TUTOR: ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
ALL AGES, ALL SKILL LEVELS- BEGINNER TO CONVERSATIONAL.
Specializing in assessment. Hourly rates- flexible scheduling. Email me for prices. In home instruction, intensives, weekly, monthly, all materials provided. Test preparation classes.
EDUCATION
* Currently matriculated in the Massachusetts Teacher Certification program at
Bridgewater State College. Course work complete. Massachusetts Certification Test
passed April 2000. Provisional with advanced standing.
* Completion of English subject exam certifies 9-12 High School English.
* Emerson College 1992-1994 Bachelor's In Fine Arts: Creative Writing, English, and
Publishing. Emphasis on: Poetry, Composition, & Literature. 3.3 G.P.A.
* Fisher College 1990-1992 Liberal Arts Associates with concentrations on Poetry,
History, & Independent Classical Literature Studies. 3.8 G.P.A.
* Panama Canal College 1987-88 (Drama, Journalism) 4.0 G.P.A.
* Balboa High School, Republic of Panama 1987 (Journalism, World Literature & Drama)
SKILLS
* Instruction for Japanese teachers- assessment and lesson planning
* Tutoring English, Composition, & Journalism
* Teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced non-English speaking students
* Concentrated instruction: conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, & phonics
* Extensive lesson planning with rubrics
* Computer: Windows 98/ ME 2000, XP, Microsoft Works, Internet, and Mac
* 60 typed words per minute
* Team Teaching expertise
* Layout design, Edited Local weekly newsletter, and monthly news journals
(circulation 10,000)
* Publicity for local theater- (programs, posters, press releases et. al)
* Interview Skills
* Adaptability
* Interpersonal Skills: Open, Sociable, Creative, Helpful & Confident
EMPLOYMENT
* Teacher of English- Shunan English School, Tokuyama Japan 2001
* Substitute Teaching at Boston and South Boston High Schools 1998-2000 (focus on
attendance, discipline, and lesson planning)
* Marketplace Cafe 1993-2000 (floor, bar, functions)
* Staff Writer �StreetLamp� Entertainment 1996-98
* Writer- 'Spillway' Panama Canal Commission
* Editor/Writer- 'Deviled Ham' Panama Canal College
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