Instructor and Writing Coordinator, English as a Second Language
Saint Louis University
Total des années d'expérience :16 years, 8 Mois
Roles:
• Instructor
• Writing Coordinator
• SLO Outcomes Committee Member
• Service Learning Assistant
As an instructor at St. Louis University, I teach a range of intermediate-advanced EAP courses and advise students on cultural adjustment. I am also the writing coordinator, coordinating curriculum across levels. I serve on the Student Learning Outcomes Committee, which is developing learning outcomes across EAP courses and levels. I also act as a service learning assistant, leading international student groups in service learning projects.
Courses taught:
• MLNG 110 Contemporary Global Issues
• EAP 100 Writing
• EAP 100 Reading
• ESL 90 Reading
• EAP 95 Grammar and Editing
As a Youth Services Specialist and NPRC member, I recruited, trained, managed and retained teams of adult and youth volunteers, developed and edited training materials, coordinated Youth Corps groups in community education and service, maintained a volunteer database and managed up to 50 volunteers on national disaster relief operations.
As a fourth grade ESL teacher in Pachuca, Mexico, I taught all subjects in sheltered ESL courses.
While studying in a Russian university, I taught business English through the language school Tetra International.
Action Research: Teaching advanced pre-college ESL writers to self-edit: An action research project