Kelly Michael Parker, M.A.
Residence: Apartment *01, Foreign Experts Building, South
China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province,
People’s Republic of China (PRC) 510631
Domicile: 8408 Woodland Prairie Avenue, Las
Vegas, Nevada, United States of America (USA)
89129
Mobile: 86-134-********; Landline: 86-20-852*****; Skype: kmaparker; E-Mail: *.*.*.******@*****.***
ENGLISH TEACHING SUMMARY
EAP ESP EFL ESL
5+ years 2+ years 3+ years 3+ years
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
South China Normal University Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC
Lecturer in Foreign Studies
9/2010 --
PRESENT
Design and delivery of lessons--including semester and academic year planning--for future
teachers, translators and business leaders at each of SCNU's 3 campuses and at both graduate
and postgraduate learning levels. Courses taught include:
Business English Writing
English Composition
Oral English
Reading for Postgraduate Studies
South China Normal University Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC
Lecturer in Economics and Management
10/2011 --
12/2011
Design and delivery of lessons--including semester planning--for senior undergraduates at
SCNU's University Town campus. Courses taught include:
International Business Negotiation
Sha’anxi University of Science and Technology Xi’an, Sha’anxi, PRC
Lecturer in English and Communications
8/2009 --
7/2010
Design and delivery of lessons--including semester and academic year planning--for
undergraduates. Courses taught include:
British Literature
English Corner
Integrated Skills for Model United Nations
Listening Comprehension
Wuxi Professional College of Science and Technology Wuxi, Jiangsu, PRC
Lecturer in Information Technology
9/2007 --
3/2008
Design and delivery of lessons--including semester planning--for undergraduates preparing for
transfer to Canada’s British Columbia Institute of Technology. Courses taught include:
Communicative English for Information Technology Careers
IELTS Preparation
University of Nevada Writing Center Reno, Nevada, USA
Writing/ESL Tutor
9/2005 --
9/2007
Tutored undergraduate/postgraduate students and faculty members, in a “Writing Across the
Curriculum” learning resource center, typically mentoring through multiple revisions; assisted with
administration; conducted classroom peer-review workshops.
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
Barstow Literacy Coalition Barstow, California, USA
Volunteer English Tutor, Barstow Literacy Program
5/2009 --
8/2009
Tutored Hispanic adult English learners in self-identified literacy and numeracy skills; advised
peer tutors on bilingual teaching strategies; assisted program director with administration.
Spectrum Consultants India Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Language Specialist, Microsoft Global Partner Services
4/2008 --
4/2009
Monitored India/North America telephone conversations; designed coaching interventions to
improve employee language and soft skills; trained sales team; authored/recorded podcasts;
researched conflict resolution styles.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Reno, Nevada, USA
Intern, English and Math for Carpentry Program
1/2006 --
12/2006
Developed computer assisted language learning (CALL) materials to help immigrant workers
comply with federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) standards for fall
safety protection; assisted with classroom vocabulary instruction; tutored workers in applied
mathematics and citizenship preparation.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts: Teaching English as a Second Language
-- Concentration: Teaching English to Adolescents and Adults
-- Practicum: English and Math for Carpentry
-- Honors: Pi Lambda Theta
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
Postgraduate Certificate: Postsecondary Reading and Learning
California State University, Fullerton, California, USA
Bachelor of Arts: Radio and Television
-- Concentration: Audio Production
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA
PUBLICATIONS
Harris, N. & Parker, K. (Writers/Directors). (2008). Writing effective email subject lines [Audio podcast]. Bangalore,
India: Microsoft Sales, Marketing and Services Group.
Parker, K. (2007). Five poems. In H. Kisling (Ed.), China-y: Chinese characters for everybody. Vienna, Austria:
Parca.
Parker, K. (2010, April). Achievement goal constructs and metacognition in listening comprehension strategy
selection. Paper presented at the International English Language Center Conference, Shantou, PRC
WORKSHOPS
Parker, K. (2010, December). Rapid writing quality assessment for National Higher Education Entrance
Examination preparation, using a genre analysis framework. Workshop created for China’s National Training
Program: Primary & Middle School Teacher Training Project at South China Normal University High School
English Department, Guangzhou, PRC
Parker, K. (2009, January). Strategic outbound calls: Planning and preparation for outbound utilization calls.
Workshop created for Microsoft’s Global Partner Services, Microsoft Global Technical Support Center,
Bangalore, India.
Professional/personal references, writing/lesson samples, & transcripts are available.