Ruth: United Kingdom: Mar 01, 2023

My educational background in the UK has awarded me with excellent written and verbal communication skills across various mediums, including public speaking, creative writing, letter writing, and the ability to critically analyse English texts succinctly. I would relish the opportunity to teach these skills to students so they can utilise English in a real-world context. I am passionate about motivating children and my empathetic personality will allow me to easily understand when they are struggling and adapt to their different learning styles. My strengths in creativity and academia will further enable me to produce interesting yet educational lessons that all students can benefit from.

My professional work experience as a communications specialist in the Higher Education sector, including The University of Manchester and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, involves managing content across various platforms for stakeholders, which requires an impeccable standard of spoken and written English. Working alongside students and academics in a professional setting has inspired me to teach English as a foreign language to further students' opportunities as global citizens. During my role with The University of Manchester, I coordinated a Peer Mentoring Scheme to enhance students' learning experience. This involved reviewing students' work produced for the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, including blogs and academic essays, and providing constructive feedback to enable students to strengthen their academic and creative writing. Further, in my current role, I support students from various nationalities interested in becoming student ambassadors and enhancing their leadership skills in organising events and speaking about the University to a public audience. Supporting students across both humanities and science disciplines has honed my ability to relate to students and adapt my communication skills to their ambitions to become the next generation of scientists, humanitarians, entrepreneurs and world leaders. It is essential to adapt teaching to the purpose of students' rationale for learning English to motivate students and adapt lesson content to suit their interests. In January, I will gain 20 hours of in-class teaching experience to improve my teaching practice and ensure that it is of the highest standard to those being taught.