Master of Arts -
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)—1997
Monterey
Institute of International Studies Monterey,
California
Bachelor of Arts - English
Major —1996
Teaching Certificate in English for Junior High School and High Schools –
1996
Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
Kyoto,
Japan
Certificate in Web-based Instructions — expected June, 2003
Simon Fraser University British
Columbia, Canada
Kansai University
Osaka,
Japan Part-time
English Instructor (April
2002 -present)
Osaka
University of Human Sciences
Osaka,
Japan Part-time
English Instructor (April
2002 -present)
Doshisha Women's University of Liberal
Arts
Kyoto, Japan Part-time English Instructor (August
2003 - March 2004)
Senzoku Gakuen
Kawasaki, Japan Full-time English Instructor (September
1999 –March 2002)
Senzoku
Gakuen Junior College Intensive Program
Santa Cruz,
California English Instructor (August 1999;
August 2000)
Senzoku Gakuen Junior College Bridge Program
Santa Cruz,
California English Instructor (March – June 1999)
Academic Advantage Summer Program at Educational Consulting International
Aptos,
California English Instructor (June
– August 1998; June -
August
1999)
Senzoku Gakuen High School Summer Intensive Program
Santa Cruz,
California English Instructor (July – August 1998; July – August 1999)
Monterey Institute Custom Language Service at Monterey Institute of
International Studies
Monterey,
California Japanese Instructor (June -
July 1997; March 1998)
Academic study skills for high school and college
study-abroad students
Composition (basic through advanced)
Computer: using the Internet and building a website
Content-based language
class:
marine animals, endangered species
Conversation (basic through advanced)
Grammar (basic through advanced)
Japanese as a Second
Language (basic through advanced)
Language Laboratory
(advanced)
Reading (basic through advanced)
Seminars on American culture and survival courses
for the study-abroad and home-stay
students
Speaking and Listening (basic through advanced)
Speech communication and debate
TOEFL Preparation
Using the Internet for
reading
Content writer / translator
for Englishtown.com (September 2000 – December 2001)
Translated
lessons for an online English instruction company based in Boston and provided
short cultural trivia.
ESL program administrator for Educational Consulting International
Aptos, California
(May 1998 – August
1999)
Served as a bilingual
counselor and translated various documents. Taught Japanese to staff
members. Supervised conversation
partners.
Activity
Guide for Kwansei Gakuin University /
Monterey Institute of International Studies Joint Program
Monterey, California
(July – August 1997)
Organized cross-cultural activities for the ESL
students. Served as a cultural and language liaison.
- TESOL member
- TOEFL Test proctor / supervisor at Senzoku Gakuen (1999 –March 2002)
Research Papers
Literature Review: Using Computer-Mediated
Communication in Second Language Classrooms.
Final Paper for Certificate in Web-Based Instruction at Simon Fraser
University (June, 2003)
Finding
a Place for Nonnative TESOL Professionals - Examining the Identities and
Believs of Nonnative and Native Speaking Teachers
Forum for Foreign Language
Education, Kansai University
(March 2003)
Using
Movies and the Internet for Cross-Cultural Understanding and Curriculum
Suggestions
Co-authored with Yumiko Shirai. Paper presented at JALT Kyoto Chapter
(October 2002)
What a Lovely Compliment That Was: A Cross-Cultural Examination of
Compliment Receiving with Teaching Suggestions
TESL-EJ. (January, 2002)