My name is Michael Olmedo Resta. ?I am from the UK, from England. ?I am a CELTA ?(TEFL) qualified English teacher. ?I obtained this qualification in 2005. ?I have been teaching English in China since February 2006 continuously apart from a short period in Hong Kong last year in 2009 where I mainly taught part time in schools/kindergartens.

Prior to joining Wall Street English and before my time in Hong Kong, I taught firstly in Shandong Province (university teaching – one and a half years) and then for 2 years in Shanghai at East China University of Science and Technology. ?My focus was mainly Oral English. ?My first degree was in English Law (I practiced for 10 years as a solicitor in UK) and so I did have the opportunity to teach some Legal English as well as International Economic Law in English at the invitation of the university. ?In addition I did some kindergarten and school teaching while in Shanghai and helped students at the university who were preparing to take the IELTS exam.

As far as Oral English is concerned, I particularly enjoy teaching via elicitation from the students and getting them to speak English. ?This is one of the main reasons why I applied to join Wall Street English which I did in January 2010. ?I remember being particularly touched whilst in Shanghai by one of my students, a very shy girl, who told me during my last lesson with her class that she had the day before plucked up courage and spoken with a foreigner for the first time! ?In my Oral English teaching I use text book material but also like to improvise with ideas especially using Drama and roleplay as a way of teaching and improving the students’ confidence in speaking.

Since joining Wall Street English in January 2010, I have found that I have been learning how to improve teaching techniques with regard to not only elicitation and student participation but also evaluating the students more effectively. ?As well as Encounters and other classes.

I have been involved with English Corners including FT.com and the Harvard Management course. I have also been helping some students preparing for IELTS .

Outside teaching my interests include particularly following sports such as football.

I support Liverpool Football Club from UK. ?I am especially looking forward to the World Cup in South Africa next month!

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