NEAS Certified TESOL Instructor
l Passionate ESL-EFL Teacher with an unwavering commitment to teaching new arrivals refugees, asylum seekers and International students.
l A deep understanding of CALD students.
l Very open to teaching all levels of English. Experience in teaching beginners and intermediate learners in all study contexts. From language centers, community centers and government contexts.
Skills
l Outstanding writing and speaking skills
l Articulate and well read
l Informed and experienced researcher |
l Ability to gauge student needs as individuals and whole class
l Calm, patient and understanding of new arrival learners of CALD backgrounds
l Expert in the field of phonemics
And sound development |
Professional Employment History
Melbourne: 2013 Teaching Chinese nationals on an Australian study tour through A.N.C.E
South Korea:
2012– Teaching in a High school and a Language Center
Melbourne:
2010 - Southern Cross Educational Institute and Emergency teaching at South Preston P.S
2009- Meadow Heights Learning Shop. A.K.A Visy Cares.
2008- Ash Mark Institute and undertook volunteering with AMES
2007- Teaching with LAYAS and emergency teaching at Holmes Institute.
2005/2006 I completed my Graduate Diploma in TESOL in 2006 and was volunteering with AMES.
2004- I undertook a volunteer tutoring course at AMES and worked in hospitality while volunteer tutoring ESL to new arrivals.
South Korea:
2000/2002- I worked in South Korea in its formative years of the great EFL expansion. Mainly in private language schools teaching EC, Middle School, High School and Adult EFL Learners.
Australia Prior to going overseas I worked in a diverse range of unskilled jobs. From asset maintenance, laboring, hospitality, brick cleaning, Wall and Floor Tiling and Domestic Painting. The latter being skilled blue collar work, obviously.
Responsibilities and Experience
Preparing and delivering lesson plans according to a curriculum. In Australia I have mainly taught the C.S.W.E. The C.S.W.E is the benchmark ESL curriculum in the AMEP in Australia. The Certificates I-IV in ESL is derived from the C.S.W.E.
As a professional teacher holding a benchmark qualification I am under obligation to be results driven. I must follow auditing requirements according to funding bodies.
Education
· Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1991- 1995
LA TROBE University, BUNDOORA
· MAJORS, FILM THEORY AND MUSIC APPRECIATION
· Graduate Diploma TESOL/Education 2005-2006
· Cert IV TAA 40104 |