Jessica Saba

Senior Lecturer of English at University of Balamand Dubai (UOBD)

ENGL 100, ENGL 101, ENGL 102, and ENGL 203

Teaching students to:

• critically analyze texts;
• correctly quote, paraphrase, and cite sources;
• research topics using library databases and internet sources;
• write well-structured academic, narrative, persuasive, and argumentative essays;
• write litertature reviews, critical analysis essays, and reflections
• give engaging oral presentations, in addition to taking part in public debates;
• revise and edit organization and sentence level errors.

English Instructor at the American University in Dubai (AUD)

IELP 096 (Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018

Teaching students to:

• write basic sentences;
• improve vocabulary and spelling skills;
• enhance academic reading skills;
• produce in-class writings from forming meaningful sentences to writing well-structured paragraphs.

IELP 098 (Fall 2016)

Teaching students to:

• produce an academic essay and learn different types of essays;
• deliver a speech;
• critically read and analyze long passages;
• listen to long conversations and recognize and separate main ideas from details.

English Instructor at the Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon

English 009 and English 101 (Fall, Spring, and Summer)

Teaching students how to:

• write different types of well-structured essays: comparison-contrast; cause-effect; process analysis; illustration; and classification;
• practice summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting;
• write guided responses to readings;
• analyze short stories and answer questions critically;
• document sources using APA;
• write documented essays;
• give engaging oral presentations;
• revise and edit organization and sentence level errors.

English and SAT Instructor at Bishmizzine High School, Lebanon

Grades 9 and 10              

• Teaching English language and literature to grades 9 and 10 with focus on all language skills, developing lesson plans, and designing exams
• Teaching grade 9 SAT

English Instructor at the University of Balamand, Lebanon

English Communication Skills Three (ENGL 203), Two (English 102), and One (ENGL 101)  (Fall, Spring, and Summer)

Teaching students to:

• critically analyze texts;
• correctly quote, paraphrase, and cite sources;
• research topics using library databases and internet sources;
• write well-structured academic, narrative, persuasive, and argumentative essays;
• give engaging oral presentations, in addition to taking part in public debates;
• revise and edit organization and sentence level errors.

Intensive English (ENGL 001, 002, 003) 

Teaching students how to:

• write, revise and edit academic essays and differentiate between different types of writing;
• use academic vocabulary appropriate to topics and level;
• paraphrase, write summaries and responses, and identify sources used;
• skim, scan, and close-read various types of academic texts and write summaries and responses;
• give presentations (individually and/or in groups);
• use listening skills to respond to lectures and dialogues occurring in a variety of contexts;

English Teacher at Lady of Balamand High School, Lebanon

Grades 4, 5, and 6

• Teaching English language and literature to grades 4, 5, and 6 with focus on all language skills, developing lesson plans, and designing exams

Special Needs Teacher, International School al Koura, Lebanon

• Teaching students with autism and down syndrome: reinforcing the lessons taught in the regular class