Experienced Licenced Language Teacher offers to tutor learners willing to learn German

German's Resume

GERMAN BARRAGAN

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience teaching ESL to young and adult learners, including corporate clients. Have also taught Spanish, German, and French courses
• Plan engaging activities adapted to students’ interests and learning needs
• Manage to increase learners’ communicative skills, providing clear, comprehensible instructions, plenty of in-class interactive language practice, and further training, using fun interactive resources that expand and support autonomous learning
• Administer and correct evaluations, provide feedback and support to help learners succeed
• Resourceful, reliable, and responsible in accomplishing administrative duties in a timely manner
• Computer knowledge: MS Office, online teaching.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Collège International J. de la Fontaine, Pointe-Claire, QC
Fall 2019- Present

Freelance online German & Spanish teacher
Prepare and teach classes for international students. Adapt materials and activities to students' needs and interests. Assess their learning progress, provide positive feedback.

École de langues La Cité - Département de Défense National
January to March 2020
(Tuesdays & Thursdays)

ESL Teacher at military base in Longue-Pointe, Montreal, QC
Plan and teach immersion English Course with emphasis on Grammar proficiency; engage candidates in practical workshops and practice using sample tests, provide feedback and guidance in preparation for their PSC test.

BLI Langue School Montreal
December 2019- Present


ESL Teacher for international students in immersion courses
Follow Course outline to prepare classes including Communicative Grammar, integrated skills, engaging students in Communication workshops, evaluate students’ learning progress

École de langues La Cité - Département de Défense National
Spring 2019

ESL Teacher at Garrison Saint Jean
Plan and teach an immersion English Course, evaluate candidates, provide feedback and guidance in preparation for their Public service test.

Stewart Hall Cultural Centre Pointe-Claire
Fall 2018 – fall 2019

Adult ESL Teacher – Conversational English
• Plan and engage English conversation sessions, on topics relevant to their needs and interests. Expand their language knowledge, help them gain confidence and fluency in speaking English, and find ways to interact with other English speakers in their communities. Assess learning progress & provide feedback.
ProLang – Services Linguistiques Professionels, Montréal, QC
Jan 2018 - Present

Freelance ESL & Spanish Teacher for Corporate clients
• Plan and teach ESL classes to corporate clients, according to their specific needs. Assess students' learning progress & write reports. Taught a Spanish course at Bridor in Boucherville, last year.

Centre Communautaire de loisir de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal
Fall 2017- spring 2019

ESL Teacher
• Design and teach general ESL and conversation courses. Facilitate/ expand the acquisition vocabulary, the comprehension of contextualized language structures, work on pronunciation and fluency skills, assess learning progress, and provide feedback to help learners achieve proposed learning outcomes.

Carrefour d’Aide aux Nouveaux Arrivants
Montreal, QC
2015 and 2017

ESL Instructor
• - Prepared and teach ESL lessons considering adult immigrants’ needs. Conducted activities targeting vocabulary building, working on pronunciation and fluency, contextualized grammatical structures. Assessed and provided feedback to students on their learning progress

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

INGETES LTDA
Bogota, Colombia
2011-2012

Corporate English instructor


Universidad Manuela Beltran Bogota, Colombia
2011

ILUD at Universidad Distrital
Bogota, Colombia
2009-2010


Universidad de Cundinamarca
(UDEC) Girardot, Colombia
2006-2008

English instructor
• Prepared and taught English courses in different faculties
• Developed lessons and relevant teaching materials
• Managed regular English Lab Tutorials to assist learners in the development of their communicative skills
• Created, administered, and evaluated language proficiency exams
• Helped learners overcome difficulties and achieve academic success, by providing assistance and alternatives to them
• Participated in educational and administrative conferences
• Taught microteaching class to 10th Semester EFL students
• Supervised UDEC EFL teachers in training doing their Practice teaching in local schools.

EDUCATION

2017



Got Comparative Evaluation for Studies done Outside of Quebec from Ministère de l’immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion, Québec
La Gran Colombia University
Bogota, Colombia
12.2006

Postgraduate Degree of Specialization in Linguistics Applied to Teaching English


Javeriana University
Bogota, Colombia
04.2004

Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages & Teaching Licence



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