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

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

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


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

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.

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.

E-mail: bperet@yahoo.com