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Previous experience teaching while studying abroad in Thailand. Self-starter, highly motivated, professional.

I believe my strengths lie in my charismatic and enthusiastic nature. I am able to be commanding with authority, yet always remain personable and friendly- a trait that was particularly prevalent during my time working in team management. My degree and educational background have ensured that I am academically driven, with a particular focus on creativity. Having been involved in the world of architecture (Bachelor's Degree and Career) demonstrates that I understand the meaning of process, perseverance and trial and error, which are all things that I believe would be extremely beneficial when teaching English. I also have experience in one on one and group tutoring and reviewing at the University of Nottingham, which has given me skills to expand upon within the teaching realm.

I'm a responsible professional who knows when to be serious and knows when to be laid back to make sure the students don't feel intimidated or afraid to participate. Although I don't have any teaching experience, I do sometimes babysit a friend's child so I have a feel for what dealing with kids is like.

I am a recent TEFL graduate and degree holder looking to start my career; hopefully the C.V I have attached shows both the professional skills I have acquired, and my deep, underlying fascination with reading, writing and all things Language!

My three biggest skills are:

1) A constant desire for new challenges and personal growth and curious mind that is always seeking for new and novel ways to expand itself
2) I am deeply empathetic and understanding of others needs and able to stay calm under any type of pressure.
3) I have working in public facing roles for many years, so my communication skills are excellent and I know how to express myself clearly while remaining courteous .

If you have any further questions beyond the information provided, I'd be more than happy to answer. Thank you for taking the time to consider my application and hope to hear soon.

Ross Caldwell

For many years, I’ve worked within the context of the church as a teacher and leader. Much of my experience working in this context has been with children to teenagers and it has been my joy to take part in the lives of students and see them grow within their knowledge of God and personal lives. Before my time in working within the context of a church, I have also worked as a Private Tutor where I taught 6th graders English, math, and reading. Through my time here, it has given me the experience of what it is like to work personally with someone and to learn more about their present life situations and education goals. Lastly, I have also worked briefly for about 6 months at a Private Academy called C2 Education where I taught an array of subjects to students. Through this time, I also got exposure to oversee international students from South Korea that were taking the TOEFL test. So, in my experience, I have had some time teaching students one way or another and I have worked towards using my abilities to effectively communicate, so that students can feel like they’re learning and growing.
Just this last April, I got married to a person in South Korea who currently lives in Gimpo with her parents. Because she can’t live in America without her residency, I’ve decided to instead move to South Korea so that she can eventually receive her visa and move to America together. This is going to be about a year long process; however, I do want to be with her in the meantime and I felt that to continue teaching English in South Korea would be a great opportunity for me.
While English is the first language I’ve learned, I’ve learned to pick up the Korean language throughout my life because of my engagement with Korean people my whole life. While I am not fluent in Korean, I have at many times, lived in Korea independently and am able to get around without that much of a problem. Otherwise, teaching English is something I enjoy as I do love to help students reach their goals and become a mentor for them as they learn to not only learn the language, but navigate through their own lives. I always do love learning about culture and people, and I see this as a great way for me to connect with the people there and learning to understand it’s culture.

My degree involved a lot of health education. Teaching children in general improved my classroom management and presentation skills. It also made me more passionate about teaching, and in the process I learnt the importance of patience and being understanding and to always motivate students.

I have a very active personality and I am a easy going individual who can adapt to different environments. I believe I am also very relatable.

I possess remarkable communication skills, and consider myself a team player.

I have previously studied abroad in Seoul on a year's exchange. During this year, with the friendships and relationships I established with Koreans, I often assisted them with their requests to help with their English. Whether it was pronouncing words or contextualising the meaning of sentences. I also help my three year old nephew in developing and speaking his English.
I am only just graduating now so do not have any physical classroom teaching experience yet, however, I have signed up to a Summer teaching camp in Romania this summer to give me some valuable experience and to put the knowledge I have attained from my TEFL course into practice.

My year in South Korea confirmed to me that I would absolutely love to teach English as a foreign language to Asian students. Their infectiousness and desire to learn and improve their speaking skills really made me realise that I could make a valuable difference to peoples' lives. I really appreciate and admire their desire and determination to learn; their absolute respect for their education. South Korea is an incredible country with incredible people, I miss it very much! It would be a dream come true to return there to work there. I'm already fantasising about reunited with authentic budaejigae and dakgalbi!

I am an outgoing individual with a positive outlook on life. From travelling across Asia and Europe over the past years, I really do love embracing other cultures and interacting with people from different backgrounds to mine. English is the most common global language, and assisting people in learning their language would be a really rewarding and empowering job for me.