Jamie McGeorge

Experience

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  University of Missouri, Asian Affairs Center

  Aug 2003 - Oct 2006

  Teacher, Tutor, Cultural Ambassador

  Initially I was a tutor to 2 young Korean girls whose father was a visiting scholar at the University. This was my introduction to both teaching and the wonderful world of Korean cuisine. Eventually the scope of this broadened to teaching the wives of these visiting scholars. The husbands ultimately caught on, which led to their private tutoring, with a focus on conversation, accent modification and academic writing. My role as a cultural ambassador covered many bases, including: teaching classes about target language culture, planning and attending outings in the community (from kickboxing to baseball games to touring the local brewery), and helping Chinese businessmen navigate labyrinthine American supermarkets. Show less

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  EF English First

  Oct 2008 - Dec 2012

  Director of Studies, Senior Teacher, Life Club Coordinator

  My time here ran the gamut of titles and their associated responsibilities. As the Life Club Coordinator I communicated and collaborated with members of the marketing team to plan life clubs for the range of our students in the following month. This involved language clubs both in-house and off-site. As the Senior Teacher, the performance of the entire teaching team was my primary focus. This was a very hands-on endeavor, consisting primarily of lesson planning, focused lesson observations and feedback with teachers. As the Director of Studies I was the academic manager involved in the overall running of the school. This involved logistics, hands-on academic and product training, product implementation, work with the curriculum and the myriad 'unknowns' that tend to arise in a given day/week in an English training center in China. Ultimately it was a position that required constant collaboration and communication with all of the different departments in the school. Show less

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  British Council

  May 2012 - Feb 2015

  Examiner

  I gesticulated wildly and smiled far too much while coercing nervous, mostly college-aged students into talking to me. Also, I read a lot of written tests.As a double/second marker, I re-assessed speaking and writing portions of the test when scores had a jagged profile.Occasionally, I ventured out to rural areas of China with a group of volunteers to teach middle school kids.

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  CaMLA

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  Test Item and Stimuli Writer

  I developed items and stimuli for second language learning tests for Cambridge (CaMLA) at the University of Michigan.

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  Number 12 High School Affiliated with Sichuan University

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  AP English Literature and EFL teacher

  In addition to teaching EFL courses for sophomores and seniors in the school's American Program, I designed and taught the school's first Advanced Placement English Literature course, in accordance with the College Board's syllabus requirements. I also guided students through the admissions process for American colleges and universities; this included editing application essays and writing letters of recommendation for students.

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  DiacriTech

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Prerequisite Grapher

  I graphed prerequisite concepts aligned to the CEFR as part of the Cambridge Adept project with DiacriTech.

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  Berlitz Corporation

  Oct 2014 - Nov 2016

  Examiner

  Examined and assessed spoken English levels of English-speaking call center candidates. Assessment was based on the CEFR.

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  British Language Training Centre, Amsterdam

  Sept 2015 - now

  Examiner and Examiner Trainer
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  Lexicon

  Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

  Business English Trainer

  Provided English language training to corporate clients.

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  UvA Talen

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  Teacher

  Taught exam preparation classes to adults.

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  CBE Languages

  Sept 2016 - now

  English Teacher
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  The British School in The Netherlands

  Sept 2018 - now

  CELTA, CELT-P, CELT-S tutor