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I have recently completed my BSc in Economics and Financial management from the University of Hull Business School, I also hold a TEFL 120 hours certificate. During my studies I produced high quality work and enjoyed engaging with other students.

I am bilingual in French having grown up in France. Growing up in a different country enabled me to have a dual culture and understand differences in languages. This was also useful as I taught english to french speakers whilst at university on online platforms.

I have also been a keen rower since the age of ten. Whilst at university, I was the club captain. This meant that I organised transport and people’s training sessions between squads. The competitive atmosphere and team spirit led me to finish fourth in France and third in the university championships. Undertaking rowing means that I am an energetic and focused individual who enjoys traveling and people.

Finally I completed an 18 month work placement whilsts at university in contract compliance. I managed my own time and was the lead audit for our French clients. Furthermore, I introduce a taylored training program for my department as I noticed an area for improvement within the company. I produced a professional and logical document that is used to train new comers within the business.

I am a BSc Psychology graduate from the University of Hull. As a student and having worked in the public hospitality sector I am experienced in working in a demanding environment, capable of organising and prioritising my own workload.

During my studies, I have completed three qualifications including mental health first aider training for both adults and children as well as a Level 2 Mental Wellbeing course for young children. I have gained the ability to apply both interpersonal and professional attributes when working with students of all ages and backgrounds. I am approachable and confident with the ability to work as a team, listening to and giving instructions whilst producing work of a high standard.

My ongoing passion is for dance, which I have consistently taken part in since the age of 4. In this past year, I decided I wanted to push myself further and after auditioning I was given the opportunity to teach my own ballet class to a select group of students within the University.

In the past I’ve worked with children of a wide range of ages all the way through from 3 up to around 14 years old. I have completed a placement at a primary school working with multiple age groups as well as shadowing a learning mentor whilst working with children with special educational needs. As well as this, for 2 years I voluntarily supported and taught dancers at my previous dance school and offered one to one sessions with children struggling with the technique in their dance classes.

Hello there!

My name is Courtney, and I am a 26-year-old South African and native English speaker with a love of other cultures and languages. I have a Bachelor of Science in Geography and am very friendly, energetic, reliable, responsible and an incredibly hard worker with a high work ethic. I am currently looking for teaching positions in central Seoul and am available to start as soon as my visa is processed.

I was formally trained as a facilitator in South Africa and Switzerland, and as a presenter in Belgium. I am also a qualified TEFL Teacher, having completed a 160 Hour course with an advanced certificate in teaching young learners. I have been privileged enough to have worked with youth aged 5 to 30 years-old from over 100 countries in a number of different contexts including running education programmes, delivering trainings, hosting summer camps and developing online learning materials and course curriculums.

I absolutely love presenting, facilitating and teaching and I have experience delivering classes and workshops online and in person to learners at many different levels from elementary to university level, in many different countries and cultural contexts. I am flexible and adaptable, and I am able to adjust my methods, activities and content level according to who I am teaching.
For the last four years I have worked for a Swiss nonprofit organisation that conducts youth education programmes in over 180 countries. In that time, I had the privilege of meeting people from, and living all around the world – including travelling to Seoul. Through my own experience, I have seen how learning a new language can connect you to the world in new and wonderful ways. I became an English teacher to combine my love of inter-cultural exchange and my love of public speaking and facilitating with trusted teaching practices to offer others the enriching and life changing opportunity that learning English provides.

I would like to teach in Korea because, of all the places I have been privileged to travel, Korea stood out among the rest for the kind and hardworking people and rich culture. I have always wanted to go back and to have the opportunity to experience living and working there.

I am excited to give you more information and I look forward to speaking with you.

Working in quality assurance in the food manufacturing industry has given me the opportunity to work though challenges with regards to teamwork and communication.
I have found that I thrive in environments where I can work in a diverse team in order to complete a goal.
Patience is a strength that I have learned through my interactions with different suppliers and clients.

My strengths in term of experience are customer service, problem solving and patience. Those are strengths I acquired while working as a leader in customer service for 5 years and a assistant manager for 2 years.

As for my personality strengths I would say that I am some who is adventurous, curious and flexible. I like to discover and learn new things. I also understand that not everything go accordingly therefore I don't might changing and adapting to a new situation or environment.

Some skills that I possess are teamwork, communication and leadership. I am not scared to take the lead on a project personal or professional and manage and motivate the people around me.

My strengths in term of experience are customer service, problem solving and patience. Those are strengths I acquired while working as a leader in customer service for 5 years and a assistant manager for 2 years.

As for my personality strengths I would say that I am some who is adventurous, curious and flexible. I like to discover and learn new things. I also understand that not everything go accordingly therefore I don't might changing and adapting to a new situation or environment.

Some skills that I possess are teamwork, communication and leadership. I am not scared to take the lead on a project personal or professional and manage and motivate the people around me.

I have accumulated experience teaching children and teenagers aged 12-18 in a secondary (high) school and children aged 4-12 in a primary (elementary) school setting since October of 2020. This experience means that I would be able to create lesson plans that keep pupils interested and allow them to thrive. Due to COVID-19 classes have been extended to an hour meaning that I have experience keeping a class’s attention over long periods of time. I have learned to adapt to the more difficult teaching environment that Covid has created.

As I can play different instruments such as guitar, saxophone and tin whistle, I would be able to perform traditional Irish songs for the pupils and would encourage them to participate while teaching. If possible, I would enjoy setting up a music club in the school to encourage and teach anyone willing to take part. I would be capable of this task as I was an active member of my secondary school community helping to organise charity events such as book sales, bake sales and talent shows. For work in my community I was awarded a Gaisce President’s Award. To add to this, I was a senior prefect and mentor to children who had just started secondary school. In this role I was proactive in helping students with any issues that they needed to resolve and would be able to bring that experience to help in a Korean school community.

As a singer in a chamber choir called The Ramparts and from starring in two university plays, I have been exposed to the pressure of performing live in front of large audiences of strangers. The skills learned from these experiences have translated into my work as a teacher as I have no issues in dealing with stress and pressure. When teaching children, you must be flexible to all different levels of ability and background making my improvisational skills from performing applicable to a teaching environment. I have gained valuable experience teaching in a primary/secondary school and being part of a school community as a teacher. The feedback I have received from pupils and staff has been very positive and I would want to bring my enthusiasm and passion for teaching to the pupils in Korea. I have confidence in my ability and experience to adapt to the different learning needs of Korean students.

Importantly I hope that my experience in learning and teaching in Korea will help me have a deeper appreciation for the country’s culture, heritage and history. I am fully prepared to invest my time, energy and skills into getting the most of my class if hired.

I am a well organised individual, who brings creativity into teaching. In my current position working in finance I sometimes provide training to other members of staff as well as new joiners. There is a number of transferable skills I can utilise in this position, from organisation, admin, building relationships, time management and many more.

I am a very bubbly and charismatic individual. I have a huge personality and enjoy any activity that allows me to release my energy and flourish. Working with children is a passion of mine and I thrive off helping and watching others learn and grow.
I have travelled extensively throughout my life and love learning about new cultures and meeting new people. I am a big “foodie”, I enjoy good food and always eager to try new things. Music and dance play a huge role in my life and I am always incorporating it in my everyday life and activities. In addition, I enjoy staying fit by hiking, working out and group activities.