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a little bit about

teaching background

Volunteer ESL Tutor, Refugee Transitions, 10/98-6/99
Station Trainer/Ground Security Coordinator, Western Pacific Airlines, 8/97-2/98
Aquatics Instructor, Redondo Union High School, 9/92-6/95

tutoring background

Teaching Assistant - English 310, SFSU, Spring 2001. Mentor Teacher: Dorothy Lindsay.
Teaching Assistant - English 208, SFSU, Fall 2000. Mentor Teacher: Andrea Kevech.
Conversation Group Leader - American Language Institute, SFSU, Fall 1999 - Spring 2000

teaching philosophies

"with each and every circumstance, i lose knowledge and gain innocence." - beth orten

educational background

Pursuing a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, San Francisco State University. Expected graduation: Spring 2002.
BA in English Literature from California State University, Long Beach in 1997.
Teaching English as a Second Language Training, Refugee Transitions, 10/98.

interests in ESL community

Everything! I'm not so good at specializing. I'd like to try teaching in several different settings.

favorites

place in the bay area - Lake Merrit
album - If you're feeling sinister, by Belle and Sebastian
food (this week) - fried plantains
creature - coots!
bar - The Encounter
movie - Children of Heaven
book (at the moment) - The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver

Eng 724 projects