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Hello!

My name is teacher Gugu and I am 23 years old. I am a qualified South African native English teacher.

I am Tefl certified with experience. I am very passionate about teaching and sharing my knowledge.

I have great communication skill and my hobbies include reading novels, swimming and going out for coffee.

Please note that my documents are ready and I wish to be selected for this teaching opportunity.

Regards, Gugu.

I have been an avid reader from a young age, which propelled me into pursuing a career in English and Education. I was an ESL student when I moved to the United States when I was nine years old. As English is my second language, I sympathize with young English learners and have a clearer insight as to how best to approach the subject. My resume includes a fair amount of eclectic jobs that I've worked over the years. Each of those jobs helped refined my skills as an effective communicator, team-player, as well as to how to best utilize my time. I have always admired the Korean culture and would love the chance to teach in Korea and experience all of the wonderful things that the country exudes.

I am applying for the position of teacher of English as a foreign language at your school in South Korea. I have a Joint BA (Hons) degree in English and History from Manchester Metropolitan University and I’m currently studying my Level 5 TEFL course. I have extensive experience of working with both children and adults in a variety of roles and will bring both my academic and practical experience to the role of teacher.

The two things I always knew I wanted to do when growing up was teaching and travelling. Teaching because I love the challenge of helping others grow and learn; and travelling because meeting new and interesting people and experiencing another country’s culture and history is an experience, in my opinion, that cannot be surpassed.

In my work with young people and adults I have often worked with people with special educational needs and disabilities which has enabled me to develop many useful and relevant skills – patience and understanding being the key ones. Not everyone masters skills or learns at the same speed or in the same way and to be a good teacher you need to accept this key fact from the start to enable individuals to meet their learning potential. The many skills I have developed in communication and teamwork underpin good classroom and behaviour management.

I am a hardworking, creative and organised individual and believe I am an ideal candidate for this role. Through my degree I have very well-developed skills in reading, writing and verbal communication and have an extensive knowledge of the English language both in its modern technical form and in its historical versions throughout literature in history. My interpersonal skills allow me to communicate with other teachers easily whilst also allowing me to control and communicate with the students in my care.

Thank you for taking the time to read and consider my application.

I have recently completed a 168-hr Level 5 TEFL course and have 7 years experience teaching and coaching in primary schools. I have worked for various football clubs, in these roles I coached football and taught a variety of subjects in schools such as English, PE, maths, and PSHE. I am used to planning and delivering lessons to full classes and small groups. I have experience producing resources for lessons, using various techniques for different learner types, and behaviour management.
I enjoy travelling to new countries and experiencing different cultures. In my spare time I like to play and watch various sports and cook.

I have a good amount of skills within child care and being around children. I have 3 small family members who I have lived with for the past year and helped to take care of and help through online teaching. I have also volunteered for school events and field trips with the local school.

I have a bright and positive personality and I think I get along really well with children and can connect with them on different levels. I think my creative skills within art and design is also critical to this as I have found that children love the visual aspects of learning or drawing and I think I really help with that.

I am also a patient and understanding person and know that everyone learns at their own pace. I rarely get angry and prefer to have a strong rapport with students.

I am a very upbeat and cheerful person with lots of smiles. I am patient, attentive, empathetic, and flexible, with active listening skills. In addition, due to my extensive Asian travels, I have general cultural awareness, with cross-cultural empathy & behavioural flexibility skills.