Brendan Wayne Hall
333-6, Changchon 3-Dong, Kumjeong Gu, Pusan, Korea. Phone: 582-2348 Pager: 015-5919-5505
Teaching Skills:
- Native English (Canadian) speaker.
- Excellent public speaking, writing and listening skills.
- Excellent knowledge of english grammar, idioms and slang.
- Sensitivity to cross-cultural communication issues.
- Experience as a personal ESL tutor for Koreans in Canada.
- One year's experience living and working in Korea.
- Experience teaching and large classes of students in an entertaining and productive manner.
- Patient, mature, hardworking instructor.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Geography), Saint Mary's University.
October 1996.
Completed two years of Bachelor of Design Program in Environmental Planning,
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
1982 - 1984.
Work Experience
TESL Instructor, Cho Young Gyo Foreign Language Institute.
Taught basic, intermediate and advanced English Conversation classes.
November 1996-October 1997.
Labratory Assistant, Department of Geography, Saint Mary's University.
Taught labratory coursework to first-year university students.
1994-1996
Environmental Assessment Assistant, Environment Canada.
Created a map library and computer database for the Environmental Assessment Division. Summer, 1993.
Environmental Affairs Researcher, Torrie-Smith Associates.
Prepared, with other staff, case materials for the public hearings into Ontario Hydro's Development Plan. Also assisted with organizing a one-week scientific seminar for 60 visiting scientists from China. March 1991- December 1991.
Project Officer, the ARA Consulting Group.
Project Officer for a program evaluation of the Canadian Program on Energy Research and Development (PERD). August 1990 - March 1991.
Project Officer, Occupational Safety Division, Canada Safety Council.
Wrote a series of safety pamphlets for the office workplace. Also prepared grant applications, published the Division's newsletter and assisted with organizing the Council's annual conference.
May 1989 - 1990.
Project Consultant, Energy Pathways, Inc.
Assisted the senior managers with a program evaluation of the Canadian R-2000 Energy-efficient Home Program. March 1988 - 1989.
Office Manager, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Student Union. 1983-1984.
Volunteer Work
Literacy Tutor, Options Community Outreach Program.
August - October 1996.
English Tutor, Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association.
August - November 1996.
Member, Board of Directors, Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG).
1988 - 1990.
Member, Board of Directors, Malaysian-Indonesian-Singaporean Student Association (MISSA).
1984 - 1985.
Professional Training
Certificate in Life Skills Coaching, Ottawa YMCA, 1992.
Non-credit courses in Small Business Management, Algonquin College, 1991.
Hobbies and Interests
Skiing, hiking, creative writing, internet webpage design.
References available upon request.
