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UNIVERSITY
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
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Doctoral studies in Language Education &
Linguistics (6 units
from A.B.D.), University of
Kansas,
1990-1993.
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Certificate
in TESL Education, University of California Extension, Berkeley CA, 1990.
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M.A. in
Linguistics / TESOL, San Jose/California State University, San Jose CA,
1989.
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Certificate
in TESL Linguistics, Sonoma/California State University, Rohnert Park CA,
completed in absentia, 1989.
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B.A. in
French, minor in Spanish, [Southwest] Missouri State University, Springfield MO,
completed in absentia, 1984.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
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Berkeley Adult School,
Berkeley CA. Summer session Instructor of ESL. Low Intermediate
students, integrated skills, Summer semester 2002.
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City College
of San Francisco, San Francisco CA. Instructor of ESL, substitute
for instructor on leave. High beginning and low intermediate
conversation and grammar. Fall semester 1997.
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University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville AR. Graduate Teaching Assistant. Beginning
French. Fall semester 1995.
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University of
Kansas Applied English Center, Lawrence KS. Graduate Teaching
Assistant. Intermediate ESL Grammar. Fall semester 1990.
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Metropolitan
Adult Education Program, San Jose CA. Advanced Adult Ed ESL
conversational and written competency skills. Fall semester 1989
& Spring semester 1990.
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Foothill-DeAnza College District, Cupertino & Los Altos
Hills CA. Intensive small group instruction in ESL writing,
grammar, reading, idioms, and listening comprehension laboratory
classes at De Anza College. Fall semester 1989. Intermediate ESL
Reading and Intermediate ESL Conversation at Foothill College.
Winter quarter 1990.
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Berlitz School
of Languages, Campbell CA. Individual instruction of English to
IBM computer technicians. Summer 1989.
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Century School
of Languages, San Jose CA. Small group instruction in beginning
ESL conversation for international secondary school students.
Summer 1989.
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ESL teaching
internship. Classroom instruction of advanced adult students in
grammar, idioms, writing, and preparation for college ESL
coursework. Hayward Adult School, Hayward CA. May-June
1990.
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ESL teaching
internship. Advanced reading class. Evergreen Valley College, San
Jose CA. Spring semester 1989.
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ESL teaching
internship. Advanced communication class for international
university students and beginning grammar class for international
secondary school students. American Language Institute,
Sonoma/California State University, Rohnert Park CA. Spring
semester 1988.
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Tutoring
international students individually to prepare for standardized
writing examinations. Sonoma/California State University, Rohnert
Park CA. Fall semester 1987.
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ESL teaching
internship. Berkeley Adult School, Berkeley CA; and Albany Adult
School, Albany CA. Spring 1985.
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Student
assistant teaching Astrology physics mini-course, Missouri State University, Springfield MO. Spring 1977.
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Student
teaching supplementary French classes, New Bloomfield High School,
New Bloomfield MO. Spring 1972.
TEACHING
CREDENTIALS: California Community College life credentials in
both Language Arts & Basic
(Adult) Education; California Adult Education (part-time preliminary
to Dec 2004) credential for teaching ESL.
GRADUATE
COURSEWORK
UNIVERSITY OF
KANSAS, LAWRENCE, 1990-1993
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Teaching
Writing and the English Language; Introduction to Phonetics;
Production of Instructional Materials;
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The Writing
Process: National Writing Project Model; General Phonetics;
Foundations of Curriculum Development;
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Problems in
Second Language Instruction; German Reading Course II;
Introduction to Computing in Education;
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Second
Language Acquisition--Theory & Research; Introduction to
Educational Research;
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Diagnosis
& Remediation in Second Language Education; Curriculum
Inquiry: Qualitative Research;
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Teaching
English as a Second Language--Methodology; Field Methods in
Linguistics; Comparative & Historical Linguistics;
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Instruction
and Curriculum in Reading; Modern English Grammar; Advanced
Educational Psychology.
CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN JOSE, 1988-1989
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Introduction
to Phonological Theory; Psycholinguistics; Linguistic Field
Methods;
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Syntactic
Theory--Generative Syntax; Sociolinguistics & Cross-Cultural
Communication; Materials Development
for TESOL;
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Semantic
Structures; English Writing Workshop; Historical French
Linguistics;
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Practicum in
TESOL.
CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY, SONOMA, 1987-1988
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TESL Methods
& Materials; English Grammar & ESL; Internship in
Linguistics--Tutoring & Teaching ESL;
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Foundations of
Education--Curriculum & Psychology; Phonological Analysis;
French Literature--Social & Historical Contexts;
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Topical
Seminar in Child Language Acquisition; Morphological Analysis;
Junior Seminar--19th & 20th Century French Literature;
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Linguistics
& Second Language Teaching; Dialects & Sociolects;
Advanced French Grammar & Composition.
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA EXTENSION, BERKELEY, 1985-1990
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TESL Methods
& Materials--Basic Techniques; Second Language Acquisition;
How the English Language Works;
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TESL Methods
& Materials--Advanced Techniques; Teaching English Overseas;
Teaching English for Special Purposes;
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Uses of
Language--Introduction to TESL Linguistics; Cross-Cultural
Communication; Fundamentals of Classroom Management.
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French
Translation; French Phonetics.
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