ESL Tutor and Instructor

ESL Tutoring and Instructing position in the Persian Gulf region. Multiple employers / clients may sum up to a composite career position (full time job).

ESL Instructor – Direct English, Yeouido franchise, Seoul, South Korea (2004)
• One-on-one tutorial sessions for students of various ages and at one of six skill levels
• Weekly grouped instruction for western interview techniques, norms of behaviour, and language

ESL Instructor - United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Manitoba, Canada (2003)
• Intermediate classes for Maple leaf Foods employee-students from Ethiopia, El Salvador
• Design and implement culturally relevant, highly motivating courses using various ESL resources

ESL Tutor, Instructor - Westman ESL and Settlement Services (WESLS), Manitoba, Canada (2003)
• Individual tutoring of an adult student of English
• Beginners’ English Course – Design and implement the course, using various ESL resources

ESL Instructor - Sangkye BCM English Institute, Seoul, South Korea (2002/3)
• Adult book-based (30%), adult conversation (40%), early teen (30%)
• Interchange II & III, Parade 2 &3, Firsthand, Success, instructor-directed conversation

English Instructor – Arum Little Campus, Pusan, South Korea (2001)
• Balloons I, II, III, Destinations

English Instructor – Culturlingua Centro De Idiomas, Zamora, Michoacan (2000)
• American Hotline Intermediate & Progress, Colours II, Conversational
• Ages 10 to 50, class sizes from 2 to 11

Accounting Trainer (1996 – 2001)
• Instruct new / replacement employees on computerized accounting systems and company policies
• Create a positive (patient, friendly, and tactful) environment for merger-affected employees

Course Coordinator – Classroom Instructors’ Course, Canada (1980 – 82)
• Helped design and plan course curriculum for Classroom Instructors’ Course
• Teach several classes on lesson planning, effective speaking, and student-instructor interaction

Course Instructor, Canada (1979 – 1985)
• Navigation, Theory of Flight, Weather, Airmanship, and Citizenship
• Craft lesson plans while conforming to established curriculum

Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - International TESOL Inc. (Oct 2000)
Pronunciation ESL (P-ESL) – Institute of Language and Phonology (USA) offsite in Seoul (2004)
Bachelor of Administration-Organization In Process - Athabasca University
University Certificate in Accounting - (GPA = 3.4/4.0) - Athabasca University (Dec 1995)
Canadian Commercial Pilot License, Multi-engine, Instrument Rating - Calgary Flight Centre (1992)

I have over three years of varied experience as an ESL tutor and instructor in Mexico, South Korea, and in Canada. My students have come from a variety of countries: El Salvador, Mexico, South Korea, China, and Ethiopia. Given the varied backgrounds, life experience, and language priorities of my students, I am comfortable and effective as an instructor in different classroom contexts. Whether my students are political refugees, migrant workers, or business people, I seek out some kind of common ground and try to establish a positive rapport that is conducive to learning. I have experience teaching students of all ages.

** I understand and accept the many challenges presented by living overseas. **