Experience

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  Ila vietnam

  Aug 2004 - Oct 2004

  English language teacher

  Taught English to students ages 3- high school in classes and one-on-oneThis was my first English-as-a-foreign-language teaching job. I learned a lot! Students were Vietnamese, South Korean, and from other Asian origins.

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  Sitc

  Nov 2004 - Feb 2005

  English language teacher

  Taught English to students ages high school and older in small- and medium-sized classes in a local private language school, now closed.Students were Cambodian and South East Asian diaspora.

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  Universitas ahmad dalan

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2007

  English language teacher

  Taught English conversation and journalism for undergraduate students from Indonesia in small and large-sized classes.Students were Indonesian from various islands, including Java, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, & Papua New Guinea.

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  Redding elementary school- sfusd

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  English language teacher

  Parents ESLTaught general English and USA pragmatics.Students were mothers from Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia.

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  University of san francisco

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2023

  Lecturer faculty

  Rhet 110 Written Communication (lecturer faculty)Rhet 310 Business & Technical Writing (lecturer faculty)Rhet 106 Introduction to Composition (lecturer faculty)Rhet 101 Academic Writing Workshop- ESL (lecturer faculty)AEM 120 Academic Reading/Writing II- ESL (lecturer faculty)Taught undergraduate Rhetoric courses, including Freshmen Composition, Business Communication, and Academic ESL. These courses improved and enhanced students' critical thinking, work processes, and academic next steps. Texts taught include essays, reviews, and forum posts. Oral discourse included brainstorming, discussion, and presenting. Extensive research was integral to all courses. Students had significant leeway to pursue their individual interests.Topics include USA & foreign gun and plastic bag laws; food and clothing lifecycles; the built environment; specific industries; job and career pathways; and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Students' origins include Austria, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, England, India, Estonia, Guatemala, South Korea, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Slovakia, and the USA. Show less

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  Laney college

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Adjunct faculty

  ESOL 222A/B- Intermediate Reading and Writing (instructor)Taught academic English for undergraduate ESL purposes.Students were from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Mongolia, Iran, Nepal, Yemen, and Colombia.

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  California college of the arts

  Jun 2016 - now

  Adjunct faculty

  WRLIT 1 Multi-Lingual Learners (CURRENT, 1/2025- , adjunct faculty)WRLIT-0960 English for Multilingual Artists & Designers (8- 12/2024, adjunct faculty)Grad Prep ESL (Summer 2016, instructor & course co-designer) Teach international undergraduate and incoming graduate students, with emphasis on English language learning needs and adapting to school and San Francisco cultures.Projects include writing and presenting about colors; textures; spaces; traffic signs; simple and complex tools; and global design and art industries. A wide variety of readings and warm up exercises complement course topics. Within the umbrella themes, students choose their subjects.Students' origins include China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Show less

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  San francisco state university

  Jan 2018 - now

  Lecturer faculty

  BUS 300 Business Communication for Professionals (CURRENT, lecturer faculty)IBUS 593 Doing Business in Europe (CURRENT, lecturer faculty)IBUS 590 International Environmental Analysis (lecturer faculty)IBUS 638 Global Leadership and Cultural Competencies (lecturer faculty)BUS 714 Elements of Graduate Business Writing (lecturer faculty)MBA Application Prep (instructor & lead course designer)Resume Workshops for Veterans of the US Armed Forces (volunteer instructor)BUS 400 Professional Communication for Global Workplace (co-designer)Teach business communication and international business courses for US, immigrant, and international undergraduate and graduate students. Within project frameworks, students choose their topics.BUS 300 subjects include professionalism, including leadership and goal-setting; job readiness, including effective position searching, resume, cover letter, & job interview techniques; and global industries, including major players (countries & companies) and career trajectories. Students do individual and team writing and presenting.IBUS 593 subjects include researching high, medium, and low GDP countries in the EU and beyond. The first project looks at context: geography, history, demographics, culture, government, industry, education, and stability factors. This provides the foundation for sector analyses of multiple industries in select countries. Students do team and individual writing and presenting.Students' origins include the USA, China, Hong Kong, France, Brazil, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Mexico, Mongolia, Italy, India, Russia, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Armenia, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Finland, Laos, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Australia, Martinique, Chad, Germany, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Mar 2025 - now

  Holistic professional development sessions

  What is your work story? How would you like it to be? Using an awareness-acceptance-action process, I support individuals who want to change their employment stories.Techniques include brainstorming, writing, Q & A, discussion, active listening, role plays, mirroring, and drawing, among others. I give homework, including writing, internet research, decluttering at home and office, and field trips. SMALL GROUP JOB & CAREER WORKSHOPS are designed to:- Increase awareness of strengths and challenges by looking at past, present, and future impact factors from self, family, friend, community, national, and, in some cases, international contexts.- Articulate clear and true job and career goals: what do where, when, how, why, with whom, and for what renumeration and benefits.- Determine practical and manageable next steps to achieve job and career goals.- Set deadlines to enact these next steps.- Identify and call upon personal cheerleaders to support action plan commitment and fun.INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS are available for more effective job search, resumes, cover letters, job interviews, and other professional goals.English-language learners welcome. I am very experienced helping with high beginner to near fluent levels of Business English and Academic English.May your story be fulfilling! Show less