Paul Brennan

Experience

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  Seongnam Buk Elementary

  Mar 2008 - Mar 2009

  English Language Teacher

  In Korea, I worked in an elementary school, assisting my co-teacher teach large classes. It was largely a learning experience for me, not to mention needing to cope in a very different culture. I taught regular English classes, giving students experience talking to a native speaker, as well as additional afternoon classes, and adult conversation classes. I also did some individual tuition.

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  KELLS COLLEGE. Cursos de Idiomas en el extranjero

  Nov 2009 - May 2010

  English Language Teacher

  As part of a close-knit, hard-working team, I taught in an English camp, where different primary school students came every week. We ran classes and activities, including art, food, music, and sports. I had several responsibilities, including English teaching, child supervision, and materials development. As it was a pilot programme, we devised most of the ideas and fixed the frequent birthing problems we had initially.

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  KELLS COLLEGE. Cursos de Idiomas en el extranjero

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  English Language Teacher

  I taught teenagers over the summer, using a range of materials and activities.

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  IStudy International

  Jan 2011 - May 2012

  English Language Teacher

  At ISI, I taught general English and conversation classes. As well as gaining valuable experience with teaching adults, I also learned a great deal about lesson planning, assessing materials, creating materials, classroom management, and self-evaluation.

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  Delfin English School

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  English Language Teacher

  In my brief stint in Delphin, I taught an advance exam class, covering for an absent teacher.

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  Emerald Cultural Institute

  Jun 2012 - now

  English Language Teacher

  I work mainly as an administrator, with a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities. I am highly organised and maintain our digital library, which I created at the start of the pandemic from scratch. I also maintain the computers in the classrooms, ensuring the teachers have what they need and that we have a capacity for hybrid learning. In recent years, I have worked on many projects and tasks, including primary and secondary teacher training (whose material I have improved consistently), developing the efficiency and usability of the school's database, teaching at all levels (including online learning), material creation, a wide range of administrative tasks, mentoring, streamlining communication within the school, webinars, liaising with publishers, and helping Emerald become an Oxford Test of English test centre. I have a lot of initiative and I bring enthusiasm to my tasks. I rarely say no to a new challenge, and I take pride in my ability to solve problems. I believe this has worked in my favour, as I have learned an enormous amount and have greatly expanded my capabilities. Among those capabilities is my ability to engage with students. I enjoy any time in the classroom I am asked to do, and I relish the opportunity to meet new people and help them. I feel poised now to take on new challenges, and I feel confident that I could flourish in a new role. Show less