Education:

• Master’s in Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on TESOL for children Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 (Master in Bildung, Lehrplan und Unterricht mit Fokus auf TESOL für Kinder Pre-Kindergarten bis Klass 12)

• Bachelor of Arts (in Spanish)

• CELTA - University of Cambridge (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)

• Certificate in Online English Language Teaching -  University of Cambridge

Geboren in Massachusetts USA. Seit 2011 wohnhaft in der Schweiz, mit meinem Schweizer Ehemann und unseren zwei gemeinsamen Kindern. Ich unterrichte Englisch in Gruppen wie auch Einzelunterricht in allen Altersstufen und Niveaus. Seit 20 Jahren unterrichte ich in verschiedenen Ländern wie USA, Spanien, China und natürlich in der Schweiz.

In der Schweiz konnte ich Erfahrung sammeln in privaten Schulen, in der Volkshochschule wie auch auf IB Schulen. Im weiteren absolvierte ich eine Weiterbildung zum Masters in Education in Lehrplan und Unterricht.

In meiner Karriere hatte ich immer wieder Kontakt zu anderen Kulturen und Sprachen. Ich weiss, was es heisst eine andere Sprache zu lernen. Ich habe Basic Level in Chinesisch, Deutsch (B1). Spanisch habe ich während meinem 6 jährigen Aufenthalt in Spanien gelernt, wo ich auch den Bachelor of Arts Abschluss gemacht habe und als Spanischlehrerin gearbeitet habe.

Mein Verständnis zu anderen Kulturen wird mir helfen Ihnen einen lernreichen und auf ihre Bedürfnisse abgestimmten, unterhaltsamen Unterricht zu gestalten.

Blanka started teaching in 2000 and has since taught all age groups and levels including general English, business and technical English, as well as preparation classes for PET, FCE, CAE, BEC, IELTS, and TOEFL. She holds a Master’s degree in English Literatures and Languages from the University of Berne in Switzerland.

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Blanka loves English and world literature, learning languages, listening to music (from yodel to metal), and hiking in Emmental. Her favorite saying is “Learn as if you were to live forever”.

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At The English Center,  Blanka teaches mainly business and general English as well as Cambridge exam-preparation courses. She says:

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“I love teaching at The English Center because it provides me with lots of flexibility and independence in my teaching approach. We are an experienced teaching team and yet we are never stuck in a rut; we are constantly growing and exploring new teaching grounds, be it by attending teachers’ conferences, learning about online teaching tools or finding and exchanging exciting new teaching materials.

Meeting a lot of different people, tailoring classes to their individual needs, helping them improve their language skills and  teaching them how to acquire the mindset of a language learner – those are some of the main aspects of my teaching and it is what makes my work at the The English Center always exciting and fresh.

I often don’t think of myself as a language teacher but as a professional language student because, after all this time, I still have a lot to learn. Just like in the world of fitness, successful foreign language learning is a long-term commitment and a lifestyle – there are no shortcuts or easy solutions.”

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