Vikki Vas

Vikki Vas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Polyglot, Writer, Teacher

  • Education

    • The University of British Columbia

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree East Asian Studies + Cultural Anthropology
    • Sophia University

      2017 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree Cultural Anthropology
    • Okanagan College

      2016 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree Cultural Anthropology
  • Experience

    • EB Games Canada

      Nov 2006 - May 2012
      Store Manager

      Started as a seasonal sales associate and worked my way up. Managed a team of 4~6 people, payroll, large inventory stock, training of new team members and conducted interviews. Learned many valuable lessons while working for EBGames, most notably how to conduct oneself in a highly professional setting, both in person and over the telephone, as well as managerial skills, including delegation and staff evaluation.

    • Broadway Baby Photography

      Jun 2012 - May 2013
      Coordinator

      Scheduled and coordinated freelance photographers and families for photo shoots.

    • World Duty Free - WDF

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
      Parttime Sales Associate

      Worked inside both the international and United States Pre-Clearance terminals at YVR Airport, mainly as a sales representative. Often called upon to interpret for French and Japanese-speaking customers.

    • Fresh St. Market

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
      Food Preparer

      Did nighttime and daytime shifts doing food prep in the deli, including soup station, salad bar, rotisserie chickens, sandwich bar, and takeaway meals.

    • Choices Market

      Sept 2014 - Apr 2015
      Food Preparer

      Food prep in the deli

    • VIP English Academy

      Sept 2015 - Mar 2016
      Tutor

      Worked part time, guiding students from S. Korea through conversational English and preparatory lessons for the writing and speaking portions of the IELTS exam. Ran lessons on academic essay writing and business telephone etiquette.

    • Brain Child

      Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
      Tutor

      Employed as a tutor for their after-school program, mainly worked with Japanese exchange students and newly arrived students from Japan and S. Korea. Tutored them in subjects ranging from English to Social Sciences, and did so in both Japanese and English.

    • コスモ幼稚園 (Cosmo Kindergarten)

      Aug 2018 - Apr 2020
      English Second Language Teacher

      Worked as an English teacher for ages 2 to 5 in the kindergarten as part of a three-person team. Lessons were 15-20 minutes long with class sizes ranging from 20-30 children. Cosmo also had an after-school program, for which I taught two daily 50-minute long lessons to Grade 5 and 6 students. Prepared all lessons and materials in accordance with the curriculum presented by the school.

    • Cambly Inc.

      May 2020 - Apr 2021
      Online Tutor
    • Actilangues

      Sept 2020 - Dec 2020
      Animatrice d'anglais

      Part time job every Wednesday - handled a group of ten children ages 4 and 5, English activities and general play and care.

    • My English School France

      Feb 2021 - Nov 2022
      English Teacher
    • Wall Street English France

      Feb 2021 - Jul 2022
      English Teacher
    • CEFAM Centre d'Études Franco-Américain de Management

      Sept 2022 - Aug 2023
      Admin/Professor
    • Grande ecole 3A

      Jan 2023 - Apr 2024
      Professor of Anthropology
    • Viva Mundi, l'école de langues pour apprendre le monde

      Sept 2023 - now
      Coordinatrice pédagogique
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CELTA Pass A

      CELT Athens
      Jun 2020
    • TESL 100 hours

      Oxford Seminars
      May 2018