Hannah: United Kingdom: Oct 01, 2018

I am an enthusiastic TEFL tutor looking for an opportunity to teach English in South Korea. I have 10 years experience in public service, and am now looking for a chance to try something new. I took my TEFL qualification last year and passed with flying colours. Since then I have been tutoring students at a prestigious private school in London, who need extra help with English as an Additional Language. This is both aimed at preparing them for exams (GCSE, IELTs) and helping them get the most out of their time in the UK. I have found it really rewarding to work with the students, from assessing the areas they need to to work on, to identifying the topics and areas that enthuse them and help them learn the lessons that they need.

I have found it best with the students to always remain calm and confident, and to listen to both their interests and their concerns. Sometimes the students have had stressful days at school, or have tests to prepare for, and then I make sure that we just focus on the key points of the lesson and I try not to place any additional pressure on them. Sometimes the students come prepared to tell me about something interesting or fun that happened to them in the last week, and then I try to incorporate that into the lesson so that they can feel engaged with what I need to teach.

I have visited South Korea several times since 2015 and love it! I have loved visiting places throughout Korea, meeting Koreans, trying new foods and shopping for amazing Korean skincare! I know several people from the UK who have taught in public and private schools in Korea and they have all said they had a fabulous experience and found it difficult to leave when their contracts came to an end. I would love the chance to experience this for myself and share my skills with some new students!