Megan Guise

Profession: EFL Teacher
English Language Instruction
An English teacher at METEN English in Xiamen, China.

ESL Teacher
English Language Instruction
An English teacher at The Language Company in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Online ESL Teacher
English Language Instruction
An online teacher with several companies for five years.

Interests: Culture, Languages, Grammar, Phonics, Art/Painting, and Language learning.

Education: Bachelors Degree in English
English Language Instruction
University of Toledo

TEFL Certification
English Language Instruction
Level 5 TEFL certification

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Conversational), Spanish (Conversational), Chinese (Basic)


Ana P

Interests: I love to hear about people's passions. I also love painting, literature, and learning.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Catalan (Fluent), Spanish (Native), Dutch (Basic), Chinese (Basic)


Ms. Angela

Profession: Online English Teacher
English Language Instruction
Over 3 years of online teaching experience. Currently teaching conversational English courses, privately and on multiple online platforms, to children and adults.

Guest English Teacher
English Language Instruction
Taught in-person English classes in Cheorwon, South Korea. Students' age ranged from 2 years old to 70 years old.

Teacher-Tutor
Education
Taught after-school supplemental education classes.

Private Tutor
Education
Provided private, one-on-one tutoring services to children and adults. Subjects tutored include English, reading, mathematics, exam prep for General Education Diploma, and End-of-Grade Testing.

Travel Advisor
Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, Sales, Consulting
Research destinations. Book hotels, flights, and cruises for clients. Plan itineraries according to clients' needs.

Blogger
Writing and Journalism
Maintain and operate a travel blog that offers information about global destinations, solo travel, and other travel-related topics. Offer private English for Travel courses.

Interests: I'm a travel professional and educator who loves to travel, eat healthy foods, learn new languages, and explore nature. I'm an intellectual who enjoys conducting science experiments and learning about biological processes. I'm very passionate about teaching. I teach private English courses and enjoy teaching anything I'm knowledgeable about.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology
Medicine
Pre-medical track. Graduated with honors.

Associate in Medical Laboratory Technology
Medicine, Technology
Graduated with honors.

Diploma in Early Childhood Development
Education
Completed coursework with a grade of: Distinction

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Conversational), Korean (Basic), Chinese (Basic), Swahili (Basic)


Cara

Profession: ESL Consultant
English Language Instruction
I have been teaching English as a foreign language for 5 years now. I have taught in schools in China as well as some of the leading Online English schools. The use of TPR, games/ props and extra learning materials keeps my lessons engaging and fun.

Interests: Originally I come from Ireland but right now I live in the UK. I love to travel and have visited many countries across Asia, Europe and South America. Learning about different languages and cultures inspire me. In my spare time I enjoy reading and doing anything creative, like painting, drawing sewing and crafting ect. I am always up for trying something new and having a bit of fun along the way.

Education: BA: Chinese and International Business
Advertising, Finance and Banking, Entrepreneurship
My degree includes 1 year spent studying at the National ChengChi University in Taipei, Taiwan.
I studied Mandarin Chinese with experience and knowledge of both traditional and simplified and covered a wide range of business topics

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), Chinese (Conversational), French (Basic)


Jenny

Profession: KIDS and US
Education
Teaching english as a second language to Spanish kids

MIA Myanmar international Academy
Education
Teaching spoken English, grammar, reading and writing

Interests: I love traveling and learning about different cultures, I believe that teaching is a great way to share my skills and experience with others as well as learning them from others.

Education: Bachelor´s in principles of education and languages
Education
currently studying

Spoken Languages: English (Native: Australia / New Zealand), Spanish (Fluent), Chinese (Fluent)


Abby Landes

Profession: ESL Teacher
English Language Instruction
ESL Teacher in Wenzhou, China

ESL Teacher
English Language Instruction
ESL Teacher Online

Art Teacher
Education
Art Teacher in Minnesota

Mural Artist
Visual Arts
Mural painter and designer

Interests: I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in education in 2014, and have been teaching ever since. I am TESOL certified and recently renewed my official K-12 education license. I have taught many different subjects: Primarily visual art, but also English, music, and swimming lessons! Currently, I travel the world full time as an online English teacher.

