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Bruce Willister Cover Letter 

Aloha, over the course of my short adult life I feel very fortunate to have had the life experiencesthat have shaped me into the person that I am today. My senior year of High School Iparticipated in a two-month language exchange program to Oaxaca, Oaxaca Mexico studyingSpanish. After I graduated from High School in 2002 I was selected by the Mt. Bachelor RotaryClub to serve as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerias Brazil. I spentone year in Brazil, learning Portuguese, Brazilian culture, traveling and assisting in teachingconversational English at a local secondary school. My experiences abroad have radicallychanged my life in the best possible way and I will always cherish the places I have seen and thepeople I have met.

Through my experiences studying different languages I have learned many different ways of instruction on the process of learning a new language, which I believe will assist me in thisposition. I believe in strong class interaction, not only between the professor and the students butalso a wide range of learning materials including but not limited to, visual aids, audio and oralcommunication. I understand how hard it can be to learn a new language. When I arrived inBrazil I knew only how to say, hello. I had no formal instruction in the Portuguese language for 

over six month so I was forced to learn by listening and repeating what I had heard to the best of my abilities; sometimes resulting in great embarrassment to me. This process of learning alanguage which is very irregular gave me insight into how hard it must be to try and just pick up alanguage for scratch without any books, classes or teachers; this I believe is something not manypeople can say they have done. After I started receiving formal instruction my ability to “go withthe flow” on learning the language did come in handy and I excelled. From this experience andhaving six formal semesters of college instruction in different languages I believe I have a veryunique insight to offer in regards to how to properly learn and teach a new, second or even thirdlanguage. I would like to also add that I am currently taking online TEFL courses in order to gainyet another tool for my teaching tool box. This course should be completed by April 25th.

In closing I would like to talk briefly about my personal teaching style, philosophy and why I wantto relocate to Spain from South Korea. Teaching has been such a rewarding experience for me

thus far and I do believe that the fact that I have lived in a wide variety of places, countries andcultures has given me an unique outlook on life that is both fun and educational for me to pass onto others. You might have noticed that I started off by saying Aloha. In Hawaii that means, hello,goodbye, respect, family and love. Most people only know about the first two and the others aresomething that one can’t read about in books they have to be lived. I start and end every one of my classes out by saying a big Aloha. I do this because I want to pass those values listed aboveto others. I also believe in multi tooled way of teaching. That is to say try and use as manyresources available to me as possible. These might include, books, music, DVDs, YouTubevideos, black boards and of course games. If you wish I would be more than happy to send youmore information on my personal teaching style and even in class video. In regards to why Iwould like to relocate to Spain. Let me just start by saying that I do love teaching in South Koreaand if I can’t secure a teaching position in Spain I would be more than happy to stay here. But Ido feel like South Korea is extremely closed off from the rest of the world. It lacks the flavor of 

internationality. It’s hard to find foreign things, people, stores, food etc. that I really crave. Irealize that not every country is as diverse as the halls of the United Nations but I would prefer aplace with a bit more international flavor and yes I must admit a little more adventure.Sincerely,Bryan Whiter brucewillister@gmail.combruce.whi on Skype

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1950 NW Putnam RdBend Oregon, 97701

Phone 001+541-788-5182E-mail bryanwhiter@gmail.com

Bryan Whiter 

Objective My name is Bruce Willister and I am writing you today to inquire upon anEnglish Teaching position in Spain. I am currently employed by ChujaMiddle School, South Korea teaching English full time for not only allmiddle school grades but also grades 1-6 at the Chuja elementaryschool. My contract runs out in July of 2011 and I am hoping to makethe move to a larger sized city in Spain in the near future.

Education 2004-2008 The University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI

I am currently taking a 100 hour TEFL course which should be completedby April 25th, 2011.

* Bachelors of Arts and Science. Focus in Political Science.

* Certificate of Portuguese from Obejectivo de Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil

* High School Diploma. Bend, OR

Interests and

activities

I am a politically active person and was involved in the 2008 campaignto elect Barack Obama. I served on the University of Hawaii studentgovernment from 2005-2008. I am responsible in part for the start of 

several organizations on campus including the Kappa Sigma OmicronZeta chapter and The Wine Toasters Club at the University of Hawaii.From 2002-2003 I was a Rotary exchange Student to Pouso Alegre,Minas Gerias Brazil through the Mt. Bachelor Rotary club of Bend.During my time in Brazil I attended the Objectivo Academy focusinglearning Portuguese and Brazilian culture.

Languages Semi fluent in Portuguese, reading and speaking. Some knowledge of Spanish

 Work experience 2010-Present EPIK South Korea South Korea

English Teacher * Duties included but not limited to full time English teaching position. Iam currently teacher grades 1-6 in two elementary schools and allgrades in Korean Middle school. I am working for Chuja Public Schoolsvia the South Korean government.

2009-2010 Pac Pizza, Pizza Hut Bend, OR

Delivery driver 

* Duties included but limited to delivering driving, making of products,

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cashier, serving and basic clean up duties.

2007-2009 The Well Bento Honolulu,HI

Chef*

Duties included but not limited to preparation of all products, serving andcashier.

Summers 2000-2002 The Inn of the 7th Mountain Bend,OR

Life Guard

* Duties included but not limited to pool safety and basic sanitary duties of facility.

Volunteer 

experience

Kappa Sigma Fraternity from 2004-2008. Over 80 hours of volunteer time in various fields including, security, campus and beach clean upsetc.

Students for Barack Obama 2007-2008. Duties including organizing,campus rallies, phone trees, get out the vote, voter registration etc.

American Red Cross 2006-2008. Duties including signing people up todonate blood during blood drives at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Hobbies Reading, writing, travel, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Obama for president2008, Hash House Harriers, anything to do with the outdoors i.e. Surfing,snowboarding, fishing etc.

References

Extracurricular 

activities

Senator of the college of Arts and Sciences. University of Hawaii atManoa Student Government from 2005-2008

*Chair person- Cultural and ethics committee from 2006-2008.

*Vice chair person- External affairs committee from 2006-2007.

Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Omicron Zeta Chapter from 2004-2008.

*Chair person- Inner Greek Council from 2005-2006

*Chair person- Social Committee from 2006-2007

The Wine Toasters Club at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

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