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NTEP Community Instructor

Nunavut Arctic College, Canada

Sep 2009 - Present

teaching methods, early childhood education, environmental education, movement education, educational psychology

I work as a community instructor for Nunavut Arctic College in the Nunavut Teacher Education Program. This is a four year, degree-granting program offered jointly between Nunavut Arctic College and University of Regina.

ESL Instructor

Interlangues, Canada

Feb 2009 - Aug 2009

English, essay writing

language consultant

Centre Linguistique du College de Jonquiere, Canada

Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

ESL, government language consultant

language instructor

University of Ottawa, Canada

Sep 2008 - Apr 2009

ESL, focus listening and speaking

ESL instructor

East Coast School of Languages, Canada

May 2007 - Aug 2008

EAP prep, general conversation, TOEFL/TOEIC preparation

language consultant

Jordanian House of Representatives, Canada

Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

general conversation skills, document review, editing/proofreading

I worked with the Director of Parliamentary Relations when he was in Halifax, Canada. After that I was contracted to review documents for the House of Representatives (online).

ESL instructor

Canadian Language Learning College, Canada

Dec 2005 - Oct 2006

general conversation, accent reduction, reading, writing, EAP, test preparation

Editor/Proofreader

Flightpointe Inc., United States

Mar 2006 - May 2006

edited business plans, enhanced proposals

Reviewed and arranged formal business plan which subsequently secured funding.

language instructor

The Stewart Agency, Canada

Jan 2001 - Oct 2001

business English, government language test preparation, editing

Did contract work for: CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency), HRSDC (Human Resources and Social Development Canada), and the Department of Finance.

Customized instruction format using both formative and summative assessment.

Second Language Teaching

University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sep 1996 - Aug 2001

Graduated cum laude and offered a TA position at the 'Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute'.

International Development

Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sep 1995 - Apr 1996

This was a certificate program, run jointly with 'Canada World Youth', which focused on post-Soviet Baltic states.

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non-formal education, Estonia

Sep 1995 - Mar 1996

Participant in an international exchange between Canada and Estonia through the organization 'Canada World Youth'.