​EXPERIENCE

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Community English Program, Teachers College, Columbia University  New York, NY    

Program Assistant (May 2013 - Present)

• Oversee all student record keeping such as placement scores, final grades, level promotions

• Coach and support CEP teachers with all aspects of the curriculum

• Advise CEP students with relation to their language needs, course options, and CEP studies

• Organize and lead new CEP student registration and payments

• Review and evaluate all course achievement testing and grading

• Schedule and administer the CEP placement test at the beginning of each term

• Organize and administer training, norming, and rating sessions for the writing and speaking sections of the CEP placement test

• Oversee late placement procedures

• Manage and analyze placement test data with the CEP Testing Coordinator

• Make level placement recommendations to directors

• Assist directors with the scheduling of classes, with staffing these classes, and with the management of all curricular processes and practices

• Ensure the successful delivery of courses and smooth program operations.

• Managed daily center operations including the adoption of curriculum, room assignments, media requests, and telephone and email queries

 

ESL Teacher (February 2013 – Present)

• Instruct advanced, adult students in an integrated skills, theme-based English language class using the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method

• Design original, stimulating materials and develop lesson plans focusing on interaction, language production, pronunciation and all four skills to enhance student oral fluency and accuracy

• Work within a textbook series for advanced classes and develop original course syllabi and curriculum for highest level courses

• TOEFL iBT preparation course instructor; updated teaching material and methods for instruction of speaking and listening sections of the TOEFL iBT employing the use of authentic conversations and pronunciation modification

• Conduct formative and summative assessments, assist writing and editing midterm and final exams

• Conduct oral and written placement testing and ratings for entrance into CEP

• Successful team-teaching to ensure well-rounded, complete learning experience for students

• Inform students of course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance policies

• Provide feedback to students regarding course objectives and general English proficiency

• Maintain records of student attendance and academic progress/achievement, and submit them according to deadlines.
 

Korea Finance Corporation New York, NY

ESL Tutor (January 2013 – Present)
• Privately instruct the general manager in coherent professional and informal writing
• Customize business English instruction to address first language transfer issues in order to improve daily conversation, formal and informal usage, as well as professional English presentation skills
• Provide instruction in American English phonetics for accent reduction through CLT activities

ILA Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

EFL Teacher (July 2011 – August 2012)

• Taught receptive and productive skills to young learners, aged four to seventeen, and mixed-age adult classes for a range of levels from beginner to intermediate
• Recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award for Summer 2012
• Created and utilized original classroom materials
• IELTS preparation course and Exam Foundation Skills course instructor
• Provided private monthly tutorials to adult classes
• Participant in a variety of professional development workshops on teaching methodology and practice

International Resources Group Washington, DC

USAID Training for Education Sector Teams (TEST) Project Assistant (Spring 2010 – Spring 2011)
•Designed and delivered instructor-led USAID Education Sector in-depth and overview training courses on state of-the-art research, regional best practices and lessons learned

• Produced course materials and curricula, as well as TEST and USAID Youth Development websites

• Administered and analyzed tests and evaluations to provide content for course reports

• Developed and recorded online training materials for Youth Development TEST courses

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EDUCATION


Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY  

• M.A. 2014, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Cambridge University Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 

• Pass Grade B, July 2011

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 

• B.A. 2009, English, Minor in Anthropology
• Student Life Editor of The Vassarion, Vassar’s Yearbook (2008 – 2009)
• Arts Staff Reporter for The Miscellany News, Vassar’s weekly newspaper (2008 – 2009)
• Copy Editor of Helicon, Vassar’s literary magazine (2006 – 2007)
• Published “From Verdun” in Helicon and works in Black Hat, Vassar’s Jewish Magazine: “The Golan”, “Omer” and “A Real Wyner”

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Summer 2008

• Coursework in Journalism

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

February - June 2008

• Coursework in English and Southern African Literature
• Volunteer and coordinator for SHAWCO (Students’ Health And Welfare Organization) in Khayelitsha, a Cape Town township; taught English, Arithmetic and basic health education to fourth and fifth grade students

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SKILLS AND INTERESTS

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Interests: Sociolinguistics, Pragmatic Awareness in Second Language Acquisition, Writing, Ballet, Travel (lived in Vietnam for 14 months in 2011-2012, South Africa for six months in 2008), New York Cares Volunteer
Languages: Fluent in English and French, beginner German, beginner Vietnamese
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, SPSS, InDesign, Memberclicks, Internet research databases