More than 20 years as a successful English teacher

WORK HISTORY Global English - Coach Chicago, Illinois • 07/2019 - Current • Offer complete instructional support for corporate business learners • Evaluate and document learner progress and behavior, recommending tactics to improve tutoring effectiveness • Structure activities for interactive learning, including word analysis, reading understanding and fluency skills • Clients include IBM, Intesa, ARM, Redbox, Coty, etc Preply Ltd. - Online Tutor 08/2018 - Current • Joined Preply as a freelance online teacher and now have more than 35 active students • Most of my learners are businessmen/women from all corners of the globe wanting to improve their general business English, or are students studying for their IELTS and TOEFL exams for immigration/education purposes Best Teacher - Online Corrections Teacher Tokyo 04/2016 - Current • I teach business conversation and do dialog grammar corrections with explanations - TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, EIKEN for college students and adults Ecc (Thailand) - Head Teacher Chonburi 07/2015 - 07/2018 • 2 roles, firstly I was the head teacher which involved the recruitment, management, and training of staff, and secondly a teacher • Taught English to children, adults and teenagers, TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, Business English, corporate clients, both in one on one situations and in classes • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans • Taught at businesses all over the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand including BMW, AJE (Big Cola), Interface floors, Tesco Lotus, and more Autoliv (Thailand) - Corporate Teacher 09/2014 - 07/2015 • Autoliv, a fortune 300 company, are the worldwide leader in automotive safety • Was tasked with the implementation, development, and teaching of the company's English language program aimed at raising the English ability of all senior management (250 learners) to a minimum TOEIC score of 640 • Conducted analysis to address language abilities which led to 38% improvement in English results Mahasarakham University - University Lecturer 09/2011 - 09/2014 • Teaching business English to university students • Teaching classes included; English for Business Correspondence, Conversation and Explanation, Communicative English Skills, English for Discussion, English for legal Documents etc • Undertook research studying The Comparison of MSU's English Language students against the standards set by The CEFR • Wrote 2 course books: English for Business Negotiation, and Advanced English for Business Conversation • Was actively involved in many departmental curricula and extra curricula activities • Impartially evaluated papers, projects and homework assignments of students, delegating grading to teaching assistants when appropriate • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement Kingsway - Language Teacher 04/2009 - 07/2011 • Worcester • United Kingdom., • N.B During the period April 2009 - July 2011 I returned to the UK to care for my sick mother Ecc(Thailand) - Head Teacher/TEFL Trainer Korat 03/2000 - 07/2008 • Working in the recruitment, management, and development of an English language school in central Bangkok, and also in Korat • Taught at many schools and universities, incl. Mahidol, Kasem Bundit, Sattri Vittaya 2 • Taught at all levels of The Thai Educational System, developing, curriculum for international Kindergartens, Anuban (4-7 years old) and Pratom (7 - 11 years old) • Lectured in thesis writing to PhD Medical students from SE Asia at Mahidol University • Corporate clients included, Tesco Lotus, Honda, The Mall grp., and local government • Developed and ran numerous in house and external workshops for Thai English teachers • Speech writing for Dr Assnee Cherdchai - Attached to the Secretariat of The Prime Minister