Yeji Seok

Experience

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  KOTRA

  Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

  Summer Intern

  * Assisted professional staff with internal and external documents

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  KOTRA

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Summer Intern

  * Interviewed candidates for internship positions* Translated documents from English to Korean and Korean to English* Entered data into Excel documents and summarized events in PowerPoint presentations

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  Samjong KPMG

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Summer Audit Intern

  * Reviewed audit reports and financial statements and worked collaboratively with clients at their offices* Translated documents from English to Korean and Korean to English* Received academic credits towards accountancy hours

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  Woblet

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Marketing Intern

  * Marketed the start-up discount and rewards program called Woblet in the Villanova/Philadelphia community* Practiced delivering elevator pitch about Woblet to many potential customers* Arranged lectures for the entrepreneurs of Woblet to come in and speak about the development of their product to students in MIS and Entrepreneurship Societies in the Villanova School of Business

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  Dinein.co.uk

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Summer Intern

  * Performed comprehensive job responsibilities including business analytics using Google Analytics and AdWords, marketing/remarketing, public relations and IVR project

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  Deloitte & Touche LLP

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  Winter Audit Intern

  * Audited BlackRock's 12/31 Mutual Funds* Worked with BlackRock's Hedge Funds team

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  Deloitte & Touche LLP

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2017

  Audit Senior Assistant

  * Worked with small and large teams and communicated with clients on daily basis, specifically in financial services industry (Investment Management)* Learned how to work with managers with different leadership styles and facilitated communication within the team while overseeing staff members

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  Center for Literacy

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Co-Teacher/Tutor/Observer

  • Assisted teachers in an advanced adult ESL class of 12 students by creating materials within the designed curriculum and examined different teaching and learning styles• Completed 20 hours of practicum for the TEFL/TESOL Certificate• Provided free private tutoring lessons to a student who needed additional help with reading and speaking

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  Cambly Inc.

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  Private Online English Tutor

  • Conducted 1:1 online English lessons with students from around the globe (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, China, Japan, and South Korea) through a web- and app-based platform• Adapted instruction to meet the diverse needs of students from age 11 years old (under parents’ supervision) to adulthood• Discussed students’ English learning goals and concrete ways to improve their English-speaking skills • Regularly evaluated students’ progress to foster students’ motivation and maximize their learning Show less

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  Nationalities Service Center

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Volunteer ESL Teacher

  • Created weekly lesson materials within the set curriculum for an intermediate ESL class of 3-10 adult refugee learners• Coordinated classroom activities with a co-teacher and instructed alternating between intermediate-low and intermediate-high groups of students• Facilitated a dynamic classroom environment while taking into account students' receiving case management services

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  Indochinese American Council

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

  ESL Instructor

  • Designed lesson plans and materials three times a week for an intermediate-level communicative ESL class of 1-15 adult learners from the North Philadelphia community• Adapted lessons depending on students’ daily attendance and their learning goals; implemented contingency plans

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  Free Library of Philadelphia

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  English Second Language Instructor

  • Developed weekly lesson plans and materials for a 10-week program through independent research for an advanced communicative ESL class of 8-22 adult learners from the West Philadelphia community• Facilitated a dynamic, open-to-public classroom environment with a co-teacher• Conducted Placement Conversation to accurately assess and place students in the appropriate class for their levels of proficiency• Collected field notes during debrief meetings, and reviewed recordings of teaching for professional development Show less

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  University of Pennsylvania

  Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  Korean Language Instructor

  • Designed an academic year-long curriculum, weekly lesson plans, and materials for Novice Low (ACTFL Proficiency Guideline, 2012) learners in higher education for a communicative and conversational Spoken Korean class• Provided constructive feedback for oral tasks and evaluate students' progress using a variety of language assessment tools • Accommodated to all students in a mixed-ability class by practicing differentiated instruction strategies

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  HIAS Pennsylvania

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  English Second Language Instructor

  • Advocated a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) for newly-arrived adult immigrants and refugees• Fostered a safe and welcoming environment to assist with the acculturation process • Developed weekly lesson plans for developing-literate and Novice Low (ACTFL Proficiency Guideline, 2012) students and incorporate digital literacy using multimodality• Practiced trauma-informed teaching to provide care and love to refugee learners who are impacted by trauma

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  SUNY Korea

  Aug 2020 - now

  Teaching Assistant Professor