Aleksandr Petrov - EAL/English Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand

ALEKSANDR PETROV

EAL / ENGLISH TEACHER

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Email: alex@aetoros.net

Nationality: Russian

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Professional Profile

EAL and English teacher with a linguistics background and experience delivering academically rigorous, student-centered English instruction in Thai secondary schools. Specializes in integrated four-skills development, academic speaking and listening, project-based learning, and technology-supported assessment.

Core Expertise

EAL / ESL (Secondary)

Secondary-level English and EAL instruction with focus on academic communication, fluency, and confidence in English-only classrooms. Experience teaching mixed-proficiency learners in Thailand.

Academic Speaking, Listening & Presentations

Structured development of spoken English through debates, formal presentations, panel discussions, and talk-show–style tasks. Emphasis on clarity, pronunciation, audience awareness, and responding to questions in real time.

Integrated Four-Skills Instruction

Lesson design integrating reading, writing, listening, and speaking into unified tasks and projects, ensuring language skills are developed holistically rather than in isolation.

English for Career (Office, IT & Commerce)

Career-oriented English covering workplace communication, business interaction, IT-related language, and commerce contexts. Includes practical projects such as product pitches, advertisement creation, website development, and professional presentations.

Project-Based Learning (PBL)

Design and delivery of project-based units resulting in tangible student outcomes, including short films, theatrical performances, business pitches, websites, and media presentations conducted entirely in English.

Performance-Based & Rubric-Aligned Assessment

Assessment of student learning through presentations, debates, projects, and competitions, supported by clear criteria and rubrics aligned to learning objectives and skill progression.

Educational Technology & Digital Assessment

Development and use of a custom online English assessment platform (testingportal.org) featuring multiple-choice questions, true/false items, picture labelling, word matching, gap-fill tasks, speaking assessments, and drawing-based response activities for formative and summative evaluation.

Student Competition Preparation

Coaching students for regional English and computer project competitions, resulting in Silver and Gold medal outcomes.

Creative & Performing Arts Integration

Integration of drama, music, and film into English instruction to enhance engagement, fluency, and authentic language use.

Skills & Expertise

EAL / ESL Instruction (Secondary Level)

Secondary-level EAL and ESL instruction focused on academic communication, fluency, and confidence in English-only classroom environments. Experience working with mixed-proficiency learners and supporting sustained language development.

Academic English (Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing)

Integrated development of all four language skills through structured speaking tasks, academic reading-to-write activities, listening-based discussion, and academic presentations aligned with clear learning objectives.

English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

Career-oriented English instruction covering office communication, IT-related language, and commerce contexts. Delivered through practical projects such as professional presentations, advertisements, website creation, and business-style communication tasks.

Phonics & Pronunciation Training

Instruction in phonics and pronunciation with emphasis on sound–letter relationships, stress, intonation, and spoken accuracy to support early fluency and confidence.

Student Assessment & Evaluation

Design and implementation of formative and summative assessments using performance tasks, digital testing, and skill-based evaluation aligned with lesson objectives.

Curriculum Development

Adaptation and enrichment of existing curricula through the design of project-based units, integrated skill tasks, and assessment activities aligned with learning outcomes.

Lesson Planning & Delivery

Structured lesson planning and delivery aligned with curriculum goals, student proficiency levels, and assessment criteria, with emphasis on clarity, engagement, and measurable progress.

Professional Experience

EAL / ENGLISH TEACHER

Mathayomwatsing School, Thailand

May 2024 – Present

Key Responsibilities:

  • Teach secondary EAL with emphasis on academic communication and integrated four-skills development
  • Deliver English for Career, incorporating office communication, IT, and commerce contexts
  • Design IT-integrated projects where students develop and present functional websites in English
  • Facilitate entrepreneurial business simulations, debates, and formal presentations
  • Direct theatrical productions, musicals, and student short films in English

Major Achievements:

Prepared students for regional competitions:

🥈 Multi-Skill English (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
🥇 Computer Project (student-built English learning web application)

Developed custom online English assessment platform (testingportal.org)

ENGLISH & PHONICS TEACHER

Sarasas Witaed Suksa School, Thailand

Oct 2022 – Apr 2024

Key Responsibilities:

  • Delivered phonics and foundational English instruction focused on pronunciation accuracy and spoken fluency
  • Applied communicative and multisensory methods to build early confidence in English

Education

Bachelor of Linguistics

Institute of International Relations

2021

Certifications & Qualifications

IELTS

7.5

C1 English

TOEIC

975

C1 English

Bachelor of Linguistics

Institute of International Relations

2021

Languages

Spoken Languages

English

C1 • IELTS 7.5 | TOEIC 975

90%

Russian

Native

100%

German

B1

60%

Programming Languages

💻JavaScript

Proficient • ES6+, TypeScript, React, Next.js

85%

DIGITAL LEARNING PROJECTS

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testingportal.org

Custom online English assessment platform designed to support formative and summative evaluation across all language skills. The platform enables teachers to assess comprehension, vocabulary, language accuracy, and spoken communication through a range of interactive task types, supporting differentiated assessment and clear evidence of student progress.

  • Multiple-choice questions for reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary
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tutorcat.online

An innovative AI-powered language learning platform designed for students at Mathayomwatsing School, combining gamified learning with intelligent feedback to make language acquisition engaging and effective.

VIDEO-BASED LEARNING PROJECTS

Christmas Story

A creative Christmas story presentation

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Computer Science Project Presentation

Student computer science project presentation

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