Experience Summary
I taught English to preschool-age students and elementary school students abroad for a period of about 5 months and learned a lot in that short time. I also can speak Mandarin Chinese at lower intermediate level and lived in China for over 2 years. I can understand and appreciate the difficulties involved in learning a foreign language, especially for Chinese natives. The TEFL certification taught me many things that I have already used in the past, and I am currently finishing my TEYL Certificate (Teaching English to Young Learners).
In the past for several years, I have been involved in a school that teaches Public Speaking and Teaching, where I have learned about many new methods to be an effective and interesting teacher.
Teaching Style
I try to use a variety of materials that are both interesting and effective to learning how to speak authentic English. I encourage students to use their English at every opportunity and, when learning, to learn things in context, and not as some isolated phrase or word that may be harder to remember.