Dutch & Japanese Language Instructor
I’m Ayla (pronounce as eye-la), a teacher with a passion for language learning and a creative approach to teaching.
Skill set
- Japanese: acquired with a bachelor’s degree at the Catholic University of Leuven
- Bilingual since childhood: English and Dutch
- French: Je peux me debrouiller
- Some basic understanding of Korean
Knowledge gained through completing a Subject Specific Teacher Training Programme, and experience gained through various teaching jobs.
I also have experience in using the flipped classroom-method and, since the corona lockdown, online teaching.
Through self study, with a focus on Vector Art. Proficient knowledge of Affinity Designer.
I have some experience in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Acquired through a combination of self study and courses. I consider code as a useful hobby.
Experience
At Linguapolis, since February 2016.
From Janary to June 2020 I taught English at St.-Jozef Schoten. It has been a wonderful challenge. Due to the corona pandemic, I also gained more experience as an online teacher.
- EduKempen, from October 2020 to June 2021.
- Eurospeak, from June to august 2018, outsourced from the VDAB.
- Task: teaching Dutch to Belgians to help them enter the job market.
- At Lerian in July 2018: Private classes.
- MO* Magazine, from May to June 2014.
Daily online news articles, research and interviews. - The Culture Trip Brussels, from January to March 2016.
Daily online news articles, research and interviews, aimed at tourists.
At Ogilvy Brussels in September 2016.
Tasks: contacting journalists about potentional news articles.
Projects and
Publications
I made a podcast that teaches Belgian-Dutch to Japanese listeners. To promote this podcast, I maintain an Instagram account.
Listen on Spotify, Pocketcasts, Apple Podcasts, Deezer and YouTube.
I worked on a project named FreeTextbookImages, to provide free resources for teachers. This project has been disbanded due to lack of time. I also struggled with giving this project a good direction. I do hope to do a similar project in the future.
I enjoy making vector images, mostly for teaching materials. Occasionally, I post these on Pixabay.
- MO* Magazine,
- The Culture Trip Brussels
- I also wrote the slogan and some of the titles and descriptions of Rebel Piercings.
I am available for (online) Japanese lessons at Apprentus.
Education
At the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, from 2016 to 2017.
At the Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, from 2013 to 2015.
A cultural exchange program at Fukuoka Women’s University, Japan, from 2011 to 2012.
At the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, from 2008 to 2013.