James Weber
Freecom Language School / Team ManagerTokyo
James Weber
Freecom Language School / Team Manager
Multilingual Front End Developer
Ten years ago I left my home in Wisconsin, USA and began a long twisted journey around the world, eventually landing me in Japan teaching English. I learned to speak fluent Spanish and Business level Japanese and conversational French along the way. I never thought I would become a programmer as I never had a deep love for gaming or social media. However, I love learning new skills and upon th
Ambition
In the future
I would like to continue to design and/or code beautiful websites. I would love to work with a company that is improving people’s lives here in Japan and all over the world.
Freecom Language School7 years
Team ManagerPresent
- Present
-Prepare detailed reports of students' English progress. -Manage the local branch and be point person for communication with head office. -Develop new teaching material.
Ministry of Education, Chiba-Japan4 years
English as a Second Language Instructor
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-Implemented new technology in the classroom using podcasts and videos. -Sustained professional relationships with multiple team teachers. -Arranged weekly English Club for 20 students. -Managed class sizes of 20-40 high school students. -Team teaching presenter at annual prefecture teaching conference.
University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin
International Studies/Spanish
GPA 3.84 Focused mainly on Latin American History
University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin5 months
Spanish Tutor(Intern)
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- Designed daily personalized activities to assist struggling students - Won “Best New Tutor” award presented by the department - Trained new staff for using technology in their tutoring lessons - Created original practice tests and review exercises to supplement homework
Freecom Language School
Skills
Awards and Certifications
言語
- English - Native
- Japanese - Professional
- Spanish - Professional
- French - Conversational