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Curriculum Vitae
Kara G. Johnson
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Contact me email at:
karaj at email.arizona.edu
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Education
Ph.D. – Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
University of Arizona, in progress
M.A. – English Language/Linguistics
University of Arizona, May 2007
B.S. – Computer Information Systems, with Secondary Education and Math minors
LeTourneau University, 2001
Research InterestsC
Brain lateralization, Psycholinguisitcs, Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Processing, Second Language Academic Writing
Academic Awards, Honors & Grants
LeTourneau University
President’s List - 1999 – 2001
Gold Key Honor Society - 2000 – 2001
Scholar Athlete of the Year Award - 2001
Academic All-Conference (tennis) - 1999, 2000, 2001
Academic All-Conference (soccer) - 2000, 2001
Additional studies:
Rotary International 6-month Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship to Cuernavaca, Mexico – Spanish language study, 2004
Yew Wah International Education Center (Shanghai, PRC) – TPRS training, 2003
Yew Chung International (Shanghai, PRC) - TESOL certificate, 2003
Jerusalem University College, Israel – study abroad program, 1998
Columbia College, Sonora, CA – received several music scholarships and a Faculty Scholarship award and achieved Dean’s List, 1996-98
Teaching & Professional Experience
Writing Program Placement Advisor, UofA, Tucson, AZ, summer 2006, summer/winter 2007-2008, and summer/winter 2008-2009
Placement Advisor, includes helping calculate English composition placements for students during orientation, being available for advising on placement options, and explaining differences between the English courses to groups of students.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (English Composition), UofA, Tucson, AZ 2005-present
Classroom instructor, includes conducting all class activities of planning syllabus, teaching, grading, and attending preceptorship training. I have taught ENGL 101, 101+, 102, and 108.
Tutor and Proofreader, UofA, Tucson, AZ 2006-present
Tutor, includes tutoring ESL students graduate students at the UofA.
Proofreader, includes proofreading large papers or dissertations for graduate students at the UofA.
EFL teacher and coordinator, Yewwah Int’l Ed. Center, Shanghai, PRC, 2002-2005
Classroom instructor, includes planning the syllabus, teaching, and creating classroom materials for subjects of EFL and IGCSE Mathematics
Program Coordinator, includes overseeing teachers, selecting classroom materials and books, arranging offered classes, and meeting with parents to resolve problems
High school math teacher, Marshall ISD, Marshall, TX, 2002
Classroom instructor, includes teaching and creating classroom materials
Computer Experience
Some experience with Assembly Language, Borland Builder, C++ language programming, COBOL, Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word), Networking, Pascal, Prolog, SeaMonkey, SQL, and Visual Basic; Also some familiarity with Linux-based operating systems
Languages
English: Native language
Spanish: 2 years in HS, plus six months full-time language study in Mexico (fair proficiency)
Mandarin: Survival proficiency
Volunteer Service
2007-present
Gospel Rescue Mission (academic tutoring), Tucson, AZ
2005-2006
Angel Tree (inmate gift distribution), Tucson, AZ
2002-2005
Youth group (international students), Shanghai, PRC
La Casa de Menores (orphanage), Cuernavaca, Mexico (2004)
1998-2001
Bethlehem Institute for the Blind, Terrific Tuesday (volunteer after-school elementary program), Longview Blitz (construction/clean-up work project, Mexico mission trip, Student Achievement (Bramlette Elementary), Kidsfest (Kilgore College), HCJB mission trip (Elkhart, IN & Quito, Ecuador)
Presentations
Jan. 2007
Invited Speaker: English 455—Introduction to TESL
Presented beginning Mandarin language lesson using TPR and discussed teaching methodologies.
Apr. 2008
Invited Speaker: English 255—Introduction to the English Language
Presented my current psycholinguitic research project (involving priming and unconscious lexical access) and discussed the study objective and results.
Committee Service
Spring 2008
SLAT Roundtable registration and welcome committee, UofA, Tucson, AZ
Spring 2008
Tucson Lindy Bomb (finance and housing committees), UofA SwingCats, Tucson, AZ
Professional Membership
TESOL, Jan. 2007-present
Hobbies
Playing musical instruments (piano, guitar), skiing, hiking, sports (soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, racquetball, squash), sewing, crocheting, choir, dancing
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