ESL Jobs in Japan Teacher Resume
Jeff Light
Age: not specified
Citizenship: USA
Academic Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Certificates: none
Current Location: USA, St. Augustine
Description
こんにちは!
My name is Jeff Light and I am seeking a position with a company in Japan where I can use my skills to help students understand and speak English as native speakers do. I have already taught in Korea, first as an associate in a larger corporation, and later as the sole foreign teacher in charge of a smaller private academy. My teaching approach favors a variety of methods, using physical activities, listening and speaking practice, and multiple memorization techniques to bring grammar and vocabulary abilities up to a conversational level. I enjoy working within the structure of established companies, but I've also become quite skilled at making custom lessons to suit the needs of individual groups or students.
Japan will be a wonderful experience for me, as I've been looking forward to traveling there since I was a child. I am already very familiar with many aspects of Japanese culture, and have visited there once before in 2007. I've traveled throughout much of Asia, and people always comment on how friendly and outgoing I am, as I make an effort to be very outgoing and easy to understand so that I can get the best experience out of the people I'm with. I will bring the same friendliness, skill, and hardworking attitude to my new position in Japan. I look forward to meeting you and working together.
Sincerely,
Jeff Light
Other Qualifications:
- Additional Experience
- -Tutored one-to-one lessons in grammar, writing structure and conversation for high school and college age students
- -Coached soccer at Water’s Edge Elementary through All Stars of South Florida, Inc.
- -Taught theater at Sunrise Park Elementary through All Stars of South Florida, Inc.
- -Wrote pop-culture articles for IntoLiquidSky.net
- -Traveled extensively through over 27 countries, including Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, Thailand, Russia, and most of Asia
- Other Skills
- -Computer literate: Windows 98 - Vista, Macintosh 7.1 - OSX, Microsoft Office, iFilm, internet applications, typist: 75 wpm
- -Reading and some conversational ability in Spanish and Korean
- -Used to adapting to many different cultures and living conditions!
- Hobbies & Interests
- -Love travel and experiencing different people, cultures, and places!
- -I eat very healthy and exercise regularly: running, hiking, climbing, swimming, etc.
- -I love movies and music, and usually try to see a new movie or a concert on the weekends
- -Currently seeking teacher to learn to speak Japanese!
Work Experience:
- Head Foreign Teacher
- (September 2008 – September 2009)
- Global Language Institute Seoul, South Korea
- -Constructed and implemented lessons for students of all ages, from 4 years old to 22 years old, using a variety of techniques from kinesthetic learning to conversation practice
- -Increased students vocabulary and conversational abilities through both large class instruction (up to 20 students) and one-to-one tutoring
- -Reviewed textbook purchasing for classes and decided curriculum for different class levels of students
- -Conducted regular TOEIC testing and placed students according to results
- -Organized activity days and holiday events for student participation
- Associate English Teacher
- (May 2007 – June 2008)
- Avalon English Academy Seongnam, South Korea
- -Instructed students from 7 to 12 years old and at levels ranging from only basic English knowledge up to casual conversation level
- -Responsible for grading each student's essays, for entering all grades and attendance for students into computer records, and for contributing to weekly teacher meetings
- -Taught a variety of subjects including special topics like Essay Writing and Team Debate
- -Assisted in training new teachers and demonstrating lessons for company and peer review