Qualifications Summary
• Over five years experience in TESOL at all levels and ages, in the US and abroad
• Experience with grant management and pre- and in-service teacher training, EAP, ESP, TOEFL Stategies
• Flexible and comfortable leading or being a member of a team
• Comfortable using technology in language teaching
Education
Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Eastern Michigan University Dec 01
Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Bachelor of Arts, English Language & Literature
University of Michigan Apr 99
Professional Experience
English Teaching Fellow
Institute Agama Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry (IAIN)
Banda Aceh, Indonesia Aug 07 — Present
Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN)
Makassar, INDONESIA Feb 06 – Jun 07
• Supervised a 75,000USD grant from the US Dept of State toward the establishment of the first English teacher training and resource center for Eastern Indonesia
• Performed needs analysis through meetings with stakeholder teachers at all levels of English education
• Marketed and publicized teacher learning center throughout Eastern Indonesia
• Taught English language and pre-service teacher courses to students at UIN
• Faciliated monthly roundtable discussions in English with UIN officials, lecturers of content classes, as well as English lecturers, tutors and advanced students
Sam Ratulangi University Aug 04 – Feb 06
Manado, INDONESIA
• Taught language and content courses including English for Academic Purposes, English for Specific Purposes (Medicine), Teaching Methods for EFL, TOEFL strategies, and general Speaking & Listening
• Developed syllabi and materials to be added to current coursepacks of all classes taught
• Facilitated workshops for university lecturers and high school teachers on a variety of subjects including Action Research, Reflective Teaching, Grant Writing, Alternative Assessment
• Guest Lecturer for the Ministry of Education’s Training of Trainers/ June 2005
• Mentored Fulbright English Teaching Assistant posted in Manado
American Peace Corps Volunteer
Nepal: English Language Teacher Trainer Project
Saptari District, NEPAL Feb 02 – Apr 04
2003 – 2004 Teacher Trainer
• Wrote, edited, and implemented curricula and monitoring and evaluation tools for a 12-month, nation-wide English teacher training program, Peace Corps/Nepal’s first
• Identified 26 primary English teachers lacking EFL methodology skills and English speaking ability and organized 27 hours of formal training and increased teachers’ skills
• Assisted and worked collaboratively with 26 primary English teachers by providing on-site, in-classroom assistance for over 200 hours collectively
2002 – 2003 Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher
• Taught English in Primary and Secondary Government Schools to large, multi-level classes ranging in size from 25 to 70 students per class.
• Primary School Library Generation – worked with local headmasters and wrote grants to establish micro-libraries and provided training on use and integration of libraries as an instructional and learning tool.
Adjunct Lecturer – ESL
Oakland Community College
Orchard Ridge, MI, USA Aug 01 – Dec 01
• One section of Speaking & Pronunciation (~25 students)
• One section of Academic Reading & Writing (~30 students)
• Participated in department-wide grading of exit test for writing and speaking
• Concurrently completed MA coursework
Graduate Assistant — The Holman Learning Center (TLC)
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI, USA Aug 00 – May 01
• Counseled 80 undergraduate students on academic probation
• Conducted learning skills improvement workshops for undergraduate students
• Acted as liaison between faculty and TLC in an initiative to bring underrepresented students into the sciences
Professional Presentations
“Porfolios: A Misunderstood Assessment Tool.”
TEFLIN 2006: December 5-7, 2006. Salatiga, INDONESIA.
“The Establishment of Two English Language Teacher Resource Centers in Indonesia�
Parallel session co-presented at the 5th Asia TEFL International Conference, June 8-10, 2007. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Languages
German Four years Intermediate-High
Indonesian Two years Intermediate
Nepali Two years Survival