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EDUCATION
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MA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
December 2014
Monterey Institute of International Studies
A Graduate School of Middlebury College, Monterey CA
Peace Corps Masters International Program
BA
Sociology
Haverford College, Haverford, PA
May 2005
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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English Language Instructor
February-May 2012; August 2014-present
Peace Resource Center
Seaside, CA
Prepare for and teach weekly adult ESL community class accommodating multiple proficiency
levels and integrating learners from diverse backgrounds.
Collaborate with a team of co-teachers to create a cohesive curriculum, as well as to establish an
empowering and enabling learning environment.
Provide additional resources and information about living in the US to immigrant students.
English Language Teacher
August 2012 August 2014
Peace Corps, IE La Milagrosa
Cartagena, Colombia
Co-planned and co-taught English classes at the primary and secondary level, working closely with
teachers to develop sustainable improvements in their methodologies and language skills.
Taught English language classes for primary classroom teachers, assessed and managed multi-level
proficiency, modeled activities and techniques.
Independently organized and developed extra-curricular English language learning opportunities for
community youth and adults including weekly English Clubs and an English for Tourism course.
English Language Instructor
September 2008 April 2011
Language Education & Technology Center
Washington, DC
Prepared for and taught weekly ESL class of low-income adult immigrants.
Coordinated with a team of co-teachers to create a cohesive curriculum and manage students with
varying proficiency levels and learning backgrounds.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Spanish: Advanced (Peace Corps LPI)
Swahili: Basic (No official rating)
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SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Curriculum Design
English Teaching Methodology Webinar Series
Content-based English course on language teaching pedagogy offered online.
Peace Corps Volunteer as Teacher Trainer: A Program on Reflective Teaching for Secondary English Teachers in
Colombia
Adult English Program at the Peace Resource Center.
Teachers guide, materials, resources, and sample lesson plans for community-based English
program.
Sociolinguistics Research
Text Talk: An Attitudes Survey. Study of attitudes towards the use of abbreviations commonly found in
SMS and online communication in spoken discourse.
Applied Linguistics Research
Just Another Word: An Attitudes Survey.
Study of attitudes towards the use of taboo words in English among Native Chinese and Native
Spanish Speakers.
Language Assessment
Peace Resource Center Vocabulary Assessment.
Assessment of lexical knowledge for adult beginner ESOL learners.
English Language Program Evaluation
observed novice teachers using interactive audio instruction programs, English for Latin America
and English for Colombia.
documented observations, made corrections to the program scripts, and shared feedback with the
program creator(s).
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REFERENCES
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Kathleen M. Bailey, PhD
kb@miis.edu
Professor of Applied Linguistics, MATESOL Program
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Eder Leon
eleon@peacecorps.gov
TEL Project Programming and Training Specialist
Peace Corps Colombia
Peter Shaw, PhD
pshaw@miis.edu
Professor of Applied Linguistics, MATESOL Program
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Jean Turner, PhD
jturner@miis.edu
Professor of Applied Linguistics, MATESOL Program
Monterey Institute of International Studies
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