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ALEXANDER WALSH

PERSONAL DETAILS_________________________________________________________________

Nationality: British

D.O.B: 21/02/1984

Address: 258-334, Itaewon-Dong, Seoul, South Korea

Telephone: 010-2907-2102

Email: [email protected] Teaching Portfolio www.alexsrwalsh.com

Reflective Blog: www.alienteachers.com

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

05/2011-09/2013 M.A TESOL: DistinctionUniversity of Nottingham, United KingdomSpecialisation in:

The application of ELT theory to East Asian contexts.

The promotion of ELF, World English and ICC strategies in Korea.

01/2010-02/2010 CELTA (120 hour TEFL) certification

International House, Bangkok

Received special acknowledgement for my abilities in building motivation,developing rapport and providing student centred lessons.

Received pass B (in the top 20% of candidates)..

02/2008-05/2008 60 hour TEFL Certification

I to I online TEFL course

09/2002-06/2006 BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology: 2.1Cardiff University

Received high honours for undergraduate thesis entitled, Language as aSource of Late-Modern Cultural Constructions in Personal Relationships

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Coordinator/Facilitator of National KOTESOL Reflective Practice Special Interest Group- Organise the national KOTESOL RPSIG, including coordinating five regional chapters,organising international/national conference events, one off workshops with internationalspeakers and promoting reflective practice throughout Korea.- Facilitate the monthly Seoul chapter meetings, providing free reflective practiceworkshops for attendees.

Cofounder/Coordinator of KELTChat- A bi-weekly online discussion with fellow professionals on current issues in teaching, witha special focus on teaching in Korea.
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Contributor to British Council Online Teaching Magazine- Lesson plans regularly featured by the British Council online teaching magazine and

invited to host international online forum events on behalf of the British Council.

British Council Award- Received for contribution to promoting reflective practices in ELT through my website and

blog.

Active Member of KOTESOL- Regular presenter and attendee of KOTESOL regional and international conferences and

workshops.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

High School Teacher Hyundai Senior High School03/2012 Present Apgujeong, Seoul, South Korea

(Note: Fulfilled contract, Courses: Practical Conversation, English Debating, Inter-Cultural Communicationposition removed due to

government budget cuts) Wrote and delivered a topic based course in conversational English including: a

complete academic syllabus, lesson plans, materials, reflective coursework andstudent assessment.

Delivered a global English programme focusing on ELF and ICC techniques for

students planning on attending international universities.

Created and coached the school debate team.

High School Teacher Gaepo High School

02/2011 03/2012 Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea

(Note: Fulfilled contract, Courses: English Conversation for Beginners, Advanced English Conversation,position removed due to Extensive Reading, Presenting in Englishgovernment budget cuts)

Wrote and delivered levelled courses specifically tailored to the needs of the

students.

Successfully implemented a levelled examination system.

Introduced an online discussion board and community to promote Teacher-

Student interaction.

Developed reading and presentation courses to meet the extra-curricular

interests of students.

Academy Teacher SLP Academy09/2009-12/2010 Jeonju, South Korea

(Note: Fulfilled contract, left Courses: English Conversation for Young Learnersto obtain CELTA certification)

Delivered engaging, fun and creative lessons to young learners encompassing a

huge array of ages, abilities and learning styles.

Successfully created a fun and comfortable learning environment.

Developed new course materials to engage and motivate young learners.

Increased the number of students attending the academy.


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Head Dive Instructor La Buga Dive Centre09/2008 09/2009 Bocas Del Toro, Panama

Responsible for general running of dive shop, including the management of staff,

equipment and courses.

Prepared and delivered classroom courses in dive theory, emergency first

response and equipment maintenance. Certified over 200 new and experienced divers while maintaining a 100% pass

rate and safety record.

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

03/09/2013 Professional Development on the Job

Focusing on utilizing the most suitable professional development strategies to

match our teaching context.

Workshop forGangnam District Office of Education Teacher Orientation

11/07/2013 Collaborative Teaching, Collaborative Learning Focusing on the importance and benefits of teamwork for both teachers andstudents.

Workshop for over 80 teachers at School Care Afterschool Teacher DevelopmentProgram

30/03/2013 Bringing the World to our Students

Focusing on how we can expose our students to ELF, ICC and World English

Presentation at Seoul KOTESOL Regional Conference

16/03/2013 Making Reflections Our Own

Focusing on using reflective practices to further ourselves both in and out of the

classroom.

Presentation at Jeollanam-do KOTESOL Regional Conference

04/03/2013 Professional Development on the Job

Focusing on utilizing the most suitable professional development strategies to

match our teaching context.


20/10/2012 Building an Online Professional Development Community

Focusing on using social networks to build a professional learning network. Presentation at KOTESOL International Conference

03/09/2012 An Introduction to Professional Development

Focusing on harnessing the professional development strategies that best suit our

teaching context.


10/08/2012 Turning Assessment into a Positive Experience for Students and Teachers

Focusing on how we can turn an often negative feature of formal language

learning into a positive experience for our students and ourselves.

International online forum forThe British Council Learning English


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PUBLICATIONS

August 2013 Walsh, A. Re-aligning authentic materials for ELF communicationThe EnglishConnection

March 2013 Walsh, A.Effective Professional Development.Gangnam Distr ic t Off ice of

Education Native Englis h Teacher Manual

September 2012 Walsh, A. A Guide to Professional Development.Gangnam Distr ic t Off ice ofEducat ion Teacher Train ing Programme

June 2010 Walsh, A. My Experiences with Reflective Practice.The Engl ish Connect ion

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