CELTA CERTIFIED ENGLISH TEACHER, MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION / LANGUAGES, CPE CERTIFICATE, 8 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TEFL - LOOKING FOR JOB IN CHINA, VIETNAM, THAILAND

WORK EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE TEACHING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN:

 English Greek
 French Polish

Teacher and Tutor:
7/2015 – Bell English – EFL Teacher at The Leys School Cambridge - full-time three-week assignment within Academic English Programme involving sessions of project based learning, GESE (Trinity exam) preparation, Cambridge exams skills, literature, presentation and debating, multinational classes, levels B1 to C1, involvement in non-teaching activities

9/2014 – 6/2015 - University of Economics, Prague – Teacher - CAP – Czech for Academic Purposes - foreign young learners (16 - 18), groups, 11-16 students per class, from beginners to advanced

7/2014 – Elac Study Vacations – UK Summer Language School – EFL Teacher at Eastbourne College – full-time one month teaching in multinational classes of all levels with focus on pre-intermediate to intermediate level, 14-16 students per class, design of language learning materials, leading drama lessons, assessment and testing, involvement in non-teaching activities

10/2013 – present - Edua group - Language School - Teacher – English, French – corporate clients, individuals, groups, public courses, from beginners to advanced, Legal and Business English, General English, Legal and Business French, intensive courses, personalised courses, FCE, CAE and ILEC preparation, ESP, Czechs and foreigners Translator – Legal English

10/2013 – present - Peak – Language School - Teacher – Czech, English, French – corporate clients, individual and group lessons, from beginners to advanced, Czechs and foreigners, lessons over Skype

9/2001 – present – Private Language Tuition – Czech, English, French, Greek – from beginners to advanced - business and corporate clients (lawyers, managers, doctors and executives), families, adults and young learners, Czechs and foreigners

5/2008 – 6/2013 – Channel Crossings - Language School– Teacher - English, French, Greek – full-time contract, beginners to advanced (adults and young learners); PET, FCE, CAE, DELF exam preparation, Legal and Business English, Financial English, General English, Business French, intensive courses, personalised courses, Czechs and foreigners

11/2007 – 06/2011 – Lexis - Language School/Translation/Interpreting agency – Teacher - English, French, Greek – full-time contract, levels A1 to C1 (adults and young learners); PET, FCE, CAE, DELF exams preparation, Post-Secondary English Studies (accredited by The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic), Legal and Business English, General English, intensive courses, personalised courses, PR for the school
Interpreter - koda Auto/Binar; ČSK (Czech Dental Chamber); Česká spořitelna Bank
Translator – specialised texts upon request, magazines, translation for the listed companies

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

2015 – CPE – Certificate of Proficiency in English – Grade A – score 223 out of 230

2010 - 2011 – Faculty of Law - Charles University in Prague – JURIDIKUM – specialised course for interpreters and translators in the field of law, completed by an exam in Czech and English

2010 – State Examination in English – fluent command of English, British and American Life and Institutions

2009 – CELTA – TEFL certificate

2002 - Greece - a 6 - month scholarship - Teacher of English and French – activity Comenius within the EU programme “Socrates”

1998 – 2003 - Master's Degree - Technical University in Liberec (CZ) – Faculty of Education - French Language, Social Science, thesis on “The Educational Policy of the European Union in the field of Primary and Secondary Education”

LANGUAGES:

English – native (C2) – CPE, JURIDIKUM, CELTA
French - fluent (C1) – Master's Degree, work and study stays (1 year)

Greek - advanced level (C1) – scholarship, work and study stays (4 years)
Polish - bilingual (spoken, read) - bilingual family, short and long-term stays

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES:

driving licence B, MS Office

INTERESTS:

teaching and studying languages, translating and interpreting, education and lifelong learning, tutoring and pedagogy, reading, translating books, watching films and listening to international radio stations, travelling, dancing, swimming, fitness and hiking, broadening my horizons