James Alan Whitten
Seeking employment in the following: teaching of English as a second language, proofreading, editing.
Date available for employment: Summer 2004
Personal Information:
Place of Birth: Oak Hill, WV, USA
DOB: 17 December, 1970
Citizen of United States
Native Speaker of English
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Contact Information:
Grochowa 4/5
53324 Wroclaw, Poland
Phone: ++48 503 398 838
E-mail: bperet@yahoo.com
Permanent Address:
224 Wetzel St.
New Martinsville, WV 26155
United States
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Employment history:
- Matrix Language & Computer Corporate Services
www.matrixlccs.com.pl/
March 2004 to present
ul. Laciarska 28; 50-140 Wroclaw; Poland
Position held: English teacher
Activities: FCE and CAE preparation.
Levels Taught: Upper Intermediate and Advanced.
- English Entrance (tel: 372-37-27, 78-51-996)
www.englishentrance.pl/
September 2003 to present
ul. Szewska 6/7; 50-950 Wroclaw; Poland
Position held: English teacher, proofreader
Activities: Teaching vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar. Proofreading.
Levels Taught: Upper Intermediate, First Certificate, Advanced, and Proficiency.
- ISL Sprachschule (tel: 0 72 43 93 87 44)
www.isl-sprachschule.de/
March 2003 to September 2003
Im Katzentach 11; 76275 Ettlingen; Germany
Position held: English teacher
Activities: Teaching Business English and General English (group, individual, intensive and crash courses)
Levels Taught: All levels from Beginner to Advanced.
- Demostenes Language Center
October 2002 to March 2003
ul. Ruska 46c; 50-079 Wroclaw; Poland
Position held: English teacher
Activities: Teaching vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar.
Levels Taught: Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, First Certificate, Advanced, and Proficiency.
- Alma Mater School of Foreign Languages
January 2002 to June 2002
ul. Sienkiewicza 30; 07-400 Ostroleka; Poland
Position held: English Teacher
Activities: Teaching vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar.
Levels Taught: Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, First Certificate, and Advanced.
- Freelance Translator and Proofreader
March 2002 to present
Activities: Translation of documents, including legal documents, adverts, and resumes, from Polish to English. Proofreading English translations.
- Little Caesars Pizza
August 1995 to December 2001
New Martinsville, WV; Lexington, KY; Nicholasville, KY; Oak Hill, WV
Position held: Manager
Activities: Supervising and training employees, inventory, various other managerial duties, all aspects of food preparation and customer relations.
- Private English Tutor
June 1999 to August 2001
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Education:
- University of Kentucky
January 1998 to August 2001
Lexington, KY
BA: Linguistics, Certificate in TESL
Cumulative GPA (Scale of 4.00): 3.535, GPA in Major: 4.00
- West Liberty State College
August 1992 to May 1993
West Liberty, WV
Major Course of Study: Graphic Design
- West Virginia Institute of Technology
August 1989 to May 1992
Montgomery, WV
Associate of Science: Printing Technology and Management
- English Language Teaching Certification:
University of Kentucky
January 1997 to December 2000
Type of training: Linguistics (concentration in Applied Linguistics)
Subjects studied: TESL I (theory, research methodology), TESL II (practice)
Several courses in language structure, including Modern English Grammar (Chomskyan syntax) and Grammatical Analysis (Typology.)
Qualifications gained: Certificate in Applied Linguistics
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Academic Merit, Honors, and Membership:
- Golden Key National Honor Society
- Dean's List (several times at WVIT and U. Kentucky)
- Who's Who Among American Colleges
- President of Campus Light Ministries, 1990-1992
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Activities included: Organizing and conducting meetings, fund-raisers and debates.
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Language Skills, Other Skills and Aptitudes:
Languages spoken:
- English
Native speaker
- German
Communicative ability: Intermediate; Reading ability: Advanced
- Polish
Communicative ability: Pre-Intermediate; Reading ability: Intermediate
Language-related coursework: German, Spanish, French, and Italian
Coursework in Language Structure: Old English, Modern English, Bulgarian, Chichewa, Manx.
Computer knowledge: Web design, html, Microsoft Access, Word, Windows.
Interests in Linguistics: Cognitive linguistics and language acquisition.
Other interests: Art, philosophy and chess.
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