Stephen Glennon
Education
1996-2001 St.Finian’s College, Mullingar – Leaving Certificate – 455 points
2001-2005 NUI Galway – completed BA International in Italian and Legal Science with a grade of 2.1
2003-2004 Università degli studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Current Employment
March 2006 - Present
Oskar-lernt-Englisch
Kaiserdamm 9
14057 Berlin
During school holidays, I am a member of a team of counselors on English camp responsible for the education and well-being of up to 50 children for periods up to two weeks. I also teach English on a daily basis in Berlin.
May 2006-Present
Blog.de
Oranienstr 183
10999 Berlin
Position held: English Online Support
This position involves providing online customer support to users of the domains blog.co.uk and blog.ca. I am also responsible for supervising uploaded media, and removal of unsuitable content, as well as all German to English translations.
Work Experience
January-April 2004
Living Languages
Via Dante 2/36
16121 Genova
Italy
For twelve weeks I taught English to Italian children in a classroom situation, teaching basic grammar structures and pronunciation, and developing their conversational skills in order to prepare them for Level 3 Trinity exams.
Summer 2004
A.C.L.E.
Via Roma 54,
18038 Sanremo (IM)
Italy
For six weeks I lived with a team of tutors in a summer camp in Italy, and was responsible for the well-being of up to 60 children, as well as teaching and entertaining them for up to 16 hours a day.
August-November 2005
Redlight Records
36 Shop St,
Galway,
Ireland.
Position held: Sales Assistant
As well as serving customers, I was responsible for purchase and sales of all tickets for music concerts in the Galway area. This was a position of notable responsibility as it frequently involved payment of significant amounts of money to our suppliers.
Personal Achievement
Languages spoken: English, advanced Italian and German, intermediate Irish, basic French.
Achieved the grade of 2.1 in BA International in Italian, which included First Class Honours in written and comprehension abilities and 2.1 in oral ability.
Awarded TEFL Certificate with merit by Via Lingua/LSI Berlin after completing a 120 hour-one month intensive course, including 8 hours observed teaching practice.
Completed Erasmus year in Italy, the aim of which was to enhance my knowledge of the Italian language and culture.
Held position of PRO in the NUI Galway Cycling Club for the academic year 2004/5.
Personal Details
Address: Lahnstr 82, 12055 Berlin
Phone: 0177-1691912, 030-22410061
E-mail:
Date of Birth: 23 December 1983
Interests include reading, travel, mountain climbing, cycling, football, geography and European languages.
References available on demand.