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Heather Harris

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English
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class
English
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20
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331

Speaks

English
Native
,
Italian
C2
,
Spanish
C1
,
Catalan
B1
,
French
A2
,
Japanese
A1
,
Russian
A1

About Me

Hello! Hola! Ciao! Bonjour! こんにちは! привет!

I’m a CELTA qualified Native English Teacher from the USA. My passion is guiding students to develop enthusiasm and confidence while learning English in order to open doors to new possibilities and change their lives. I’m extremely passionate about international education and have spent the past 12+ years working in this field and coaching and supporting students to reach their potential. Although I am from the US, I’ve lived in Europe (Spain, United Kingdom, and Italy) for the past 15+ years and speak Spanish, Italian and Catalan and I am also learning Japanese.

I have over 6+ years of experience as a teacher/trainer/coach and have taught General English, Business English, Conversational English, Test Preparation, and Young Learners (children and teens) to students of all levels and ages. I specialize in Business English, due to my experience working in global multi-nationals and in talent acquisition and development. In addition to practicing Business English, we can also work on developing your business soft skills and practical skills in areas such as job interviews, leadership, negotiation, meetings, presentations, and business writing skills.

As I have experience in employee coaching, training, and professional development, I incorporate this into my teaching methodology. In our first sessions, we will work together so I can understand your passions, needs, and goals. Then, we will focus on communicating with confidence, fluency, and accuracy in real life situations to learn in an effective and efficient manner. Your lessons will be highly interactive, motivational, and practical and focused around topics of your interest. As a person, I am positive, fun, understanding, goal-driven, and creative and bring these skills and passion into my lessons.

Types of lessons taught:
- Practical English & Conversation Practice
- Practical Business English
- English & Business Soft Skills
- English & Job Interview Skills
- English & Presentation Skills
- IELTS or Cambridge Exams Test Preparation
- English & University or Graduate School Admissions Skills

NOTE: Any lesson changes or cancellations must be done before 24 hours of the lesson start time or the lesson is non-refundable.
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Teacher Stats

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Schedule

Teaching Expertise

Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
American English

Résumé

schoolEducation

2005 - 2006
MA, Italian
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Middlebury College - Middlebury, Vermont, USA and Florence, Italy
2001 - 2005
BA, International Politics and Economics
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Middlebury College - Middlebury, Vermont, USA

briefcaseWork Experience

2020 - 2020
English Teacher & Coach
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Barcelona, Spain
Privately taught and coached adult and young learner individuals and small groups across various levels (A1-C2) through highly interactive and personalized lessons in-person and online. Experience teaching Business English, General English, Test Preparation and Young Learners.
2019 - 2019
Operations Director
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Absolute Internship - Barcelona, Spain
Recruited, trained, and managed a new operations team of 15 program coordinators and an operations manager. Created an onsite training program focused on leadership, intercultural and personality training , and communication
2019 - 2019
English Teacher
approvalVerified
Oxford TEFL - Barcelona, Spain
Taught an intermediate group of 12 students and an upper-intermediate group of 20 students of adults (ages 25-70) during my CELTA qualification course
2017 - 2018
Higher Education and Institutional Consultant
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Pearson Education - Barcelona, Spain
Managed higher education and institutional sales for print and digital products and services to top universities across Eastern Spain
2014 - 2016
Global Recruitment and Employee Development Director
approvalVerified
Hult International Business School (EF Education First) - London, UK
Managed a team that sourced, recruited, and developed top talent internationally for Hult's ten global offices/campuses. Provided staff trainings on leadership, company core values, sales, and marketing and launched global staff trainings and a talent development training program to identify and grow top talent within the company
2010 - 2014
Director of Recruiting
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Hult International Business School (EF Education First) - London, UK
Managed a team focused on student recruitment, marketing activities, and business development in Western Europe for the MBA and Executive MBA programs
2010 - 2010
Marketing Manager, Business Programs
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Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions - London, UK
Managed GMAT, GRE, and LSAT products and courses throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
2007 - 2009
Marketing Manager
approvalVerified
Language Studies International - London, UK
Managed the sales and marketing in Europe of English and foreign language courses in centers in eight countries working with educational agents
2009 - 2009
English Teacher (Volunteer)
approvalVerified
Universidad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Assisted teaching a student group of adults learning general English at an intermediate level
2005 - 2006
English Teacher
approvalVerified
Florence, Italy
Privately taught adult students learning English mainly at beginner to pre-intermediate levels (A1-B1) through highly interactive and engaging lessons
2002 - 2005
Teacher's Aide and Writing Tutor
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Middlebury College - Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Advised first-year to fourth-year university students (international students and USA students ages 17-24) on writing and grammar skills for essays and theses across various subjects

diploma_2Certifications

2020 - 2020
Teaching Cambridge Exams Certificate
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OxfordTEFL - Barcelona, Spain
2019 - 2019
Teaching Business English Certificate
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Oxford TEFL - Barcelona, Spain
2019 - 2019
CELTA, Pass A
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Oxford TEFL - Barcelona, Spain

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