Education: Concordia University, St. Paul
Education
CSP, St. Paul MN

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Basic), Chinese (Basic)


annettemargaret

Profession: ESL Teacher
English Language Instruction
Annette has been teaching English with ESL companies since 2018. She was voted 2019 Online Teacher of the Year by parents, students and teachers from 30 schools in China. She has worked with age ranges from children to adults.

Musician
Performing Arts
Annette is a classically trained pianist, organist and opera singer and has been working in various roles since 2009. She also maintains a small studio of piano and voice students.

Adjunct Lecturer
Performing Arts
I taught Music 100, introduction to music, at a local community college, for 2 years.

Interests: I was born and raised in central Pennsylvania in the United States, and I still currently reside here. I have a great love for the arts, culture, literature, philosophy, history and science. When I'm not working, I enjoy playing piano, singing opera, spending time at the local yoga studio and training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! My other hobbies include painting, crocheting, knitting, reading, practicing foreign languages, listening to podcasts and spending time with my cats. I have traveled to Europe and Asia, and it is on my bucket list to visit Israel, Italy and Germany!

Education: Pennsylvania State University
Performing Arts, Research, Writing and Journalism
B.A. in Letters, Arts and Sciences with honors from the Schreyer Honors College.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), German (Conversational), Chinese (Basic), Hebrew (Basic), Arabic (Basic), Italian (Basic)


Lydia

Profession: English Instructor
Education, English Language Instruction, Writing and Journalism
Taught in Chinese Universities for 7 years

Interests: I taught IELTS Speaking Prep for exams, other Speaking courses, some high school subjects like Geography and History.

Education: Masters in TESOL
English Language Instruction, Education, Writing and Journalism
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, American University

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational), Malay (Fluent), Indonesian (Basic)


Sarah H

Profession: Interim Teacher at DCS
Education
• Delivered instruction to groups of 20 to 30 students for various classes
• Interim positions: Secondary Special Education 8/2020-9/2020; 11/2020-2/2021, 4/2021-5/2021

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher at ALC Online
Education, English Language Instruction
• Planned and taught lessons aimed at helping Japanese businessmen improve their English-speaking skills
• Held 10-20 25 minute remote classes per week for a Japanese publishing company

English Instructor at Suwon Poly School
Education, English Language Instruction
• Taught 53 classes per week to elementary students (aged 5 to 12 years old) at a private academy in Suwon, South Korea from 9:00 am until 7:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (10.5 hours per day)
• Taught English, Phonics, Sensory Development, etc.

Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) at Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program
Education, English Language Instruction
• Taught at least 20 classes a week to students at a public Japanese high school and went to 4 other visit schools to teach cultural lessons or to help prepare material that is relevant to what the students were studying

Interests: After graduating with degrees in both International Studies and Chinese, I moved to Hokkaido, Japan, to teach at a public high school in Asahikawa with the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. After that, I moved to South Korea, where I worked at a private elementary school in Suwon for almost two years.

Because of the pandemic, I moved back to the U.S. Since I've been back, I have done online linguistic work (when requested) and teaching. I have also started a MS program. I am a current graduate student, majoring in Education, with an endorsement in ESL/Bilingual Education. I am currently in the process of getting my U.S. teaching license.

Education: Master of Science in Education, with an endorsement in ESL/Bilingual Education
Education
• GPA: 4.0

Bachelor of Liberal Arts in International Studies, Chinese
Government
• Graduated Cum Laude

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Basic)


Andrea Villegas

Profession: English Teacher
English Language Instruction, Teaching, Sales, Education
I was employed by AEON Corporation from June 2019-April 2021. Aeon is a private educational institution dedicated to providing exceptional English education to its students in Japan. I worked as an English teacher to both adults and children.

Store Manager
Fashion, Retail, Sales, Marketing
Gersemi & Hnoss is a women’s clothing shop that collects clothes and accessories from around the world. As a manager, I was responsible for ordering new inventory from vendors and keeping track of its progress in the shop.

International Program Consultant
Sales, Customer Support, Research
WorldStrides is the most trusted educational travel company in the country providing a plethora of travel programs for students of all ages. For my role, I developed relationships with educators and promoted a variety of educational travel programs.

