Jan Gorzen
Contact Information
Address: 3400 Rhonda Valley Unit 47, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Telephone: 905-277-8364 (Canada)
Email: jan.gorzen@alumni.utoronto.ca
Personal Information
Date of Birth: June 24, 1987
Place of Birth: Czew, Poland
Citizenship: Canadian
Sex: Male
Objective
CELTA certified teacher seeking to contribute acquired skills for the benefit of the
school and to further professional development as an English teacher.
Professional Qualifications
CELTA
[July 2011]
*120-hour Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course issued by
Cambridge University.
Education
University of Toronto
*Hon. B.A, English and History.
[September 2005 – June 2010]
Relevant Experience
Language Studies Canada
[July 2011]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*6 hours of instructing classes for English language learners (as part of CELTA
teaching practicum).
Iona Secondary School
[January 2011 – May 2011]
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
*Worked as a student teacher for grade 12 English classes.
*Helped teacher prepare lessons.
*Marked assignments.
*Taught lessons.
CultureLink
[March – May 2011]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*Attended conversation circles to help new immigrants practice English.
Kwang Lee’s Tae Kwon-Do School
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
*Instructing Tae Kwon-Do classes for children.
[2003-2007]
Mudokwan Tae Kwon-Do Academy
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
*Instructing Tae Kwon-Do classes for children.
[2000-2003]
Employment History
Picture Source
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
*Sold framed prints.
*Managed the store.
RONA
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
*Worked as a hardware salesman.
[September 2010 – June 2011]
[May 2008-January 2011]
Skills Summary
 English native speaker
 Fluent in Polish
 Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point
Interests & Activities
 Learning about different cultures and languages.
 Reading and writing prose.
 Film and filmmaking (active volunteer for the Toronto Film Festival).
 Outdoor activities: bike riding and snowboarding.
References
Simon Leclerc
Language Studies Canada, CELTA Tutor
Barbora Gomezova
CultureLink, Program Worker
sleclerc@lsc-canada.com
bgomezova@culturelink.ca
Kasia Kwasnica,
kookaiblue@hotmail.com
Highschool teacher (that I worked with at Iowna Secondary School).