diannejolley3

Profession: Private ESL tutor
English Language Instruction
I tutored Korean students in a private school setting, either one-to-one or in small groups. Ages 5-12; absolute beginner through low intermediate.

Volunteer ESL teacher at Cornerstone Foundation, Belize, Central America.
English Language Instruction
I held ESL classes for Spanish speaking adults in Belize, Central America on several visits to the country.

Volunteer ESL teacher, Arden Language Centre
English Language Instruction
I volunteered as an ESL teacher in a community run school for New Immigrants and Refugees to Canada. The school has classes for students from pre-literate to advanced levels.

Private ESL tutor
English Language Instruction
I Currently teach ESL privately online. I have been teaching online for four years now and currently work on two online platforms.

Interests: Hi, my name is Dianne. I am married and I have 3 grown daughters, two grandchildren, and a fantastic dog. I enjoy spending time outdoors(hiking, camping). I enjoy gardening and baking. I play some acoustic guitar, and I like doing art and craft projects, even though I'm not particularly skilled at it. Family is very important to me, as well as healthy living. I enjoy learning languages. My husband and I spent part of each year in Belize, Central America, doing volunteer work for a number of years and we now live in Belize full time.

Education: Bachelor of Arts with Concentration in Linguistics
English Language Instruction
-Courses in Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax, Linguistics, and TESOL.
-Numerous languages including French, Spanish, German, Russian, Latin, Greek, American Sign Language, Tagalog and Pidgin English.

TESOL/TEFL
English Language Instruction
TESOL/TEFL certificates from ITT International, 120hr online course

Spoken Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational), Spanish (Conversational), German (Basic)

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