Matthew Charles Rathbone

MATTHEW RATHBONE 6 Camelot Euterpe Street Baysvalley Bloemfontein 9301 Free State SOUTH AFRICA Email:-Phone: - Postal Address: P.O. Box 13282 Noordstad Bloemfontein 9302 Free State SOUTH AFRICA PERSONAL: Citizenship: ID Number: Mother Tongue: Other Languages: Date and Place of Birth: Marital status: South African English Afrikaans (Speak, Write and Read) 14 November 1986, Durban, South Africa Single, no dependents ACADEMIC BACKGROUND B. Tech. Language Practice, 2012, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa International Business Studies, 1 March 2012 to 31 August 2012 Exchange Student Aalen University, Aalen, Germany N. Dip. Language Practice, 2011 Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa Grade 12, 2014 Sentraal High School, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa COURSE HIGHLIGHTS B. Tech. Language Practice: • English (Language X) IV (LAE40AS) • Afrikaans II (LAA20AS) • Language Dynamics IV (TDN40AS) • Language and Translation Practice IV (TVP40AS) • Marketing and Advertising Language I (RTL10AS) • Intercultural Studies I (INT10AS) • Public Speaking I (OPR11AS) • Computer Usage II (CPU20BS) • Research Methods and Techniques I (NMT10AS) • • Video: Theory and Practice I (VID10AS) Business Administration I (SAD10AS) International Business Studies (Germany): • Business English • Culture & Communication • German & European Culture • Negotiation Techniques TEFL TRAINING (Online) Certificate of Educational Studies in TESOL (150 hrs.), 2015 TEFL Training College, London, United Kingdom Certificate of TESOL – Teaching English to Young Learners (10 hrs.), 2015 TEFL Training College, London, United Kingdom Certificate of TESOL – Teaching Business English (10 hrs.), 2015 TEFL Training College, London, United Kingdom Certificate of TESOL – Grammar Awareness (30 hrs.), 2015 TEFL Training College, London, United Kingdom WORK EXPERIENCE Online and Social Media Marketing Consultant ICT Link (PTY) Ltd. Kathu, South Africa May 2017 to April 2018 TEFL Teacher E-xue Foreign Language School, Hami, China April 2016 to January 2017 Part-time Lecturer in Communication Sciences and English Department of Communication Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Subjects Lectured: • Business Communication I (BSC00FP) • Communication I (COM10AS) • Communication in English I – 2nd Language (CNX12ES) • Communication in English I – Language X (CNX10AS) • Communication in English II (CNX20AS) • Communication Skills I (EMC11AB) • English – Language X (ENS10AB) January 2013 to December 2015 Student Assistant, Central University of Technology March 2010 to November 2011 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Semester exchange program with Aalen University, Aalen, Germany, 2012 Shop Assistant, DVD King, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 2009 Sales Assistant & Stock Controller, Hi-fi Corporation, Bloemfontein, South Africa 2007 to 2008 SPECIAL SKILLS MS Office applications Organised and managed a summer camp for students in China, 2016 Facebook Report writing Translation (English – Afrikaans; Afrikaans – English) Editing REFERENCES Available upon request