I have lived in Beijing for the past 8 years
Before arriving in Beijing I lived in Australia for 15 years.
Certificates:
BA
CTEFL
Business Coaching Cert – Skiffington Foundation
Melbourne Radio School
Teaching experience in China:
Schools I have taught for include:
Number 80 Middle School – IELTS preparation
Number 13 Middle School – General English
Number 4 Junior High –General English
Universities Tsinghua University – Public Speaking Skills
Beijing Normal University - IELTS speaking preparation
Fine Arts Academy of China – IELTS speaking preparation
Communication university of China – IELTS speaking preparation
I am on the relief teacher list with an international school at Shunyi – WAB
Weekend under 11’s soccer coach with Dulwich international school.
Companies I have worked for include:
Better English – IELTS speaking preparation
Oz English – IELTS speaking and writing preparation
Global IELTS – IELTS speaking preparation
Longre IELTS – IELTS preparation
JJL -Business English
Oxford English – Business English
English First - General English
21st Century – General English
Business English for the following companies:
Cannon
Lenovo
Schneider Electrical
ITSL
Nissan
Positions Held:
* Director of Studies at number 80 Middle School. My responsibly included: Overseeing teachers, setting teaching timetables, introducing material to the curriculum, parent meetings and so forth. 2005 - 2007
* Director of Studies for AUCK. This was a similar role to the WIC position. AUCK works within The Fine Arts Academy of China. 2005 – 2007. The age of students at WIC & AUCK ranged from 17 - 21.
Experience in:
· Curriculum design and development
· Classroom management
· Student motivation
· Interactive learning
· Student-centered learning
· Whole group learning
· Teaching small and large groups
· Multimedia resources for teaching
· Public Speaking
· Program directing |