About Jenny Juhnke
Your instructor, Jenny Juhnke
(Pronounced Yun-KEE), has traveled the world teaching and training
in the English language. You may ask, "What type of experience
does she have that will assist in
my personal or professional goals?" The information
below
will help you gain more familiarity with her style of teaching and
qualifications. Also, you should feel more comfortable knowing
Jenny is Berlitz certified, trained in both TEFL and TESOL, and she
holds a certificate in TEFL. Jenny has also won many awards as
lead instructor, most valuable instructor, and she has been recognized
in Europe and Asia as a trainer for ESL instructors. Her belief
is the student is the main focus of any class, and it is important to
make sure students are receiving corrections and feedback at all times
for their English.
Background Story
Jenny was born on
Okinawa, Japan in 1965. Since then, she has lived in over 24
places and countries, to include Germany, Hawaii, Japan, and mainland
USA. U.S. States
that she has called "home" are: Georgia, Florida, Maryland,
Nebraska,
Kansas,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, Hawaii, and Washington,
DC.
She has traveled to more than 15 countries, having worked in the field
of English as a Second Language teaching and coaching students in
Germany,
France, and Japan. One of her favorite destinations is Paris,
France, where she performed a concert by invitation from the Notre
Dame Cathedral with her
international chorus from Frankfurt, Germany.
Teaching
Experience & Qualifications
As a Communications and Public
Relations student in her university studies, Jenny was under a full
scholarship which included a large number of higher-level expectations
for her graduation
requirements. Besides having a radio broadcasting license and
working
as a freelance journalist for her alumni university magazine on
occasion,
Jenny writes a good deal of poetry and is a published poet. A
favorite
pastime is correspondence with friends and former students who live far
and near, and Jenny enjoys writing song lyrics occasionally. She
has
recorded a few radio commercials to include the "jingle" of one small
radio
station a few years ago, and Jenny acted as one of four commentators
for
a live English television program in Strasbourg, France that broadcast
on
their cultural channel, Arte 3. She has received formal training
in many business English categories for ESL classes, and she has a TESL
certificate with 140 hours of credit. Jenny's professional resume
lists
more of her work history and qualifications, but here are a few
highlights:
-
Twenty-two years of experience
teaching English as a Second Language
-
2000 Instructor of the Year
for Berlitz, an international language institution known worldwide
- Most requested instructor at Intensive English
Programs in the USA and Europe
-
Local Instructional Supervisor for
special language programs related to government agency needs in
Washington, DC
-
Worldwide Training and Development
Coach for Berlitz, to include online coaching for instructors in Asia
- Intensive English Instructor for several
accredited colleges and universities with ESL programs in Florida and
Virginia: University of West Florida, Northern Virginia Community
College, Fortis, MedTech, Pensacola State College, Advanced Technology
Institute of ECPI, and Virginia College
-
Assistant Director of Admissions
for the University System of Georgia
-
Writer and host for live satellite
English programs in Europe
-
Literature and English instructor
for high school, college-level, nursing, and business courses
-
Presenter of Atlanta Olympics
fundraising events in early 1990's
-
Mini-seminar courses for Banking,
Law, Marketing, Public Relations, Sales, Presentations, &
General Business
presented in Europe, Japan, and the USA
-
Mentor instructor for Berlitz in
Washington, DC and Linguarama Business English instructor in Europe
-
Director and founder of Global
Language Center on Okinawa, Japan, Virginia Beach, VA, Emerald Coast of
Florida, and Stuttgart,
Germany
Some students would like to maintain
privacy, but it is perfectly acceptable to mention company names and
generalities about the individuals and companies who have come to study
with Global Language Center or with Jenny Juhnke in her other positions
teaching ESL courses. Here are a few highlights:
-
Siemens
- Alcatel-Lucent
- T-Systems (T-Mobile)
- IMIG Marketing Innovations
-
BASF of Europe
- Ferdinand Gross (bolt-making
company)
- Alstom
- Ford Motor Company technicians
- Embassy of Afghanistan
- Embassy of Japan
- Eisen Metallwerks (metal trading
company in Europe)
- Mercedes Benz
- Colombian fashion merchandising
agency
- Nursing students of Fortis
- Virginia College health care
workers
- Porsche
- Coca-Cola (Deutschland)
-
Deutsche Bank,
Commerzbank, and Dresdner Bank of Germany
-
Allianz Insurance
of Germany
-
Equestrian
Olympians of Germany
-
Kone (elevator and
escalator operations crews)
-
VDA (German
automotive governing body)
-
Ciba-Geigy
-
Reuters News Agency
-
Filippino Cultural
Center
of Virginia Beach
-
Estee Lauder
Cosmetics
of Europe
-
Cartier Fragrances
Worldwide
-
Virginia Beach
Catholic
Schools staff
-
FBI, Interpol, and
other agencies in Washington, DC
-
Ernst & Young
LLP
-
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
-
Center of Far
Eastern Studies
-
Ambassador of
Chile's family
-
Mayflower Hotel
-
World Bank
-
Guatemala Relief
Agency workers
-
Embassy of Colombia
-
Embassy of Ecuador
-
Junior High School
Superintendent, Japan
-
Duty-free shops,
Okinawa/Naha Airport
-
Import/Export Cargo
Offices of Naha Airport
-
Sommelier and
various restaurant managers, Japan
-
Renaissance Hotel,
Japan
-
Dental technicians
and hygienists, America and Japan
-
Japanese
Government
Liaison Translation Agency
-
Chinese Exchange
Student Program, Japan
-
Old Dominion
University international students
Study at Global Language Center and add your
name to the growing list of satisfied students!
(see testimonies from Jenny Juhnke's former
students on the "Services" page)
Page Created
By:
Jeff Juhnke
Page Updated By: Jenny Juhnke
Last Update: 21 September 2014