Interests: Hello! I am Andrea, I am 28 years old and was born in Miami, Florida. I am currently living in Iwakuni, Japan where I have been an English teacher for the past two years. I l am passionate about traveling, baking, botany, gardening, dancing, and watching movies. I have learned a lot of languages over my lifetime and so can you. Let's talk so I can help you on your English journey.

Education: Bachelor of Arts-Communications/Digital Studies with a minor in Asian Studies
English Language Instruction
I attended the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. I graduated in May of 2017.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Italian (Conversational), Chinese (Conversational)


nicoleraindepenn

Profession: Teaching Assistant
English Language Instruction
English Teaching Assistant for college level and young learners.

Dick's Sporting Goods
Sales
Sales associate--through which communicating clearly and effectively is key!

Interests: I currently live in Germany, but I am from the USA and have studied abroad in Scotland and Korea. I have 3 years of experience teaching English learners from ages 6 to 17. I also have experience tutoring adult learners.

Education: University of Northern Iowa
English Language Instruction
Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Korean (Basic), Spanish (Basic), Chinese (Basic)


Elise

Profession: English Language and Cultural Assistant, Ministerio de Educación de España
English Language Instruction
2016-present

Interests: I've taught people at all levels and age ranges, from kindergarten to adults.

Education: Bachelor of Arts: Modern Languages (Spanish & Chinese)
English Language Instruction
Liberal Arts College

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Chinese (Basic)


Bayle

Profession: Baker
Customer Support, Agriculture
I worked as a baker for 7 years.

Athletic trainer
Sports and Athletics
I studied athletic training at a 4 year college, and worked there for 3 years.

Interests: I am a college student, and hoping to become an English as a Second Language teacher in addition to becoming a homeschool teaching aide. I am easy going and adaptable to anything you need!

Education: Bachelors
Sports and Athletics
Athletic training

Communications
English Language Instruction
ESL teacher

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational)


Jenny 🥰

Profession: Assistant Teacher
Education
I assisted the lead teacher in the care, supervision and education of young children (ages 3-7). For example, I read books with small groups and individual students. I was also in charge of keeping the classroom safe and clean.

Student and Substitute Teacher
Education
For my certification, I worked as a student teacher in a fourth and second-grade class. Afterward, I worked in the same school district as a substitute teacher for grades 1 through 5.

Interests: I'm just a new teacher who likes working with children! Don't feel afraid to reach out to me! I'm very friendly! 😆 I know how hard it can be learning a new language because I've experienced the same thing, but don't ever give up! You can do it! 👍
✨ Something extra about me: In my free time, I like to bake 👩🏻‍🍳, dance 💃🏻, and edit videos🎬. I also have a younger brother 👦🏻 and two little cousins 🧑🏻👧🏻 who I like hanging out with.

Education: Bachelors
Education
B.A. in Asian and Asian American Studies (cultural studies)

Masters
Education
M.Ed in Childhood Education grades 1-6

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Fluent), Korean (Basic), Spanish (Basic)


blparks01

Profession: ESOL certified
English Language Instruction
Experience in online and in-person English language instruction of children and adults.

Have tutored with iTutor, University of Delaware, Jardin D'Edilene (French-based private school).

Have extensive experience in writing and revision.

Interests: My personal interests are travel, sports, music and singing, food, reading, and discovering new languages and cultures.

Education: BA Temple University
Performing Arts, Writing and Journalism
I have a degree in Communications

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), French (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational), Chinese (Conversational), Korean (Basic)


Tutor Beth

Profession: Trust Operations Specialist
Finance and Banking, Operations
Processed daily transactions, balanced cash and custodian holdings, processed trades

English Language Teacher
Teaching, English Language Instruction, Education
Taught ESL to 3+ adults online for 1 year

Interests: I double-majored in Japanese and Chinese in university before achieving an MS in Management, and I have studied/lived abroad in Japan and China. In my free time, I enjoy writing (novels and short stories) and reading a variety of books. I took piano lessons for a little more than 10 years, and still enjoy practicing now and then.

