Laura Weber, Ph.D.
Language instructor at CEC-EPN Centro de Educación Continua Politécnica Nacional- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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From Bean to Bar (Processing Cacao into Chocolate)
Como Hacer Chocolate PapáCacaoApr, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
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Translation Certificate: German/English
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Experience
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Language instructor
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Jun 2016 - Present
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Self-employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Custom baker
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Dec 2017 - Present
I cater per order, making special order chocolates, breads, cakes and other desserts as well as hors d'oeuvres.
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Freelance Editor & Proofreader
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2012 - Present
I am a freelance editor and/or proofreader. My two main areas are (1) academic/technical writing and (2) advertising/marketing, but I also work with other types of texts such as oral narrations for films, creative writing, and job application materials (résumés, CVs, cover letters, research and teaching statements, etc.).
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Multiple institutions
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United States
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Language Instructor
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1995 - 2015
Instructor of English & German, Mar del Plata, Argentina: September 2013 - January 2015.Instructor of English & German language courses for non-native speakers, Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona, USA: January – October 2002. Instructor of English & German as a foreign language courses (high school & adult), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico: May – September 2000. Instructor of German language & pedagogy courses, Department of German Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA: August 1998 – May 2000. English language assistant (elementary – high school), Bundes(real)gymnasium Weiz, Weiz, Austria: October 1995 – June 1997.
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Graduate Researcher & Instructor
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2006 - 2011
Instructor/assistant for Animal Ecology lab, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation, and Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory course; Researcher collecting data in the North Rupununi, Guyana, South America. Instructor/assistant for Animal Ecology lab, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation, and Fundamentals of Ecology Laboratory course; Researcher collecting data in the North Rupununi, Guyana, South America.
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Writing & Course Consultant
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2006 - 2007
Writing consultant for students & course development specialist (faculty consultant) for writing-intensive courses in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and the College of Science. Writing consultant for students & course development specialist (faculty consultant) for writing-intensive courses in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and the College of Science.
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Senior Study Abroad Advisor
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2002 - 2006
Coordinator of and advisor for reciprocal educational exchange programs & Fulbright Program. Coordinator of and advisor for reciprocal educational exchange programs & Fulbright Program.
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Education
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Texas A&M University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Sociocultural issues in natural resource conservation) -
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University of Arizona
Master of Arts (M.A.), German Studies & Foreign Language Pedagogy -
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Universität Konstanz
German Studies and Foreign Language Education -
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American University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Language and Area Studies: German/Europe; Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; Education
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