Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

English Language Teacher

location of Jorge GarciaBogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    English and Spanish Instructor

  • Education

    • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

      2001 - 2006
      Licenciado en Filología e Idiomas ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
    • Purdue University

      2015 - 2017
      Master of Arts (MA) Applied Linguistics and second language acquisition
  • Experience

    • Universidad Católica de Colombia

      Feb 2008 - Dec 2012
      English Language Teacher

      In this position, I was responsible for:• Teaching English to adults at level A1 to B2.• Creating the official lists for the collection of students’ grades.• Designing exams and quizzes for the different levels taught at the university.• Tutoring students outside the classroom to help them achieve their academic goals.• Uploading exams and activities onto the virtual platform of the university.• Updating contents on the website of the Language Institute.• Helping the academic coordinator with the organization of some of the activities carried out in the institute. Show less

    • Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia - UCC

      Feb 2013 - now
      English Language Teacher

      My responsibilities include: Teaching English to students at different levels, designing assessment materials, and tutoring students. In this position, I had the opportunity to work with blended learning.

    • Purdue University

      Aug 2015 - May 2017
      Spanish Instructor

      My responsibilities included: Teaching Spanish to undergrad students in level 200 (intermediate) and tutoring them. I also designed materials for the classes and planned activities to show my culture as a native speaker of Spanish

    • Prodigious Latin America

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
      English Language Teacher

      My responsibilities included: • Organizing the language program for the company.• Creating assessment tools to evaluate the language proficiency level of the members of the company,• Teaching English to the company’s employees. • Supporting the recruitment process by assessing the English level of prospective candidates. • Proof-reading documents generated by the members of the company before being sent to the final client. • Translating some websites and web apps used in different processes in the company. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EF SET English Certificate 80/100 (C2 Proficient)

      EF Standard English Test (EF SET)
      Mar 2020
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    • ITep Academic-Plus (C1-Advanced)

      ITEP International
      Jun 2019