Hello,
I have recently been doing a great deal of online teaching to Asian students. Please see my resume below. Also, please don't contact me about conventional teaching positions in China or elsewhere - only online teaching positions. Thank you.
Regards,
Brian Hurley
12 Dong Da Street, Danang, Vietnam
Cell Phone: 01639696207
E-Mail: brianhurley6@gmail.com
Nationality: American
Education: Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. MBA Concentration: International Business. Dates of attendance – September 1991 – December of 1993
Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, VT: BA – Business Administration. Dates of attendance at Saint Michael’s – September 1975 – May 1977 and September 1979 – May 1980 I received credit from two other universities: Averett College, Danville, VA – September 1977 – May 1979 and Southern Vermont College, Bennington VT – June and July of 1984 – I was awarded a diploma from Saint Michael’s College on 24 August, 1984
Via Lingua – TEFL program, Czech Republic, January, 2002.
Marital Status: Single and never married
Birthplace Address: At the time of my birth, my parents resided at 211 Washington Avenue, Bennington, VT, 05201, USA – The hospital where I was born was Putnam Memorial Hospital , Dewey Street, Bennington, VT, 05201, USA
Experience:
October through November 2015 - Short contract to teach A Level Economics, Ray Academy, Hefei, China.
July 2014 – Sept. 2015: Have been tutoring IELTS students from Danang, Vietnam. Have also done some Business and Economics tutoring.
June – 2013 – June 2014: Havina Language Center, Hanoi, Vietnam: Taught an IELTS course and a Business English Course to working adults. I also privately tutored IELTS students and did Corporate Training at VCC, a Hanoi Architectural Firm.
September 2012 – June 2013: English Teacher: Dong A University, Danang, Vietnam.
September 2011 – December 31, 2011: Lecturer in Marketing and Critical Reasoning for credit from Staffordshire University, England, British University of Vietnam, Hanoi.
December 2010 – July 2011: Pannasastra University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I taught ESL and Economics to students who would go on to take classes taught in English.
September 2009 – September 2010: Hanoi Banking Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam. I taught a one-year foundation English course for students who will attend the Academy with all courses taught in English. Most of the students will spend one year at Sunderland University in England as part of the program. I taught reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in a format similar to IELTS preparation. The teachers are selected and the standards, curricula and examinations are set by the Tyndale Group of Singapore.
March 2009 – September 2009: Teacher at Primary 4 and 5 level, International Language and Business Centre, Yangon, Myanmar. This is an international school. I taught mostly English, but some History and Geography.
September 1, 2008 – January 15, 2009: Corporate English Trainer at Wei Chai Power Company, Weifang, Shandong Province, China. Taught Business English mostly to Engineers.
May 12 – July 15, 2008: Teacher of Oral English at the Shifanfuxiao Primary School, Huludao, Liaoning Province, China. I replaced a teacher who had to return to Canada due to an illness in the family. Student’s age range is seven to 10 years.
October 2007 – April, 2007: Teacher of Oral English at Ying Ying School of Language, Han Dan, Hebei Province, China. My students were at the beginner and pre-intermediate levels: Strong emphasis on pronunciation, word stress in sentences, and intonation: Average class size of about 15 students.
March, 2007 – August, 2007: Teacher of business courses, pre-intermediate English, and IELTS preparation at the Beijing Oz Language Training College. Primary duties included preparing students for university study in Australia.
July, 2006 – January, 2007: Full time, temporary teacher at Wall St. English and Dell English, both English training schools primarily for adults. The schools are both located in the Haidian District of Beijing, China: Taught in small groups and in classrooms: Taught some Business English courses.
February, 2006 – May, 2006: Taught one semester as Instructor of Corporate Strategy at The School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Students received graduate credit for the course which they would apply toward an MBA degree from a university in an English speaking country. I commuted to Beijing one day per week from Qinhuangdao, where I was teaching Oral English.
September, 2005 – July, 2006: Oral English teacher at E&A College, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China. Classroom teacher with 25 hours per week, with class sizes of about 30 students. Emphasis was primarily on listening and speaking skills.
June, 1993 – June 2005: Independent stock and stock options trader 1991 – 1993: MBA student at Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute.