Language and Teaching Experience
Private English Tutor
Cheonan, South Korea
February 2010- March 2010
Achievements: Tutees enjoyed daily conversation, used English comfortably, regularly communicated with their penpals, love for learning new games
Responsibilities: Assisted two tutees (13 years-middle school,11 years old-elementary) a week by encouraging them to speak in English comfortably despite limited grammar knowledge, communicated in Korean and English, developed weekly lesson plans and materials for reading, speaking, listening, using open topics, journal writing, penpals, games, sharing stories to help with adjectives, grammar, vocabulary, encouraged the use of electronic dictionaries
English Pronunciation Tutor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
October 26, 2010- November 11, 2010
Achievements: tutee was able to enjoy pronunciation practices and saw improvements
Responsibilities: assisted tutee (Korean Student from ELI) every week, communicated in Korean and English, gestures to describe mouth, tongue and lip placement, electronic dictionaries, designed materials like tongue twisters, word reduction worksheets, pronunciation charts, assigned read-aloud homework, and songs.
Soonchunhyang University (study abroad)
646 Eupnae-ri, Shinchangmyun, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do 336-745, Republic of Korea
August 21, 2009-June 18, 2010
Exchange Partner
Responsibilities: Assisted exchange partners daily (college level) to engage in English conversations, encouraging Korean students to use English comfortably despite limited knowledge of grammar, communicated with gestures, Korean and English, used games for pronunciation, edited student’s papers and assignments by giving feedbacks, participated in program activities to promote our cultures to students at Global Day, Gee Day, Spring Festival, field trips, and group exchange activities.
Gogang Elementary School
Cheonan, South Korea
February 2010- March 2010
Achievements: Tutees enjoyed daily conversation, used English comfortably, regularly communicated with their penpals, love for learning new games
Responsibilities: Assisted two tutees (13 years-middle school,11 years old-elementary) a week by encouraging them to speak in English comfortably despite limited grammar knowledge, communicated in Korean and English, developed weekly lesson plans and materials for reading, speaking, listening, using open topics, journal writing, penpals, games, sharing stories to help with adjectives, grammar, vocabulary, encouraged the use of electronic dictionaries
English Pronunciation Tutor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
October 26, 2010- November 11, 2010
Achievements: tutee was able to enjoy pronunciation practices and saw improvements
Responsibilities: assisted tutee (Korean Student from ELI) every week, communicated in Korean and English, gestures to describe mouth, tongue and lip placement, electronic dictionaries, designed materials like tongue twisters, word reduction worksheets, pronunciation charts, assigned read-aloud homework, and songs.
Soonchunhyang University (study abroad)
646 Eupnae-ri, Shinchangmyun, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do 336-745, Republic of Korea
August 21, 2009-June 18, 2010
Exchange Partner
Responsibilities: Assisted exchange partners daily (college level) to engage in English conversations, encouraging Korean students to use English comfortably despite limited knowledge of grammar, communicated with gestures, Korean and English, used games for pronunciation, edited student’s papers and assignments by giving feedbacks, participated in program activities to promote our cultures to students at Global Day, Gee Day, Spring Festival, field trips, and group exchange activities.
Gogang Elementary School