Education: MS in Management
Finance and Banking, Education
Completed MS program at Wake Forest University, covering range of topics such as business analytics, marketing, and accounting

BA in Japanese Language and Culture
Education
Completed BA program at Michigan State University

BA in Chinese Language and Culture
Education
Completed BA program at Michigan State University

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Japanese (Basic), Chinese (Basic)


Rhiannon

Profession: ESL Teacher in China
Education
English teacher in China for nearly 2 years, working with kids as young as 3 years old up to 16 years old. I have done IELTs training, kindergarten, reading classes, demos etc.

Interests: I love learning new languages, spending time outdoors, exploring and learning new cultures in different countries and making new friends.

Education: BSc Geography.
Environment
Graduated with a 2:1 in Geography from Loughborough University, ranked 6th in the UK university league tables.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: UK), German (Conversational), Chinese (Basic)


Alexa Arminen

Profession: Woodpecker Education Institute
Education, English Language Instruction
I worked in QingDao China for three months as an English exam tutor for students struggling with the TESOL and IELTS exams. My students and I worked together one-on-one to work on areas they struggled--reading, writing, speaking, or listening.

Neurolink English Academy Instructor
English Language Instruction, Education
My current position, for the last two years working with kindergarten to sixth graders studying English. Working with low to high levels in a classroom setting.

Interests: The reason I am a good teacher is that I haven't stopped learning from my students and growing as a person. I value open communication and critique and hope that we can become more acquainted with each other.

Education: Bachelor of Arts from Western Washington University
Education
Major: Chinese Language and Culture
Minor: Linguistics & Internet Resource Management and Creation

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational)


Kat Theo

Profession: English Teacher
Teaching
Taught high school and kindergarten age kids

Interests: Fun-loving American girl who loves teaching English, playing with my two dogs Shark and Benny, and Hiking!

Education: Bachelors Degree in Business Management
Education
Bachelors Degree in Business Management

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Spanish (Fluent), Chinese (Conversational)


Carissa

Profession: EMU Bright Futures, Assistant Site Coordinator
Education, Teaching, Training and Development
Design, lead and support academic, post-graduation, recreational, and social activities on a weekly basis for high school students in a virtual/remote learning environment; develop and facilitate student engagement and leadership
opportunities

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, DONGHAI PRIMARY ATTACHED TO SHENZHEN FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL + CHINA SOUTHERN UNI OF SUSTAINABILITY
Education, English Language Instruction, Environment, Teaching
Coordinated and launched Donghai Primary School’s first Roots & Shoots (Jane
Goodall Institute) chapter; trained science teachers to become program mentors;
ongoing recruitment and supervision of student membership for 16 activity
classes; provide

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, NANSHAN CHINESE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE (NCIC, SHENZHEN)
Education, English Language Instruction, Environment, Teaching
Coordinated and launched NCIC’s first Roots & Shoots (Jane Goodall Institute)
chapter; initiated partnership and training program with the Mangrove China
Foundation for high school student volunteers; ongoing recruitment and
supervision of student

ESL INSTRUCTOR, ACCESS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (ANN ARBOR, MI)
English Language Instruction, Education, Teaching
Instruct beginning, intermediate and advanced ESL lessons; designate lesson curriculum and lead classroom activities based on the communication method; assess student progress and process individual at the end of each term; create lesson plans and

Interests: I'm an avid nature-lover who is fascinated by an endless array of art and artists. I enjoy laughter and eagerly welcome opportunities to have fun, especially if it involves creativity.

Education: SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNVIERSITY, CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES, BACHELOR OF ARTS DIPLOMA 2003
Education
Senior Thesis: The Commodification of Culture, Today’s Tang Dynasty
Dean’s List 2001 – 2003

Curriculum Development, Commonwealth Education Trust, 2014
Education
This course provided the basic pedagogy and various approaches for course design.

Jane Goodall Institute Empowering Young Leaders Course, 2016
Education, Environment
This course provided the model, structure and skills for Roots & Shoots mentors and student project development.

United Nations Module on Children and Climate Change, 2018
Environment, Education
This course focused on how children and youth can be impacted by climate change, how their resilience can be strengthened, and resources/tools they can use to address this challenge.

Spoken Languages: English (Native: US / Canada), Chinese (Conversational), French (Basic), Spanish (Basic)