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Taking into consideration the education I have attained over the past 4 years, I believe I will be able to apply appropriate and successful teaching methodologies. My strong initiative and exceptional organizational skills combined with my ability to work well under pressure allow me to play a crucial role in a fast paced teaching environment. Should I get accepted for this position, teaching in South Korea will be one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences I will ever encounter. I will practice what I have learned from being a South African citizen, share it with the world and have an open mind with those I come across. I want to bring the English language to others to further the global connection we are working toward. Learning another language is the first step in understanding and accepting other ways of life.

Hi, my name is James Gaffney.

I am a graduate of the National University of Ireland, Galway having completed a degree in French, Spanish and Creative Writing as well as the 140 hour course with TEFL UK.

With my background in writing, both as part of my time in university and also for personal enjoyment, I have developed an ability to write across different forms (including fiction, non-fiction and screenwriting) and am able to express myself with clarity as concisely as possible, something that I believe is invaluable in a classroom environment.

As a person I am very social. I love having opportunities to meet new people from different countries and cultures. I also enjoy being given exciting challenges and am able to approach different problems in multiple ways. For these reasons, I believe that I would be a good fit to teach English across a variety of age ranges and abilities.

My previous experience stems back during my last year of middle year in which I was a practitioner's assistant for a math class. As teacher's assistant, I was able to observe the workings of the class behind the scenes, and during class, as well. It was interesting to be able to grade students' actual papers and organize such documents according to the filing systems we had there. On top of inputting grades, I also got to head small groups of the class during our math lab sessions in which there was no teacher present at all times. It provided me experience as a leader that I would come to use during my later years.

As I have said, my leadership skills have stayed with me into my college years. I was Treasurer of a international honor society called Phi Theta Kappa (the Beta Alpha Beta chapter) at Cerritos College. I remember us being voted in by members after we gave an impromptu speech about why we should be officers. This first speech was just the beginning of our public speaking skill experience. Later, we were able to announce news/events, keep them up-to-date on our international happenings, and engage them about the appropriate dates/future events. This was the most exciting part of the officer team, in my opinion. I loved speaking in front of an audience.

Furthermore, this year-long experience gave me a chance to work on my writing skills and contiue budgeting money as I had done in high school. Our chapter was pretty well-off compared to the other clubs on campus, and that meant that we needed to keep it that way for the later years. During our service there, we completed several projects (including a campus tour and self-campus tour brochure) in order to become a five star chapter. This had not been done in years. I personally contributed by creating ideas like Google Maps directions, and writing creative descriptions for the campus landmark, such as "Bring your appetite" to our cafeteria. I also got to stand-in for our secretarial duties, which meant writing formal reports of club meetings for our records.

It was through real-life experiences like these that I got to dabble in my creative and organizational skills. I am searching for more ways I can expand on these skills daily because I desire to express them, from using physical tools to alphabetizing, it all makes a difference.