ESL Teachers

Over the past few years through my own travels, I have met many people who are currently working as TEFL teachers all over the world. Hearing stories of their experiences in this role has excited me into this career change. I believe that although I have not had any experience of teaching in a formal manner, through my work history I have a lot of skills that I could bring to this role, which I will detail below. I am also excited for this change in direction as I like to remove myself from my comfort zone, not only in that I have not taught before but also living in a whole new country. I thrive off arriving in a new environment and being fully immersed in the culture, food, colours, language and rituals. 2 years ago, I completed my first solo trip when I backpacked Asia for 4 months. Although filled with trials and tribulations, I came out the other side smiling and craving more. I have, for a long time, wanted to experience living and working in a new country. This would give an amazing once in a lifetime opportunity to experience a new culture in a lot more depth.
Over the past few years I have run a youth club and previously ran a holiday play scheme. Being the lead worker, I have been responsible for creating the plan for each session. When creating these plans, I have had many factors to take into consideration such as: the individual abilities of each young person, the budget available for the session, the timing of the session, how many activities need to be planned to keep the young people from getting bored and any props or resources that need to be prepared beforehand. I would then take note of which activities work well and which do not work for future planning. I also consult the young people on what activities they enjoy / don’t enjoy. I use my planning as an opportunity to create a fun and engaging environment for these young people.
With regard to my youth club, we can get anywhere up to 40 young people each week. This has meant that we have had to develop skills in managing large groups of young people. This group can display challenging behaviour which as a staff team we have had to challenge. As part of my current TEFL course, I will also cover a module on teaching large classes. While working as a support worker in a college, I supported teenagers in classes of up to 30 students.
While working as a crisis / family intervention worker, I worked with families from other continents. This was an interesting contrast to the other families I worked with, as I would have to take on board their own cultures and experiences when developing my session plans. I also had the experience through working with these families, to work with people whose English was very limited. Although this was a challenge, I would adapt my working processes to ensure that they understood what I was discussing. One example of this can be seen with a family from Afghanistan, the mother had very limited English-speaking skills. I would therefore use a lot of demonstrations, visual props and explaining things in simple terms as tools to aid in understanding. I really enjoyed making a range of props and visual cues for all of the families that I worked with at this time, including a 3D bedtime reward chart for a visually impaired family, and a ‘busy bag’ full of spelling activities (made from print outs, clothing pegs, lolly pop sticks etc) for an autistic child who struggled to concentrate when doing extra learning at home.
I have previously worked as a support worker in a college. I supported a first-year childcare and first year plastering class, with class work, understanding the course material, challenging behaviour and preventing bullying. Through this role I supported the teacher is reading out materials, and ensuring the young people understood the task given through concept checking. I would also support the young people in reading the course material, providing examples to help with insight, support with practical tasks and writing skills. Whilst at college I also volunteered to be a reading mentor for year 8 students who were struggling with their reading skills. This involved encouraging the young people to read through materials, working on pronunciation and supporting at points in which they struggle.
Furthermore, I can work as a valued member of a team going beyond the needed expectations in order to complete the task to the best possible standard, I also enjoy contributing ideas. I work efficiently as an individual and can show the initiative to do so. I am very flexible on how I carry out a task at hand, taking a person-centred approach to ensure the client’s needs are met. I enjoy learning new things and would be enthusiastic about further training. In addition, I would take feedback on board to help self-improve, asking for guidance when unsure. I also strongly believe in equality and diversity with a distinct view that everyone should be treated with respect and not judged, giving each individual the same level of care and commitment. Additionally, I am very good at time-to-work planning, meeting all deadlines set in place. I like to keep myself organized and plan ahead.

I'm a qualified teacher and had the privilege to teach English for 3 years in Taiwan. I have a passion for teaching and helping students to improve their learning abilities. I'm adventures and flexible and easily adjust to new circumstances. I'm eager to make a difference to student's meaningful learning and to apply methods to enhance their learning. I also just now completed a TEFL Level 5 Course. I believe that a person should be a life long learner and always be ready to learn more.

