Teacher of Englsih & ESL

JERRY (George) THOMPSON__________________________________ 302-***-****, abgp1b@r.postjobfree.com

PO Box 360, Middletown, DE 19709

EMPLOYMENT

****-** ********** ** ********, Newark, DE. Tutoring and substitute-teaching ESL students from Saudi,,Colombia, & other countries. Summer: ESL-teaching, Valdelavilla, Spain.

Contacts: Ken Hyde (abgp1b@r.postjobfree.com); Marcia Halio (abgp1b@r.postjobfree.com).

2008-11 DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Jennersville, PA. Adjunct, English 050, 100, and 121. Contact: Jane Schurman, 610-***-****. Summer:Barco De Avila and Salamanca, Spain, ESL intensives for Vaughantown, Madrid.

2007 & 10 ARTIST FELLOW, Delaware Division of Arts. Recorded a CD of original music & poetry; performed African-American Fest, Winterthur Museum, etc. Contact: Izzy Mead 302-***-****.

2006 Adjunct at Goldey Beacom (business) College, DE Contact: Dr. Allison White 302-***-****. Adjunct for Immaculata University, PA. Contact: Dr. Sam Wrightson 610-***-****.

2002 - 2006 DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Migrant Advocate/recruiter. Set up Summer schools for migrant children; assisted with health issues and school registration. (Hablo Español).

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master Of Arts In English, Western Illinois U.; Delaware Language Arts Certificate.

Hablo Español, California Community College Credential

Present UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE. enrolled as an undergraduate Spanish Major. Other

classes (post M.A.) include Linguistics, Ed. Methods, Piano, French, Old and Middle English.

2006 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN, IRELAND: Studied Irish Literature and Culture. Presented “That is no Country for Young Men” lecture to a class; recorded CD of Irish music.

INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN STUDIES, Rome, Italy. Summer study and travel.

EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING INSTITUTE, Shippensburg University, PA.

CENTRO BILINGUE, Chiapas, Mexico. Summer Study: Spanish language and Mayan culture.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

*Two-Year College Association Convention, Washington, DC. Presented: “That is No Country for Young Men: Irish-American History in Song and Story.”

*Vinyl, cassettes, and seven CDs of mostly original folk, blues, and children’s music, available

from Amazon.com, iTunes, and others.

*Columns for Out & About magazine, Wilmington, DE. Awarded “Best Column: Humor,” by

Delaware Press Association.

* “Small Wonder,” sheet music. In Songs of the American People, by Jerry Silverman, Mel Bay Publications, Columbia, MO.

* “Down on the Ant Farm/Onomatopoeia Waltz,” produced with a grant from Delaware Special Arts. Songs involved vocabulary-building word play, based on Cambridge U research study.

*Chinese-Americans: An Understanding, with Alfred Wong, S.F.S.U.

*The Criminal and the Saint:The Anti-Hero in the Novels of Jack Kerouac, Western Illinois U.

*Trauma Team, worked on award-winning documentary film at San Francisco General Hospital. .

MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATES, AND AWARDS

Artist Fellowships 2007 & 2010, from Delaware Division of Arts; “Best Humor Column” from Delaware Press Assoc; #2 album release in Fine Times magazine; DE Friends of Folkmusic, Penn TESOL, BMI.

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