Daria Samulewska

MA-qualified EFL teacher with experience teaching multilingual learners from Pre-Intermediate to Advanced level across university, language school, summer school, and one-to-one contexts. Skilled at designing structured, communicative lessons that build accuracy and speaking confidence, with a particular research-informed interest in learner anxiety and speaking support.

English Language Teacher at Student Campus Limerick (2026-01 – 2026-06)

• Taught General English to adult international students at Advanced and Upper-Intermediate levels.
• Designed CEFR-aligned lesson plans that were adopted as the shared planning resource for Advanced-level classes across the school, helping to support consistency in lesson aims, materials, and classroom activities.
• Planned and delivered communicative, skills-based lessons combining coursebook material with carefully selected supplementary resources to develop grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and the four core skills.
• Designed communicative tasks that helped students use target grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and discourse features in debates, role-plays, guided discussions, and revision activities.
• Adapted lesson stages, support materials, and pair/group work to help multilingual classes with different confidence levels participate more actively and confidently.
• Built rapport with multilingual groups and created a supportive classroom atmosphere where students felt comfortable participating and experimenting with new language.
• Designed and delivered regular progress, revision, and feedback tasks to consolidate learning and identify areas requiring further support.

English Language Teacher at ATC Language Schools (Summer School) (2025-06 – 2025-07)

• Taught Advanced-level international students in a summer school programme, delivering communicative lessons that developed speaking, listening, vocabulary, and intercultural awareness.
• Created a well-structured learning environment that encouraged active participation, respectful communication, and productive classroom collaboration.
• Assessed weekly progress and delivered constructive feedback to support continued improvement.
• Supported weekly cultural project work, helping students develop language skills while broadening their understanding of Ireland.

Student Teacher at University of Limerick (2024-09 – 2025-04)

• Delivered in-person and online EFL lessons to international university students at Advanced and Upper-Intermediate levels as part of assessed MA TESOL teaching practice.
• Planned and taught language- and skills-focused lessons using coursebook materials, worksheets, videos, and online resources to support learner engagement and interaction.
• Used feedback from TESOL academics and experienced teacher educators to refine lesson staging, instructions, task design, classroom interaction, and delivery.

Cover Teacher at ELI Schools (2023-10 – 2024-05)

• Taught Upper-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Pre-Intermediate classes, building rapport with new groups at short notice.
• Prepared students for the Test of Interactive English (TIE) exam.
• Assessed student progress through weekly evaluations and progress/level testing, providing constructive feedback throughout.
• Integrated multimedia and technology to support varied, engaging lessons and maintain learner participation.
• Completed ongoing CPD training to continuously develop teaching practice.

EFL Private Tutor at Freelance (2023-12 – 2024-09)

• Delivered one-to-one EFL lessons tailored to individual learner goals through detailed needs analysis and personalized lesson planning.
• Created customised materials and lesson plans targeting specific language needs, including professional communication for meetings and presentations.

MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) – University of Limerick (2024-09 – 2025-09) First Class Honours

• Completed two assessed Teaching Practice modules, including 12 formally observed EFL lessons with international students in person and online.
• Designed detailed lesson plans and used feedback from TESOL academics to refine planning, task design, and lesson delivery.
• Studied modules in language systems, SLA theories and classroom applications, language pedagogy for ELT, linguistics for language teaching, materials development, and applied language research methods.
• Master’s thesis: A Study to Explore the Perceptions and Strategy Use of EFL Students in Relation to Language Anxiety in Speaking Tasks.

BA in English Language and Literature & Linguistics with TESOL – Mary Immaculate College (linked with University of Limerick) (2019-09 – 2023-05)

• Dissertation: Perceptions of Foreign University Students in Catalonia Towards the Catalan Language, involving research and analysis of language perceptions, attitudes towards language, and motivational factors in second language acquisition.

Certificates and Professional Development:

• Cambridge English: Integrating Learning and Assessment – CPD in learning objectives, evidence of progress, actionable feedback, peer/self-assessment, and tailored follow-up. (2026)
• British Council: How to Teach Pronunciation – CPD in pronunciation features, problematic sounds, and integrating pronunciation practice into language lessons. (2026)
• 30-Hour IELTS Preparation, The TEFL Institute of Ireland – Training in mixed-level IELTS teaching, four-skills development, and exam preparation. (2023)
• 30-Hour Teaching Business English, The TEFL Institute of Ireland – Training in needs analysis, ESP materials development, intercultural communication, and professional writing and speaking. (2023)