Abdul Saboor

QUALIFICATIONS
I have a MASTER'S DEGREE in Education and Applied Linguistics, also I have a Diploma in Education and also have Qualified Teacher status (QTLS). I am a CELTA qualified teacher. The CELTA is in English teaching and is a higher level qualification. I have also completed an in-house Diploma in Exam English (IELTS) and have an OET Knowledge Badge in Occupational English Test teaching.

My university Bachelor's degree is in Youth Work, Community Development and Social Science from Goldsmith's University, London.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
I have over 15 years teaching, training and facilitation experience, teaching one to ones, and teaching for the NHS, a prestigious school in Oxford and for charities abroad.

I am British, and English is my first (native) language. I also speak fluent Punjabi and functional French.

I teach students with English at all levels, from beginner through to proficiency. I can help you with: speaking, writing, listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and preparation for the OET, IELTS, CAE, FCE and PET exams. I can also help you with GCSE English and Functional Skills English and maths.

In the past I have taught OET to healthcare workers at various hospital locations in the UK and abroad, and was the IELTS lead at my school and Study Centre Manager, so I know how to help students get good grades in the IELTS or OET exams. I provide detailed feedback for writing tasks and specific advice on how to improve your band scores linked to band descriptors.

I can set you homework tasks to do independently, in order to accelerate your progress with English.

LANGUAGE LEVEL TESTING
All my new students have the opportunity to do a grammar, vocabulary and writing test before we start classes. This is to understand the students' language level, and to identify areas for improvement.

Students who are preparing to take the IELTS or OET exam can show me examples of their writing tasks before we start our classes.

AVAILABILITY
In general, I can teach One to Ones at any time that suits you. You can join one of our classes as a group or individually.

FIND OUT MORE
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

I am happy to provide a 10 minutes telephone/ WhatsApp consultation to discuss your language learning needs.

ABOUT ME
I have lived in the UK, US, Hugary, Pakistan and Egypt.

In my spare time I like to: play with technology, travel, do capoeira (a Brazilian dance / martial art), climb, hike, build bicycles and go cycling. I am also interested in social justice.

TESTIMONIALS / RECOMMENDATIONS:

Dear Teacher, thanks for your patience and for helping me to improve my English. When I went to the advanced class I was very scared and lost because everyone could speak very well. But you made me feel better, comfortable, you are a great teacher. It was nice to have participated in the class even for a short time. I hope to have the opportunity to come again and study more.
Karen, Japan and Paraguay

Teacher! How are you? I have taken my IELTS exam a couple of weeks ago and I have just found out my score...7!!! Thank you for your valuable advice and for being my teacher!
Flavia, Italy

Abdul!!! ?? I hope you're doing alright.. I wanted to thank you again that you helped me with writing the reference for the University. I'm glad to tell you that they've accepted me and I'm going to start my study in Business Administration with a Specialization in International Management next month. ??
Alexandra, Switzerland

Happy New year Abdul!!! Thanks again for this really nice time studying this year in Oxford ?? And thank you of course for all your tips and advice for the IELTS exam, I got 6.5, it was enough to apply for the French section of my Hotel Management School ?? Now, I am working at Mandarin Oriental in GVA, waiting for the reply and hoping to be accepted ?? Greetings from my sweet Switzerland
Laura, Switzerland

Hey teacher how you doing? I'd like to tell you that I've been admitted to Queen Mary University of London to do my Master’s degree of regenerative medicine!!! I'm delighted, and once again I want to say thank you for helping me with my language skills!!
Ariana, Venezuela

Hey Abdul! How are you in Oxford? I finally got my IELTS results: 7.5! I got 9 in reading, 7 for listening and speaking, and 6.5 for writing. Thanks to all of you for giving me the chance to learn so much from all of you! Cheers!
Giulia ?? from Italy

Greetings to my Super IELTS hero ??
Ketti, Italy

I'm glad we met and I really have to confess that you've been one of my best teachers! As a student, I'd like to wish you all the best for you career and i hope to see you again, sooner or later! Thank you...for being thoughtful, spontaneous and extremely professional! Ciao ciao ??
Fulvia, Italy

Hi Abdul yesterday it was my last day in Oxford. I am leaving Oxford at 4 o'clock today and I will stay in my country for 1 month. After that my course starts in July at Leicester University. I'd like to say goodbye, and want to say that you're a lovely teacher. Nice to meet you! You're the best.
Zae, Thailand

Hey!!! I studied with you in Oxford and I learnt English there. Before I studied with you, I was with another teacher at another school 2 years ago, but that wasn't good for me because that teacher wasn't like you. Thank you for everything from Turkey.
Alper, Turkey