Hi, I am a native English speaker and CELTA certified teacher, hailing from Ohio in the United States. I currently live in the US, where I teach English. My teaching style is collaborative: I favor building a relationship with my students and encouraging them to interact by speaking as much as possible.
University of Central Florida - Orlando, Florida, USA
1994 - 1998
B.S. Political Science
Florida State University - Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Focus on functions of government
Esperienza Lavorativa
2014 - 2015
Teacher of English as a Second Language
self-employed - Orlando, Florida
Planned, prepared, and delivered English as a Second Language lessons to Young Learners and adults while focusing on acquisition of functional language skills and English for Specific Purposes
2013 - 2014
Financial Aid Officer
Central Florida College - Orlando, Florida
Coordinated student financial aid packages; counseled students about financial aid matters, especially loan repayment procedures; utilized specialty software to monitor and allocate incoming payments; counseled graduates and those who left school to minimize default
2009 - 2012
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor
Seminole Behavioral Healthcare - Sanford, Florida, USA
Created treatment plans; wrote clinical notes about client progress toward established goals and objectives; performed biopsychosocial and behavioral assessments; planned and facilitated psychosocial rehabilitation group sessions featuring evidence- based practices and materials; provided individual counseling to clients
2008 - 2009
Social Work Intern
Catholic Charities - Orlando, Florida, USA
Counseled clients seeking financial assistance; gathered and evaluated documentation in support of applications for assistance; documented results of application evaluation
2002 - 2008
Career Services Director
Career Training Institute - Orlando, Florida, USA
Assisted graduates with finding a job in their field of study, kept track of relevant statistics, taught career preparedness course
2000 - 2001
Teacher of English as a Second Language
Wall Street Institute - Mexico City, Mexico
Planned, prepared, and delivered English as a Second Language classes to adults while focusing on acquisition of functional language skills and English for Specific Purposes
1998 - 2000
Teacher of English as a Second Language
Sanchez Elementary School - Austin, Texas, USA
Planned, prepared, and delivered English as a Second Language lessons to Young Learners and adults while focusing on acquisition of functional language skills and English for Specific Purposes
2015 - 0
Teacher of English as a Second Language
Trinity School - Rome, Italy
Planned, prepared, and delivered English as a Second Language lessons to Young Learners and adults while focusing on acquisition of functional language skills and English for Specific Purposes. Prepared students for Trinity and Cambridge examinations
I like working with Dennis. He is intelligent, calm, curious and easy to work with. Our classes are effectively long conversations with structure around them, just as I wanted. He is obviously a native US English speaker and the fact that he speaks very clearly allows me to pick up subtle US English pronunciation sounds.
Mr. Dennis is puncture, he started the session 15 minutes before our deadline. He has a clear and comfortable voice, I was feeling that he was studying me and my abilities so he'll be able to put me on the right plan.
That was my first online session at all, my main concern is to practice extensive conversation, it was my pleasure to speak with him, he asks questions all time to urge me to speak, I am planning to buy more lessons to continue learning with him.