Leroy Kucia
leroy.k.cdi@gmail.com Ph. 010 3392 2544
Teacher Portfolio: https://sites.google.com/view/lkportfolio/home
OBJECTIVE: Seeking the position of English Teacher in a progressive institution to apply my strong knowledge of ESL and help students attain their highest potential
EDUCATION
Master of Arts Degree in TESOL; G.P.A. 3.9/4.0
Concordia University, Chicago, IL, December 2020
Master of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration; G.P.A. 3.5/4.0
The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, August 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interactive Media Design; G.P.A. 3.2/4.0
Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL, September 2005
TEFL Diploma, BridgeTEFL, August 2009
(100 hour, Certificate No. TO0011364) (bridgetefl.com/certificates)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Intermediate through Advanced level ESL instruction: 10 years
Chungdahm Learning Institute, Mapo Branch, Seoul, South Korea Summer 2014 – Present
• Instruct test preparation courses for the TOEFL IBT examination for middle school level students
• Facilitate, proctor and grade TOEFL examinations
• Instruct academic writing courses for independent and integrated essay writing for the TOEFL exam
• Create, administer and grade weekly vocabulary & grammar tests
• Write bi-weekly reports for student performance evaluations
Additional duties include: English Debate Competition Instructor
o Teach British Parliamentary debate, Asian Parliamentary debate and Model U.N.
o Develop curriculum & lesson materials for citywide debate competitions
o Train student debaters for planned and impromptu debates
o Participated in 10 debate competitions between January 2017 ~ August 2019 (13 wins ~11 losses)
Foundational level ESL instruction: 5.5 years
Bong Song Elementary School, Gwangju, South Korea Spring 2011 – Summer 2014
• Instructed grade levels 3 through 6 in listening, reading, speaking and writing lessons
• Created lesson materials that focused on independent work, pair work & group activities
• Reinforced learning through TPR, interactive games, songs and creative projects
• Overseen classroom management and assisted students during group participation activities
• Developed audio presentations for written examinations and performance evaluations
• Facilitated, proctored and graded English examinations
Weolsan Elementary School, Gwangju, South Korea Spring 2009 – Spring 2011
ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
• Guest Presenter, “Teaching AP Debate”, Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL Regional Conference, 2019
• Guest Lecturer, “GIC Talk”, Gwangju International Center, 2014
• Guest Lecturer, United Nations Educational Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO), 2010
• Graduate Fellowship Award, The Savannah College of Art and Design, 2006 – 2008
PUBLISHED WORK “The Psychoanalysis of Color Theory in Commercial Illustration”, ISBN: 978-3-639-26098-4.
VDM Publishing House LTD, Berlin, Germany, 2010.
