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Thérèse Stevens
www.theresestevens.com
American citizen, resident in Ireland
Quality, Inspiration, Expertise
• Number 1 Coach and TEFL Trainer for the Leading Distance Training Company in Europe
• Examination and course writer for TOEFL and IELTS exams.
• Writer in English grammar and language acquisition
• Video and Audio Presenter
• French to English translator

Work Experience
September, 2013 until now:
Writer
• Collection of short stories published for EnPodcast
• TESOL, TOEFL and IELTS examination creation.
• Marketing, Sales and Customer Relationship courses
• General and business English curriculum
• Children’s English curriculum

November, 2006 until now:
TEFL Instructor and teacher

• Induction of 100 teachers: training and mentoring.
• Creation of new curriculum, courses, recordings and lessons.
• English language training of professional clients (4000+), specializing in presentations and negotiations for business success.
• French-English translation for pharmaceutical, financial and industrial clients.

Top clients include TEFL TV, AIRBUS, BNP PARIBAS, CHANEL, COCA-COLA and IRSN.

January 2004 - February 2006:
TESOL (CTESOL) Lecturer at Transworld, San Francisco, USA
TESOL Lecturer in ESL/EFL pedagogy, assessment, classroom management and learning styles.
GMAT Instructor at San Francisco Institute, California, USA
GMAT and MBA preparation for Harvard and Ivy League universities.

September 2001 – 2003:
Academic Director for International Language and Exchange, San Francisco, California, USA
• Management of 45 teachers and 600+ students.
• Teacher induction and training.
• ESL curriculum creation and development (grammar, vocabulary and conversation).

April 2000 – 2001:
Director of Studies for the Oxford Institute of Studies in English, Oxford, U.K.
• Management of 10 teachers and 60+ English learners.
• EFL instruction (including Cambridge First Certificate, Advanced and Proficiency exams).

Education
1996: MA English literature (thesis in theatre and performance), National University of Ireland
1995: BA English literature and Music, minor Philosophy, National University of Ireland
1996: CTEFL, Dublin, Ireland.
1992: Diploma Piano Performance, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin.
2006: CBEST, San Francisco, California
2008: Train the trainer, FETAC level 6, Professional Development, Dublin.

Interests
Piano and vocal performance, creative writing and poetry, acting, comedy, cybernetics, quantum physics, geopolitics and hypnosis.
Skills
Native English speaker, expert in English grammar; proficient French speaker; French to English translator; talented voice over (British, American and Irish accents); MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint.