LANGUAGE ABILITIES:
English - Native (Mother Tongue)
French - Fluent (Upper Intermediate)
Japanese - Fluent (Upper Intermediate)
Mandarin Chinese - Fluent (Upper Intermediate)
WORK HISTORY:
2010.07 ~ 2011.08 Canada, Vancouver, Genki Language Circle:
ESL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to adults from Japan, Korea, and China (including Taiwan).
2010.07 ~ 2011.08 Canada, Vancouver, self-employed:
ESL tutor: private tutoring of English conversation, reading and writing skills to foreign workers, university students, and children.
2010.01 ~ 2010.06 China, Shanghai, 上海教育出版社 (Shanghai Education Publishing House)
EFL teacher-trainer: training English teachers in the skills necessary to more effectively teach primary school children EFL.
2007.08 ~ 2010.06 China, Shanghai, 新世纪幼儿园 (New Century Kindergarten)
Kindergarten English teacher: teaching basic English to little children aged 2 to 5.
2007.03 ~ 2009.12 China, Shanghai, Oxford English School / 三之三国际教育集团 (3&3 International Education Corporation)
EFL teacher-trainer: training English teachers in the skills necessary to more effectively teach kindergarten and primary school children EFL.
2006.08 ~ 2007.03 China, Shanghai, Xujiahui, Talented Education / NCC Education
EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to children and adolescents aged 3 to 16.
2004.03 ~ 2006.01 China, Taiwan, Tainan, 張老師補習班 (Professor Chang's Cram School)
Head EFL teacher: teaching English conversation and reading comprehension skills to children and adolescents aged 8 to 16.
2003.01 ~ 2003.04 Japan, Kyoto and Osaka, for Inter Group Corp. / Inter School at:
Kyoto University: teaching English conversation skills to graduate school students.
Matsushita Electric Components Co., Ltd.: teaching intensive English courses for new employees.
2003.01 ~ 2003.02 Japan, Kyoto, Universal Campus English Conversation School
Substitute EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to students aged 5 to adult.
2002.12 ~ 2003.03 Japan, Osaka, OASIS English School
EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to children and adolescents aged 5 to 16.
2002.11 ~ 2003.06 Japan, Osaka, Modern English
EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to students aged 3 to adult.
2002.11 ~ 2003.05 Japan, Kyoto, SEC English School
EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to students aged 3 to adult.
2002.09 ~ 2003.06 Japan, Kyoto, Kyoto American Club
EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to adults.
2001.10 ~ 2001.11 Japan, Kyoto, Ivy International Language Academy
EFL teacher: teaching English reading, writing, listening, and conversation skills to adults.
2001.10 ~ 2002.03 Japan, Kyoto, Bridges English Academy
EFL teacher: teaching English conversation skills to students aged 3 to adult.
1998.01 ~ 1999.06 Japan, Osaka, Ushio Language Center
Head EFL Teacher: teaching English conversation skills to students aged 3 to adult.
1998.02 ~ 1999.04 Japan, Kansai, for Aruku (ALC Education, Inc.) at:
Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.;
All Nippon Airways;
Toray Industries, Inc.:
EFL teacher: teaching business English conversation skills to company employees at the above companies.
1998.01 ~ 1998.08 Japan, Osaka, for The T.C.L.C. (The Tokyo Center for Language and Culture) at:
Kansai Denryoku (Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.)
EFL teacher: teaching business English conversation skills to company employees.
1997.09 ~ 1997.12 China, Taiwan, Tainan, for the Y.M.C.A . at:
Tainan City Hall:
EFL teacher: teaching business English conversation skills to municipal government employees.
Chang Jung Girls' High School: