Michael L. King

Academic Advising, College Counseling, & Humanities Instruction

acojx1@r.postjobfree.com; Skype ID epitriticus

Employment in CHINA

College Counselor and Teacher of English and History at China/US High

School Program: 7/2013 to present

Raise students' English skills and historical knowledge to

university level. Facilitate students' acquisition of western

cultural literacy. Improve students' college admissions success.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Theory of Knowledge and

Extended Essay Coordinator, English B (ESL) Subject Leader, IELTS Prep

Instructor, and College Counselor at Pohang International School: 7/2011

to 6/2013

Facilitated students' success with IBO assessments and IELTS exams.

Improved students' acquisition of critical and

creative skills and global cultural literacy. Facilitated faculty's

success with English B, Extended Essay, and Theory of

Knowledge curriculum. Improved students' college admissions

success.

ESL Instructor for Yucui Education Consultancy at Luoyang Institute of

Science and Technology: 2/2009 to 7/2009

Improved students' acquisition of English speaking, listening,

reading, and writing skills.

IELTS Prep Instructor and Textbook Copy Editor at Harbin Engineering

University, College of International Cooperative Education: 8/2007 to

1/2009

Improved students' success with IELTs exams and transitions to

western universities. Improved textbook quality.

Western Culture, British and American Literature, and ESL Instructor at

Heilongjiang East College: 8/2006 to 7/2007

Improved students' and teachers' acquisition of western cultural

literacy and historical knowledge. Improved faculty's

acquisition of western literary knowledge. Improved students'

acquisition of English speaking and listening skills.

Employment in AMERICA

Composition Instructor at Oklahoma State University: 8/2010 to 5/2011

Improved students' acquisition of academic essay writing skills.

Composition Instructor at Northern Michigan University: 8/2009 to 5/2010

Improved students' acquisition of academic essay writing skills.

Assistant Facilitator for "HON180: A Cultural Odyssey" at University of

Maine Honors College: 9/2004 to 5/2006

Assisted Dr. Burton Hatlen with successful planning and

implementation of required course.

Writing Tutor at University of Maine Writing Center: 1/2004 to 5/2006

Improved undergraduate, graduate, and ESL students' academic and

creative writing.

Volunteer Work

Steering Committee Representative at University of Maine Center for

Teaching Excellence: 9/2004 to 5/2006

Contributed to improvement of teaching quality at the university.

Current Studies

Master of Science, Academic Advising

Kansas State University (Manhattan, Kansas, USA)

Estimated graduation May 2018

Qualifications

Specialized Certificate, College Admissions Counseling

University of California San Diego (San Diego, California, USA)

Coursework completed 2/2015

Postgraduate Certificate, Global Environmental Challenges (11/2014)

University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)

Multidisciplinary study of environment, development, health,

security, and politics

Bachelor of Arts, English "Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors" (5/2006,

GPA 3.86)

University of Maine Honors College (Orono, Maine, USA)

Concentration: Literary Critical Writing

Honors Study: The Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences of

Civilizations Past and Present

Honors Thesis: Exploring Perspectives in Writing: A Collection

of Prose and Poetry

Minor: Classical Studies

Academic Honor Society Memberships

Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society for Liberal Arts

and Sciences

Phi Kappa Phi, National All-Discipline Honor Society

Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society

Alpha Lambda Delta, National Honor Society for Freshmen

Coursework for Teaching Composition (completed as an

undergraduate)

ENG499: Capstone Experience in English

ENG395: English Internship

Graduate-level Coursework (completed as an undergraduate)

EDH662: Philosophy of Education

ENG556: British Romanticism

ENG555: Enlightenment Literature

ENG529: Poetry of the 1940s

Additional Graduate-level Coursework (completed while employed as a

writing instructor)

Teaching Composition

ENGL5213: Composition Theory and Pedagogy (Fall 2010)

EN509: Teaching Colloquium (Fall 2009)

Writing

ENGL5210: Seminar in Creative Nonfiction (Spring 2011)

ENGL5740: Seminar in Poetry Writing (Fall 2010)

EN602: Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Spring 2010)

EN501: Poetry Workshop (Spring 2010)

EN502: Nonfiction Workshop (Fall 2009)

Literature

ENGL5630: Early American Borderlands (Spring 2011)

Professional Development

-IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) English B (ESL)

Instructor Workshop (Fall 2011)

-IBO Theory of Knowledge Across the Curriculum Workshop (Fall 2011)

-IBO Theory of Knowledge Instructor Workshop (Summer 2011)

Publications

-Poem "Valley of Death" in FinNALA News (11/2014)

-Poems "Birds Caught" and "Method" in FinNALA News (7/2014)

-Poems "Lady Killer Dad," "White Cloud of Zhengzhou," and "Bus Ride Glass

of Beer" in an upcoming issue of Kippis!

-Poems "Schoodic Lake Sunrise" and "Stingray," in FinNALA News (5/2014)

-Prose "Ghost Riders of Elysium" from "Lightning Ride: a Descent by

Bicycle," in FinNALA News (5/2014)

-Poems "Prelude," from "Lightning Ride: a Descent by Bicycle," and

"Poseurs' Ed." in FinNALA News (2/2014)

-Poems "Graves in the Woods" and "At Cable Beach" in Kippis! v6 n2

(12/2013)

-Poems "Reflections on Canals" and "Outrun" in FinNALA News (11/2013)

-Poems "A Pause before Parting" and "Admiral" in FinNALA News (6/2013)

-Poems "Late Morning" and "Winter Heilongjiang Train" in Kippis! v6 n1

(6/2013)

-Poems "Lao Lao" and "Vanishing Point Wrap" in FinNALA News (3/2013)

-Poems "Sidecar" and "East College Drop" in FinNALA News (12/2012)

-Poems "Collapse" and "Manchurian Advance" in FinNALA News (10/2012)

-Poems "Notes from the Jiu Men Kou Great Wall" and "When Sheena Delivers"

in Kippis! v5 n2 (6/2012)

-Poems "Musical Meltwater," "New Day," and "Urgency" in FinNALA News

(6/2012)

-Nonfiction vignette "Coyote" in FinNALA News (3/2012)

-Poems "Foolish Math Question" and "Tragic Future" in FinNALA News

(3/2012)

-Nonfiction "At Home in Heilongjiang" in Kippis! v5 n1 (2/2012)

-Poem "Purged" in FinNALA News (12/2011)

-Poem "Island" in The Bangor Daily News (21 Feb 2011)

-Nonfiction "Harbin Introduction" in Kippis! v3 n1 (1/2011)

-Poems "Purposes" and "Luoyang Afternoon" in Kippis! v3 n1 (1/2011)

-Nonfiction vignette "Goshawk" in FinNALA News (10/2010)

-Nonfiction "Granny Ring Ride on Xuefu Road" in Kippis! v2 n2 (7/2010)

-Poems "Harrier," "Arctic Boat Ride," "Show beside the Sea," "Metal

Quake," and "Mercury" in Kippis! v2 n2 (7/2010)

-Nonfiction "Beijing Departure" in in Kippis! v2 n1 (1/2010)

-Poems "Melinda's Forest Escapes," "When Lily Rode to Court," and "River

Trail" in Kippis! v2 n1 (1/2010)

-Poems "Nature's Cycle" and "Midnight Mile" from "A Muirian Storm" in The

Maine Review (5/2006)

-Nonfiction prose "Continuing," from "A Muirian Storm," in The Maine

Review (5/2006)

-Poem "Deer Departed" in The Maine Review (5/2005)

Awards

-Kippis! Creative Writing Contest, Third Prize (1/2011)

-Kippis! Creative Writing Contest, Honorable Mention (1/2010)

-Grenfell '32 Poetry Contest, First Prize (5/2006)

-Alpha Lambda Delta, Certificate of Recognition (4/2006)

-University of Maine Center for Teaching Excellence, Certificate of

Appreciation (5/2005)

-Grenfell '32 Poetry Contest, Third Prize (5/2005)

-Houghton Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Junior Year English Major

(4/2005)

-University of Maine Presidential Academic Achievement Pin (7/2003)

-Steinmetz Book Award, Outstanding First Year Honors College Student

(5/2003)

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