Years of experience teaching English: 25
Teaching/Training Qualifications:
•Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching (CELTA), 2013
•Training of Trainers (TOT), SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, VT, USA
•Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate (TYLEC), Trinity College London, 2015
•English for Specific Purposes, Best practices for Courses and Materials, e-teacher course from University of Oregon, College of Arts and Sciences, American English Institute, 2015
Degree Qualification(s):
•BA (Hons.) English, Yangon University 1996
•Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Southern Illinois University, USA, as a Fulbright Scholar, 2010
Experience:
1996-2008: A self-employed teacher, teaching English major students up to Master’s Level, General English for Adults and exam-preparation courses for TOEFL and IELTS
2010-2016: Teacher of English for English Access Micro-Scholarship Program under US State Department (2010-2016), two years each in Yangon, Bago and Pyay
2010-2015: Teacher trainer for Teaching Knowledge Test Preparation Courses (TKT, Cambridge), conducting teacher training both on-site and off-site across Myanmar under Access English and English for Education Systems (EES) programs
2010-up to now: Teacher of English at the British Council, Yangon for both Adults and Young Learners, and PDU trainer delivering a range of professional skills courses, especially at corporate level, mainly in Yangon and Mandalay
Sectors previously worked in:
• Education
• Teacher training (Government/NGO)
Specialisms:
• Teaching Adults
• Teacher Training (formal and non-formal education sectors)
• Business Writing
• Exam Preparations
• Professional skills courses