Assistant University

RUTH MENDEL

**** ***** ******* ***** **** Lansing, Michigan 48823 517-***-****

abqsem@r.postjobfree.com www.rmeli.com

EDUCATION

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan, M.A. TESOL, 2007

YALE LAW SCHOOL, New Haven, Connecticut, J.D., 1984

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A. in Psychology and English, 1979

Phi Beta Kappa

EXPERIENCE

2008 - present RMELI (Ruth Mendel English Language Instruction)

Established program to provide editing services and English instruction

to non-native speakers. Design and teach group and individual lessons,

specializing in teaching graduate students and professionals.

2007 present MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan

Instructor: VIPP Program

Teach courses in Conversational English, Writing, and Idioms

to mid-level international professionals who are Fellows in the VIPP

(Visiting International Professionals Program). Design course curricula

and develop original lesson plans.

2006-2010 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Instructor: English Language Institute Summer Program

Summer 2010:

EAP (English for Academic Purposes Reading and Writing ( graduate students)

Classroom Interactions ( graduate students )

Summer 2009:

EAP Reading & Writing ( graduate students)

Summer 2007:

EAP Reading & Writing (graduate students)

ELS (English for Legal Studies) (law students)

Summer 2006: EAP Reading & Writing and Listening

Taught international graduate students and law students in University of

Michigan s English Language Institute s summer intensive programs.

Designed course curricula to accompany assigned textbooks for Writing

and Listening classes and developed original materials for Reading class;

developed and implemented field trips and visiting speaker series for law

students and created accompanying course materials.

2005 -2007 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan

Teaching Assistant: English Language Center

Spring 2007 EAP Reading

Fall 2006 EAP Reading

Spring 2006 Level 3 Reading & Writing

Designed class syllabi following departmental curricular guidelines, wrote

tests to assess students knowledge of subject areas, chose supplementary

readings and activities to complement the material in assigned textbooks

and developed original lesson plans.

Writing Consultant (Fall 2005)

Employed in the English Language Center s ESL Writing Lab. Worked,

on an individual basis, with international undergraduate students

and doctoral candidates to improve academic papers and journal articles,

respectively.

Rater (2006-2010)

Rated SPEAK tests for prospective MSU Teaching Assistants.

Successfully completed SPEAK training and participated in ongoing

norming sessions.

Conversation Class Instructor (Spring 2006 and Spring 2007)

Student Instructor (through TESOL program practicum) for conversation

class of adult ESL learners of diverse backgrounds. Taught beginning

and intermediate level conversation classes.

2005-2008 Tutor (Self-employed) East Lansing, Michigan

Worked as private tutor for international students, ranging from high

school students to graduate students and adult professionals. Tutoring

focused on writing and speaking, depending on the needs of

individual students.

1998 2001 CENTER FOR SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Staff Attorney. Designed, carried out, and authored final report of a study of

professional guardianship practices in three states. Conducted program

evaluation of the Utah Office of Public Guardianship.

1996 2005 SPARROW HOSPITAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, Lansing, Michigan

Member of Committee. (Vice-chair 1997-1999; Chair 1999-2000).

1984 1986 CAHILL, GORDON & REINDEL, New York, New York

Associate. Worked on matters involving securities litigation, first

amendment, anti-trust and labor law. Counseled administrators at a

psychiatric hospital and represented the hospital in court proceedings.

Engaged in pro bono work for the New York Task Force on Life and Law,

the New York Civil Liberties Union, and the Coalition for the Homeless.

1982 1983 Law Clerk. Clerked for the following public service organizations and a

private law firm during a year s leave of absence from Yale: NAACP Legal

Defense Fund, New York, New York; Legal Services for the Elderly,

Washington, D.C.; Klein, Onek, & Farr, Washington, D.C.

Summer 1982 CAHILL, GORDON & REINDEL, New York, New York

Summer Associate, Litigation Department. Offer Extended.

Summer 1981 SQUIRE, SANDERS AND DEMPSEY, Cleveland, Ohio

Summer Associate, Corporate, Tax and Labor Departments. Offer

Extended.

Summer 1980 STANLEY KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER, Ann Arbor,

Michigan

LSAT Instructor.

1979 1980 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Researcher, Psychiatry Department and Institute for Social

Research.

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