OEPP Instructor
Education
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA (Sept 2011- May 2013)
This degree focused not only on Applied Linguistics but concentrated on the teaching of ESL and EFL. Courses taken were Bilingual Education, Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Methods and Materials in Foreign Language Teaching, Teaching ESL: Methods and Approaches, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguis- tics, and Contemporary Issues in Immigration.
B.A. in Communication, Saint Louis University, Madrid, Spain (Jan 2008-May 2011)
Completed undergraduate degree in Communication with a minor in Spanish. Courses taken include: In- terpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication and Culture Studies and Methods Research
Professional Credentials
Academic Supervisor, MILA, North Miami (June 2016 - present)
Manages the academic department at MILA including duties such as hiring, on boarding, and training of teachers. Conducts curricular review annually and maintains CEA compliance with academic standards. Develops a continual professional development program for teachers. Conducts class observations and maintains class quality assurance. Manages student success and student complaints.
Online ESL Instructor, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR - Remote (January 2016 - present) Teaches ESL classes through an e-learning platform. Teaches a variety of levels and has an academic fo- cus on listening, grammar, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. Additionally has devel- oped a teacher training curriculum for the online program and is slated to instruct the next teacher training class that becomes available.
Consulting Instructor, Universitat Oberta Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain (January 2016 - present)
Manages 30+ students in an online format, assessing student work, monitoring student contributions, managing student assignments and grading.
Director of Studies, EC Miami, Miami Beach (Oct 2014-April 2016)
Assists the Center Director in the strategic academic management of the center. Ensures that systems for procedures and reporting are in place. Creates new academic courses and implement new curriculum. Develops the academic product and maintain academic programs. Manages 20 teachers and 200 students and ensures academic quality of program and content. Manages teacher performance and responsible for the hiring and training of new teachers. Ensures that student complaints are managed in an efficient and thoughtful manner. Develops training and professional development programs to support program needs. Ensures that the center is supplied with necessary resources.
TOEFL Rater, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ (Aug 2013/Present)
Works as a constructed-response rater evaluating oral samples of performance. (4-16 hours per month)
Academic Director, Language On, Miami Beach, (March 2014- Sept 2014)
Responsible for supervising ESL instructors, developing academic material and course curriculum, ad- ministering student placement and testing, developing policies and procedures, managing the CEA ac- creditation process, developing professional development and teaching training programs, monitoring supply and inventory, monitoring log hours and faculty requests, manages meetings, class schedules and events, resolves academic related complaints, participates in student advising and student recruitment, manages faculty hiring and disciplinary procedures.
Full Time ESL Instructor, North American University, Houston, TX (Jan 2014-March 2014) Responsible for planning lessons, administering and proctoring exams, creating syllabi, developing cur- riculum, instructing up to 24 hours a week, material selection, and student advising. Courses taught in- clude Academic Reading and Writing (Level 4), Vocabulary and Study Skills (Level 5) and Listening and Speaking (Level 4) (40 hours per week, 10-15 students per course)
Adjunct ESL Instructor, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR (Jan 2013-Dec 2013)
Works as part of an Intensive English program team. Instructs academic ESL courses including Reading and Vocabulary. Participates in curriculum support including course development, syllabus-writing, mate- rial development, book evaluation and test development.
Online Content Consultant, Immigrant Learning Center, Malden, MA (June 2013-July 2013) Temporary position serving as a consultant for an online workshop entitled, “Teaching Immigration Across the Curriculum.” Duties included advising and development of issues such as scheduling, course content, material selection, and creation and delivery of presentation on the topics of immigration the- matic units, teaching techniques, and lesson planning. (5 hours per week, 40-50 workshop participants)
Online Evaluator, Immigrant Learning Center, Malden, MA (July 2012-Dec 2012)
Participated as a learner and an evaluator in an online education workshop entitled “Teaching Immigra- tion Across the Curriculum.” Evaluated content, presentation and success of workshop. Tested methods and approaches taught in workshop and assisted in assessment of these techniques. (N/A hours per week)
Academic ESL Instructor, Level Ten, Tres Cantos, Spain (Sept 2007-Dec 2012)
I taught Academic English and General English to several groups of students of a variety of ages and pro- ficiency levels. The courses focused on ESOL exam preparation, and my duties included not only teach- ing the basic skills of English, (reading, writing, speaking and listening) but teaching students to develop metacognitive strategies and cognitive skills they can apply to their exam practice. In addition to exam preparation, I focused on creating contextualized courses based on thematic units which also included a variety of authentic texts. I helped students to develop their writing skills in a second language using a process and genre approach and created a communicative and positive atmosphere through the CLT and task-based teaching methods.
Vocational English Instructor, Abaco Center for Tourism Studies, Madrid, Spain (Sept 2009-Oct 2012)
I taught a variety of ESP courses in the tourism industry, including English for Tourism, English for Sec- retaries, and English for Flight Attendants. I instructed adult and immigrant students from up to 20 differ- ent countries and nationalities. Each course was specifically designed to the group of students, their col- lective language proficiency level, and their professional objectives. My duties included conducting a needs analysis, creating contextualized and individualized courses, addressing students of different lan- guage proficiency levels within a group, conducting level testing, as well as course testing and grading, and holding conferences with students.
Business English Instructor, Eurolanguage Consultancy, Madrid, Spain (Sept 2007-May 2009)
Taught Business and General English to businesses in Madrid, Spain. Duties included conducting a needs analysis, creating innovative classes, and teaching basic business skills in a second language (writing formal and informal emails, memos, creating CV's and cover letters, making reservations, greeting
clients, etc...)
ESL Instructor, New Planet, St. Petersburg Russia, (Aug 2006-Aug 2007)
Instructed adults in English for General Purposes, conducted entrance level tests and prepared students for official ESOL exams including FCE, CAE and the TOEFL.
Business ESL Instructor, Open Language School, Madrid, Spain (March 2006- July 2006)
Instructed a variety of General English and Business English courses to local companies.
Certified TOEFL Rater, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ (Aug 2013)
Trained and certified as a constructed-response scoring professional. Certified to evaluate spo- ken responses online.
CTEFL, Via Lingua, Granada, Spain (Feb 2006)
Certification course in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This four week intensive course consisted of 120 classroom hours and ten one hour supervised teaching hours. This course was composed of five areas including pedagogy theory, language awareness, teaching skills, cultural awareness and life skills.
CEA Site Reviewer, The Commission of English Language Accreditation, Alexandria, VA (Oct 2014)
Certified as an official CEA Site Reviewer. Completed an on site two day training which pre- pared and certified me to work as a volunteer reviewer. Duties include prior site visit preparation including analyzing institute reports, completing site visit, and writing final report for the com- mission.
