Teaches these Subjects and Topics
general ESL (TOEFL)
Language of Instruction:
English
English (9th - 12th Grade)
Language of Instruction:
English
ESL, writing
Teaching Experience
language consultant
Jordanian House of Representatives, Nova Scotia, 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).
Editor/Proofreader
Flightpointe Inc., New York, 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, Ontario, 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.
Academics and Credentials: Education
Second Language Teaching
Psychology
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.
*development
non-formal education, Estonia
Sep 1995 - Mar 1996
Participant in an international exchange between Canada and Estonia through the organization 'Canada World Youth'.
Membership and Associations
TESL Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia, Canada
Nov 2007 - Oct 2008