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I am a BHons in Chinese Studies graduate from Stellenbosch University interested in becoming an English Teacher with your aid at GLOII JC KOREA. I believe that my friendly and optimistic demeanor would translate well into the classroom with future students and that my keen interest in learning about various cultures and languages make me a suitable candidate for your agency.

With regards to teaching experience I currently do not have much, although I have tutored first year students at my university who were also studying Mandarin for a semester before leaving for my exchange abroad trip, and have assisted teachers from various schools in grading English papers since 2014. I have also successfully completed my Level 5 TEFL course through The TEFL Academy.

I trust that with your guidance and assistance I will become a valuable member to whichever school hires me. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

I have years of experience working with children between the ages of 4-16 both within and outside of a classroom setting. One of the most recent of theses experiences was teaching English as a second language in Nairobi, Africa for three months to 5-6 year olds. I was the sole teacher of a class containing 38 students and was responsible for teaching english (as a send language), math, science, art, music and sports. It was also my responsibility to plan these lessons and create handouts/ worksheets for the children to use both in class and as homework.

Furthermore, I have other teaching experience within my church congregation where I teach a gospel centred lesson each week as well as within my university where I host weekly revision sessions for first year students (typically 18-19 years old).

I have a patient and nurturing personally. I'm confident and outgoing but am warm and easy to get along with.

My husband will be moving to South Korea at the end of September with the Military to be stationed in the Osan airforce base for 1 year so ideally I would love to be a placed on a school close to him.

'Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.' This quote truly represents what I feel makes a successful teacher. Certain skills, strategies and personality traits contribute to the makings of a successful teacher, but it is important that teachers care about their students. Some skills and strategies that I will bring to the classroom include patience, creativity, the ability to get down on a child's level, a willingness to not only impart knowledge, but to learn from my students, and the ability to adapt to change. Accommodating various learning styles is key. Overall, and where applicable and appropriate, I love for my lessons to be fun, creative and unorthodox.

I was fortunate enough to work mostly with children during the completion of my practicum hours during my Psychology degree. I had the opportunity to develop and implement psycho-educational exercises with children of various ages and backgrounds. I have also worked as a tutor, both privately and at my university. I had a volunteer experience that allowed me to work with young children that did not speak English very well. I had to implement educational exercises with the help of a co-teacher. I then worked as an au pair in the US, where I looked after two children who experience learning difficulties. Most recently, I worked as an English language instructor in both China and South Korea, teaching students aged 5-15 years old.

By working in adult ESL classes, babysitting, helping young family members and friends' children with their English homework, and even in daily costumer service work, my strengths have been patience and being able to listen to the person I am working with and communicate well with them to resolve and potential misunderstandings or problems. I am a very kind a generous person and by showing my bright personality, I have been able to gain the trust and liking of the people I have worked with. I believe my personality and skills will be a great match when teaching English!

I have worked in a professional setting where my job is to teach complex and important banking procedures. I work along side risk teams and auditors where our main role is to relay information to stakeholders.

Personality wise, I am enthusiastic and passionate about any role I take on. I am adaptive and aim to stay positive, everyday is a opportunity to learn. I have been described as a mediator by my work colleagues and able to engage people on all sorts of levels. I have a love for travel and learning new cultures, I am also in the process of learning a 3rd and 4th (French & Russian) language at the moment so, have experience at being a language student as well.

My Myers Briggs personality test is Assertive Entrepreneur and my strengths are bold, Rational and Practical, Original, Perceptive, Entrepreneurs, Direct and Sociable. My work place habits are described as,” In just about any environment, the workplace included, it’s pretty easy to spot Entrepreneurs. Boisterous and spontaneous, fun-loving and maybe a little crass, people with the Entrepreneur personality type love tackling problems as they arise and telling great stories about their solutions afterwards. Naturally, some positions work better with these qualities than others, but Entrepreneurs are adaptable individuals, and can find a way to make just about any situation a little more interesting”.

Communing from a range of positions I have picked up many skills, listening, data management, stakeholder engagement, horizon scanning, risk management, risk mitigation, contract negotiations, contract writing, supplier engagement, resource management, supplier chain management.

Although these skills are banking related, I believe that the fundamentals of each of them is transferable, I am capable at engaging in all manners, whether one to one or large groups. I have worked with sorting large amounts of data, so my organisational skills and preparations are at a high level.

I am currently finishing up my 120 hour TEFL certification.

I have experience as a volunteer youth mentor working with at-risk youth in my community. I was part of an after-school program that was a mix between homework time and physical activity time.

I developed computer-based language learning games for a local Indian language and culture organization.

I always try to remain calm and I have a patient temperament. I always stay curious and try to approach challenges from new angles.

I have an education and work background in computer science so, I'm very comfortable with incorporating technology and data into my everyday tasks.

I love playing and creating traditional tabletop role-playing games as well as other story-driven games. This has given me a lot of practice creating games with rules that are clear and engaging to my audience. I have played these games with people around the world of all ages.

I am a BSc graduate with experience teaching multilingual classes of between 5 and 15 students. I have mainly taught teenage students (age 12+) but happy to take on classes of any age. I am competent at preparing my own lesson plans, selecting appropriate texts and adapting ESL materials.