English Language Technical Writing

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Telephone: 658-7616

Cellphone:094*-***-**** *******.*.********@*****.***

DE GUZMAN, LINETTE

OBJECTIVE

To join an institution that recognizes human dignity through the promotion of people’s welfare, education, globalization and technological advancement.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Over fifteen (15) years of professional experience in academic instruction, project management, training, curriculum development, business and technical writing, research, editing, and language assessment.

EXPERIENCE June 2011-August 2022

University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)

Position: Former Program Manager at the Language Center/Program Developer/English

Language Instructor/Trainer/Curriculum Developer/Editor/Writer

•Developed the programs of the Language Center of the university: Intensive EFL program, IELTS/TOEIC Review program, Call Center English program, Business English program,

•Crafted the feasibility study for the language center (a 3-year plan, including budgetary measures).

•Managed and monitored the language center instructors.

•Participated in the advertising campaign of the university’s programs under the UMAP (University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific) Exchange Programs.

•Screened foreign students who wanted to enroll to the programs/courses at the language center.

•Conducted lectures on various English language subjects: Communication

Skills (Reading into writing) to local college students, EFL (English as a Foreign Language) to adult foreign students (Koreans, Chinese, Indians, Vietnamese, etc.), Research Writing and Business Writing using classroom technology.

•Evaluated, edited or corrected students’ output, i.e., essays and research papers using language soft wares and editing soft wares (e.g. Grammarly, Turn-it-in, Canvas Learning System, Google Forms).

•Designed and updated the university curriculum and college syllabi.

•Contributed assessment tools to the university entrance examinations.

•Edited academic materials such as books, dissertations and speeches across disciplines for the research arm of the university (Center for Research and Communication).

•Delivered soft skills training to university employees.

•Writes articles for the official university organ (“Universitas”); Published articles include: “The Perils of Party Drugs” and “The Health Issues of the Filipino Millennials”

•On-call, in-house editor for the university’s research arm, Center for Research and

Communication (CRC). Edited the following research articles: “An Android-Based

Class Attendance Monitoring System Using Face Recognition Technology” and

“Development of an Accounting Information System with Data Migration for Company ABC”

June 2007-2011

De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU)

Position: English Language Lecturer/ESL and EFL Lecturer/Business Writing

Lecturer/Curriculum Developer/Examinations Developer

•Conducted lectures on Communication Skills, Research Writing, Oral Communication, and Business English to college students using classroom technology.

•Taught Grammar and Business Writing (Business English) at the university’s

Center for English Language Learning (CELL) using classroom technology and language softwares.

•Handled one-on-one tutorial classes with EFL students (e.g. Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese,etc.) at the university’s Center for English Language Learning (CELL).

•Evaluated, edited or corrected students’ output, i.e., essays and research papers using language softwares and editing softwares (e.g. Grammarly, Turn-it-in)

.• Used Bloom’s Taxonomy as a method of instruction and required the use of APA or

MLA citation styles in writing to avoid plagiarism.

•Contributed to the yearly update of the syllabus design.

2010-2012

Rex Publishing Corporation

Concurrent position: External On-Call Language Editor

•Edited various textbooks and workbooks across disciplines such as ethics, theology, economics and the sciences.

2005

MTC Academy (a medical transcription school)

Concurrent Position: Program Developer/Program Coordinator

•Developed the Medical English program

•Developed the Legal English program

•Managed the faculty members: evaluated the performance, monitored the schedule

•Authored the English for a Specific Purpose (ESP) book for medical transcriptionists

1996-2006

University of Sto. Tomas

Position: English Language Instructor/Textbook Writer/Curriculum Developer

•Conducted lectures on Communication Skills and Technical Writing to Engineering students.

•Developed the syllabus for the English Language Program.

•Authored “Technical Writing for College Engineering Students”

•Wrote articles for the official university organ.

INTERNSHIP: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation

IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND SEMINARS CONDUCTED:

•“Technical Writing” for LAFARGE-AGGREGATES employees (2013)

•“A Seminar on Modern Business Communications” for UA&P administrative staff (2014)

•“Business English” (2017) for UA&P employees

EDUCATION M.A. Education major in English Language Teaching (MA-TEL)

De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Graduated, 2010

A.B. Journalism

University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Graduated, 1992

M.A. units (18) in Psychology (1996-1998), UST

Units (15) of the Certificate in Professional Teaching program (1995), Miriam College

CERTIFICATION:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (2018)

TOEIC and TOEFL lecturer certification (2016)

DIGITAL JOURNALISM (2022)

OTHER SKILLS: Transcription and advertising strategies

FAMILIARIZATION: Common European Framework (CEFR) language assessment

IELTS language assessment

COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Word, Power point, Excel, Google Forms and other soft wares for publishing or graphic design (ADOBE PHOTOSHOP)

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: CANVAS, Grammarly, Turn-It-In

CONFERENCES, (Moderator/Emcee) “Linguistics Society of the Philippines Annual

PAPERS & Conference 2013”

PUBLICATIONS (Author) Research Paper Accepted for Presentation at the ACLL-IAFOR

2013 Language Conference: “How Print and Handwriting Affect the English

Language Learning of Adult EFL Students”

(Author) English Proficiency Electronic Book for Medical Transcriptionists

(MTC Academy, 2005)

(Author) Technical Writing for College Engineering Students

(UST Publishing House, 2000)

Various articles published in the university’s official organ

WEBINARS

1.Innovating the Online Learning Platform Pedagogies

(May 11, 2020) Hosted by Miriam College

1.Maximizing Google Suite Applications for Flexible and Sustainable E-learning

(June 5, 2020) Hosted by Miriam College

2. WE, EIL, EFL, GE: Some Pedagogical Implications for ELT in the Philippines

(June 27, 2020) Hosted by University of Mindanao

3.Moving the Field of Vocabulary Assessment Forward: The Need for More Rigorous Test Development and Validation Confirmation

(July 14, 2020) Hosted by Thammasat University

4.Introducing Migration Linguistics

(July 25, 2020) Hosted by Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Linguistic Society of the Philippines

MEMBERSHIP Linguistics Society of the Philippines

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