Marcelo Elias

Current

• EFL Teacher at Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa
• Branch Manager at Cultura Inglesa
• Freelance Teacher Developer and Trainer (Self-employed)

• Private EFL Teacher (Self-employed)

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Past

• Pedagogical Coordinator and EFL Teacher at CNA - Cultural Norte-Americano

Education

• Centro Universitário de Brasília

Connections

16 connections

Industry

Education Management

Marcelo Elias’s Summary

Experienced EFL teacher graduated in English and Portuguese languages and literatures, with teacher training courses attended in Brazil and in the University of California. CPE, Michigan Procifiency and Trinity certificate holder. Also has 7-year experience as school coordinator in hiring, training and monitoring teachers as well as in dealing with students/parents matters and leading pedagogical procedures. Freelance teacher trainer and experienced user of technology to foster language learning.

Marcelo Elias’s Specialties:

Use of technology for TEFL; large knowledge on EFL teaching approaches and methods; great capacity in using different types of materials;

Marcelo Elias’s Experience

• EFL Teacher

  Sociedade Brasileira de Cultura Inglesa

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  Teacher of English as a foreign language to Brazilian young teenagers, teenagers and adults of all levels, from beginners to Cambridge preparatory courses; use of Promethean Active Primary software and hardware in classroom as well as internet tools to promote language learning.

• Branch Manager

  Cultura Inglesa

  (Education Management industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  In February 2009 I started as branch manager at Taguatinga branch in Distrito Federal, Brazil.

• Freelance Teacher Developer and Trainer

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Education Management industry)

  March 2002 — Present (7 years 9 months)

  Teacher training in different TEFL approaches and methods as well as development of teachers` skills to use different techniques and teaching tools. Also development of teachers` skills of dealing with their professional environment and progress.

• Private EFL Teacher

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Education Management industry)

  March 1993 — Present (16 years 9 months)

  Teacher of English as a foreign language to teenagers and adults of all levels and all purposes at students` own home or at companies. Experience in developing courses according to students` needs and according to resourses available.

• Pedagogical Coordinator and EFL Teacher

  CNA - Cultural Norte-Americano

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  February 1998 — December 2005 (7 years 11 months)

  Pedagogical Coordinator, responsible for hiring, training and monitoring teachers, as well as dealing with students/parents matters; also responsible for creating, developing and conducting pedagogical procedures withing the institution; create and implement new courses and materials; EFL teacher of teenagers and adults of all levels.

Marcelo Elias’s Education

• Centro Universitário de Brasília

  2002 — 2005

Additional Information

Marcelo Elias’s Interests:

Management training, TEFL technology, TEFL material development, blogging, poetry.

Marcelo Elias’s Groups:

Braz-Tesol Brasilia Regional Chapter, Brasilia, Brazil; 11th Jose de Anchieta Scout Group, Brasilia, Brazil.

Marcelo Elias’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch