British Council in 1998, Istanbul, Turkey

OTHER SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Has been approved as an “Oxford Teachers’ Academy Trainer” by Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and Oxford University Press in May 2009

Has participated in “ELT professional development” training conferences and seminars as a teacher trainer on behalf of “SELT Publishing” in Turkey 2004-2010

Contributed as a teacher trainer in “EFL Teacher Development Program” held at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2007

Contributed as a teacher trainer in “EFL Teacher Development Program” hosted by Feza College, Samsun, Turkey in 2006

Took part in Socrates–Comenius School Project “Teaching Tolerance” in Sofia, Bulgaria 2006

Awarded 1st place in the competition for “Designing and Developing the Best Foreign Language Class” by the “City Education Committee” in Kazan, Russia 2006

Received a letter of commendation for his productive cooperation, professionalism and active participation in educational projects in Russia by “Longman Russia” in 2005

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Communication skills A skilled communicator who can effectively articulate and justify his practices, and is able to interact with diverse populations of students and teachers at varying levels of ability; maintaining collaboration with students, parents and teaching professionals. Organisational / managerial skills An accomplished English Teacher with in excess of 20 years of demonstrated success in teaching, motivating, and directing students and teaching stuff while maintaining high interest and achievement in ELT.

Job-related skills Mainly interested in second language acquisition, focusing on analyzing influence of student-interactions in Communicative Language Teaching and skills development. Seeks to develop professionalism and competence in teaching of English as a foreign language and in use of English as a medium of instruction in schools. In addition to teaching within the institutions, aims to serve community through: consultancy work for schools and education departments, - support programs in schools, - links with other institutions and international school staff and students, - seminars for teachers from a wide variety of backgrounds,- developing resource centers for Language Teachers and - academic support and supervision of students studying for higher degrees.

Computer skills Excellent command of Office Suite like MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. Touch typing at a speed of more than 50 words per minute Excellent command of online Learning Management Systems like Moodle and Edmodo Very good command of Photo and Video Editing Software like Photoshop and Corel Video Studio Good command of online Content Management Systems like Joomla

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Interested in photography. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bedel/