28/03/14 30/12/2014
Tutoring young adults and professionals Self-Employed, Registered to various tutoring agencies Moscow, Russia
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23/05/2011 22/05/2012 Teacher DD Dragon Shanghai, China
Duties: Teaching English in a natural learning environment using practical hands-on activities to children aged 3-7.
Demonstration classes in a range of public classes resulting in increased exposure and revenue for the company DD Dragon.
Results & achievements: Consistently maintained maximum or near maximum class sizes.
Reason for leaving: Contract completion, wanted to return to Australia
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06/02/2011 06/05/2011 Teacher/Governor TLG Georgia ( Government Organisation) Tbilisi, Georgia
Duties: Teaching in a public primary school to grades 1-12.
Teaching g6 and b9at home both formally and interactively using activities and everyday situations and tasks.
Teaching the Georgian Police force in the summer holidays
Results & achievements: The three months spent with the family not only saw improvements in the children’s English but also that of both parents. Children developed a keen interest in English.
Reason for leaving: Short-term 3 month contract, wanted to return to China, but was happy to have seen Georgia.
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15/04/2009 15/09/2010 Teacher Pattison English Harbin, China
Duties: Teaching students from various backgrounds and occupations such as police, government workers and doctors.
IELTS preparation
Preparation for job interviews in foreign owned companies.
Results & achievements: Several students obtained the score they needed in IELTS to study abroad.
Students successfully passed job interviews held in English.
Reason for leaving: Contract completion, wanted a change of location
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01/06/2008 01/03/2009 Teacher TOP International English Harbin, China
Duties: Teaching English to students aged from 3-50 years old.
IELTS preparation
Class placement testing
VIP students
Results & achievements: Several students obtained the score they needed in IELTS to study abroad.
I often took on students from other classes who had problems with their then current teacher, the school using me as an alternative not only gave the student another option to attend a different class but resulted in student retention for the school.
Reason for leaving: Contract completion
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November, 2007 April 2008 Teacher INYO Language Training Centre Zhanjiang, China
Duties: Glassware manufacturing factory – Teaching business English to managers.
Teaching English from K-6
Promotional activities
Public classes & performances
Results & achievements: The quality of lessons delivered to the glassware factory resulted in them resigning their contract with INYO for another year.
Reason for leaving: Move to a bigger city with better opportunities
2nd June 2007 1st July 2007 TESOL Certificate (120 + hours) “in-class” ATA Education SA, Australia
January 2005 July 2008 Bachelor of Communication (Media and Culture)
University of South Australia SA, Adelaide
