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EFL Instructor, Sogang Language Academy, Ansan, South Korea                          7/2015 – present

·         Teach 35 classes per week, ranging in age from seven to sixteen. Targeted skill sets include reading, listening, real-world conversation, composition and academic writing, vocabulary development, and pronunciation. Students are advanced/elite, and strive for high proficiency for admission into American, British, or top Korean universities.

·         Prepare high-school students for English portion of Korean National exam and TOEFL exam using TOEFLiBT.

·         Create individual lesson plans to cater to specific needs and goals of students within a communicative competence theoretical framework. Young-learner lesson plans include dynamic, interactive, and fun games and memorization techniques that engage students. Advanced lesson plans include oral debate and writing lessons that foster critical thinking and advanced language use.

·         Work collaboratively with English and Korean teachers to execute effective strategies for language acquisition, student satisfaction, and skill assessment.

·         Grade midterm, final, and placement exams (listening, speaking, reading comprehension, composition, and grammar), and assess video recordings of student performance.

·         Conduct assessments at the start of each term for appropriate student placement level.

·         Build rapport and discipline students as necessary based on age, academy, and Korean standards and expectations.

·         Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings.

·         Serve as primary English native speaker to co-write and edit EFL textbook with Korean teaching team.

ESL Program Director, New Mexico Social Justice ESL Program, Albuquerque, NM                      

                                                                                                                                       6/2014 – 7/2015

·         Hired and managed ESL volunteer instructors and paid staff for community-based multi-level adult ESL program totaling 35 students, 8 volunteers, and 4 paid staff.

·         Trained ESL instructors and guided and mentored as needed.

·         Set and enforced policies regarding student enrollment numbers, attendance, and class size.

·         Managed annual budget of approximately $6000.

·         Worked collaboratively with building managers, organization leaders, and social justice community to ensure program was being recognized, funded, and marketed to the larger immigrant community.

·         Solicited and wrote RFPs for additional funding to expand program. One successful RFP allowed the purchase of up-to-date technology for incorporation into classroom exercises and lesson plans.

ESL Instructor, New Mexico Social Justice ESL Program, Albuquerque, NM          8/2013 – 7/2015

·         Created 90-minute lesson plans for multi-level adult ESL students (immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers) using the PPP model based on student needs and interests.

·         Built rapport with a wide range of students from varied cultures and promoted a safe and sensitive classroom learning environment with an emphasis on acquisition and confidence-building using communicative language teaching.

·         Aimed for target proficiency and intelligibility in all input-output areas (reading, listening, writing, speaking, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary building).

·         Provided in-take and out-take assessment using written materials, interviews, and dictation.

ESL Teaching Assistant, Advanced Writing for International Students,                     8/2014 – 5/2015

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM                                                                                        

·         Advised, tutored, and mentored university-level ESL study-abroad composition students.

·         Worked in small groups to improve academic and technical writing.

·         Observed and recorded student classroom participation.

·         Conducted research for M.A. thesis on student classroom participation and ESL development based on affective factors such as anxiety and confidence.

·         Observed strategies for teaching international ESL students by professor. Met with professor weekly for mentoring and collaboration.

Freelance Editor, Albuquerque, New Mexico                                                           11/2014 – 7/2015

·         Edited graduate-level manuscripts, blogs, academic papers, marketing materials, and grant proposals.

·         Provided face-to-face consultation on strategically composing materials for appropriate audience.

·         Clients included BA/MA/PhD ESL students, Fulbright scholars, professors, and University organizations.

EFL Teacher-In-Training, Castila Language Centre, Granada, Spain      6/2012 – 7/2012

·         Provided needs and placements assessments to adult ESL students to determine level and appropriate lesson plans.

·         Created lesson plans, activities, and materials for ESL students ranging from beginner to upper intermediate.

·         Provided one-on-one tutoring to intermediate students to include all areas of proficiency: reading, writing, listening, speaking, and pronunciation.

·         Observed and critiqued peers and mentors for training purposes to develop personal style and teaching philosophy.

ESL Instructor/Teaching Assistant/Cultural Ambassador

Intensive English Language Program, Portland State University, Portland, OR        3/2011 – 12/2012

·         Taught ESL to Russian immigrants in weekly 90-minute lessons targeting all skill sets using a communicative competence learning model.

·         Assisted university ESL teachers in executing in-class activities and provided observational needs assessments to study-abroad ESL students.

·         Tutored ESL students in homework and American culture and communication assimilation.

·         Met weekly with study-abroad ESL students to provide support and one-on-one conversation, providing communicative competence training with the goal of increasing TOEFL exam scores.

EFL Instructor, Øverland Barnehage, Bekkestua, Norway                          8/2009 – 8/2010

·         Taught kindy-level EFL to include speaking, listening, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

·         Created age-appropriate 90-minute lesson plans based on a communicative competence learning model.

·         Lesson plans included dynamic, interactive, and fun games and memorization techniques that engaged young learners.

·         Worked collaboratively with local staff to enact appropriate classroom management and disciplinary actions appropriate for age, culture, and institution.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND MEMBERBSHIPS

·         M.A. TESOL (with distinction), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM              7/2015

       Thesis: The Management of Foreign Language Anxiety in First-year Study-abroad  Students: An Empirical Study

       Advisor: Dr. Pisarn Bee Chamcharatsri

·         B.A. Applied Linguistics (Cum Laude), Portland State University, Portland, OR       12/2012

·         Safe Zone Certification, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM                          2/2015

·         TEFL Certification, 120 hours face-to-face, TEFL International, Granada, Spain         8/2012

·         Current Member, KoTESOL, Seoul, South Korea                                           7/2015 – present

·         Former Member, NMTESOL, Albuquerque, NM                                              7/2013 – 7/2015

·         Former Member, NM Adult Education Association, Albuquerque, NM            7/2013 – 7/2015

·         Former Member, ORTESOL, Portland, OR                                                      9/2010 – 7/2013

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