Nationality: United States citizen
Professional Experience
Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan
English for Academic Purposes Instructor
April 2013 - August 2013
The Language Centre, University of Groningen
English for Academic Purposes Instructor
December 2008-September 2012
Meeting Point English Academy, Madrid
English as a Second Language Instructor
September 2006-June 2007
Ready English Academy, Madrid
English as a Second Language Instructor
January 2006-August 2006
Canterbury English Academy, Madrid
English as a Second Language Instructor
October-December 2005
Courses taught
Masters' Academic Writing
Ph.D. Presentations Skills
Undergraduate English for Law
English for Business and Economics
From Theory to Practice in L2
Interlocution and assessment of university exams and placement tests
Writing Skills for Osaka University Erasmus Programme
General university staff / faculty language training
Individual tutoring academic writing and conversation
As both a teacher and a life-long learner, I strongly advocate the development of learner autonomy. Inspiring, motivating, and instructing students on how to actively seek out information to improve their own lives, in my opinion, is an essential aspect of proper education. In my teaching experience, I have found that guiding pupils in goal setting and reflection activities is just as important as theoretical and methodological instruction. Learners needs not only to be shown the way to acquire knowledge through the development of vocabulary, syntax, public speaking and research skills, but should also be encouraged to set their own paths for learning, to note areas for improvement and to navigate their own progress. This promotion of self-efficacy leads to more cases of long-term academic and professional success, as well as a life-long quest for knowledge and understanding of the world.