GARY
MANLEY
As a highly
self-motivated person, confident in my teaching and
personal abilities I would be a great asset to a school
or private individual as a TEFL teacher. My academic and
personal experience, lend themselves greatly to the
skills that are needed to teach students of English from
other countries.
The
continual challenge of TEFL teaching motivates me to
always improve the standards of teaching I have already
achieved. In this way I can provide the best possible
lessons for my students, and always strive to further
myself as a teacher.
D.O.B: 20/5/1973
NATIONALITY:
British
QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma
Hypnotherapy / 2000-2001 Uncommon Knowledge Ltd
Certificate in
English language teaching to adults / 1998 GEOS college,
Hove, East Sussex
B.A. Social
Psychology / University of Sussex, Falmer, East Sussex
WORK EXPERIENCE
English Teacher / January 2005 –
Febuary 2005
Kirburi Wittaya school, Kirburi,
Prachuab Kiri Khan 77110,Thailand
English Teacher
/ May 2004 – January 2005
Hua-Hin Vithayalai school, 240
Petkasem Road, Hua-Hin, Prachuab 77110, Thailand
English Teacher
/ March 2004 – May 2004
WECI 25/30
Petchakasem Road, Tambon Nhong kae, Hua Hin, Prachuab
Kirikhan,
77110, Thailand
TEFL Teacher/
March 2002 – February 2003
Shane
Corporation, 251-0024, Hiramoto Bldg.5F, 1-1-5 Kugenuma
tachibana, Fujisawa- shi, Kanagawa, Japan.
Travelled
Australia / October 1998- September 1999
I travelled
Australia for one year working a variety of jobs,
including six weeks teaching English in Sydney
TEFL teacher /
March 1998 – September 1998
Langdon English
school, Brighton, East Sussex, England.
PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES
I first became
interested in teaching through my involvement in the
sport of judo. Being a Dan grade black belt gave me the
opportunity to teach the junior players, and by doing
this I realised that I liked teaching and that I was
good at it.
After
completing my degree I considered the possibility of
taking a PGCE teaching course. But when I found out
about TEFL teaching I knew this was more suited to my
aims; the opportunity to travel around the world whilst
working as a teacher. I took a CELTA course at GEOS
college in Hove then worked for six months teaching
Austrian and Yugoslavian students during the summer
months of 1998; before embarking on a year of travelling
around Australia.
I started
applying for teaching jobs in Japan towards the end of
my hypnotherapy diploma and left for Japan in February
2002.I had always wanted to visit Japan, the country had
always interested me and I already had some knowledge of
Japanese by doing Judo. The year I spent in Japan was
both enjoyable and rewarding, working for Shane English
schools I taught both very young learners from the ages
of two up to sixteen and adult students in group and
private lessons.
At the end of 2003 I came to
Thailand and after traveling for four months, I worked
for the remainder of the year in Hua Hin. Firstly
teaching summer school for a private company, then I
spent seven months teaching at a private catholic
school; teaching Prathom 6 and Mathyom 1.
I then spent the rest of the
academic year teaching at Kirburi
school, teaching all the Mathyom years from Mathyom 1 up
to Mathyom 6.
Whether
aboard or working in Britain, teaching students from
other countries and learning about their different
cultures gives me constant motivation for TEFL teaching;
helping me to broaden my teaching and personal
experience.
REFERENCES
Mark Feeley
Dr. Peter Harris
251-0024,
Hiromoto Bldg
5F,
Centre for research in social
attitudes,
1-1-5 Kugenuma
tachibana,
Psychology department,
Fujisawa-shi,
Kanagawa,
University of Sheffield,
Japan
Western bank,
E-mail:FAO Mark
Feeley
Sagami@shane.co.jp
Sheffield S10 2TP
Fax :0114 276 6515
E-mail:
p.harris@sheffield.ac.uk
Joseph A.
Taranto Jr.
Head English
teacher,
Hua-Hin
Vithayalai school,
240 Petkasem
Road,
Hua-Hin,
Prachuab 77110’
Thailand.
E-mail :
joetaranto@excite.com
