Thursday

About Me


How are you, dear Madam and/or Sir,

This is a presentation letter and hope you take your time to get to know me:

I am called Teacher Laila a hundred times a day, but I am also known as "Ms Burden". This is how I sign my literary work and other pieces of my insanity, daydreams, or deviations which are expressed quite often in the shape of poems, photos, and such. My real name is Laila Chris. I am actually a Brazilian EFL teacher, a certified Journalist, translator, and a writer as human necessity. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in 'Social Communications' with a minor in 'Journalism' from UEL - State University of Londrina (Brazil) and in 'Liberal Arts' with a minor in 'Creative Writing' from SPC - Saint Petersburg College (USA). I have been currently running a private language school in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil) called PBF since October 2002.

After finishing college in Brazil, in 1998, I decided to live abroad, in order to fully learn another language, get an international degree for my academic education process, and get to know a different culture. I lived in Saint Petersburg, USA, for five years (98 ~ 02). Now, I've just turned 42, got a business of my own, been married for 21 years, and I've decided to live back in my home country for good. All my personal goals have been nearly accomplished. Adding to that, I've got hundreds of manuscripts and 'almost' nothing published.

Am strongly seeking for a temporary teaching position in summer or winter international language programs so that I can sponsor my own publications, and I am accepting any publishing opportunity as well as in international media, being electronic or hard-printed editorials, either temporary or permanently. Notice that I'm an agent-free writer and maybe that is why I write intensely. I have got two ongoing book projects: a poetry one and a fiction novel and have recently launched a book¹ of shorties intended for ESL learners entitled "American Jokes in Simple Language."

My experiences in journalism toward entertainment news and short story writing led me to the artistic literary practice. Through my education background, abilities, and desire to work, I believe I can be very useful to any editorial service. And when it comes to teaching English and tutoring other subjects, I've been doing those things since I was 12. I've owned a language school in Brazil for 25 years in 2023.

I look forward to hearing from any educational institution,  publisher/editor, or ESL/EFL school which could make good use of my  knowledge and experience to help improve your services towards my will-power and strong wish to work. I am also open for  further discussions about any possible translation/version, proofreading, or any  independent publication of my manuscripts, as well as my participation in any collaboration through, revising, translating and/or developing versions in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and German. However, if you have no connections with this kind of business or you do not, but you've thought I am worth being read, contact me. I am highly willing to take over language teaching positions in any international school. I am fluent in English and Portuguese, and am able to teach Spanish and German. I've played the drums for 4 years and been learning on how to get a poetry book published. 

On the other hand, if you feel at least a tiny little dust of interest in knowing my work, click on any of those links located on the sidebar and leave a comment. Or better, go straight to the point and E-mail me: lailachris@gmail.com, WhatsApp me (+55-18-9977-42901), and subscribe to my YouTube channel "Teacher Laila's Video Class" (YouTube.com/teacherlailachris)  and visit my site: www.teacherlaila.com (defunct)

  



  

Education



  • 2016 Unicesumar / Maringa (Polo Presidente Prudente), PR e  SP, (Brazil)
          Especialização em Gestão Educacional - Post-grad in Educational Management

  • 2012/13 University of South Caxias / Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, (Brazil)
          Bachelor's degree in Psychology (incomplete) - Minor Educational Psychology
  • 2002 Saint Petersburg College / St. Petersburg, FL (USA)
         Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts - minor: Creative Writing
  • 1998 State University of Londrina / Londrina, PR (Brazil)
         Bachelor's degree in Social Communications - minor: Journalism
  • 1992 State High School Dr. Álvaro Coelho / São Paulo (Brazil)
        High School Diploma

Extra Courses

  • Hollywood English Institute – Proficiency in English Language, 1990 - Brazil
  • Fisk English School – Certified English Teacher diploma, 1992 - Brazil
  • Pink and Blue & Freedom – Certified English Teacher, 1994 - Brazil
  • Londrina AME - Screenplay Writing Course, 1997 - Brazil
  • Mãe de Deus (German Catholic School) – German Language, 1994~1997 - Brazil
  • Tomlinson Adult Learning Center - English as a Second Language, 1998 - Saint Pete /FL/USA
  • English in Dublin - English as a Second Language, 2010 - Dublin/Ireland
  • English Days at Disneyworld - English as a Second Language, 2011 - Orlando/FL/USA
  • Acting Lessons at the Community Labs Project - 2012 - Performing a play written by myself along with other 13 actors before a 700 ticket buyers. 
  • Drum Lessons since 2014

Work Experience

2016 ~ today PBF English/Español  and FISK School / Presidente Venceslau, SP (Brazil)
 Coordinator/ English, German, Spanish and Portuguese Instructor; Independent Writer


2016 - today  Curious.com / Melo, CA, (USA)
Online English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese Instructor/ Screewriter and Editor


2002 ~ 2016 PBF English/Español School / Caxias do Sul, RS (Brazil)
Owner/ Coordinator/ English, German, and Portuguese Instructor/ Independent Writer

1999 ~ 2002 Tokyo Bay Japanese Restaurant / Isla de Sol, Pinellas County (USA)
Hostess/Cashier at Tokyo Bay January 1998 - May 2002 (4 years 5 months)
Received guests, took reservations and take-out orders over the counter and over the phone. I controlled the cash register 6 days a week, from 4 to 11pm. I picked up all phone calls, cleaned my station, and folded origamis for decoration purposes or for children's entertainment. Tokyo Bay is a Japanese American sushi restaurant owned by a Japanese chef, called Eiji Sonogi, located on Isla del Sol, right at a golf club resort and down by the waters of Tierra Verde and Saint Pete Beach, Gulf of Mexico.

2001 ~ 2002 All Natural Botanicals / Pinellas Park, FL (USA)
International Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service Associate
· Participated in several national trade shows.
· Elaborated text for packaging and reviewed the company’s catalog.
· Added few Latin-American accounts.


1996 ~ 1997 Radio Universidade FM / Londrina, PR (Brazil)
Radio News Reporter, Writer, Editor, and Producer
· Wrote the hourly breaking news: international politics, sports, and economy.
· Radiocasted the daily show “Atualidades” for entertainment topics.
· Collaborated with other shows interviewing and brainstorming.
· Took over live coverage of local events.


1995 ~ 1996 SERCOMTEL / Londrina, PR (Brazil)
ESL Instructor
· Taught associates English language using the educational method named Wisdom.
· Weekly attended meetings with other instructors and supervisors to improve and accelerate the employee’s foreign language skills.
· Helped the company to approach the international business standards of TQM.


1994 ~ 1996 CRCOM Comunicação Empresarial / Londrina, PR (Brazil)
Public Relations
· Developed promotional campaigns, elaborated press releases and clippings for accounts such as Mazda, Nissan, and SEBRAE (Brazilian company).
· Organized the annual national business communication conference: joining remarkable professionals of advertisement and journalism fields with local university students in order to create and discuss new ideas in seminars and workshops.

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