Experience

§  Teaching & Training – 8 years ESL and Business in China & Turkey

Sept 1, 2015: (Currently) China University of Political Science & Law – Beijing – Advanced Legal English

·         Principles of American law and other Western Legal Systems presented to post-graduate students

Dec. 13 – 27, 2014:  China University of Political Science & Law – Beijing – Legal English

·         Principles of American law presented in English to post graduate students

Apr. 2014 – Jan. 2015:  Capital University of Economics & Business – Beijing

·         Communicative and preparatory classes for students who will be furthering their studies abroad. 

·         The greater emphasis on improving oral ability of students.

·         Learning Centre sessions for students seeking additional tutoring.

·         Mandatory office hours. 

·         Setting of examinations.

·         Exam proctoring & taking down of examinations.

·         Preparation of final Grades.

Jul. 2013 – Mar. 2014: Self-employed – South Africa

·         Practiced as an Attorney

Jul. 2009 – Jun. 2013:  Beijing Youth Politics College, China - Public English 

·         20 hours ESL class lecture hours per week.  Students aged 18 to 21, on average 40 students per class.

·         Planning and preparation of class lectures including compiling and / or editing of Video and Audio material for class purposes with accompanying hard-copy handouts. 

·         Lectures focused on Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing skills.  Student participation was actively monitored.

·         Commissioned to write a purpose-tailored student book for use in class by all the teachers in the programme.

·         Monitoring students’ class attendance, participation, writing, task-completion and general attention in class.

·         Setting final exams for Applied Listening, Standard Listening and Advanced Listening Courses.

·         20 hours per week of Business Courses including Accounting, Marketing, International Negotiation, Business Ethics and Public Speaking.

·         Preparation of all PowerPoint Lecture Material and sourcing and editing of accompanying video material.

Nov. 2008 – Jun. 2009:  Suzhou Institute of Trade & Commerce, China - (Business and ESL Classes)

·         Teaching Business and ESL students. 

·         Normal administrative tasks pertaining to planning of, and reporting on teaching schedules and setting exams. 

·         Classes included Language Laboratory teaching with emphasis on listening, comprehension and interpretation skills.

Oct. 2008:  English First – Bursa, Turkey (Business Training)

·         Instructing students with very basic English ability to students with a high standard of proficiency.

·         Presented classes in office and on-site at a large German manufacturing company.

·         Trained mid- and top management staff

Aug. 2008 – Sep. 2008: Prep-to-Go, Istanbul, Turkey (ESL Teaching)

·         Computer-based English language fluency instruction: 

·         40 – 45 hours per week class time.

·         Instructing students with very basic English ability, to students with an average standard of proficiency. 

Aug. 2006 – Jul. 2008:  Suzhou Industrial Park Institute of Vocational Training, Suzhou, China (Business English)

·         Business English taught at SIPIVT (Vocational Institute)

·         Night-class 8-week course offered exclusively to Chinese staff of a Swiss company based in Suzhou, China.

Aug. 2006 – Jul. 2008:  Suzhou Institute of Trade & Commerce, China - (Business Teaching)

·         20 periods of class time teaching per week covering business practices and business communication.

·         Preparing daily and weekly teaching plans.

·         Researching & adapting additional teaching materials to supplement course handbooks.

·         8 periods of Language Laboratory and Business Communication lectures per week.

Aug. 2006 – Jul. 2008:  Private tutoring of individual students, Suzhou, China

·         Individual tutoring of private students – classes designed to suit students’ needs in their careers.

Aug. 2006 – Jul. 2008:  Suzhou Institute of Trade & Commerce, China - (ESL Teaching)

·         Communication skills in English.

·         Preparation of daily and weekly teaching plans.

·         Researching and adapting additional teaching materials to supplement courses. 

·         Language Laboratory and English Conversation Classes.

·         Programme Coordinator:  Suzhou Institute of Trade & Commerce – Suzhou – China.

o   assisting the director

o   managing a team of 8 foreign teachers

o   liaising between the college and foreigner staff

o   administrating and overseeing timeous lodging of teachers’ reports

o   liaising between the college and foreigner staff as to living and work conditions with specific reference to cultural differences and conflict mediation.

Apr. 1988 – Jul. 2006:  Self-employed

§  Practiced as an Attorney with field of specialty Wills, Trusts, Deceased Estates and Contract Law

Qualifications

o   Degrees

BLC (B.A. Law)          - 3 year course – University of Pretoria, South Africa, Mar. 1983 – Apr. 1986

LLB (Honour’s in Law)    - 2 year course – University of Pretoria, South Africa, Apr. 1986 – Mar. 1988

o   Certificates

TESOL – Telfort Business Institute – Sep. 2006 – Sep. 2007

Various Teaching awards and related commendations

南非外教，本科TEFL证件齐全， 现在北京，找北京的兼职。周末和平时除了周二周三都可以工作，可以尽快到岗。 有9年的教学经验。