Objective: 

           Teaching position in a university, technical college or language school as:

           Lecturer, Instructor, or Assistant Professor.  Subject areas of interest: English

           Composition, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Business English,

           English Literature and Academic Support.

Education:

            Bachelor of Arts in English and Mass Communications/Journalism (Dual

            Concentration Degree)

            University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)                     August 1993

            Master of Arts in Education.  Major: Special Education. Emphasis: Learning Disabilities.  Cardinal Stritch University – Graduate Program, Department of Education (Fox Point, WI)                                                                      July 2009

College Level Teaching Experience:

University Lecturer: Guangxi University, Xingjian College of Science and Liberal Arts, Nanning, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China.

·        Taught Advanced Writing, Basic English, and English Communication courses.

·        Coordinator of the advanced writing program.  Supervised five other foreign staff.  Created curriculum, syllabus, and provided support to staff as needed.

·        Improved student’s performance in the areas of written and oral English competency.                                                     September 01, 2009 – July 16, 2010

College Instructor: Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)

Milwaukee, WI                                                                                      1993-1994

·        Taught English Composition, an advanced college level writing course.  Areas of instruction: grammar, research, and analytical writing skills.

·        Filed detailed lesson plans.

·        Prepared students with skills necessary for higher-level class work.

Teaching/Classroom Experience:

       Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)                  Summer/Fall 2004

Kojen English Language Schools, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

·        English Instruction to preschool aged Children. 

·        Utilized my computer skills to access the Internet to provide supplementary educational materials, including art and music.

·        Increased class size from 6 to 12 students.