GUSTAV ALEJANDRO HELMAN

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MAILING ADDRESS

C/o Mont'Kiara International School
22 Jalan Kiara
Mont'Kiara
50480 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA

Phone: (+60-3) 2093-8604
Mobile: (+60-12) 395.0192 (from Malaysia: 012.395.0192)
Fax: (+60-3) 2093-6045
e-mail: g.helman@mkis.edu.my or e-mail: gustav.helman@gmail.com
Website: http://www.gustavohelman.com
Date of Birth: March 14th, 1967
Marital Status: single, no dependents

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IN MALAYSIA

2003-present
  • Teacher of HS and IB Spanish at Mont'Kiara International School, Kuala Lumpur. Duties: teach Spanish I, II, III, IV, IB Spanish B and Ab Initio, co-ordinate study trips around Malaysia, as well Involved Citizen Day. Co-ordinated HS Student Council during 2003-2004, organized After School Activities on Creative Writing. Also, presented three workshops on Language and Culture and Language Teaching to fellow colleagues.
  • IN INDONESIA

    2001-2003
  • Teacher of Spanish and Japanese at Jakarta International School, Jakarta. Duties: teach MS Spanish and Japanese, present the workshop A different approach to language teaching at the SEEC Conference 2002, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; present a lecture to peers on Creative Writing.
  • IN U.S.A.

    2000-2001
  • Trainer for Upstart Technologies, Inc. Duties: Training; Translations from/to Spanish, English, Portuguese and Japanese.
  • IN ZAMBIA

    1999-2000
  • Spanish Language teacher for the International Baccalaureate program and Japanese Language teacher for Secondary and Primary school at The International School of Lusaka, in Zambia, accredited by the European Council of International Schools. Duties: Teach Spanish Language for the International Baccalaureate students, teach Spanish to Forms 1 and 2, and Japanese as an Elective Subject at the secondary school, co-ordinate field trips where the students are not allowed to use other language than the target language, create the scheme for a new subject called "Language Awareness" and teach Japanese in Elementary school. (According to the Zambian government and the Japanese Embassy in Lusaka, I was the first and only Japanese Language teacher in the country)
  • IN JAPAN

    1997-1998
  • Yokohama City Board of Education's International Understanding Instructor. Duty: Responsible for teaching Argentine culture at Elementary Schools of the City of Yokohama, through games and activities allowing children to experience and live the culture.
  • 1996-1998
  • English Language Teacher, at the Yokohama City Nagata Center. Duty: Responsible for teaching English to adults.
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  • Spanish Language Instructor at Totsuka Spanish Language Institute, in Totsuka Ward. Duties: Teach Spanish and Latin-American Literature to adults.
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  • Oota Center for Japanese Language Studies, Tokyo. Duties: Responsible for teaching Japanese language, culture and traditions to foreigners.
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  • Editor and publisher of Argentinos en Asia, magazine for the Argentine community in Japan. Duties: Writing the children's section, in charge of the Tango and Literature sections, and proofreading the magazine.
  • IN ARGENTINA

    1990-1995
  • Latin-American and Spanish Literature teacher for Junior and Senior High School at Colegio San Isidro Labrador, and Workshop Facilitator at Saint George Elementary School and James Greenwood College, in Buenos Aires City. Duties: Taught Spanish and Grammar, Latin-American and Spanish Literature, created the scheme for the workshops, held Literature, Journalism and Photo Workshops and contests. Instituted and directed school trips and "inter-subjects activities" about art and cinema -including the development of teaching materials-, serving as a liaison between the teachers and speaking before various groups. Led training courses about Reading Comprehension and the Methodology of the Speech Contest and Debate Contest to the school staff. Reason for leaving: Going to Japan to do a research in Curriculum Development and Foreign Language Teaching at Yokohama National University's Graduate School of Education. (Completed on March, 1997)
  • 1988-1992
  • Host in radio show "Gypsies in the Lighthouse", FM Station "La Zona" (89.3 MHz), in Buenos Aires. Duties: Made interviews, wrote the radio-dramas and played a few of the characters. Served as a member of the production and direction team.
  • ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

    SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

    COURSES AND SYMPOSIA

    OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

    SPECIAL INTERESTS

  • Travelling (I have done extended trips to five continents)
  • Cooking
  • Jazz
  • Public speaking
  • Literature
  • Cinema
  • Comparative cultures
  • Sports (swimming, tennis, running, rollerblades)
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