Trusting the
people is the indispensable precondition
for revolutionary change.
~Paulo Freire
for revolutionary change.
~Paulo Freire
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Vital Statistics
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Name: |
カーペンター･クリストファー･リー Carpenter, Christopher Lee |
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| Date of Birth: | 04
October 1969 |
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| Sex: | Male |
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| Nationality: | United
States of America |
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| Current Address: | 〒116-0013
東京都荒川区 西日暮里 3-11-8 パルクレール日之出 104 |
〒116-0013
Tokyo, Arakawa-ku Nishi-Nippori 3-11-8 Parukureiru Hinode 104 |
| Telephone: |
03-3822-0955 |
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| Email: |
chris @ dokkyo .ac .jp (remove spaces) |
Education
Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia USA
Master of Arts: Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language.
Graduated: May 2002
Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia USA
Bachelor of Arts: Double major: Philosophy and English Literature, with a minor in Spanish Language Studies. Graduating summa cum laude.
Graduated: May 2000
St. Augustine High School - St. Augustine, Florida
College Preparatory Diploma: Graduating with honors.
Graduated: June 1988
Teaching Experience
Dokkyo University - Saitama, Japan
Lecturer of English: Teaching Interdepartmental Curriculum classes, including basic listening strategies, oral communication, reading strategies, composition, and the Chat Room, an informal free-conversation class offered by the Institute of Foreign Language Studies.
Apr. 2003 – present
English Language Education Council - Tokyo, Japan
English Instructor: Teaching Intensive English Workshops in conjunction with MEXT training for Japanese Teachers of English (junior and senior high school). Have also taught English conversation classes and developed materials for ELEC Institute classes.
Mar. 2003 – Present
Tokyo University of Science -Tokyo, Japan
Lecturer of English: Teaching oral communication to first year students of architecture, electronics, and chemistry in the Department of Engineering.
Apr. 2004 – Mar. 2006
Surugadai University - Saitama, Japan
Lecturer of English: Teaching oral communication and general English to first and second year students in the Department of Communication and Culture Studies
Apr. 2004 – Mar. 2006
Hampton School of English - Tokyo, Japan
Assistant Language Teacher: Taught oral communication skills at junior high schools in Edogawa-ku, as well as, “in-house” conversation classes and test preparation classes at the Shibuya office.
Apr. 2002 – Feb. 2003
Interactive College of Technology - Atlanta, Georgia USA
Instructor of English as a Second Language: Taught four-skills ESL for lower-intermediate students from mixed language backgrounds seeking to study in this technical/vocational college.
Jan. – Mar. 2002
Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia USA
Instructor of English for Academic Purposes: Taught Academic Writing for intermediate level students in the integrated, task-based Intensive English Program.
Sep. – Dec. 2001
Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia USA
Instructor for the IEP Computer Workshop: Taught and gave support in basic computer skills to international students in the university’s Intensive English Program.
Sep. 2000 – Dec. 2001
Literacy Volunteers of America - Atlanta, Georgia USA
Volunteer Instructor of English as a Second Language: Taught conversational/survival-skills English for immigrants and international visitors of various ages and proficiencies.
Jan. – May 2000
Publications
Carpenter, C. (in press). Language learner, language teacher: Balancing identities as a foreign teacher in Japan. Languaging! The Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University, 8.
Harrison, M., Carpenter, C., et al. (2006). Learner Development Forum: Learning to express ourselves. In K. Bradford-Watts, C. Ikeguchi, & M. Swanson (Eds.) JALT 2005 Conference Proceedings, Tokyo: JALT.
Carpenter, C., & Stephenson, J. (2006). Reflection and dialogue: Supporting autonomy with reflective journals. Studies in Foreign Language Teaching, 24, 133–164.
Harrison, M., Carpenter, C., Vye, S., Fellner, T., & Caspino, B. (2005). Inspiration and therapy: The power of a mini-Conference. Learning Learning! JALT Learner Development SIG Newsletter, 12 (2), 3–17.
Carpenter, C. (2005). I think I'm turning Japanese: Reflections on student-teacher interaction in the Japanese classroom. Languaging! The Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University, 6, 10–11.
Rude, M. & Carpenter, C. (2005). Check-out lines and parking lots: Stories of language learning. Languaging! The Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University, 5, 16–17.
Carpenter, C. & Sheehan, J. (2004). Reflective teaching communities online: A collaborative journaling experiment in progress. Languaging! The Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University, 3, 29–35.
Carpenter, C. & Dore, P. (2004). Adventures in Reading at Dokkyo University. Languaging! The Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University, 3, 25–28.
Carpenter, C. (2003). Old Hats and New Coats: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (An ELT Professional). A Book Review in Languaging! Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University, 2, 17–20.
Carpenter, C. (2002). Modern World History: A Student-Centered Foreign Language Reading Curriculum. Master’s paper directed by Patricia Carrell Ph.D., published online at: http://www.geocities.com/christopherleecarpenter/masterspaper.html
Carpenter, C. (2001). Chapter 6 Activities Page: IEP 0630 Structure and
Composition (Web-based activities for ESL/EFL learners developed to accompany Chapter 6 of the textbook Looking Ahead 2; Fellag 1998), published online at: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/Fall_2001_projectlist.htm
Carpenter, C., & Murphey, T. (November 6th, 2006). Languaging Community: Seeding dialogue through access publications. Poster presentation at Dynamic Teacher Communities: Professional & Organizational Development Symposium held at Dokkyo University, Saitama, Japan.
Carpenter, C. (November 3rd, 2006). Using pictures and imagination for interactive grammar practice. Workshop organized by the English Language Education Council for the Gifu ALT Special Training Session 2006, a seminar for Assistant Language Teachers in the JET Program held at Gifu Prefectural Training Center, Gifu, Japan.
Professional Service Activities
Co-editor of a university access publication: Languaging! The Exploratory Learning and Teaching Newsletter of Dokkyo University. Active in editing, proofreading and publication of the newsletter, web-master of its website.
Dokkyo University, Saitama, Japan.
Sept. 2003 – present
Presentation session summarizer: Gave a summary of one of the presentation strands and participated in a panel discussion during the closing session for Dynamic Teacher Communities: Professional & Organizational Development Symposium at Dokkyo University, Saitama, Japan.
November 6th, 2006
Co-coordinator of national conference LD Forum: Co-coordinated and co-facilitated Learner Development Forum: Sharing our stories, a forum on issues of learner autonomy sponsored by the LD SIG at the 2005 National Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching in Shizuoka, Japan.
October 15th, 2005
Coordinator of computer literacy program: Coordinated the IEP Computer Workshop, an ongoing program training international students in basic computer skills in conjunction with the university’s Intensive English Program at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Sep. 2000 – Dec. 2001
Graduate Research Assistant: Administrative duties in a federally funded training program for Egyptian teachers of English in the Department of Applied Linguistics and TESL at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jun. – Aug. 2000
Professional Affiliations
JALT
Japan Association of Language Teachers
Member 2002 – Present
Active member of these JALT
related organizations:
TESOL
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Member 2001 – Present
Christopher
Carpenter
email: chris @ dokkyo .ac .jp