Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa US
Bachelor's Degree - 12/2009
131 Semester Hours
Major: Linguistics
Minor: Chinese
GPA: 3.21 out of 4.0
Experience
Avalon English School 2/2010 - present
Gimpo, Seoul, South Korea
English Instructor
As an English Instructor, I am responsible for conducting classes in English for all ages. I teach for a total of 20 hours per week with the rest of the time devoted to planning classes, preparing material, and for other duties required of me such as grading and commenting on essays written by students and also English related activities such as speaking and writing contests. A typical term is 3 months with the classes and materials changing every term. At the end of every term, I am required to give speaking and writing tests to all of my students. During the winter and summer vacations, we at Avalon hold intensives, which add extra classes to the schedule for a period of a month. I have also been teaching TOEFL Listening to the brightest and most talented that Avalon has to offer. These students are at the highest level attainable even though they are still in middle school. For these students, I must conduct a lecture rather than actual English instruction since their English is already at native fluency. I prepare listening material for them to practice and develop their skills for the TOEFL. During the class, we spend some time discussing the various topics that will be encountered on the test such as Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Linguistics, etc. Afterwards, we listen to actual lectures and discuss what had been said and what was actually meant.
Working here at Avalon has allowed me to develop useful skills for my future. I have learned and developed the skill to plan and prepare for classes for students of various age groups. I have also become better at working with other teachers in order to keep up with students’ overall progress and I have developed my communication skills by working with my fellows. Through my class planning and preparation I have honed my skill in using Microsoft Office and through trial and error have found the best approaches for me to work with students of different age groups. Working at Avalon and in Korea in general has taught me much about the culture and hierarchical structure of the work place here. I will certainly carry on this experience to the future.
