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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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