To prospective employer,

My name is Maurice Presser and I’m in search for a comfortable teaching position. Presently I am working in an EF English First in Changchun, China. Although the work environment is suitable, I find this city boring and am eager to move onto to a more entertaining and provocative atmosphere. My work finishes on Friday June 30th and my boss is willing to smooth the visa transition inlight of these ‘Olympic’ times.
Arriving to EF, I was asked to design and teach a 5 week intensive IELTS course, 30 hours a week, at my discretion. With the success of this course, I have been inspired to pursue the IELTS path and would like a teaching position focused on Ielts or TOEFL training.
For the last 3.5 years I have been working in South Korea as a language instructor in order to payoff my student loans and finance my adventures. To my surprise, I really took to teaching English in Asia. I require more professional and academic working environments with no kids in my classroom.
I obtained my undergraduate degree at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I graduated with honours in Archaeology (focused on Asian cultures) and a BA in Religious Studies. Eventually I plan to pursue a Masters and PhD in Asian Archaeology, and hope to accumulate vast experiences that I could add to my academic pursuits.
Having traveled and been raised in a multilingual society, I speak Spanish fluently and French rather comfortably; besides my English of course. Along the way I have picked up a little Italian, Korean and Hebrew. Archaeology and Religious Studies teaches you some Greek and German, and I have found all these languages to be an essential means of decrypting the English language for students. Accompanied by Oxford, IELTS, TOEFL and TESOL techniques, I try to reveal the nature of the English language not only as a collection of prefix and suffixes; but as a means to express the individual. Being multilingual enables me to simplify epistemology in hopes to remove intimidation and encourage personal growth.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Maurice Presser
Mauricepresser@hotmail.com

Mr. Maurice Presser
Mauricepresser@hotmail.com

Objective: A gratifying teaching position within a good working environment

Skills:
Experienced English Teacher (3.5 yrs in S. Korea)
Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
Experienced Actor (ACTRA Member)
Speak Spanish and French comfortably

Recent Work History:

EF English First (Changchun, China) February 2008 - present
IELTS English Teacher
Taught IELTS 30 hours a week
Designed a 5 week intensive IELTS training course
Educated academic/critical thinking approaches to learning

Sunlin College (Pohang, S. Korea) September 2007 – December 2007
English Teacher
Facilitated the TALL English Language System designed by Brigham Young University

REI American Language Institute (Andong, S. Korea) February 2006 – April 2007
English Teacher
Responsible for teaching primary writing, grammar and speaking skills
Responsible for teaching TOEFL English strategies
Developed all materials required for the beginnings of story and essay writing (Story Stencils, TOEFL + ESL essays/ Biographies/ Reports / Interviews, Presentations, Debating)

Ohmynews.com (S. Korea) September 2006
Journalist
English Teacher
Provide conversational Published an article advertising the Andong International Mask Festival

Woobang Ding Ding Dang English School (Pohang, S. Korea) September 2005 – February 2006
English Teacher
Provided conversational English to the dynamic curriculum
Responsible for introducing new ways of learning old material
Designed, maintained, and presented Winter and Summer Intensive sessions
Served the director’s bureaucratic needs (editing, private tutoring, overtime hours)

Biological/Psycho Evaluations (Montreal, QC) September 1999 – October 2005
General Secretary and Technical Advisor
Provided general office duties to maintain my father’s personal psychiatric practice
Managed all technical requirements for the company (purchases, installations)

McGill University (Montreal, QC) September 2002– May 2004
Projects Manager (often for credit as an undergrad)
Substitute Teacher for Introduction to East Asian Archaeology (Prof. Ikawa-Smith)
Updated archival material and designed Power Point presentations for classes (Prof. Bison)
Designed a digital library of several archaeological collections (Prof. Savell)
Technical advisor for the Paleoanthropology Society Conference
Session Attendant at the Society of American Anthropology
Published an abstract on modern approaches to Ethnology (Prof. Ferrara)
Web designer for the Chair of the Anthropology department (Prof. Bison)
http://www.aggravatedneanderthals.com

Past work Experience:

Electoral Officer for the 2004 Federal Elections (Montreal, QC) 2004

The Killing Yard (Montreal, QC) July 2001
Actor (ACTRA Apprentice)
Don, the office hippie. This was a TV movie of the New Jersey Attica prison riots.

Dawson College (Montreal, QC) 1997
Guest Teacher
Designed and taught a course entitled Men’s Studies, a self-exploration into the young male psyche.

WaxWorks (Wildwood, NJ) May 1998 – September 1998
Manager
Sold wax molds of people’s hands in a carnival setting.
Organized inventory, scheduling and revenue.

Line Cook (Montreal, Vancouver, Israel) 1992 – 1997
Kibbutz, Gourmet and Fast Food.

Enumeration and Electoral Officer for the 1995 Quebec Referendum (Montreal, QC) 1995

Education:

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, May 2004
Honors in Anthropology (Archaeology)
Bachelors in Religious Studies
Dean’s Honor List 2003-2004
Winner of the Robert Bruce Award for scholarly achievement.

Arizona State University, Summer 2003
Participated in an excavation of Zuni remains in New Mexico for 5 weeks.

TESOL Certificate, Montreal, Quebec, 1998
Attended the intensive course and have employed some of their methods in my teaching.

Cambridge English Proficiency Certificate, Montreal, Quebec, 1998
Learned the difference between knowing and understanding the English language