2019 - 2020
Freelance English E-Learning Developer (remote)Hogeschooltaal - Breda, NetherlandsHogeschooltaal develops e-learning modules for university students. My tasks included:
researching English writing practices for employment, education and the workplace; developing and editing task-based e-learning modules for English writing skills (CEFR B2-C1); and
collaborating virtually via Zoom and Google G Suite.
2016 - 2019
Freelance ESL Textbook Author and EditorMalmberg - Breda, NetherlandsI am the co-author of five of ESL e-textbooks for secondary English education. As an author and editor my tasks included: writing and editing task-based blended language, culture and critical thinking lessons; developing tests and assessment frameworks; and
collaborating virtually via SharePoint and Adobe Digital Editions.
2016 - 2017
Freelance Author and Editor (remote)Diataal - Groningen, NetherlandsDiataal provides remedial English reading materials and tests. My tasks included:
writing, editing and proofreading texts and worksheets for publication (CEFR A1-B1); analyzing and adjusting the readability of English texts to different language levels; and planning and managing the workflow of the editorial team.
2015 - 2015
Volunteer English Teacher / Teaching AssistantAsociación Los Patojos - Jocotenango, GuatemalaLos Patojos is a primary school for disadvantaged children. I worked as a volunteer teaching assistant and English teacher at Los Patojos for six weeks. I gained valuable experience teaching at primary school level, particularly concerning creative methods and strategies to teach English to young learners.
2014 - 2014
English Teacher (bilingual education)Rijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim - Sassenheim, NetherlandsRijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim is an upper secondary school. I worked in the bilingual department of the school. My tasks included: planning and preparing English classes, teaching English to pre-university secondary students in the English-taught programme (11-17 years old), developing (CLIL) language teaching materials.
2016 - 2017
Corporate Trainer and Translator (English - Dutch)Eagle Training Spain - Málaga, SpainEagle develops and delivers skills training for sales professionals. As a Trainer I was responsible for the delivery of hands-on skills training to sales representatives in Belgium. Additionally, I was responsible for the translating of training materials (English – Dutch).
2015 - 2016
English Teacher (IB education)Maartenscollege - Haren, NetherlandsMaartenscollege is a secondary school for international (IB) education. As an English teacher, I was responsible for developing lesson plans, presentations, teaching materials, and assessments;
teaching English to Middle Years Programme students (11-17 years old); and contributing to interdisciplinary IB curriculum development.
2012 - 2016
Private Language Teacher (English, Dutch, French)Freelance - Various, NetherlandsA strong interest and passion for languages moved me to start teaching private language classes during my bachelor's studies. I taught English, French and Dutch classes to both secondary students and adults and developed teaching materials to meet my students' needs.
2016 - 2024
OwnerKitty de Vries Language Education - Zug, SwitzerlandIn 2016 I founded my own company, Kitty de Vries Language Education. My main services are language teaching (English and Dutch) and educational content development.
2022 - 2024
Dutch and English Test SpecialistBureau ICE - Den Bosch, NetherlandsI develop language tests for Bureau ICE's student tracking systems.