Amer Rizvi

Background

About Amer Rizvi

Mr. Amer Rizvi, a Pakistani-American teacher, has helped thousands of ethnically diverse learners acquire the subject knowledge and skills they need to succeed, whether in academia or in their chosen professions. Indeed, it is Mr. Rizvi’s passion for transforming Eurocentric curricula into dynamic, culturally sensitive, student-centered learning programs that has led to his success as an ESOL instructor. He has been called upon to design content, instruction, and assessment for several educational institutions. Mr. Rizvi has over twenty years of international experience teaching ESOL at world-renowned universities and colleges, language institutes, and private schools. His ability to tailor content to meet his learners' needs and his mastery of ESOL’s communicative teaching methodology enable him to make his instruction more effective. A liberal arts university education, a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, training in Anthropology, extensive international teaching experience, a multi-lingual/cultural background, an enthusiastic and most approachable personality, and, above all, the ability to enhance student learning through bottom-up program design and sound communicative teaching methodology make Mr. Rizvi the educator students are looking for. Special Skills: •Crisp Northern AmE accent • Superior writing skills • Superior reading skills (196/200 or 98% on the VCLA Reading) • Superior cross-cultural communication skills • Extensive international travel experience (father being an airline captain) • Fluent in Urdu/Hindi, Standard Arabic • Creating and tailoring learning content and assessment to make them culturally sensitive • Designing engaging instruction based on ESOL's communicative teaching methodology • Uncovering racism embedded within learning content Professional Testimonials: “Mr. Rizvi possesses an open, accessible personality,“ “His warmth is infectious,” “His ability to connect with others and his talent for teaching simple concepts, as well as more advanced topics, are both truly superior,” “He is extraordinarily talented at connecting with his students.” “Enthusiastic, active and friendly,” “Professional teacher,” “Very effective teaching style,” “Articulation is very clear,” “Varies intonation to attract attention,” “Speaks clearly and grades language according to the level of the students,” “Provides a range of learner-centered activities to facilitate classroom interaction,” “Monitors students closely to ensure they are focused during activities,” “Manages class time effectively, by the minute”