About Josh MacPherson

 
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Education

  • MA in English as a Second Language Curriculum and Instruction - University of Phoenix, 2011
  • BA in Social Studies and Secondary Education, New Paltz University, 2007

Experience

  • Ellenville High School and Kingston High School, New York, 2007 - Social Studies student-teacher
  • Kangnam POLY English School, Seoul, 2008 - 2009 - Children’s English teacher
  • ECC Foreign Language Institute, Osaka, 2010 - 2011 - English language teacher
  • ASA College, New York City, 2012 - 2017, Academic coordinator and TOEFL teacher
  • Shane English Schools, Osaka, 2017 - 2019, Academic coordinator and curriculum designer
  • TST Prep, online, 2017 - present, TOEFL curriculum designer and owner

Work

Language Learning

  • Starting on October 13th, 2020, I have committed to reaching N1 fluency in Japanese. If all goes as planned, this journey will take two years, culminating in taking the N1 Japanese proficiency exam in December of 2022. The Japanese Language Proficiency Test includes five levels: N5, N4, N3, N2, N1. Here is how the next two years looks:
    • December 2020 JLPT N5 test - (waiting for results)
    • July 2021 JLPT N4 test (to be scheduled)
    • December 2021 N3 test (to be scheduled)
    • July 2022 N2 test (to be scheduled)
    • December 2022 N1 test (to be scheduled)
  • My goal is to become a better teacher by practicing what I teach. You can check out my progress on Instagram here.
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