ESL lessons with a First Generation American, born ESL teacher, TEFL certified with 35 years of experience.

Rebecca 's resume

JUNE 2019 – CURRENT
ENGLISH TEACHER, LEARNSHIP (REMOTE LOCATIONS, USA)
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language business students from beginner to advanced levels focusing on grammar, pronunciation, public speaking and test taking skills for standardized tests such as the TOEFL.

JUNE 2019 – CURRENT
LANGUAGE TRAINER, GLOBALENGLISH (REMOTE LOCATIONS, USA)
Coach to learners of English as a Foreign Language business students from beginner to advanced levels. Classes focus from general to grammar, pronunciation, public speaking and accent reduction.

APRIL 2019 – CURRENT
AREA REPRESENTATIVE, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE (Valdosta, GA, USA)
In charge of marketing and public relations for public schools in the local area. My duties focus on screening and selecting host families to match and place international students in local high schools and homes.

MARCH 2018 – CURRENT
TEACHER, VIPKID (REMOTE LOCATIONS, USA)
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language younger students from beginner to advanced levels concentrating on grammar, pronunciation, public speaking and test taking skills for standardized tests such as the TOEFL.
MARCH 2016 – APRIL 2019

LOCAL COORDINATOR, COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXCHANGE (Valdosta, GA, USA)
Recruit, screen and select host families to match and place international students in local high schools and homes.

DECEMBER 1999 – APRIL 2002
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION LAW CENTER (HARRISBURG, PA, USA)
Responsible for community development and public education advocacy. Created partnerships for special programs mobilizing statewide activism. Wrote grans and met with State Representatives, members of the Department of Education administrators to discuss educational issues, problems and resolutions.

SEPTEMBER 1996– AUGUST 1999
LANGUAGE COACH/TUTOR/TRANSLATOR, INLINGUA (NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA)
Privately tutored individuals as well as classes up to ten students in accent reduction, pronunciation, business and basic English as a Second Language. Launched classes for the TOEFL and naturalization process.

JULY 1995 – August 1996
TEACHER/TRANSLATOR/INTEPRETOR, GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY
(GUANGZHOU, CHINA)
Translated and interpreted Chinese and English. Taught EFL to university students.

AUGUST 1998 – JULY 1999
SITE SUPERVISOR, NEW ORLEANS OUTREACH (NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA)
Initiated grant writing efforts to maximize financial stability. Also, wrote and edited the organization’s quarterly newsletter. Coordinated programs and planned events for 300 middle schoolers and over 100 volunteers. Worked to create partnerships with neighborhood businesses and coordinated events with a partner staff member for more than 900 volunteers.

JULY 1995 – AUGUST 1996
TEACHER/TRANSLATOR/INTEPRETOR, GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY
(GUANGZHOU, CHINA)
Translated and interpreted Chinese and English. Taught EFL to university students.

JULY 1995 – AUGUST 1996
BUSINESS ENGLISH TEACHER, PROCTER & GAMBLE (GUANGZHOU, P.R.C.)
Taught business English to individual professionals and groups up to 15 students at a time.
EDUCATION
1991-1995
BS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE

SUMMER 1994
CHINESE CULTURE & LANGUAGE PROGRAM, FUDAN UNIVERSITY

SKILLS

• Mandarin
• TEFL Certified with Distinction
• Online instruction

PUBLICATIONS


Better Health: English/Chinese Conversational Guide. Guangdong Science Technology Publication. 1994