Daniel Blanco
About Me
Introduction:
Hello there! My name is Daniel Blanco. I am from Caracas, Venezuela. Raised in Ottawa, Canada, and currently backpacking (travelling) South America. I´m currently living in the beautiful city of Quito, Ecuador where I teach English and work as a translator annd interpreter. I have worked in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and in China as an online teacher.
I have been teaching for eleven years and it has been an amazing experience! Right now, I´m teaching English for two companies, but I have plenty time to arrange more classes. I have been teaching Chinese students for two years now, and it has been a rewarding experience, they are super cool to work with.
I have advanced knowledge of structural grammar, functional grammar, phonetics and phonology and lingustics. Likewise, I can apply different approaches and methodolgies in the classroom for students to have a meaningful language adquisition in the target language and improve ther receptive and productive skills (Listening, speaking, reading and writing).
I create content material for teachers and students, podcasts, subtitles, listening tracks, songs, phonic material and more.
I love arts and sciences. I am interested in archeology, botanics, history, literature, cooking, travelling and adventure.
I am friendly, easy going, open-minded, patient, organized and creative. I love to work with languages and I am capable of doing any task related to it (Spanish and English).
I always do my best because what I do is what I love.
Thanks a lot for your time and for reading my profile! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
All the best, always.
Daniel Blanco
Education
UPEL - IPC
Teacher of English
August 2017
Experiences
English teacher
UUabc
July 2018 to Current
- I Teach English to Chinese children using the Ludic Method. and the platform provided by the company.
- I create original flashcards/ visuals related to the content in each class to consolidarte learning.
Engish teacher (Online)
Learn English World
October 2017 to Current
I´teach Chinese children and teenagers online using Zoom as the main platform. Likewise, I create phonics activities for some students as well. .
TEFL
Centro Venezolano Americano (Venzuelan - American Centre)
September 2008 to December 2010
I was a TEFL for children, teenagers and adults in all levels.
I followed the institutions communicative approach and methodlogies.
TEFL
Madre Matilde School.
September 2014 to August 2015
English teacher in this private catholic school, from 7th grade to 11th grade.
- I developed the curriculum for each grade based on their previous knowledge and based on communication/ function. I had total autonomy in curriculum, lesson planning and evaluations.
- I applied the communicative approach and the intercultural approach inside and outside the classroom.
- I was able to contribute to the students´ learning through the use of ICT´s.
- I made with the students an "Enviromental awareness for a greener future" which allow students to learn how to recycle paper in order to make cards for special occassions.
- The importance of natives peoples in America, their traditions and cosmovision was taugh to senior high school students.
TEFL
English Lab (Venezuela)
August 2015 to December 2015
I was a TEFL for governmental institutions and companies. Likewise, I taught English to teeangers (13 - 19).
I taught under the communicative approach given by the company.
Teacher of English.
Merici academy
September 2014 to August 2015
I was a TESL to elementary female students. I planned and made all the evaluations during that time.
-The students had 2 hours of English as a second language, 4 days a week.
I had total autonomy over the lesson plan, evaluations, approaches and methologies.
I taught applying the communicative approach using video beams, readings, story telling, news, videos and podcasts.
Teacher of English
British Council
March 2016 to July 2017
Teaching English to Young learners, teens and adults.
Skills
Languages
Videos
Portfolio
- Animals, insects, and colors.- What ca...
- Reading session. Meaning by context. ...
Speaking and reading session - Unusual J...
CELTA course finished.