Robert Grayson

J Prep Liberal Arts / Instructor
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Robert Grayson

J Prep Liberal Arts / Instructor

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Self-taught Web developer (HTML, CSS, JS, React). 10 years' experience as an instructor of academic English and curriculum development.

Ambition

In the future

Having studied web development and worked on numerous projects over the past year, I am seeking a first position as a frontend or full stack developer at an exciting company. With a background in ESL and linguistics I am particulary interested in EdTech and language processing, but I am open to any challenging role that will allow me to d

J Prep Liberal Arts10 years

InstructorPresent

- Present

Currently I am continuing to teach at one of Tokyo's top 'juku' cram schools. With extensive knowledge of the TOEFL and other exams, I have helped hundreds of students get into their dream colleges overseas and in Japan.

Chief of TOEFL Curriculum

Produced curricula for ESL students at advanced levels, including test-specific courses and general academic skills courses, to stringent deadlines

Head Instructor

Created and implemented Writing for Academic Purposes curriculum, incorporating style guides such as MLA and Chicago

Coursera6 months

Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate

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Indvidual, in-depth courses in HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, React, version control, UI/ UX design

Ace Pronunciation School2 years

Instructor and Curriculum Coordinator(Side)

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Authored comprehensive grammar curriculum for adults

RIKEN Brain Science Institute1 year

Research Assistant(Intern)

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Conducted linguistic experiments with infants Edited videos of experiments and analyzed data Presented research to peers and to the general public through ‘open day’ events

University of Amsterdam1 year

MSc Brain and Cognitive Sciences (First Year)

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Cognitive Science track with concentration in linguistics Studied research methodology and popular science writing

SOAS University of London4 years

Linguistics and Japanese BA

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First Class with Honors Included year abroad at Doshisha University, Kyoto

Kuju Entertainment Ltd.7 months

QA Assistant

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Provided quality assurance for video games produced for publishers such as Sony, Nintendo and Sega

Skills

  • CSS

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  • JavaScript

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  • HTML

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  • Git

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  • Highly motivated to learn

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  • Writing, React, MongoDB and 1 skills

Awards and Certifications

言語

  • English - Native
  • Japanese - Conversational

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