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teacher.maria Visited 23 hours ago

Teaches: English

Languages: English, Filipino (Tagalog), Chinese (Mandarin), German, Japanese, Czech

Female, From Davao, Philippines, Living in Ningbo, China

Local time: May 20, 2013 20:31   (China Standard Time)

I am a professional online English teacher with TESOL certification. Specializing in communication skills development, IELTS or other exam preparations, and job interview preparations.
Dear students, I will be relocating to China for I've been offered a job to teach there. I'll soon open up more hours once I've settled in my new home. ^___^ View time schedule
Availability Status: I'm looking for new students

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The first time I taught English to speakers of other languages was back in 2003, I was very fresh from business school. I was quite popular with the students because I was the teacher who had the most number of students. Sadly, it was a short-lived career left with the fleeting memories of grateful students. The years that followed, I found myself in a foreign country where I realized I wanted to teach English and write in English.
After I arrived home in 2006, I immediately looked for a way to teach English. Being a business graduate, such might be difficult until I stumbled upon, what would seem like a happenstance, an ad that said: wanted English teachers to teach online. I had found the perfect place for my calling!
Forward to present, I have to say, I don't have the degree to teach English. But being a learner myself, I have the skills, the experience and the TESOL certificate to prove I am not just some teacher in the community. And being a business graduate to being an English language teacher should tell you that I do have passion in what I am doing. ~ ♥
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Work Experience

    • Teacher
    • E-study Center
    • 2003 - 2003
    • Davao City Philippines
    Korean teenagers flew from Seoul to participate in this English Summer Camp. I was the instructor with the most number of students and apparently became among the popular ones because of my playfulness to the kids and how I looked somewhat like a Korean. ^^
    • Online ESL Teacher
    • Intensive English Language Tutorial Program
    • 2006 - 2008
    • Davao Philippines
    For the very first time, I was exposed to working online in an office. We catered mostly to Koreans but due to my Chinese background, I was asked to teach a number of Chinese clients who needed help with their English. I also conducted pronunciation seminars for the teachers in the company.
    • ESL/EFL instructor
    • -none-
    • 2007 - present
    • Davao Philippines
    Doing freelance work helping clients with their English. I teach online and offline. I've even helped Filipinos prepare for embassy interviews for visa applications.
    • Caregiver Instructor
    • Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)
    • 2006 - present
    • Davao Philippines
    The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) in the city has a caregiver program catering to Filipinos. I teach subjects like Cultural Adaptation, Personality Development, and most importantly, Communication Skills Development. I always conduct classes in a room with a number of students not less than 15.
    • Online ESL Teacher
    • CandoEnglish.net
    • 2009 - 2010
    • Davao Philippines
    • Online ESL Teacher / Head Teacher
    • Skybel.co.kr
    • 2010 - 2011
    • Davao Philippines
    Most of the duration of my stay with Skybel, I was the appointed Head Teacher of the manager. I managed the teachers and discuss their concerns to the managers. Apart from evaluating the skills of students of this company, it became my job to evaluate the skills of the teachers wanting to teach in Skybel.
    • Assistant Editor-in-Chief
    • Diaryo Filipino
    • 2010 - present
    • Alberta Canada
    I have been most fortunate to be offered the job to be not just a writer but to be the assistant editor-in-chief for a monthly newspaper based in Alberta, Canada. It has been my dream to land a writing job for not only am I passionate in teaching English, I'm passionate in writing using the said language. At present, I continue to explore the possibilities of being a writer for this wonderful newspaper. I love every opportunity presented to me by this company.

Education

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    • Ateneo de Davao University
    • 1999 - 2003
    Bachelor's , Business Administration: Marketing

Certificates

    • TESOL Certification
    • Harvest Christian School International
    • 2009
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    • IELTS- Academic
    • British Council - IELTS Academic
    • 2010
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teacher.maria

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Completed sessions 41
Students 16
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Teacher since Sep 10, 2012
Last session Apr 21, 2013