Isabel Taylor

Dynamic ESOL Teacher with experience in delivering engaging lessons to diverse learners.

Experience working as a Junior EFL Teacher, successfully designed lessons that catered to various learning styles, contributing to notable student success across A1-C1 levels. Proficient in utilizing creative teaching methods and maintaining detailed progress records. Passionate about fostering an inclusive learning environment that meets individual student needs, ready to empower learners at any forward-thinking educational institution.

Junior EFL Teacher, Centre of English Studies (Jun 2024 – Oct 2024)

• Devised and delivered creative lessons across diverse topics, utilising Total Physical Response (TPR) and Concept Checking Questions (CCQ) to enhance student comprehension.
• Engaged students through imaginative teaching of crucial grammar points, employing games and competitive activities to maintain enthusiasm.
• Instructed classes from A1 to C1, as designated by the Director of Studies, and facilitated activities and excursions, ensuring all students participated and gained from the Summer School experience.
• Orchestrated lesson planning in alignment with the CES syllabus, considering students' learning styles, cultural backgrounds, and individual requirements.
• Produced and updated precise weekly schemes of work, maintained student progress records, and ensured daily attendance accuracy.

Online English GCSE Tutor, Tutorful.com (2019 - 2023)

• Planning lessons catered to individual’s learning needs
• Conversing with parent to assure expectations are met
• Helping student overcome exam-related anxiety
• Following up with progress reports highlighting student’s strengths and weaknesses

Online EFL Tutor, TutorABC (2019 - 2023)

• Using body language and mime to communicate to students who know little to no English
• Making sure lessons are fun and engaging
• Dancing and singing to convey meaning of language not understood by students
• Providing fun, memorable experiences
• Planning lessons according to students’ learning preferences and level of fluency

TEFL.org: 120-hour TEFL, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Apr 2021 – Jul 2021)

• Learned methodologies and lesson structures such as PPP, the importance of Student Talking Time, CEFR levels, total physical response, giving instructions and using concept checking questions to ensure target language is understood
• Practiced lesson planning with a lead-in, presentation, practice and production stage, and wrap-up
• Observed multiple live lessons
• Completed assignments

BA Archaeology, the University of Winchester (Sep 2016 – Jun 2019)

• Carrying out self-directed study
• Meeting deadlines
• Developed writing skills to a high academic standard
• Conducting primary and secondary research relevant to topics and hypotheses