James Saadeh
English Language Teacher, Marketing consultant
Available to advise on marketing materials, proofread English language marketing materials, or help with a marketing plan. Familiar with Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.
Skills
Experience communicating with people in different cultures: has lived in China, Kenya, Japan as well as the USA. Problem solving. Research and analysis. Understanding of human behavior.
Current employment
English teacher (ESL) at Giraffe English in Shouguang, Weifang Prefecture, Shandong Province, China.
Five years experience teaching ESL in Shandong Province, China: Giraffe English, Smart Vision International Kindergarten, Golden Kids International Kindergarten and Wise English working at Beihai Bilingual School. He has instructed students from preschool to age 12 using a variety of techniques including Montessori and Total Physical Response (TPR) in classrooms and as a tutor.
African Experience
James with his Form 1 students. 
Planting trees at the elementary school. 
Ribbon cutting at the community library.
As a Teacher at Kwa Muema Secondary School in Mulundi Village, Kitui, Kenya, James taught business, physics and English. Also assisted teachers at both primary and secondary school to learn computer skills.
Board member and project supervisor for Books and Bricks Organization, Seattle, Washington, USA, while in Kenya James acted as a liaison between the board members in Seattle and the schools in Kenya. He managed several projects related to starting a new library, procuring educational texts and materials and a famine relief project.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University, major in marketing, minor in music. Highlight: Japanese and Korean Study Tour.
Associate of Arts from South Seattle Community College, this included one year of Japanese study at Ube Frontier College in Ube, Japan.
TESOL certification, Oxford Seminars.
Hobbies and Interests
- Guitar playing.
- Martial Arts.
- Chinese traditional painting and sumi-e.