Robert Webster

Dogok-dong, Seoul
bobwebster@hotmail.com
phone: 010-4610-9201

Canadian citizen with F-2 visa
Over 20,000 hours of ESL teaching experience
Five years experience as a recruiter and teacher trainer
Excellent rapport with management, teachers and students

Work Experience

Director of Recruiting and Training: English Channel, Kangnam Station - July 2003 to present
Responsible for all 14 locations

1 - Hiring and training of all foreign teachers (and some Korean teachers)
2 - Designing, creating and maintaining all training materials for foreign and Korean teachers
3 - Maintaining and enforcing the Policies and Procedures of the company
4 - Maintaining the quality of language instruction
5 - Troubleshooting - Dealing with misunderstandings between management and foreign teachers
6 - Making all contacts and official English-language documents
7 - Editing new teaching materials

Head Teacher: Kangnam Branch, Pagoda Language Institute - January 1998 to April 2003
In charge of 25 foreign teachers
Improved the deplorable morale that had developed under the previous management

Head Teacher: Apkujeong Branch, Pagoda Language Institute - May 1993 to December 1997

ESL Teacher: Jong-ro Branch, Pagoda Language Institute ¬- April 1987 to March 1993
Constantly ranked in the top 10 percent according to student evaluations of teachers

Education

B. A., Applied Linguistics, University of Victoria, British Columbia, 1986

Diploma, Creative Communications, Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1976

References: upon request

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