tahn

I am an enthusiastic and effective communicator having worked as a Police Officer for over 15 years. I specialised in working with children for four of those years and can work just as well unsupervised or within a team. I am now currently on a five year career break, and over the winter of 2018 I enjoyed the opportunity to teach English to Italian children and adults of varying abilities whilst living in Naples, Italy. I taught lessons within the Cambridge English assessment framework and would regularly utilise cartoon drawings to help emphasis learning points. Having had that experience I have since obtained my TEFL 120 hour certificate, and now wish to pursue my ambition to experience living and teaching within an Asian community. Most recently I challenged myself to walk the Camino de Santiago from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, where along the way I met many South Koreans who further inspired me to visit their country.
I am an active person, keen on outward bound activities whilst also very interested in art and culture.
Given the opportunity, I’m confident I will provide a very positive contribution to your team.

My strengths in terms of experience,
I have worked in China for a year as an ESL teacher.
I am a hard worker and love children
I have found my passion with working with children and watching them learn and grow.

Building on my array of experience from five years of university based on primary education and childhood studies, my highly developed skills as a former trainee teacher, my fluency in both English and Greek and my pure passion and enthusiasm for this particular profession, I aim to pursue a career as a teacher for students overseas.

Over the past seven years I have worked in various positions alongside young people and children, equipping me with an array of relational, enthusiastic and versatile skills. Furthering my experiences with various teacher training placements in multiple settings, and my studies surrounding young people as a whole, I have become the understanding, positive, approachable and curious individual I am today. I have also been able to build a substantial amount of knowledge and experience of the education sector. Moreover, given the opportunity to grow up on the island of Cyprus and live there for ten years until I returned to the UK for university, has vastly broadened my horizons, opened my mind and improved my language skills and respect for local culture.

With a bubbly personality, a friendly disposition and the ability to use diplomacy and nonjudgmental behaviour in all situations, I am an easily approachable person and thus work well with others as well as alone. The opportunity to help contribute to raising a student’s aspirations, knowledge and motivations is very exciting to me as not only does that encapture the career path I am aiming to go down, but I also would take great joy out of it on a personal level. The learning experience varies from person to person, from culture to culture, through listening, observation, encouragement and personal experience. I find this process absolutely fascinating. I pride myself on my interpersonal skills and capacity to work well under pressure. My experiences in various positions and settings, working with a plethora of people, my great enthusiasm to have a career helping young people, my flexibility, linguistic skills, and hard work ethic make me an ideal candidate for this position.

I am available to work as soon as possible, ensuring that all goes to plan with my visa application for this job.

I have worked for Apollo English in Vietnam for a year as a full-time teacher, teaching kindergarten though secondary courses. Additionally, I am trained as a journalist and have great communication skills. I work well with others and when I encounter problems I always adapt to find a quick and peaceful solution. I would also say that I'm a very hard worker and I enjoy teaching children and interacting with new people. I'm very excited for this opportunity and I hope to speak with you soon.

Having taught English as a Second Language over the past year between Vietnamese schools and online adult education for Chinese students, I have not only grown comfortable with teaching ESL as a subject, but also am familiar with the different needs of students of all age ranges and the various skills specific to each.

My education consists of having graduated with high honors with a degree in English, creative writing, a skill-set that has made me excellent at critical thinking, rhetorical strategies and the precise theory and application of written English. I have also received high reviews from my current students for my excellent English pronunciation and accent and have been featured in voice-over work for various Vietnamese marketing campaigns.

Within the classroom I prefer a trusting atmosphere with students at the secondary level or above, looking to meet them halfway with their own interests to motivate them with relevant conversations and lessons in English that not only grab their attention but push them to think critically in a second language–a skill in itself. For younger students, constant engagement and patience is necessary to create an environment where they can be comfortable learning in order to gain the trust needed for quality instruction.

Highly qualified with substantial experience in leadership, management and teaching in educational institutions, I am committed to providing high-quality education for students with the ability to collaborate harmoniously with the governing body, staff, students and their parents and achieve set goals. With experience as a head teacher in different institutions I have successfully motivated staff towards greater achievements, ensured standards of learning and developed my own leadership and teaching abilities while doing so. I am now looking for an organisation offering a challenging opportunity, in return for which, I will dedicate myself to proving my value as an asset to the institution, my colleagues and our students.