Full-Time Faculty - English as a Second Language

• Aug 2021 - Present

Reading Instructor

• Jan 2011 - Jun 2021

• Instruction in Reading focusing on strengthening reading skills through active reading, vocabulary, comprehension skills and strategies. • Reading Center Lab instruction and record keeping for English courses that have a co-requisite in the reading lab. • Tutoring in the Reading Center under the Reading Strategies Lab Coordinator. • Instruction in Reading focusing on strengthening reading skills through active reading, vocabulary, comprehension skills and strategies. • Reading Center Lab instruction and record keeping for English courses that have a co-requisite in the reading lab. • Tutoring in the Reading Center under the Reading Strategies Lab Coordinator.

Lecturer- Linguistics and Language Department

• Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

• Instruction in undergraduate level developmental reading and writing for entering freshman whose English Placement Test scores do not place them in English 1A. • This is a 3-unit lecture class along with a 2-unit activity section in the Language Development Center. • Course uses a genre-based approach to help student improve their writing and covers a variety of essays. Students learn to respond critically to both expository and argumentative reading assignments, identify and use the surface-structure conventions of written English, and produce different kinds of writing to meet different purposes and audiences. • Course grade and placement is based on final portfolio and cover letter, as well department common final exam. Show less

Outreach/Project Specialist

• Sep 2009 - May 2011

• Provide direct support to Career Center Director in various capacities; including calendaring, travel arrangements, preparing agenda for managers and all staff meetings, and writing minutes.• Serve as department liaison to Human Resources handling highly sensitive information.• Coordinate and implement strategic marketing action plans on Career Center services.• Outreach to students through direct marketing, technology, faculty, advisers, and social networking.• Supervise Reference Letter Service and coordinate transition to online credential service.• Assist in event planning and ongoing job fairs and events. Show less

Letter Service Coordinator and Marketing Coordinator

• Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

• Oversee the the Graduate Reference Letter Service, Health Science Letter Service and Ph.D Letter Service.• Handle all incoming letter requests, file letters of recommendation, and provide keeping all accounts up to date.• Market events on the UCSC Career Center facebook and on other UCSC student organization facebook groups and/or pages.• Assist in upcoming Career Center fairs and conferences.

ESL & Spanish Teacher

• Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

ESL instruction • Provided multi-level instruction and designed activities for integrated levels. • Conducted needs analysis research by interviewing management and front line managers. • Addressed specific communication issues with front line staff who have limited English proficiency. • Provided informal assessment of reading, writing, listening and speaking and a variety of student monitoring. • Responsible for syllabi design, materials, and assessments. • Applied learner centered instruction through activities with multiple opportunities for speaking and listening. Spanish instruction • Provided instruction in Spanish as a second language to dining hall supervisors. • Created bespoke lesson plans for supervisors with related work issues, concerns, and day-to-day needs. • Researched and complemented language lessons with cultural lessons. • Enriched and extended participation among students by coordinating a group performance (skit). Show less

ESL Teacher

• Jun 2006 - Dec 2008

Advanced, beginning low-level through intermediate-high level ESL class • Participated actively in curriculum development, planning and the evaluation of the school program. • Actively prepared students for CASAS test and standardized writing test. • Taught core CBET curriculum for Beg Low/High ESL. • Instruction on the fours skills and life skills, focusing on everyday needs, jobs and parenting. • Integrated computer lab in intermediate courses; instructing on basic computer skills and internet usage. Spanish for Educators • Designed to enable school administrators, teachers, and support staff to effectively interact with Spanish speaking students, parents, and visitors in various school situations providing functional Spanish language skills useful in the school office and for classroom management. Spanish GED • Covered two subjects: Language with Writing Composition and Mathematics. Show less

ESL Instructor

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

Reading and Writing and Vocabulary (Intermediate level) • Covered various rhetorical patterns of short essay writing; paragraph development, transitioning and editing. • Emphasis on reading expository prose and literature as a basis for writing. • Integrated high-intermediate grammar structures, punctuation and vocabulary in academic writing. Conversation course (high-intermediate) • Through the use of dialogues, role plays, interviews, debates and group discussions provided opportunity for speaking fluency and comprehension development. • Provided oral communication activities with vocabulary and grammatical structures appropriate to high-intermediate Hot Topics (intermediate-high) • Using group class discussions and debates, students addressed hot topics of American culture, developing fluency in rebuttal and position stands, focusing on grammatical patterns and vocabulary development. Grammar (low level) • Designed to improve English grammar at the beginning level. Show less

Lead Reading/Writing Seminar and Conference Coach

• Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

Reading/Writing Seminar Coach (6-8 people per group) • Guided students through curriculum designed to strengthen skills in summary-response essay writing. • Planned sessions to interpret, summarize, formulate positions using critical reasoning skills and edit written work for logical and grammatical coherence in essay assignments in preparation for the final exam. • Assessed students’ skills and adapted activities to facilitate competence in university-level academic literacy. Conference Coach (2 per group) • Modeled and facilitated students a careful approach to evaluation peer essays for the portfolio and final drafts being sent to their instructors building critical thinking skills essential for passing the final exam. • Guided submission of portfolio assignments via the Internet using the Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) program. • Integrating self-autonomy tools of development, revision, and computer based editing. Show less

Mortgage Consultant

• Mar 2005 - Aug 2007

-Under real estate license discussed borrower's mortgage options, rates and programs. -Marketed to realtors of company's services. -Used Point software to take loan applications at in-office appointments, on-site realtor offices or at client's home. -Submitted loan applications on-line and prepared loan packages to lenders. -Under real estate license discussed borrower's mortgage options, rates and programs. -Marketed to realtors of company's services. -Used Point software to take loan applications at in-office appointments, on-site realtor offices or at client's home. -Submitted loan applications on-line and prepared loan packages to lenders.

Sales/Marketing Administrator

• Sep 1998 - Jan 2003

-Provided sales and marketing support, conducted preliminary interviews, and handled personnel issues -Created marketing literature, sales/marketing documents, and training manuals. -Served as key contact with national/international vendors, negotiated cost savings for production, print, shipping, and warehouse costs. -Coordinated relationships with Fortune 500 clients to ensure timely and accurate production of marketing, promotional and research materials. -Resolved company technical tasks including establishing email accounts and connection and issues with ISP and phone systems. -Supervised and designed creation of web site and on-line demo for VC presentations. -Co-designed, developed and solely supervised from design stages to completion an on-line publishing automation system. Show less