Matthew Shimohara

Gained experience teaching Business English and academic writing to university students. Expanded my repertoire by guiding learners through semester-long task-based projects. Refined ability to deliver soft-skills training for presentations, small talk and trade fairs.

Gained experience delivering online English lessons to groups and individuals in a VLE. Expanded experience adapting online teaching materials to meet learner needs. Refined ability to build rapport with learners in a purely virtual learning environment.

Refined ability to teach customized ESP English lessons for the white goods industry. Perfected techniques to deliver customized learning using non-paper based methods. Conducted ongoing assessment and in-house testing to measure achievement.

Increased ability to create teaching material for ESP (power plants, IT, energy sector). Refined teaching skills by delivering ESP seminars, workshops and weekly lessons. Further refined interpersonal skills working with department heads to meet client needs.

Expanded my teaching repertoire by delivering sessions for business related purposes. Increased my ability to prepare learners for exams by teaching BEC preparation courses. Refined my abilities to create customized learning materials for Business English.

Gained experience preparing learners for the Cambridge ESOL Skills for Life exams. Acquired experience as a Learning Support tutor in Numeracy and IT classes for ESOL. Effectively aided learners in overcoming internal and external barriers to learning.

Gained experience teaching embedded Numeracy for adults and ESOL learners. Developed ability to customize Numeracy materials to match learner type and needs. Acquired ability to evaluate learner level and needs via initial and diagnostic testing.

Gained experience conducting lesson observations for the Trinity certificate. Gave meaningful lesson observation feedback to trainees on the Trinity course. Developed skills in aiding trainees to prepare lesson plans and materials.

Gained vital experience preparing the ESOL department for an ALI inspection. Acquired skills needed for evaluating and reporting on department performance. Developed presentation skills by delivering workshops to new tutors on Skills for Life. Developed abilities to create customized and differentiated learning materials.

Expanded experience teaching mixed nationalities to refugees and asylum seekers. Increased ability in using initial and diagnostic testing to pinpoint learner needs. Learned skills for negotiating and creating schemes of work directly with the learners. Acquired ability to use differentiation to greater meet individual learning needs.

Acquired experience preparing students for the Cambridge Advanced Examination. Expanded repertoire for teaching mixed nationalities. Increased knowledge of delivering training sessions on test-taking strategies.

Acted as liaison between staff and teachers, developing interpersonal skills. Learned new skills in the areas of observation, training, and conducting workshops. Gained experience and skills for preparing students for the TOEIC and TOEFL exams. Acquired skills for teaching young learners.

Developed teaching skills for learners of all ages. Learned to adapt text lessons to greater meet student needs and interest. Gained skills and knowledge needed to evaluate student performance and progress. Delivered one-to-one learning sessions, including specialist classes.

World Englishes and English as an international language, Teaching English as a Second or Other Language, How languages are learned, How language works.

English Literature with a writing emphasis