Anna Surname

Whitworth Hall

Morning Star Av

Dublin, Ireland

(+353) 085

@yahoo.de

Date of birth:     27.04.1979

Nationality:        Polish

Marital status:    Single

Profile:

A highly motivated, well-traveled and creative graduate with practical teaching experience in secondary schools. Energetic, self-reliant individual seeking position as a German Teacher. Two years experience working in secondary and primary schools. Resourceful, diligent, meticulous and open to new challenges. Computer literate, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Accustomed to work in international and multicultural environments.

Education:

2002                 Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom, Hartnackschule, Berlin, Germany

2003                 Collegium Pontes, Görlitz, Germany

Erasmus Program - worked on project: „German-Polish politeness grammar”

1998-2004        M.A. of German Philology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland

Specialization of Methodology and Linguistics

M.A. thesis: „Expression of politeness in spoken Polish and German-comparison”

2004-present     B.A. of English Philology, University of Kielce

Completed courses:

1997                 English language camp, Myslenice near Krakow, Poland

Employment history:

2006/2007                     Trinity College, University of Dublin - Polish Language Teacher,

Travel Agency - “Needahotel”, Customer Service

2004-2006                     German Teacher - Information Technology College, Secondary School

Kielce, Poland

2004-2005                   German Teacher - Industrial Catering College, Secondary School

Kielce, Poland

2004                            Teaching practice in secondary school V Lyceum in Kielce.

2003 - 2004                 Teaching practice in secondary and in primary schools, Krakow, Poland

2003 - 2005                 Waitress, summers, Ratsapotheke-Ratscafe, Görlitz, Germany

Languages: German - fluent, Polish - native, English - fluent

Skills:                           Working knowledge of Ms Office (Word, Excel, Access), Internet

Explorer, clean driving record

Interests:                                  Psychology, sociology, methodology, psycholinguistics, linguistics, languages, sports, traveling

References available upon request

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing to apply for German teacher position. I have a Master’s Degree in German philology from Jagiellonian University in Krakow (5 year, full time day studies).

Since graduation three years ago I have worked in two secondary schools in Kielce, Poland. I am interested in learning and teaching foreign languages, so I decided to study German philology.

I study English philology as a second major-(one year left to B.A), because I would like to teach it in the near future as well. Learning languages (German, English) has given me the chance to get to know other traditions and cultures.

The eighth term of my German course was spent in Görlitz in Germany. During this scholarship I not only improved my practical skills of German language, but also I gained a new knowledge of Methodology, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics, which I used in my M.A. thesis, and now it helps me further in my teaching.

While studying in Görlitz, within the confines of the Erasmus-program in Collegium Pontes I worked on a project in the domain of “Cross-cultural communication“. My goal was to show differences in the expression of politeness between Polish and German people regarding traditions and cultural life of these two nations. The project entitled “Kulturen in Begegnung“, where I contributed, was published two years ago in Germany.

While studying I had three teaching practices in secondary and primary schools as German teacher.

I am working currently at Trinity College, University of Dublin teaching Polish language and in the travel agency in Dublin.

My teaching is best described as eclectic. While I am always organized and focused, I vary my instructional methodologies to incorporate diverse activities and material to engage and interest pupils.

I am an energetic, ambitious extrovert person and open to interesting ideas. I like working with children and young people or adults and have experience in this area. Learning new things is a challenge and a great pleasure for me.

I would welcome the opportunity to work abroad as a German teacher in a professional school or college. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours faithfully

Anna Surname

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