ESL Teachers

I am a 23 year old recent graduate currently living in Manchester, England. I have been working, part-time for the past 6 years, and full time for the past 18 months at Lloyds High Street Bank in the centre of Manchester.

Working for this amount of time at Lloyds has hugely developed my people and communication skills. Working in such a large city as Manchester with the diversity of culture and range of different people has given me an insight in to the way to approach and communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds. I have enjoyed the professionalism of working in a high priority bank but am now keen to take a dramatic change in career and move into teaching students overseas.
Studying at Leeds University has again been a great help to me creating relationships with brand new people. Becoming independent and relying on my individual social skills to live in a different city and make new friends has developed me into becoming an open, friendly approachable person.
Since leaving university, completing my TEFL course has been a top priority of mine as I am keen to move abroad and start a new adventure into teaching overseas. My TEFL course, along with shadowing one of my close friends when I am not working myself, who is currently a primary school teacher here in Manchester, has demonstrated to me how challenging but also fulfilling and worthwhile teaching, especially younger students really is. It is something that has absorbed my interest and motivated me to begin a new journey both into a different country and culture and also into a new profession.
The reason for my interest in choosing South Korea and in particular Seoul to begin my teaching career is down to the excitement and anticipation of the complete contrast in culture from the UK that Korea has to offer.
The difference in the public and private educational systems to that of the UK is something that interests me, from in classroom practices to the way in which traditional Korean holidays are celebrated by students and the communities in general. The food and fashion culture especially that expressed in Seoul, along with the vast technological advances draws my attention to teaching and living in the city.
Having always been based in major cities in the UK I am keen to get a taste of a frantic, electrifying Asian capital and offer students and peers an insight into my own culture of living in a northern, UK city. From languages, behaviours, teaching philosophies, sports and games.
I have researched the dramatic climate of Korea and although Seoul is busy and active, Korea still offers unbelievable landscapes and hiking opportunities outside of the city which is something I would be keen to get involved in.

Hello,

My name is Michele Goh, I am currently 24 years old and I am from Canada. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Science. I am an energetic and dynamic person. I like being active and doing outdoor activities such as hiking, rock climbing, and biking. I currently have all my documents ready to apply for my E2 visa application. I could start ASAP or in October 2018.

I have one year teaching experience in South Korea, I had a great experience leading to a desire to continue teaching. I have taught curriculum basis on English skills, such as listening, reading, writing and speaking. Also I have developed and implemented weekly lesson plans which incorporated smart technology and hands on experiences. I have also taught TOEFL Jr. and TOEFL ibt, test taking strategies in all aspects in reading, listening, writing and speaking.

I have planned and implemented differentiated lessons for ESL students in Grades 3-8. I would prepare daily and weekly lesson plans as well as theme-based activities. Effectively maintained interest and provided an interactive atmosphere. I kept my students engaged with fun and exciting lessons by creating interactive activities or projects. Every week the students are given a collaborative group project, as a class we brainstorm, discuss and share their own ideas. The students enhance their ability in communication and critical thinking in English but as well as social interaction.

I've been working at a kindergarten in Hong Kong just over the last two years and gained good experience. I like to teach children by using my sense of humour and by making them feel special in a very fast paste life.

I have obtained a Masters degree in Law from the University of Strasbourg.

I am also a qualified TEFL instructor (Teach English as a foreign language). Having recently obtained my TEFL certificate I am eager to gain some experience in teaching English in a more practical way.

Having Irish and French nationality, I speak both English and French fluently.

Apart from being a conscientious, diligent, discreet and loyal person, I am a team worker who also works well independently and can deliver projects on time.

As a naturally enthusiastic and optimistic person who has worked in a variety of jobs and industries for the past 10 years, I have acquired a broad set of skills that equip me with the right tools to be a successful ESL teacher. My time working in the hospitality industry, from corporate driven to community owned organisations, gave me the opportunity express myself in a variety of roles including cook, bar man and waiter, which is evidence of my adaptability. Here I developed important interpersonal communication skills, working as part of a team in high intensity, quality-driven environments. As a sociable and courteous person, developing a good rapport with customers and colleague came naturally to me. My job role as an organic farming project manager in a sustainability NGO in India was highly autonomous in nature which developed my initiative; coupled with low-resource availability it allowed me to exhibit intuition and creativity. I showed flexibility and a willingness to be responsible when I took up coordinator positions at both centre and cross-regional project level, in which I assessed and evaluated project development and managed and mediated fellow interns. My time in India exposed me to an assortment of cultural and social norms different to my own as I engaged and collaborated with various sects of society. As a considerate and curious person this enhanced my cultural sensitivity and awareness which further aided me in communicating and working across cultural, social and linguistic barriers. Some of the projects I worked on in India included teaching in the classroom taught me aspects of classroom management. Finally, my achievement of a high 2:1 at the University of Leeds (founding member of Russel group – top 24 U.K universities) demonstrates my diligence and required acute time management to succeed.

