Resume - Robert Wallace McCoy 

date available: March 1st, 2010 but Apr 1st is preferred.

teaching experience: 10 + years -- mostly in Korea

birthdate: Nov.14, 1955 

Citizenship: Canadian 

Marital Status: single 

e-mail: turboelec@yahoo.com turboelec@google.com 

Mailing address: (Korea) c/o Jae Il Foreign Language Institute, Il Beon ga b/d 5th Floor, 674-99 Anyang-1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang-si, Kyeong-gi do.

(in Canada) 558 Leaside Ave. Victoria, B.C. Canada. V8Z 2K8

Mobile phone Korea – 010-3596-8862

Home phone Canada #: 250-479-3406

Education:

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (1977), European History. University of Victoria. 

Other certificates: TEFL/ESL training certificate ALTEC training center (2001), Canadian Securities course (1996) H&R Block Tax preparation- Canada (1997), 4th Class Marine Engineer's certificate of Competency (combined) Canada. 4th class power engineer's certificate (B.C.) 

Teaching experience – most recent to earliest:

Feb 15th 2009 to the present: Jai-Il Foreign Language Institute Anyang - This is a combination job where I teach advanced conversation for 4 hours  and Interchange 2 for two hours every day. The Conversation class consists of general conversation topics drawn from various sources such as the Korea Herald or Small Group Discussions by Jack Martire.  Conversation technique using Conversation Strategies and Discussion Strategies is also utilized.

Nov. 1st 2008 to Jan. 31st 2009: Unistart - This is a IELST prep school. I was hired to teach English for Academic purposes, but the school went out of business. For the three months I was there, I taught one month of EAP and two months of IELST prep. Regarding the IELST, I taught the reading and writing classes at the intermediate level using intermediate Headway and IELST textbooks. This company went out of business on Jan 30th, 2009.

Aug 20th 2007 to Aug 30th 2008: One on one English teaching to IT executives at Hynix Semiconductors. This job was very challenging in terms of flexible scheduling and working independently in isolation. The English classes were focused on improving listening skills and maintaining English conversational ability. General conversation techniques and presentation abilities were also emphasized. 

May 1st 2006 to April 30 2007: Advanced conversation teacher for Princeton Review's Free Talking class (sic) at Samsoeng branch. This job entailed teaching adults for about 6 hours a day. I used articles on a wide variety of topics from newspapers and conversation books mostly with questions I made up for the lessons. One day a week I would teach conversation structure from Kehe and Kehe books, Conversation Strategies and Discussion Strategies.

Oct 21st, 2002 to April 30th 2006. Teacher/tester for LATT (Language Arts Testing and Training). Unibooks Building, 514-1, Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea. phone # (02) 5600-590, Fax (02) 5600-591. This school has been shut down. Please contact dawn@unibooks.co.kr

I was a regular teacher at LATT until Jan 2004. During this time I taught classes intermediate to advanced using the LATT program, American headway 1 and supplementary resources. As a tester, I became proficient in giving oral examinations to candidates in 7 to 10 minutes as well as reviewing such tests. The reason I was hired for this position was I had a broad enough background to teach one on one the assistant governors at the Bank or Korea.

From Jan 21st, 2004 to April 2006, I took on the added responsibilities of head teacher at LATT.
- marked the LATT written test
- in charge of training new testers for oral evalutation.
- collated and arbitrated all oral tests
- assisted in screening and interviewing new teacher/testers
- assisted teachers with course planning and lesson materials.
- reviewed final test results when necesarry.

In addition to the above, I edited documents, wrote video scripts and acted in them as well as voicing for audio tests.

For more info on LATT visit the website www.latt.co.kr

Sep 9th, 2001 to Sep 9, 2002. Cambridge Foreign Language Academy, 854-2 Hyeong gok dong, Kumi city, Gyeong bok do, South Korea 730-927. Classes here entailed working mostly with middle school and older elementary children. Textbooks for the advanced classes were Exploring English 4 and 5. Side by side 1 and 2 were used for the intermediate classes. While the children were taught from a textbook called High 5. I also taught business English in Kumi which were one on one classes with two senior managers for LG Philips Display using English for Business Communications (Cambridge).

March 7th, 2001 to Sept 7th 2001 ALTEC (American Language Training Education Centers) - Beijing office, PRC - Room 312, Rainbow Office Building, Beisantiao, Tuanjiehu, Chaoyanqu, Beijing 100026, PRC. Business English Training at the client's place of work. Varied hours and locations . Clients included such companies as Sun Microsystems, MSD (China), Ahead Communications and Hewlett Packard. Textbooks included - Business Basics, Business Objectives, English for Business Studies and English for Business Communications. 

Feb 1st, 2000 to Jan 2001. Easy Foreign Language Institue. 82-2, Pal Dal ro 3 ga, Paldal gu, Su-won City, Kyong gi do, South Korea, 442 023. 6 hour days, mostly Interchange 2 and Free talking classes and occasionally Interchange 1. Students were middle school age to adult. I taught business English at the clients' office for this institute. Free talking, and Business Objectives. ------------------ 

Feb 1999 to Dec. 1999. Si-sa-yong-o-sa (YBM) During this time I was employed as a 'floating' business English teacher, where I could be re-assigned to the school that needed me on a monthly basis. I gained experience in both business and ELS teaching which varied from high to low conversation levels and doing special projects such as overseeing the scripting of a video. I had to work in office settings where the whiteboard is very small, or there is no whiteboard at all. On the other hand, at both Kaist and LG Academy I had the opportunity to work in first class facilities. 

For example: Mid April to June 99.  Kaist (Chongyongni): Advanced Business English for SK Telecom - 90 minute classes; textbook - Business Class. May 1999 ELS Chongno: Level 1 - two hour class; textbook - Stairway 1 Level 3 - one hour class; textbook - Stairway 3 May - June 1999 Goodman Corporation: Lower Intermediate Business English; textbook - Business Objectives. June 1999 ELS Shinchon: Level 6 - two hour class; textbook - Network 6 

Before Korea: 1998 Tax preparer H&R Block 1994 Environmental Technician - Department of National Defense (CFB Esquimalt) 1979-1993 I worked in engine rooms on ships -- mostly on the west coast of B.C.

Hobbies: Reading, hiking, bicycling, wargames (historical simulation)

I will be finishing up my current contract at the end of February. I am looking for a school with a solid programme, a motivated staff and knowledgeable leadership or at least the potential of achieving this dream. It would be so nice for a change.