George: United Kingdom: Jul 14, 2018

I am a CELTA-trained teacher with over 6 months of full time teaching experience, which I undertook after graduating with a First Class degree in English Language and Linguistics. I taught a range of levels of English ability, in classes of mostly adults. I did however spend a month teaching classes of children and teenagers, so I have some experience with these age groups also. Around 50% of the lessons I taught followed a curriculum set by the school and the rest were planned and prepared by me. Therefore I am skilled in teaching with a textbook and also in devising and delivering lessons from scratch.

My personality helps me very much in the classroom. I am warm, friendly and patient, so my students feel comfortable and ready to learn very quickly. I always endeavor to understand each student's individual learning needs and be considerate of these in class. I am focused on my lesson plans, but relaxed enough to allow certain discussions or activities to extend beyond my plan if the students are becoming very engaged and are developing their English language skills in a productive way.