Objective:

      I am a fluent English speaker who wishes to teach English abroad in China for one year, primarily            

      highschool and university level students.

Qualifications:

·         Michigan Technological University (MTU) in Houghton, Michigan, U.S.A.
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, B.S. Electrical Engineering

Graduated in December of 2007

·         No TEFL or TESOL certificate at this time. Once gainfully employed, I am willing to enroll in classes to obtain certification to further my teaching credentials

Previous Experience:

Mathematics Learning Center (Spring 2003 - Spring 2006)

·         Worked every day in the university math center helping tutor students who were having difficulties understanding class lessons

·         Worked evening shift walk-in hours to assist people having difficulty with their homework

·         Tutoring involved being able to explain mathematics reasoning to students of different capabilities to help students understand and overcome their problems

·         I had students use old fashion methods and limited calculator usage thereby allowing students to better understand and solve problems

·         My responsibilities included being prompt and scheduling tutoring sessions throughout the day around my class schedule

·         Some sessions consisted of tutoring a group of 3-4 students for one hour

·         At the start of a new semester, we had to interview and role play with potential candidates for new job positions and use an elimination process to find the best candidates for the job

·         I worked in the learning center for three years upon which I resigned to pursue my study abroad experience in Italy

English Language and Cultural Exchange Homestay (Summer 2007)

·         I lived in Beijing, China for 3 months with a family to help improve the daughter and mother's conversational English

·         English conversations would take place over dinner and into the evening, also on weekends when the whole family would be together

·         I helped the daughter to improve her test taking skills for an English proficiency test (TOEFL) needed to study abroad at a university by explaining and having her practice different sections of the test and what the test organizer were looking for in essays and short answer questions

·         The mother of the family organized private English lessons with a group of 4-5 older Chinese who wished to improve their basic English for traveling abroad to visit friends and family, on a weekly basis

English Cafe (Summer 2007)

·         I worked in an English cafe, giving lessons on proper business English and etiquette to young adults in Beijing, China

·         Class sizes were 20-30 people, using a chalkboard to help facilitate the teaching

·         After class sessions, I would talk individually or in small groups with the students

·         I worked for only a couple weeks due to prior family obligations (see previous work experience)

·         Had I worked longer at the cafe, I would have tailored the class sessions around what made English conversation interesting and meaningful to the students because student input and enthusiasm is duly important when it comes to teaching