A bit about me
Male | | from: South Africa
I am currently in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province
Hi
My name is Colin Clements and I am a white South African male. I am a friendly,humorous and kind teacher and person. I have been teaching in China since January 2003. I am interested in a teaching position in the Fujian Province
CURRICULUM VITAE
COLIN LANCE CLEMENTS
E-mail : clc747@yahoo.com
Birth: 6 December, 1969
Address: 80 Jansen Crescent, Phalaborwa, Republic of South Africa
Marital status: Married
Sex: Male
Race : White
Nationality: South African
EDUCATION
2004 International TEFL Teacher Training Certificate
2001 – 2004 Hartford University
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
1995 – 1997 Allenby
Diploma in Financial Management
1984 – 1988 Frans Du Tiot High School, Phalaborwa, RSA
WORKING EXPERIENCE
February 2010 – November 2010
Little Star Training / Rise Immersion Training School Jinhua
Duties
Teaching Oral Engish to a Middle school
Teaching Oral English to children from the age of 3 to 16
Preparing lesson plans
Preparing outdoor activities for the students
I am actively involved in guiding the students in not only speaking English but also in teaching them good and acceptable manners.
Teaching the children the value and importance of being self sufficient and independant
Teaching demo classes
Teacher training for the fulltime Chinese teachers
Using Powerpoint as a method for preparing lesson plans
November 2009 – December 2009
New Oriental Traning School – Xiamen
Part time English teacher
Duties –
Teaching adult students a course relating to the difference in cultures between China and Western countries
November 2009 – January 2010
Part time English teacher
Guanghai Zhong xue (No 1 Middle School Hui An)
Hui An, Fujian Province
Duties :
- Teaching spoken English to junior 1 and junior 2 students. The students ages are between 10 and 16 years.
- Preparing lessons plans for the two grades.
- Preparing the students for the Cambridge KET exam (Key English Exam)
- Setting exam papers.
- Using multi media as a tool to improve the students listening and also to try and get the students to enjoy studying English more.
- Interacting with the Chinese – English teachers so that they can improve their English and thus improve their students english.
November 2005 – October 2009
Head English Teacher
Guanghai Zhong xue (No 1 Middle School Hui An)
Hui An, Fujian Province
Contact Person : Lai Li Chun (13606914304)
Duties :
- Teaching spoken English to junior 1 and junior 2 students. The students ages are between 10 and 16 years.
- Preparing lessons plans for the two grades.
- Preparing the students for the Cambridge KET exam (Key English Exam)
- Setting exam papers.
- Using multi media as a tool to improve the students listening and also to try and get the students to enjoy studying English more.
- Interacting with the Chinese – English teachers so that they can improve their English and thus improve their students english.
November 2006 – June 2007
Part time English Teacher
Kings English Training School
Quanzhou, Fujian Province
Duties :
- Teaching adults business english and conversation english classes.
- Teaching pronunciation as well, the classes are small never more than 10 students per class.
2003 January – October 2005
English teacher , Bo Xue Foreign Translation Company, Zhangzhou
Fujian Province, China
Contact Person : Prof. Zheng Sheng Tao
Tel : 0596 227115
0596 13906940491
duties
- teaching English at various kindergartens and middle schools in and
around Zhangzhou and the country side. Some of the schools that I taught at include No 1 Middle School in Yunxiao, No 2 Middle school Zhangzhou, No 2 Vocational School, Li Ren Private school, Dadi Kindergarten etc.
- The classes sizes varied from 10 – 50 students.
- I taught at Dadi Kindergarten for over two years and I enjoyed every minute of it seeing some of my students graduate from the kindergarten and go onto primary school. The age of the children there varied from 4 to 6 years of age.
- I taught grammar, phonetics, spoken English (conversation) and particular emphasis on pronunciation.
- I also taught many adult classes in the evenings and also business English to the adult students.
- I was also responsible for teaching 1-2-1 (face to face) to various students who intended to go and study abroad. I currently have 5 students who I taught that are now studying abroad in Australia, New Zealand and England and they keep in contact with me and let me know how they are getting on, it’s very exciting to hear from them.
- the age of my students varied from 4 – 45 years old
- In September, 2003, I was appointed manager (DOS) of the Foreign Language Department so I was very involved in setting up work schedules and advertising.
1989 – 2002 Administration Manager, J.C. Hunt and Associates
duties:
- preparing monthly financial reports
- making presentations
- keeping contact with the other offices of the mother company
- doing monthly reconciliations
- purchasing office supplies
- petty cash and banking
- correspondence, schedules
OTHER
Languages: English 1st Language
Afrikaans (Fluent)
Driving licence: 1988 (Code 08)
Computer skills: Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, E-mail, Quattro Pro.
INTERESTS
I am a very keen sportsman. I am a 5 handicap golfer, I also play squash, tennis and lawn bowls. I enjoy the outdoors, nature and traveling. I have travelled a lot and was on a working holiday in the UK for 9 months as well in 1999.