What type of job are you looking for?
Teacher of English general and advanced levels or as a Translator
What nationality are you?
Jamaican
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
English (native language) Jamaican Creole (native) Spanish (Advanced) (Japanese basic, French basic)
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
Bogota', Colombia. Personal and also Religious reasons.
What countries have you worked in?
Jamaica
What countries do you have a visa to work in?
Currently none.
What field do you currently work in?
Teaching English to Non-English natives. Business level and otherwise. Linguistics: Accent authentication.
What fields have you worked in before?
Information Technology. Graphics. Sales.
What qualifications do you hold?
Jamaica (British education system) Graduate of the Shortwood Teachers' College Spanish, English language and Literature facilitator (Teacher) Minor: Linguistics Microsoft Office (MOUS) certfication.
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
A formal education is great however many persons cannot apply their knowledge to specific tasks as needed. Skills on the other hand, although not as prestigious worldwide as a Formal education, is knowledge gained from real world experience, trial and error, and is also a direct representation of the capabilities of a person.
Describe the benefits of working with others
Working with others creates a learning environment which when well-functioning, eliminates problems more quickly through teamwork and also advances goals faster as a collective.
Describe the benefits of working alone
More flexible time which provides the person with the advantage of working when inspired and/ or rested. It also allows for better focus as one does not have to contemplate the objections of a team.
What was your worst working experience?
I got no benefits as a Part-time teacher.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
Individuality is very common since everybody has it to some degree, and it is often taken for granted in the classroom. Give the students a reason to learn and most of all provide avenues through which each can use his/hers own specific talents, experiences and learning style to interpret the information given, and as a teacher, be open to the outcome.
What unique skills do you have?
I am capable within the areas of presentations, Literature, Writing Studies, and teaching the articulation of English sounds. I have also worked in the capacity of a tutor to foreign ambassadors to my country in the acquisition of advanced level English and achieving a weaker native accent through the Caribbean Training Institute for Languages.
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
Managing a Language institute and lounge where person can learn the languages through natural interactions with native speakers of different linguistic backgrounds.
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
It is rewarding to see a student lose their apprehensions about expressing themselves in the target language. It is also interesting to hear students make jokes, internalize them, and laugh at the funny elements in the target language. That's the point at which I know the student has gained some mastery of the language; through a joke.
What are the least interesting aspects of your field?
The pay is usually very uninteresting. Teachers never earn the equivalent of what they put out. Also the writing of tests in uninteresting as not all students are great at tests.
Please replace this with a question of your own
What model or system of English do Colombian schools choose most often?
How can potential employers contact you?
paulgrossett@hotmail.com
1(876)334-6406 Jamaica
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