Samantha Ontiveros

Biography

Samantha graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Music with an emphasis in voice. As an undergraduate, she was required to take several foreign language classes and several IPA language classes. She found these classes fascinating and enjoyed attending them. After completing her degree, Samantha went abroad to South Korea on a Seventh Day Adventist mission. During this time, she taught ESL to children and adults and would also lead religious English conversation classes. Realizing that she had a passion for teaching, she decided to get her certification in TEFL to better help her students. Once coming back to the U.S., she began a family and has taught ESL online. She is pursuing the MSLT to further her teaching horizons and become a better language teacher.