High School College

Farrah Sarafa

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EDUCATION

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), NY: GPA

3.62, 2009 (Summa-Cum Laude).

M.A. Comparative Literature (CLI): English, French and Middle-

Eastern & Asian Languages and Cultures (MEALAC)

University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), CA: GPA 4.0, 2006 (Cum Laude)

M.A. Literature: Di spora, French, Italian, Poetics

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI: 2004 Dual Bachelors B.A. Comparative

Literature: English and French B.A. East Asian Studies

HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

English Professor, Technical Reading-Writing: Eastern International College

(EIC) NY: June 2014- Present

( Guide students' toward becoming more refined and critical readers and

writers within the academic framework; utilize outside resources.

( Instruct Medical Assistants and Surgical Technicians in the field of

professional writing: Resumes, Memos, analytical reports and web pages.

Professor of English, French, Arabic (Modern Languages), Writing

Specialist: Mercy College, NY: August 2011-Present

( Ensure the proficiency and development of Arabic and French elementary

and advanced languages. Utilize audio, visual and online resources.

( Manage critical thinking and effective writing in various rhetorical

modes for the English composition series: Short story, drama and poetry.

( Tutor and coach English, French, Arabic and Writing in the Learning

Center, administer grammar and speech workshops; utilize Blackboard.

Adjunct English Professor of Writing and Reading: Berkeley College, NY:

September 2013- May 2014

( Implement "Foundations of Critical Writing/Reading" quarterly; structure

course syllabi, workshops, handouts and discussions accordingly.

( Encourage use of valuable web, tutoring and blackboard resources, while

enforcing revision, peer editing, research and grammar development.

Instructor of SAT Reading, Writing, SATII French and Tutor: Ivy Prep

Academy, NY: November 2012- September 2014

( Customize GRE, SAT, SSHSAT and subject test curricula to over-achieving

middle, high school and college students seeking IVY-league entry.

( Translate private clients' language specific content, speeches and

business plans into French, upon facilitating grammatical and structural

edits.

Adjunct Lecturer of English-York Early College Academy (YECA): York College

CUNY, NY: March 2012-May 2013

( Devised comprehensive syllabi, lectures, quizzes, tests and prompts.

Execute collaborative discussion and grades. Wrote recommendations.

( Cultivated critical thinking, writing and speaking skills. Utilized

Blackboard, library and tutoring center resources. Evaluated performances.

English Professor, Coach-Business Writing, French, Italian: Marymount

Manhattan College, NY: July 2010-May 2011

( Supervised students' critical writing and reading in various rhetorical

modes: Summary, argumentative-explanatory synthesis, and analysis.

( Coached and tutored students in French and English, at the Center for

Academic Advancement; Hosted bi-weekly French conversation hours.

Translator, Editor-French, Arabic: Columbia University Tutor Translation

Agency (CUTTA), NY: July 2006-May 2009

( Translated official legal documents from formal French, Italian and

Arabic; transcribed six three hour-long French interviews for film.

( Tutored two different high school students in Arabic and French;

implemented formal learning tools, lessons. Worked as a language

interpreter.

Writing Specialist, Editor and Tutor: Columbia University Writing Center,

NY: September 2006-June 2008

( Administered grammatical, syntactical and stylistic feedback to Columbia

University students' essays, PhD proposals resumes and job letters.

( Conducted private tutoring sessions with students on ameliorating the

writing and revision of proposals, job letters, resumes and class essays.

Teaching Assistant (TA): University of California Santa Cruz, 'American

Studies' dept., CA: January 2005-June 2005

( Developed and organized curriculum for two large discussion sessions

according to lecturer's topic focus: 20th century American novelists.

( Evaluated and graded bi-weekly written responses, two short and one long

essay(s), held regular office hours and assisted during lectures.

EDITORIAL WORK

Correspondent-Art, Fashion: Blackbook Magazine, Zimbio, NYArtBeat,

Scallywag & Vagabond, NY: July 2009-Present

Reporter-Music, Film, Theater: The Village Voice, the Chaldean News,

Turath, Arts and Culture, NY: June 2006-Present

Columnist-Nutrition, Diet, Health: TimeOut, Spirituality-Health,

GreenandSave, Jewish Voice, NY: June 2007-2010

Critic and Writer-Books, Travel, Real-Estate: NYC Resident, Beyond Race,

The Struggle, NY: May 2007-2010

Senior Editor, Cultural Liaison, Writer: Voice of the Global Nomads

(Janera.com), NY: August 2006-December 2010

Poet: Poets &Writer's (P&W) recognized-Summer Literary Seminar (SLS)

Finalist and Scholarship, GLOBAL: Spring 2003- Present

2nd place-Marjorie Rappaport and 6th Annual Chistell contests;

Publications: Foliate-Oak, Diagram, Ascent Aspirations, Tablets, Avatar,

Voices in Wartime, Arabesques, Feile-Festa, Litchfield Review, Warpoetry,

Mediterranean.nu, Cerebration, Borderhopping.net.

SKILLS

Languages: Fluent (reading, writing, speaking) in French; Advanced in

Arabic, Italian and Spanish; Proficient in Tibetan and Latin.

Computer: Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Quark, XML,

PageMaker, Endnote, Adobe Photoshop and FrontPage.

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