Erik Ling

Male

Charleston, SC

United States

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Do you have a blog or website?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/eriklingtutor
Which best describes your current role?
ESL Teacher
Where have you worked?
Asia, Latin America, North America
Where would you like to work?
Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania
Share more about yourself.
I am an experienced Certified ESL Teacher of Native English to Speakers of Other languages. I have over (5) years total experience with ESL teaching for speakers of português (Brazilian), Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), and Korean at all ages and level of fluency. I studied português and business marketing while studying abroad at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil(UFRGS). I am an alumnus of the College of Charleston, in South Carolina USA with a BA in History, awarded 2009.

Certificates: [300+ credit hours (TESOL/TEFL)] and a combined (5+ years total experience) of in-class and online ESL teaching experience abroad, since 2008. I completed the CELTA as an audit. [TESOL/CELTAaudit 2018 (120 credit hours) Certificate of Completion], awarded by the director of Teaching House, Boston. I have the [TEFL Org UK Premier Certificate (120 credit hours)], [TEFL Advanced: Teaching Young Learners Certificate (30 credit hours)], [TEFL Advanced: ESL Advanced: Online Teaching Certificate (40 credit hours)] and the [TEFL Advanced: Business English Certificate (30 credit hours)]. I have worked over (3) years with online ESL interactive VoIP classrooms. I am a proud member of the Georgia Association for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages [GATESOL exp: 2024].

Awards: I was awarded the South Carolina Palmetto Scholarship to study at the College of Charleston, in 2004 and was awarded a student exchange grant to study in Brazil, in 2007. In college, I served as an archival assistant at the Special Collections Archive under Dr. Dale Rosengarten (Professor of Anthropology). I served as the College of Charleston’s International Department Club Public Relations Officer (Liaison) for (3) consecutive semesters. I aim to consistently increase my knowledge and marketability within this field. Education, music, and art are very important to me and my family. I implement these “soft skills” to build rapport with my students.

2020Teacher Erik ESL Homepage (GoogleDrive): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mRdwLVfnfnSfKzFQUuM8sMN7b9J...

Video Message:
https://youtu.be/XKQJERKXgJU

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eriklingtutor/

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