Michelle Bain, Associate Professor in the School of English Studies

Michelle Bain

Associate Professor in the School of English Studies

The College of The Bahamas

Location
Canada
Education
Diploma, Teaching English as a Second Language
Experience
27 years, 0 months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 0 months

Associate Professor in the School of English Studies at The College of The Bahamas
  • Bahamas
  • September 1987 to July 2012

Recently, I worked full-time as a college professor of English Studies. Indeed, I taught and instructed undergraduate students and professional adults in English Language, Composition & Linguistics.
During my employment at The College of The Bahamas, I had achieved the following:
1. accorded superior evaluations for teaching, research and community service
2. published several articles on language & communication
3. produced course booklets and teaching materials as teaching resources
4. facilitated several conferences, seminars and workshops successfully.
5. tutored undergraduates from diverse disciplines in college writing & scholarly research, etc.

Secondary Language Arts Educator/Teacher at The Ministry of Education
  • Bahamas
  • September 1986 to June 1987

I worked full-time as a high school teacher, preparing junior and senior high school students in English Language & Literature for Bahamas Junior Certificate examinations and General Certificate of Education examinations out of London, U.K.
Most significantly, I accomplished the following during my one year of employment as a high school teacher:
1. I was instrumental in the preparation & entry of several students into college level programmes
2. I coached a team of talented students for the National Arts Festival-dance & song
3. I was selected to represent my school as a Language Arts delegate at the National Education Conference held in the capital, Nassau, Bahamas.

Education

Diploma, Teaching English as a Second Language
  • at Conestoga College Institute of Advanced Learning
  • April 2013

I completed an Ontario Colleges Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language. The certificate was 340 hours of research, methodology and adult practicum. It leads to TESL Ontario and TESL Canada ESL adult teacher certification.

Master's degree, Applied Linguistics & TESOL
  • at Southern Illinois University
  • July 1993

Completed a major in Applied Linguistics & TESOL with a concentration in Teaching English for Specific Purposes. Obtained all A's and maintained a perfect G.P.A. of 4.0/4.0, plus I received several university awards. One major award was the Best Master's Thesis Award 1993 in my graduating class.

Diploma, Secondary Teachers' Certificate in English Language Education
  • at The College of The Bahamas
  • April 1988

Obtained Secondary Teacher’s Certificate in English Language, Literature & Linguistics at The College of The Bahamas in conjunction with the University of the West Indies, Nassau, Bahamas. I had to complete a 4-month teaching practicum at the college level as well as a formal research project called a long study.

Bachelor's degree, Literature, Language & Linguistics
  • at University of the West Indies at Mona
  • July 1985

Completed an interdisciplinary major in Liberal Arts Education with a focus on Language, Literature & Linguistics.

Specialties & Skills

Linguistics
Teaching
College Teaching
English
Microsoft Office
Computer-literate in Microsoft Suite 2000:Access, Excel, Word, Explorer, Outlook Express, FrontPage,
 Advanced Internet navigational skills, e-mail & computer databases & online research
 Excellent business communications and professional writing
Linguist, Educator, Lecturer & Communicator
Spanish reader
French reader
Managing home-based e-commerce business

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Society for Caribbean Linguistics
  • Linguist/Member
  • January 2003

Training and Certifications

Ontarion Colleges Graduate Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Valid Until:
April 2013