Community ESL Instructor, University of Texas

Designed and taught task-based English classes for mixed-level adult learners in UT’s community program. Each week I built CELTA-style lessons around real-life themes—ordering food, speaking with landlords, visiting doctors— guiding students from controlled drills to free conversation. Closed every session with anonymous board feedback that corrected errors, celebrated successes, and sent learners out the door more confident for daily life in Austin.

Communication strategy dashboard
Community-Based ESL
Led mixed-level adults aiming to navigate daily U.S. life — ordering food, filling out forms, talking with neighbours. Topic-centred lessons let beginners and intermediates practise together through dialogs, role-plays, and survival-vocabulary drills.
Sample lesson plans and materials
Materials & Lesson Design
Wrote CELTA-style plans with slide decks, picture cards, and controlled->free practice tasks. Adapted content on the fly when newcomers joined mid-term and reused materials for other volunteer sites in Austin.
White-board feedback session
Feedback & Rapport
Collected real student sentences during activities, then reviewed them anonymously on the board to refine grammar and pronunciation without embarrassment. Arrived early each week to chat, build rapport, and show short culture clips that sparked conversation.
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