Preston

Profession: English Teacher - POLY School, Changwon, South Korea
English Language Instruction
2016-2017; taught kindergarten, elementary, and middle school students; focused on natural English acquisition, pronunciation, grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening. Strong use of songs, chants, games in the classroom

English Teacher - Ecole d'Art English Academy, Changwon, South Korea
English Language Instruction
2018; taught kindergarten and elementary students; focused on spoken English acquisition through songs, chants, conversation practice; reading and writing acquisition took place via storybooks and project-based learning

Online English Teacher
English Language Instruction
2019-2021; taught kindergarten, elementary and middle school students English on VIPKID platform; used materials provided by VIPKID as well as personal props to facilitate a fun classroom experience; ample use of songs, chants, stories, and games

Interests: Hello, everyone! As you can see, I am an English teacher from the United States of America. Let me tell you a little bit more about myself. I grew up in Atlanta-- the capital of the state of Georgia, in the United States. I first discovered my own love of languages on a family trip to Europe when I was nine years old; I thought it was amazing that there could be so many languages in the world! I went on to study French and German in high school, and as a university student I got my first taste of teaching when I worked as a foreign language tutor for my fellow students. I spent one year studying abroad in France, where I made so many wonderful memories and continued to learn about different cultures. When I graduated from university, I knew that I wanted to give teaching a try. There are many teachers in my family, and my mother encouraged me to give it a shot. I decided to teach English in South Korea for one year, and I fell in love with every aspect: the country, the culture, the language, but most importantly, the job. I discovered that teaching languages was my passion. Since then, I have lived and worked in places such as Taiwan, Italy, and Argentina, and I have gained so much teaching experience along the way. I am an avid language learner myself, so I understand exactly how my students feel, and I know what they need to succeed in their English learning. I hope to meet you all soon and share this learning journey with you-- let's get started!

Education: Bachelor of Arts - Economics/International Relations
Government
I completed my Bachelor degree in 2015, with focuses in Economics, International Relations, as well as foreign languages

Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
English Language Instruction
120-hour certificate in TEFL, as well as 50-hour certificate in TEFL for Young Learners

Spoken Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational), Italian (Conversational), French (Conversational), Portuguese (Conversational), Korean (Basic)