Portfolio By Medvéné Kendi Timea. Why did I become a teacher? Specialised classes both in the primary and secondary school Influenced by my mates Helping.

Portfolio

By Medvéné Kendi Timea

Why did I become a teacher?

• Specialised classes both in the primary and secondary school

• Influenced by my mates

• Helping my classmates understand material

• BGYTKF in Nyíregyháza

My education

• 2009-2010 MA English Teacher, University of Miskolc

• 2002-2004 Leadership in Public Education at University of Technical Sciences in Budapest

• 1998-2001 Applied Linguistics in English at University of Debrecen Faculty of Arts

• 1989-1993 College Degree in Mathematics and English at Teachers’ Training College of Nyíregyháza

Work experience• 2000- now Currently working as a Deputy of Arany

János Secondary Grammar School and a teacher of English

• 1998-2000 English teacher at a private language school in Nyíregyháza

• 1993-98 English teacher at Vasvári Pál Grammar School in Nyíregyháza

• 1992-93 English and Mathematics teacher at Jósa András Primary School

Arany János Grammar and Primary School

Arany János Gimnázium és Általános Iskola

• Since 1989 secondary grammar school as well

• Swimming pool – specialised in sports

• An 8 year grammar school for the best students

• NYEK – preparatory language class

• Integration programme – gipsy students

Special aims of NYEK

• To gain high level of English knowledge

• To be able to use English in real life situation

• To get a positive attitude to language learning

• To get the ability to improve language knowledge individually in the future

Achievements in NYEK

• Continuity in language learning – 3 lessons a day

• 3 teachers

• Supplementary material

• Graded readers – reading club

• Drama - national drama festival

• GSCE – a year earlier

Success with my students in the last 3 years

• Reciting competition – 1st place• National Drama Festival – 4th place• National London Bridge Competition – 6th place• Regional English Language Competition in

Nyírbátor – 3rd place• Finalists (9th and 10th place) in the Advanced

English Competition organised by the English- Hungarian Friendship Association

• National Public Speaking Competition – 1st place – got into the international final in London

Winning the poetry reciting competition

Enikő came in the 6th in the national final of London Bridge

Competition

Drama festival in Solymár (4th place)

Over My Dead Body

Morvai Bence – winner of the national Public Speaking

Competition

Bence with Sebastian from Mauritius, who won the

international final in London

Applications

• Comenius – Cooperation of Schools

• Resource Centre

• Teacher Assistant from Italy

• Fund for Talented Students

• Methodology Courses in England

• Grant for visiting a school for 3 weeks in England