Mr.

Paul Andrew Morris Jr.

***B Harley Lane, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401

Phone: 601-***-****

*************@*****.***

Professional Profile

● Experience working and living in diverse environments.

● Knowledgeable and experienced with a variety of teaching and language acquisition theories.

● Experience using technology and multimedia for educational purposes.

● Diverse teaching methods and experienced public speaker.

Education

August 2007 Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages

Hattiesburg, MS The University of Southern Mississippi

Puebla, Mexico Dual emphasis - Spanish and TESOL

(Participated in study abroad program in coordination with La Universidad de Las Americas)

August 2005 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish

Hattiesburg, MS University of Southern Mississippi

Madrid, Spain Major: Spanish

Puebla, Mexico Minor: Sociology

Dean’s List (2004 - 2005)

December 2002 Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts

Ridgeland, MS Holmes Community College

Goodman Campus

May 2000 Highschool Diploma

Pottstown, PA The Hill School

Professional Experience

2007 - 2008 Visiting Instructor

Hattiesburg, MS University of Southern Mississippi

Spanish 101

Spanish 102

Spanish 202

2005 - 2007 Teaching Assistant / Teacher of Spanish

Hattiesburg, MS University of Southern Mississippi

Spanish 101

Spanish 102

2005 - 2006 Language Laboratory Tutor

Hattiesburg, MS University of Southern Mississippi

Work Experience

2001 - 2003 Crew Boss / Troubleshooter / Vibrator Operator / Shooter / March - May Juggie

December - May Fairweather - Veritas DGC., Houston, TX and Anchorage, AK

December - August

• Head of a twenty-person seismic crew on the North Slope, Alaska

• Involved in a variety of safety management and production management positions

• Certified to shoot dynamite

• CPR training

• First Aid training

• Extreme weather survival training

Conference Presentations

Morris, P., Miles, C. & Stewart, M. (November 2007). Practical Applications of Conversation Analysis in the Foreign Language Classroom. Mississippi Foreign Language Association (MFLA). Natchez, Mississippi.

Service

2007 - 2008 Translator

Legal documents certificates from Spanish to English. Research proposal from English to Spanish.

November 15, 2007 Guest Lecturer

“Meso-American Mythology”

World Literature I; Alexis Lee, Instructor

Ivy Hall, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi

2007 Planner and Participant

International Education Study Abroad Week

November 14, 2006 Guest Lecturer

“Spanish Imperialism: Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico”

World Literature I; Alexis Lee, Instructor

Smith Hall, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi

2005 - 2007 Substitute Teacher for Spanish Classes

Levels 101 - 202

Spanish Tutor

2005 Participant

International Education Study Abroad Week

Languages and Technology

English

Spanish

Familiarity with: WebCT

Blackboard online course system

SOAR

Quia (online course companion to Vistas)

SPSS statistical programs

Microsoft Office

Internet

2007 Smartboard (HVUC) training

2005 Smartroom classroom training

2005 Vistas online companion training

Training

2007 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training

Courses Taught

Spanish 101

Spanish 102

Spanish 202

Membership in Professional Organizations

2007 - present Mississippi Foreign Language Association

2007 - present TESOL

2005 - 2006 TESOL

2005 - present FL Teach Listserv

Experience Abroad

July 2006 Palenque, Vera Cruz, and Playa de Carmen, Mexico

• Archeological tour

June - July 2006 Cholula and Puebla, Mexico

Summer MATL Program

La Universidad de Las Americas

June - July 2005 Lisbon, Portugal - Paris, France - Brussels, Belgium - Amsterdam, Holland - Copenhagen, Denmark - Stockholm, Sweden - Helsinki, Finland - Tallinn, Estonia - Oslo and Bergen, Norway - Berlin, Germany - Geneva, Switzerland

• Living and travel experience

May - June 2005 Madrid, Spain

Enforex Language Institute

Summer Program

• Spanish language education

May - June 2004 Cholula, Puebla, Mexico City, and Acapulco, Mexico

Study Abroad Program

December 2002 British Colombia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, Canada

• Travel experience

March 2000 Playa del Coco and Monteverde, Costa Rica

• Living and travel experience

• Eco-tourism

July - August 1999 Ponferrada, Spain

• Living and travel experience

• Spanish language and cultural education

March 1999 Innsbruck, Austria - Venice, Italy - Munich, Germany

• Living and travel experience

July - August 1998 Ponferrada, Leon, A Coruña, and Santiago, Spain

• Living and travel experience

• Spanish language and cultural education

July - August 1997 Santander, Spain

Abc4Languages

July - August 1996 Ponferrada, Spain

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas Ponferrada

Letters of Recommendation available upon request

References:

Dr. Christopher Miles, Assistant Professor of Spanish

University of Southern Mississippi

email: *************@*****.*** telephone: 601-***-****

Dr. Leah Fonder-Solano, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature and Professor of Spanish, University of Southern Mississippi

email: ****.******-******@***.*** telephone: 601-***-****

Dr. William Powell, Assistant Provost and Professor of French

University of Southern Mississippi

email: *******.******@***.*** telephone: 601-266-100

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