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James Henry Dorsey

Saltillo,MS

Summary

Passionate English tutor with a year of experience helping young ESL learners develop reading comprehension skills. Creates effective visual aids and engaging lessons to improve retention for students with limited English proficiency.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Tutoring Volunteer

El Centro, Inc.
06.2024 - Current
  • Tutoring children ages 5-12.
  • Tutoring young ESL learners with reading homework.
  • Reading to young ESL learners with minimum English fluency.
  • Creating visual aids such as illustration to communicate with young ESL learner with minimum English proficiency.
  • Analyze students' reading test to pinpoint challenges and tailor comprehension-building exercises.

ESL Instructor

El Centro
06.2024 - 12.2024
  • .Instructing hour-long 1-to-1 or small group reading lessons for adults.
  • Finding appropriate articles for students’ current reading proficiency level that also contain new vocabulary that challenge their comprehension skills
  • Created visual aids and presentations of lip and tongue movement to improve students’ pronunciation skills.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics, Minor in TESOL

University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
05.2022

Skills

  • Reliability
  • Creativity
  • MS office
  • Canva
  • Illustration & graphic design
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Pronunciation teaching
  • Visual aids for ESL learners

Certification

  • Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, The TEFL Academy - November 2024
  • Teaching English to Young Learner (30 hours), The TEFL Academy - November 2024

Timeline

Tutoring Volunteer

El Centro, Inc.
06.2024 - Current

ESL Instructor

El Centro
06.2024 - 12.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics, Minor in TESOL

University of Mississippi