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I have over 25 years teaching experience. I taught various age groups between 4 to 49 years. I have experience teaching English to non native speakers. I enjoy teaching and professionally interacting with my students. My passion is teaching and I enjoy the classroom environment.

I am friendly, compassionate, hard-working, loyal, respectful, neat and very punctual. Honesty goes a long way whether it will impact in negative or positive way. I gained many skills that worked for me as a teacher over the years. I am creative and enjoy making my teaching aids. I have good computers skills. I design materials to help me deliver lessons in the classroom. I have extensive skill in setting assessment tasks. Planning in important so I make sure this is completed ahead of time. I have managed many projects from beginning to end. I am very meticulous with any administrative work.

I believe in professionalism at all times.

I am currently a 5th year English language instructor at a public senior high school in Japan, I'm also TEFL certified so I believe that I am highly experienced in teaching English as a second language. I also have a high passion in working with children which is why I chose to go into teaching — I have worked with kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I've taught Chinese to toddlers — I have more than 5 years of experience in working with children.

The strength in my personality is that I am an empathetic and compassionate person, I try to always create a comfortable environment, a safe space for whoever I am in the presence of and I believe that it's very crucial in a classroom setting, especially with younger children. I am highly driven, meticulous and organized to a fault and I think in my profession as a teacher — it is important.

I have strong leadership skills and with my studies in international communication, I have a considerable amount of knowledge on how to effectively communicate cross-culturally. In addition, I am very patient and encouraging, which would create a positive environment for students.

As I have 3 years experience teaching English in South Korea, I have plenty of knowledge about how to teach the English language. I am able to adapt my personality to the situation that is presented before me in a professional environment whilst also ensuring that a safe and fun learning environment. Having mainly worked with young learners means that I can be responsible for these students at all times.

I have two years teaching experience which has enabled me to cultivate exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to create enduring work relationships and teaching and learning experiences. I am a self driven professional who takes initiative to deliver great lessons for the benefit of the students and that of the school.