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Teach in Japan - Gio Risso
by Gio Risso Ricci
Teach in Japan - Gio Risso ESL TEACHER with 5 years teaching experience CURRICULUM VITAE/RIREKISHO Name: Gio Risso Ricci D.O.B: 22/10/1983 Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya Nationality: Italian (originally Kenyan) Sex: M Marital Status: Single PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1) Dates: February 2011 ? July 2011 Position: ESL TEACHER AT THE BRITISH INSTITUTES(Milan branch) Job responsibilities ? Taught individual students as well as classes of all ages and ESL levels, both in school and company settings, with the entire range of didactic methods in use at the institutes (Blended method and Communicative method) ? Prepared and carried out over-the-phone conversation-based sessions aimed at improving elocutionary confidence and fluency ? Planned material for and conducted Conversation classes designed to empower speaking skills ? Designed and taught long-term courses addressing special needs, be it the preparation of college students for English language exams at university or the structured training of teenagers for the Cambridge KET Examination. Employer?s contacts: British Institutes, Via L. Palazzi, 2/A, 20124 Milan Letter of recommendation: Available upon request (2) Dates: September 2006 ? July 2011 Position FULL-TIME ESL TEACHER AT THE SHENKER INSTITUTES (Milan and Lombardy branches) Job responsibilities (A) ESL Teacher (uninterruptedly): ? Taught individual adults and children as well as classes, in-school as well as in company settings, with the complete range of Shenker ESL products ? Dealt with special learning exigencies linked to the multiform job-related employment of English language (financial or business-related, legal, medical, correspondence and telephone use) ? Supervised the weekly planning, wrote and conducted the EnterTraining classes (dynamic conversation-based sessions attended by groups of up to 25 students of diverse fluency levels) ? Dealt with learning targets foreign to the Shenker Method (Coaching for the TOEFL IBT examination, Structured conversation, Headline News, Full Immersion courses aimed at complete beginners, students with learning or elocutionary disabilities) ? Conducted the complete array of Shenker Workshops and MiniWorkshops (4-6 hour-long products focusing on Public Speaking, Presentations, Teamwork) ? Prepared and carried out long-term promotional events such as Business Breakfast in English (Milan, 2007) and Breakfast in English (Monza, 2010) ? Worked as head promoter in school parties designed to enhance teacher-student bonds. (B) Student Counselor: (September 2008-June 2009) ? Assisted students with specific learning difficulties ? Acted as didactic point of reference for the Sales team ? Planned and supervised the Full Immersion courses, backed up and helped new teaching staff. (C)Workshop Manager for the Lombardy region: (May 2009) ? Organized Workshops and MiniWorkshops in various school branches in the entire Lombardy region ? Selected the Workshop instructors and planned their training, supervised and aided instructors in logistic matters. (D)Customer Care Consultant: (March and April 2010) ? Interviewed and counseled students with problems in assimilation and level advancement ? Dealt with attendance and course renewal issues ? Provided the Sales team with assistance in course conversion and tailoring. Employer?s Contacts: Shenker Institutes of English, Via Monte Zebio, 24, 00195 Rome Letter of recommendation: Available upon request (3) Dates: September 2007 ? June 2008 Position: ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR for the 2006-07 Academic year at an established private secondary school in Milan Job responsibilities ? Planned and conducted the ?Assisted study? Program, an afternoon language lab held once a week and aimed at helping the students with difficulties in English grammar, literature, or essay-writing ? Carried out grammar-specific conversation sessions and corrected essays Employer?s Contacts: Collegio San Carlo, Corso Magenta, 71, 20123 Milan Letter of reference: Available upon request (4) Dates: November 2005 ? January 2006 Position Translator, Assistant graphic designer Job responsibilities ? Supervised translation from Italian and wording of all English language campaigns and products (chiefly advertising posters and museum websites) ? Assisted in the graphic development of layouts and logotypes using traditional means as well as illustration software Employer?s Contacts: Arteprima, Piazza DeMarini, 3/76, Genoa EDUCATION (1)Dates: October 2006 ? December 2010 Academic qualification Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with Honors Main subjects Communicational psychology, Cognitive psychology, Social psychology, Clinical psychology University Catholic University of Milan (2)Dates: October 2002 ? October 2005 Academic qualification Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, with Honors Main subjects Logic, Philosophy of Language, Pedagogy, Philosophy of Science University University of Genova (3)Date: June 1999 Academic qualification Cambridge I.G.C.S.E (International General Certificate of Secondary Education), ?A? marks in English and French Secondary school Hillcrest Secondary School, Nairobi LANGUAGE SKILLS Mother tongue English Other languages Italian: Proficient French: Working knowledge JAPANESE: Basic ? JLPT Level 4 (Certificate n. 09B6040201-40128, issued on 29/01/2010) Kiswahili: Basic OTHER SKILLS Computer Literate (International Computer Driving License Skills Card n. IT-766774, issued upon completion of the ?ICDL Core? course), working knowledge of illustration and graphics editing applications (Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop) as well as animation and film editing software (Flash MX Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro) HOBBIES Sh?t?kan traditional Karate-D? (since 2005) REFERENCES: PDF copies of Letters of recommendation and reference, original college diplomas or transcripts, as well as IGCSE and JLPT certificates are all available upon request POSITION SOUGHT: Full-time ESL Instructor, preferably in T?ky? or Ky?to areas, but will happily consider alternative locations. STARTING: Mid-august or beginning of September 2011 CONTACT: Email gmrissoricci@yahoo.it or current residence in Italy: tel. (0039) 010 252575 Thank you for your time and consideration. |
