Personal Profile

An enthusiastic, friendly, reliable individual, educated to Masters level, with ITC Long Distance TEFL qualification. Experience teaching English, music and dance to children.  Two years' experience teaching EFL in China, and one month in France. Fluent, native speaker of English, seeking employment in China.

Skills

·  Teaching  Teaching English to Chinese students aged 4 years old to adults. Experience teaching                                                                  children and adults in different forums, including dance and percussion workshops and                                           formal music lessons in a classroom.

·  Training                        Devising and implementing training of new western teachers in Chinese school; included                              ways to teach syllabus, discipline methods, orientation

·  Interviewing     Creating and overseeing interviewing of potential Chinese teachers.                        

·  Languages        Native English speaker, extensive use of French and Italian language skills in                                                    variety of situations, including teaching children, translating documents, and dealing with                          customers. Basic mandarin.

·  Communication   Excellent verbal and written communication skills gained from giving seminar presentations                                  and team leading positions. Extensive experience working in groups of various size and                                          nationality, using language skills, tact and diplomacy. 

Qualifications and Awards

January 2009

·             Judge of Shaanxi provincial heat of the National English speaking competition

January 2008                                                              ITC

·             TEFL: 20 hours intensive weekend, 80 hours distance learning.

September 2004 -September 2005                                                                             University of Sunderland

·   MSc Cultural Tourism Development

1997 – 2002                                                                             University of Sunderland

·   BA Performance Arts

1995 – 1997                                                                    Prior Pursglove College

·   A-Levels: Combined English, French, Art, General Studies

Employment History

July2010 (Banyuls-sur-mer, France)                                                           Anglophiles Academic

·      English Teacher

Devising and teaching two 2-week residential ESL course for French teenagers, focussing on functional conversational English to build fluency and confidence. Supervising afternoon activities such as kayaking, cycling and scuba-diving.

October 2009 – March 2010 (Xianyang, Shaanxi Province)                                     Shaanxi Foreign Languages Academy

·      English Teacher

Teaching oral English to senior students in public schools. Creating material to enable them to speak more fluently.

March 2009- March 2010 (Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China)                               Kid Castle English Private English School

·      English Teacher

Included interviewing and training new teachers, creating and conducting oral tests, testing students' level of English in order to place them accordingly, editing documents for the school, coaching students for Trinity English exam.

October 2008 – March 2009 (Xi'an, Shaanxi Province)                                               ToBest English School

·                 English Teacher

Teaching English to range of students aged from 16-60 years old, in a private language school. Preparing lessons, classroom management, assessing potential new students.

July – October 2008 (Zheijang Province, China)                                                          DD Dragon English School

·                 English Teacher

Teaching English to 4-14 year olds. Included preparing lessons, classroom management, assessing oral and written exams.

Summer 2003 (Italy), 1999 (France)                                                                         Canvas Holidays

·                 Children’s Courier

Organising and supervising a regular programme of events for 4-ll year olds, 6 days a week. Included arts and crafts, sports, themed activities. Ensuring children adhere strictly to the safety guidelines. Encouraging participation of children, regardless of nationality.

March – July 2002 (Sunderland)                                                                       City Of Sunderland Council   

·                 Dance and percussion teacher

Teaching choreography in six schools as part of government-funded Education Action Zone, targeting inner-city schools in under-privileged areas. Included leading workshops, developing ideas with children: resulted in open-air performance involving over 1000 children.

September - December 2001 (Sunderland)                                                                    No Limits Theatre Company

·                 Dance and percussion teacher

Holding experimental dance and percussion workshops for adults with and without learning difficulties, as part of outreach initiative. Included teaching aspects of dance, music, percussion, improvisation and physical theatre. Resulted in public performance.

January 2000 (Sunderland)                                                                             University of Sunderland

·                 Teacher Training

Teaching practice as part of degree. Shadowing a teacher teaching music to 7 and 8 year olds as part of national curriculum. Included planning lessons, presenting new information and developing listening skills.

Interests

·   Playing and watching live music, conga and percussion playing

·   Buddhism, Travelling, Walking, Cycling

·   Camping; Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards 

Referees available on request