ESL / EFL Teacher Resume Example
Flashcard layout: index-card header, a CEFR level ladder of classes taught and lesson-card roles.
Use this example Template: ESL / EFL Teacher
Daniel Ortega
ESL / EFL Teacher — CELTA, DELTA Module 2
daniel.ortega@example.com+81 90 1234 5678Tokyo, Japanlinkedin.com/in/danielortega-celta
Levels taught
C1Adults · Advanced
B2IELTS & B2 First
B1Business English
A2Teens · A2 Key
Summary
CELTA-qualified English teacher with 9 years teaching adults, teenagers and corporate groups in Spain and Japan. I plan communicative, task-based lessons, prepare learners for IELTS and Cambridge exams, and train new teachers. My IELTS classes average a 1.0-band gain in 12 weeks, and 92% of my B2 First candidates passed in 2025.
Experience
Senior Teacher, Adults & Exams
British Council Japan · Tokyo
Apr 2021 – Present
+1.0IELTS band in 12 wks
92%B2 First pass rate
4.8/5Learner rating
- Teach 22 contact hours a week across General English (A2–C1), IELTS and Cambridge B2 First / C1 Advanced classes of up to 16 adults
- Designed a 12-week IELTS Writing course with model answers and rubric-based feedback; adopted by 3 teaching centres in Japan
- Run in-house teacher development: 14 observed lessons a year and monthly workshops on pronunciation and feedback
Corporate English Trainer
Berlitz Japan (corporate programmes) · Osaka
Sep 2018 – Mar 2021
+145Avg TOEIC gain
11Client companies
- Delivered presentation, meeting and email skills courses for engineers and managers at Panasonic, Daikin and Kubota
- Raised average TOEIC scores by 145 points across a 6-month cohort of 48 staff preparing for overseas postings
EFL Teacher, Young Learners & Teens
International House Sevilla · Seville
Sep 2016 – Jul 2018
- Taught 8 groups aged 8–17 and prepared 60 candidates a year for Cambridge A2 Key and B1 Preliminary with a 95% pass rate
Selected projects
IELTS Writing in 12 weeks
Course design, 36 model essays; used in 3 centres
Pronunciation clinic
Weekly drop-in for Japanese L1 learners; 300+ visits a year
Skills
Teaching: Task-based learning · Exam preparation · Pronunciation · Business English
Assessment & tools: CEFR mapping · Moodle · Quizlet · Rubric marking
Certifications
- CELTA (Pass A)Cambridge English · Jul 2016
- DELTA Module 2Cambridge English · Jun 2023
- IELTS Examiner (Speaking & Writing)IDP / British Council · Mar 2022
- Cambridge Speaking Examiner (B1–C1)Cambridge English · Oct 2019
Education
BA · English Studies
University of Granada
Sep 2011 – Jun 2015
CELTA · Pass A
International House London
Jun 2016 – Jul 2016
Languages
- SpanishNative
- EnglishProfessional (C1)
- JapaneseConversational (B1)
Summary example
CELTA-qualified English teacher with [N] years teaching adults, teenagers and corporate groups in Spain and Japan. I plan communicative, task-based lessons, prepare learners for IELTS and Cambridge exams, and train new teachers. My IELTS classes average a [N]-band gain in [N] weeks, and [X%] of my B2 First candidates passed in [N]
Example bullet points for an ESL / EFL Teacher
- Teach [N] contact hours a week across General English (A2–C1), IELTS and Cambridge B2 First / C1 Advanced classes of up to [N] adults
- Designed a [N]-week IELTS Writing course with model answers and rubric-based feedback; adopted by [N] teaching centres in Japan
- Run in-house teacher development: [N] observed lessons a year and monthly workshops on pronunciation and feedback
- Delivered presentation, meeting and email skills courses for engineers and managers at Panasonic, Daikin and Kubota
- Raised average TOEIC scores by [N] points across a [N]-month cohort of [N] staff preparing for overseas postings
- Taught [N] groups aged [N]–[N] and prepared [N] candidates a year for Cambridge A2 Key and B1 Preliminary with a [X%] pass rate
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Task-based learning
- Exam preparation
- Pronunciation
- Business English
- CEFR mapping
- Moodle
- Quizlet
- Rubric marking
Tips for an ESL / EFL Teacher resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Task-based learning, Exam preparation, Pronunciation.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. CELTA (Pass A), DELTA Module 2.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example ielts band in 12 wks.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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