About Paul Callan
Education
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2015
Thongsook International College
Thongsook International College – Full Time
https://www.asicuk.com/institution-profiles/thongsook-college/ Thongsook College was amongst the first Institutions in Bangkok to have established the Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BA TESOL) program. Thongsook College offers undergraduate programs, which are solely delivered in English and are under the management of the Faculty of International Programs. – Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BA TESOL) A rigorous curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in TESOL includes course in linguistics, language acquisition, TESOL Methods and Materials, assessment practices and cultural awareness and experience. See the transcripts scan attached for more details.
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2008
tefl International
TESOL Certificate
https://www.teflintl.com/index.php A 120 hours in-class TESOL Certification including monitored teaching practicum.
Experience
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2019 - 2021
SPSP Training Institute , – Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia
English Language Teacher of young adults.
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching English language students who were preparing for a career with Aramco sub-contractors. ● Emphasis was on student centred, interactive classwork. ● Focus was on vocabulary building, pronunciation and conversational skills with emphasis on group and/or pair work. ● Development of lesson plans and classroom material. ● Regular evaluation of student’s performance and progress. ● Invigilating online based tests in computer labs. ● Use of technology inside the classroom. Sharing class content from iPad via overhead projector, MS PowerPoint etc. ● During the Covid pandemic period, classes were administered online and conducted via MS TEAMS.
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2018 - 2019
NTCC Training Centre – Saudi Arabia
English Language Teacher of young adults.
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching English language students who are preparing for a career with Aramco sub-contractors. ● Focus is on vocabulary building, pronunciation and conversational skills with emphasis on key trade vocabulary. ● Development of lesson plans and classroom material. ● Evaluating student’s performance and progress .
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2017 - 2018
SWCC Training Centre, – Jubail, Saudi Arabia
English Language Teacher of young adults.
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching technical English language students on a 5 month training cycle, who are preparing for a career in the water desalination industry. ● Focus was on vocabulary building, pronunciation and conversational skills with emphasis on technical English. ● Development of lesson plans and classroom material. ● Evaluating student’s performance and progress via fortnightly assessments. ● Preparing Test questions and proofreading educational documents.
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2016 - 2017
: SMP polytechnic , – Arar, Saudi Arabia
English Language Teacher of young adults.
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching technical English language students who were preparing for a career in the mining industry. ● Focus was on vocabulary building, pronunciation and conversational skills ● Development of lesson plans and classroom material. ● Evaluating student’s performance and progress . ● Preparing Test questions and proofreading educational documents.
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2014 - 2016
Tutor Group, – Taiwan
Online English Teacher of adults.
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching adult English language students of various levels via on online interface. ● Focus was on vocabulary building, pronunciation and conversational skills ● Rating student’s performance and progress in an internal database.
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2013 - 2015
Roi Et Wittayalai School – Thailand
English Teacher for both gifted and normal level classes.
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Helping students gain confidence in understanding and speaking English. ● Supervising and monitoring official school examinations ● Writing, administrating, scoring and recording English tests. ● Developing lesson plans based on the school’s set curriculum. ● Delivering English classes utilizing text books, hand-outs and multimedia. ● General English Department office duties. ● Participating in school open days and regular staff meetings.
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2011 - 2012
European Union English language project overseen by Wattsenglish Ltd,.– Czech Republic, EU
English Language Teache EU project
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● English Teacher as part of a European Union English project involving multiple secondary schools. ● Teaching at a number of schools in the Czech Republic for the duration of this EU project. ● Lesson planning and implementation was a priority in this multi school program ● Writing lesson plans based on selected science and humanity subjects. ● I placed a strong emphasis on student interaction within the classroom. ● I assisted students with gaining confidence in both understanding and speaking English.
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2010 - 2011
Anju Yu Qai Middle School –Sichuan province, China
Oral English Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching oral English to Juniors 1, 2 and 3 ● Developing lesson plans based on the school’s set curriculum. ● Delivering English classes utilizing text books, hand-outs and multimedia. ● Helping students gain confidence in understanding and speaking English.
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2009 - 2010
Luxian High school , Luzhou, Sichuan Province,– China
English Language Teache
Responsibilities and Achievements: ● Teaching oral English skills to senior 2 students ● Delivering English classes utilizing text books, hand-outs and multimedia. ● Helping students gain confidence in understanding and speaking English. ● facilitating “English corner” activities ● Class sizes range from 65 to 80 students per class, teaching 28 classes per week