I have been tutoring students in English as a Second Language since 2011. I spent two years abroad working as an ESL teacher in Hokkaido, Japan as part of the Japan Exchange & Teaching Program. During this time, I completed a number of training courses and workshops related to ESL. I taught at the preschool, elementary and junior high levels and created individualized tutoring programs for adults. I was responsible for creating the majority of my own lesson plans, as well as grading student assignments and preparing students for English speech and elocution contests.