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Johnny CarsonFlat 2 Green CourtGlenwood Street, Home Tel: 01905550849York, Mobile Tel: 07541232037Y030 7EF jcarson@hotmail.co.uk

Personal Statement

An enthusiastic, hard working individual with strong organisation skills and an eye for detail. Works effectively under pressure with the ability to undertake numerous tasksat once, whilst still retaining a high level of quality, as demonstrated at university andwork. Quick to learn and eager to develop new and existing skills. An effective teamplayer but with the ability to work under own initiative and motivation.

Qualifications

2003 – 2006: Sheffield Hallam University:BA Hons English Literature (with Film)

2000 – 2002: All Saints RC School, 6th Form:4 ‘A’ levels – Politics, English Language Business Studies andGeneral Studies

1994 – 2000: All Saints RC School:10 GCSEs (Grades A*-C) in Science, English (language andliterature), Business Studies, IT, Maths, R.E, History andGeography.

Other Qualifications

2010: CELTA Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

2009: I-to-I Weekend TEFL Course

2009: York St John UniversityBreakthrough Japanese Course

Professional Experience

• Teaching experience at Anglolang Language School where I would teach 6 hoursa day ( 3 x 2 hour lessons) to a wide variety of nationalities and abilities. Theschool has a “negotiated syllabus” so I would create the lesson combining myown material with the resources available at the school for the particular topic/grammar point that I was teaching.

• Volunteering for extra-curricular activities at Anglolang: I would often lead theday-trips and afternoon excursions.

• Training experience in a corporate environment. Teaching new starters, holdingmeetings, giving presentations. All of which gave me experience of communicating on different levels.

• Recent completion of a month long CELTA month course which taught me the

principle of effective teaching, a range of practical skills to teach English to adultlearners and gave me hands-on teaching practice.

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• Completion of a 20 hour TEFL course, which covered various modules including:classroom management, elicitation techniques, lesson preparation, games &activities, grammar awareness.

• Preparing and composing essays and a dissertation at university level; and usingproof-reading and editing techniques to critique essays by my peers.

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Using presentation materials and technology such as PowerPoint to presentgroup projects in small seminars at university.

• Understanding of universal computer software packages such as MicrosoftOffice, and confidence in using the Internet and emailing systems.

Work History

September ’10 – PresentEmployer: York St John UniversityTeacher 

June ’10 – September ‘10Employer: Anglolang Language SchoolTeacher 

September ‘07– March '10Employer: Network RailBuried Services Assistant

April ’07 – August ‘07Employer: North Yorkshire PCTExceptions Panel Administrator 

2005- Mar 2007Employer: Fairfax Arms Country InnBar Manager 

2003-2006Employer: Inntravel Travel AgencyTemporary Administrator (Seasonal)

Hobbies & Interests

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An active member of a gym. A keen interest in keeping fit, playing tennis,badminton, squash and football.

• Proficient musician with over 10 years of experience.

• A keen traveller, I spent my year out inter-railing around Europe.

• I enjoy watching live music and have travelled to Denmark, Holland and Germanyin recent years to attend music festivals.

• I’m a keen reader and have regularly attended a book club in the last 2 years.

ReferencesAvailable on request

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