CERTIFICATES IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
2007 i-to-i TEFL Certificate (UK); 2007 i-to-i TEFL Business English Module Certificate (UK)
2010 Cambridge University Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
2010 ECC TEYL - Teaching English to Young Learners
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
March to June 2013- Part-time helping with my friend’s company, LiMen Edu, as software tester and English Curriculum Developer, Fore-runner Technology Limited, Hong Kong Science Park
4th October, 2011, to present, 30th June, 2012
Ma On Shan Tsung Tsin Secondary School, Tai Shui Hang, Hong Kong
Graduate English Language Teacher -
Duties:
Teach four split-classes: two Form 2, and two Form 4. In F.2, I am responsible for providing student marks for written as well as oral work. In F.4, I provide marks for and training in SBA oral presentations and group interactions Also responsible for special arrangements of daily interaction and speaking with students, as well as Saturday classes.
July to September, 2011.
Teach summer English classes. Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, TaiPo.
December 1st, 2010 to May 28th, 2011
ELTA -English Language Teaching Assistant: Plan lessons, design materials, and teach English grammar and Oral presentations in English. Prepare students for the TSA exams.
SKH YCMC Primary School, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Yeun Chen Maun Chen Primary School,
(This job went through Nice Education Center)
Additional Hong Kong part-time: American International School, A+ Educational Center, Po Lam, Hong Kong; Nice Education Centre, Taipo, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, English Wise Tutorial Centre
1st July, 2009 to 30th June, 2010
Kyungpook National University, Language Education Center, Daegu, South Korea - Visiting Professor of English:
To plan, prepare and deliver pre-intermediate and intermediate credit English language classes and materials. *To monitor and give feedback and counseling on student's ongoing performance. *To edit journal papers for grammatical accuracy from various departments of the University.
25th June, 2007 to 24th June, 2009
Palyong Elementary School/Joongan Elementary School, Masan, South Korea - English Teacher:
To plan, prepare and deliver English language classes and materials.To travel between two schools each week presenting twenty-two different 40-minute classes with approximately thirty-five pre-elementary and elementary level students in each class. To plan and design curriculum for several two-week intensive English camps for students during the year. *To plan, design curriculum and present English lessons in an "after-school" program for 80 students from the 2nd to 5th grade.
2006-2007
Part-time ESL work
Four months teaching with Adult Education Center, Hong Kong. My duties were to present IELTS materials to prepare adult students for the Cambridge University IELTS test.
Six months teaching with On King Consultants in classrooms of elementary schools and secondary schools in Hong Kong. The main objective was Phonics Curriculum Design and presentation.
Several months with Nice Education Centre, TaiPo, Hong Kong teaching after school and kindergarten programs.
1993 to 2006
General home school teacher with Christian Liberty Academy School System (in Hong Kong).
To prepare and deliver a pre-designed curriculum for all subjects included English Language, Phonics, Spelling, Grammar, Writing, Research, English Composition, Math (Grade 1 to Grade 9), American History, World History, Geography, Reading, Bible, Physical Education, Music, Arts, etc..
To guide the students through the syllabus, check related homework, and administer timely reports.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Involved in extensive voluntary work in helping and developing people - worked in Hong Kong, China and Nigeria; qualified accountant - worked in an accounting capacity.
KEY STRENGTHS
Extensive experience in teaching English, with 5 years of full-time and 13 years of part-time experience.
STRONG and loud Pronunciation - clear and easy to understand speech. Good sentence and word stress.
Highly effective research and analytical skills, good supporting documentation for lesson planning skills.
Make effective use of innovative teaching methodology; good use of songs, drama and skits.
Culturally-rich experience of Asian environments - US, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, (Nigeria)
Fluency in languages - native English speaker - US citizen; can communicate effectively in Cantonese; limited ability with Korean
Effective PC skills - MS Word, EXCEL, Powerpoint; Adobe Dreamweaver
Develop good rapport with students, especially primary school students
