ROSEANNE GREENFIELD THONG, Ed.D.

Writer and Educator

abpenw@r.postjobfree.com

www.greenfield-thong.com

WRITING AND EDITING EXPERIENCE

**** - ** ***** ********** ******** member, SCBWI, Hong Kong

**** - 07 Course writer and lecturer, Longman Pearson, Hong Kong

2006 - 07 Freelance writer and editor, Greenfield Press, Hong Kong

2004 - 05 Freelance writer, primary readers and teacher s guides, Oxford University Press, Hong

Kong

2002 - 03 Book reviewer, Asian Review of Books, Hong Kong

2001 Freelance writer and plot developer, Global Children, Hong Kong

2000 Freelance editor, Weissmann Travel Guides, New York

1987 Freelance editor, Successful Kids, Taipei, Taiwan

1985 - 86 Historical researcher, Scientific Resource Surveys, California

1982 - 85 Intern/staff writer, The Orange County Register and Orange County News, California

1982 - 85 Back Page editor, The Daily 49 er and The Branding Iron, California

LITERARY FICTION AND POETRY

Fruit Dreams & Other Asian Stories, Chameleon Press, Hong Kong

2006

The Long Spring, The Evansville Review, University of Evansville, Indiana

2006

Tong Choi, Asian Pacific American Journal, New York

2003

Fruit Dreams, Fiction International, San Diego State University Press

2002

Paying the Price, Dalhousie University Literary Journal, Canada

2001

The Caller, Dimsum, Hong Kong

2000

Angel s Flight, Poetry L.A., 1984 Francisco

2000

Father, The Louisville Review, Spalding University Press, Louisville, Kentucky

1999

Any Time Now, Lullwater Review, Emory University Press, Atlanta, Georgia

1999

Goose Eye, Northwoods Journal, Tomaston, Maine

1999

The Bus Ride, Timber Creek Review

1998

Year of the Pig, Potato Eyes Literary Journal

1998

CHILDREN S LITERATURE PUBLISHED

Fly Free!, Boyd s Mills Books, Honesdale, Pennsylvania

2008/9

The Worst New Year, Lee & Low Books, New York

2008/9

Wish!, Chronicle Books, San Francisco

2008

Ten Friendly Fireflies, Piggley Toes Press, Los Angeles

2007

Gai See: Chinese Market, Harry Abrams, New York

2007

Tummy Girl, Henry Holt, New York

2006

The Wishing Tree, Shen s Books, California

2004

One is a Drummer, Chronicle Books, San Francisco

2003

Red is a Dragon, Chronicle Books, San Francisco

2001

Round is a Mooncake, Chronicle Books, San Francisco

2000

EDUCATION-RELATED ARTICLES PUBLISHED

The Nuts and Bolts of Children s Publishing, SCBWI, Hong Kong

2004

(Co-written with Mio Debnam for the Hong Kong International Literary Festival)

A Collaborative C-MC Exchange for Teaching Secondary ESL: A Case Study in Hong

2003

Kong, Language Learning & Technology, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan. 2003

A Collaborative E-mail Exchange for Teaching ESL to Intermediate-level ESL Students: A

2001

Case Study, Ed.D. Dissertation, Leicester University, Leicester, England

New Ways of Teaching Technology (Concept Pattern Poems, Partner Puzzles and Poetic

1996

E-mail Introductions), TESOL Inc.

International Culture Exchange: Sharing Diversity Through E-mail, Thai TESOL

1995

Video Production in the Classroom, TESOL Matters, June 1994

1994

New Ways of Teaching Speaking, TESOL, Jan. 1994

1994

Methods, Approaches and Activities for Teaching ESL, Master s Project, United States

1992

International University, Irvine, California

The Bolsa Chica Wetlands: The Changing Environment, Land Use Patterns and Cultural

1991

Values of Its Inhabitants from 500 AD to the Present, Master s Thesis, California State

University, Fullerton

Violence Against Chinese Immigrants in America: 1853 - 1855, American Studies

1989

Journal, California State University, Fullerton, Spring 1989

TEXTBOOK AND TEACHING MATERIALS

2007 Reading selections for Primary 5 textbook, Greenfield Books, Hong Kong

2005 School readers for Primary 4 and 5, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong

Teacher s manuals, Levels 2 and 3 graded readers, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong

2004

New Ways of Teaching Technology (Concept Pattern Poems, Partner Puzzles and Poetic

1996

E-mail Introductions), TESOL Inc.

