Karam N.
Speaking Rater @Celpip
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WORK HISTORY
Speaking Rater @Celpip
In this role, I assess the spoken English proficiency of adult test-takers for immigration and professional purposes using standardized scoring rubrics focused on coherence, lexical and grammatical range, pronunciation, and task fulfillment.
EDUCATION
McMaster University
Honours Bachelor of Science (Hons. B.Sc.), Life Sciences
University of Toronto
Certificate TESOL, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
University of Toronto
Master of Education - MEd, Language & Literacies Education
University of Toronto
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Language & Literacies Education
ABOUT KARAM N.
I am an educational developer, workshop facilitator, and researcher with a passion for inclusive, learner-centred education. With a background in curriculum design, educational assessment, English language instruction, and student mentorship, I bring a collaborative and equity-driven lens to every project I take on.At McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business, I have led several large-scale curricular innovations—redesigning a second-year career development course for over 500 students and developing leadership tutorials for first-year commerce students. I also recently created online training modules to support undergraduate teaching assistants, and I am currently co-developing a hybrid instructional skills training for Business faculty and an asynchronous quantitative refresher for incoming MBA students.In addition, I am completing my PhD at the University of Toronto as a flex-time student in Applied Linguistics, where my research explores plurilingual assessment practices to better support international students’ oral language development in professional settings. As a lead research assistant on SSHRC-funded projects, I have worked closely with faculty and student teams across Canada and Italy to explore innovative language pedagogies and co-author publications in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections. I regularly present at academic conferences and remain committed to integrating universal design principles into all aspects of my teaching and research.
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