Since the age of 15 I have had a large variety of part-time jobs which has enabled me to acquire a wide range of useful skills that can be applied to teaching. My ongoing job working as a bar supervisor involves communicating effectively with my team to ensure excellent customer service is delivered. Management of staff requires me to be flexible and adaptable to ensure the expectations of the team are met, even under high pressured situations. I remain patient when teaching new staff about the job role and I'm always friendly and willing to help with any questions or problems they might encounter. I also have experience as a teaching assistant in a UK nursery school. This involved interacting with the children to help them develop reading, writing and numeracy skills but also aiding the teachers with creative lesson plans to keep the children engaged. I thrived in this environment as I'm a very enthusiastic and optimistic person which enabled the children to be motivated to learn. Achieving a first-class honours in my master’s degree demonstrates that I am extremely hardworking but also can effectively plan and manage my time. I also studied in Australia for my third year of University which required me to be very independent and confident in a completely new situation.

Successfully taught and mentored students in Soeul, South Korea in advanced conversational English.
Mentored corporate students successfully in Kiev, Ukraine, in business and commercial English.
Taught multinational and international students in Dublin in general and business.
Successfully taught and mentored students for IELTS and PET examinations.

Skills & Qualities Profile

Team, creative, time and account management skills.
A person with adaptable, flexible, analytical and teaching skills.
Enjoys teaching and seeing students thriving under instruction.
Team management, creative management and organizational skills.
Dedicated & meticulous in preparation and believe in teaching through doing.
Seeks new challenges, adaptable to new situations in an evolving environment.
Strong digital design and media skills with good website design experience.
Proficient on both Apple and PC platforms, Mac OS X and Windows 7/8 and 10.
MS Office: – Word, Excel, PowerPoint packages, Open and Neo Office applications.
A problem solver with well developed communication and interpersonal skills.
Creative thinker with good adaptable, flexible organisational skills, problem-solving skills and English language teaching experience both in Ireland and abroad with a Cambridge CELTA teaching qualification.

I have a BA Hons in Theatre Arts (Acting), and several summer camps for children with a local church as well as work experience in a primary school during my secondary school and university years. I have participated in many theatre productions, inside and outside of school and university, not only as an actor but production roles as well. I performed for seven weeks at the MAC theatre in Belfast with professional children’s theatre company, Cahoots NI where we performed an original musical Henry the Incredible Book eating Boy. As Captain to my school’s hockey team for two years, I have strong leadership skills and teamworking skills which came into practice when I completed my Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in 2010. As doing 120+ hour TEFL course with TEFL.org , I developed the skills to not only teach English to all ages but how to do so in an relaxed yet exciting environment that the students will be happy to learn in.

As noted in my C.V, my competencies and capabilities are strongly in line with the requirements to be an EFL teacher. I would believe myself to be a determined and strong willed person but I can also show patience and understanding. I am an outgoing and adventurous individual and I enjoy going places with my family and friends. I am a committed team player and enjoy working with people from all different communities and cultures; my work in Ryanair allows and enables me to become friends with people from all over the world. I have many hobbies including singing, acting, dancing and reading and travelling abroad. In total, I believe my experience will allow me to be of great service to any school in South Korea.

My name is Megan Stone and I am 24 years old. I have a BSc in Medical Genetics from Queen Mary University of London and I recently completed a 150 hour TEFL qualification. I have experience working with children and have found it very rewarding.
Over the past year I have been working towards teaching in Korea. This goal has driven not just by my desire to teach but also by an interest in Korean culture. I spend a large amount of my time listening to Korean music, watching Korean shows and watching videos about Korean culture. Teaching in Korea would give me the opportunity to experience a culture that I have been interested in for a long time. Outside of Korean culture my main interests include reading novels, playing board games and escape rooms. I am conscientious and hard working. I have experience of working to deadlines, often on complex projects where attention to detail is important. I am a keen problem solver and work well in teams. I am considered a compassionate person who gets on well with my colleagues. I have had a passion for teaching and working with children from a young age: during my time at Hobart High School I spent a week on a work experience placement as a teaching assistant, and I also volunteered my lunch breaks to act as a reading mentor for younger students.

I am a masters graduate from London who would describe myself as open minded, resilient, optimistic and caring.
These qualities have proven to be very beneficial while working
in various roles within education.
As outlined in my resume, I have had short term placements in both primary and secondary schools and have also work
in an administration capacity at the tertiary level.
With my love and passion for working with children, I see teaching as a journey in which growth is necessary . It is through challenges and developing your skills that you are able to grow and deliver a higher standards of teaching to each student.
I would like to further expand on my previous experience as I am ready to embrace change and open to learning from every single aspect of it .