New Ways of Teaching Speaking (What s Cooking?, The Restaurant Menu, Large Group

1994

Interviews, Minimal Pairs with Street Names, Giving Directions), TESOL, Jan. 1994

COMMUNITY AND LOCAL HISTORY PROJECTS

Settlers of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands: A Social History, Orange County Historical Society,

1990

Huntington Beach, CA, July 1990

Special Historic Study: The Pacific Electric Railway in Orange County, Scientific Resource

1983

Surveys, Inc., May 1983

Cultural Resources Report: Rose Canyon Road and the Beekeepers of Santiago Canyon,

1982

Orange County, California, Scientific Resource Surveys, Inc., June 1982

Punk Rock Orange County Style: Ethnography of the Orange County Punk Rock Culture,

1981

American Studies Journal, California State University, Fullerton, Fall 1981

LECTURES AND CONFERENCES GIVEN

Writing Multicultural Picture Books for Children, keynote address, Singapore National

2004

Book Council, Asian Children s Writers and Illustrators Conference

Multicultural Children s Picture Book Genres, workshop, Singapore National Book Council,

2004

Asian Children s Writers and Illustrators Conference

Learning English through Picture Books, various schools in Hong Kong, Malaysia,

2001-07

Singapore and the USA

Sharing Diversity Through E-mail, Thai TESOL Conference, Thailand

1995

Cooperative Learning and ESL Students, Regional Conference on Second Language

1993

Learning, Guatemala

Whole Language Techniques in the Spanish Language Curriculum, Colegio Maya,

1993

Guatemala

Current ESL Methodologies in California Community Colleges, California ESL Training

1991

Conference, Vietnam

AWARDS AND HONORS

Honor Award for Multicultural Education, Skipping Stones

2005

Honorable Mention, Hunger Mountain Short Fiction Contest, Vermont College

2005

Best of the Year Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison s Cooperative Children s Book

2002

Centre

Featured Reading Book, Florida Reading Association and Department of Education

2002

Best Non-fiction Titles Published for 2000, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

2000

Nomination, Puschart Prize for Fiction

2000

Honourable Mention, Negative Capability Fiction Contest, University of Alabama

1998

Finalist, Clay Potato Short Story Competition, Potato Eyes Literary Journal

1998

Best Master s Thesis Award, California State University, Fullerton

1990

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2001 Leicester University, Leicester, England

Doctorate of Education in TESOL

1992 United States International University, Irvine, California

Master of Arts in TESOL

1990 California State University, Fullerton, California

Master of Arts in American Studies

1984 California State University, Long Beach, California

Secondary Teaching Credential Program

1983 California State University, Fullerton, California

Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Minor in Journalism

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

11/05 - 6/06 Korean International School, Hong Kong

English teacher, kindergarten, 3rd, 4th and 7th grade

8/02 - 8/04 Hong Kong University, SPACE (School for Professional and Continuing Education)

English lecturer, Associate Degree Program

8/01 - 6/02 Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong

Language Arts, Social Science and Special Needs teacher, 7th grade

9/00 - 6/00 Buddhist Sin Tak College, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong

English teacher, Form 4 (9th grade)

9/98 - 6/99 Japanese School of Hong Kong

English teacher, Form 2 and 3 (7th and 8th grade)

8/93 - 6/97 Chinese International School, Hong Kong

English, Drama and ESL teacher, 7th - 10th grade

8/92 - 6/93 Colegio Maya, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Department Chair and Coordinator of ESL and Spanish Departments,

ESL teacher, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade

9/89 - 8/92 Jordan Intermediate School, Garden Grove, California

ESL and History teacher, 7th and 8th grade

Summer 91 California ESL Training Conference, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Lecturer, Workshop Coordinator for English Pronunciation Strategies

(Selected by California Senator Art Torres and the Pacific Rim Committee)

2/91 - 6/91 Rancho Santiago Community College, Santa Ana, California

ESL lecturer

9/88 - 6/89 Murdy Elementary School, Garden Grove, California

ESL teacher, multicultural specialist and test administrator, 4th and 5th grade

Summer 88 California State University, Long Beach, California

Business English lecturer, China Project Summer English Language Institute

9/87 - 6/88 National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

English lecturer

9/84 - 6/85 Feng Chia University, Tai Chung, Taiwan

English lecturer

LANGUAGES

Mandarin and Spanish

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