I am a very vibrant and energetic person, I am open to learn new things. I have my degree in Television Production, script writing and camera. I like to use these tools to make learning fun and exciting for the kids, using my degree like teaching them popular English nursing rhymes or learning the alphabet and numbers through the use of song.

I have been in the British Army for 5 years and in that time I have promoted to the rank of Corporal and have been on many military exercises in different countries. As a result of this I am very adaptable and can work under pressure. I work mainly in administration and finance so I am organised and analytical. The job requires me to take on a leadership role as I command and manage others in the team.

In my free time I enjoy music, playing the drums and practicing contemporary dance. I love to learn languages such as Korean and I enjoy exercising and trying new outdoor activities.

I am a young and vibrant woman who has recently discovered a passion for teaching. I am currently completing my honours degree in English studies and obtained a bachelors degree with a triple major in psychology, sociology and English. I attended Stellenbosch University throughout the entirety of my varsity career. Throughout my honours degree I have been tutoring first year students in English studies. I have two classes of about twenty students in each class and I am responsible for lesson planning, admin issues and any and all marking. I have loved tutoring this year and would love the opportunity to further my skills in teaching English to students or young children. I am easy to work with and enjoy interacting with fellow associates and students alike and would associate myself as a likeable and kind woman.

My experience, personality and skills include:

• A solid understanding of the rules of English grammar and its terminology.
• A foundational knowledge of classroom management, teaching styles and advanced TEFL methodology.
• Experience in delivering presentations to colleagues at work and through university projects.
• I am able to build strong relationships, to work well with and relate to people from different backgrounds.
• I have strong organisation and preparation skills, with the ability to make coherent plans and execute them with confidence.
• I am able to present new concepts clearly and encourage people to find answers by themselves.
• I am outgoing and energetic, open to taking in and sharing new ideas or experiences with others.
• I have a patient and caring attitude towards teaching.

I genuinely care about the well being of others and am passionate about helping them achieve their individual goals.
I am able to build strong relationships, to work well with and relate to people from different backgrounds.
I have strong organisation and preparation skills, with the ability to make coherent plans and execute them with confidence.
I am able to present new concepts clearly and encourage people to think for themselves, in order to find solutions to problems.
I am outgoing and energetic, open to taking in and sharing new ideas or experiences with others.

My greatest strength I believe I have obtained in my life is perseverance.
Most recently this can be seen in my desire to pursue further academic achievement to obtain a Masters at the University of Birmingham. This required significant financial cost along with likely thousands of hours of person study and involvement to succeed. This I did to enrich myself in a field of study I found personally satisfying and to improve my career prospects once i have left University for good.

This perseverance has gone beyond just my academic life, further TEFL qualifications beyond the 120 hours that is considered the standard for EFL job positions and supplementing that with volunteering experience at my local Highschool as there is only so much that can be taught through an online course.

My time in air-cadets and the Muay Thai has shown me the personal reward physical activities can provide personally as well as shaping me in the team-orientated and excited individual that I am. Both qualities that I hope to impress upon my students .

My current application to the iTutorGroup for online teaching via webcam for winter-work will also provide me some real and consistent experience in teaching students a foreign language and show that i am able to consistently go the extra step to make myself a better teacher to students.

I am a very hard working, outgoing teacher. i aim to utilize my skills to the best of my ability allowing maximum learning to occur that benefits children's needs and development.

I have experience teaching children from the grade 00 till grade three. That being the ages of 3 to 8 years old.

I am graduating with a major in English and a sub-major in Early Childhood Development.

I have well classroom management , time management and stress management skills.
I am capable in planning well thought out lessons that cover the work needed to be done.

I have a wide range of ESL teaching experience despite my age. I have spent time teaching in Vietnam, China, Thailand as well as the UK. I am now currently teaching at an elementary school in Yanggu, South Korea. Thanks to this experience, I have managed to grow and improve my teaching abilities across many different age groups and English speaking abilities.
I am very hard working and pride myself on ensuring my students are actively learning, while also creating a positive and welcoming atmosphere in my classroom so that all students are confident enough to use their English, whatever their ability may be.
I am always looking for ways to grow and improve my teaching so that my students education can grow and improve in turn.