Jack: United Kingdom: Mar 01, 2021

I have only recently completed my TEFL course and am looking for my first teaching opportunity in Asia with a view to entering the education sector as a long-term career path, while simultaneously having the chance to expand my knowledge and understanding of other cultures and languages. Despite my educational background being in Politics and the social sciences, I have taken part in many educational initiatives previously. In particular, my experience with the ParliaMentors program, in which I helped to sustain a social action project that educated 16 to 18-year-old students about the British democratic process and as such involved conveying educational material in a manner that was engaging for the target audience. Similarly, I have been involved with the Scouting movement as a troop leader; the main role of a troop leader is to engage younger people with basic education on the environment and nature.

During my 3rd year at university, I also completed an exchange year in Seoul at Korea University, and as such have a basic understanding of the Korean language as well as prior basic experience with the Korean educational culture.

The opportunity to be able to tutor and teach young people in what is an increasingly needed skill in a more globalised world is one that has inspired me to pursue a career in education. The chance to give students a life skill as tangible as bilingualism going forward as well as play a significant role in their formative years in the education system is something that I regard as rewarding on both a professional and personal level, and consequently is a position that I would enjoy applying my studious work ethic to.