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: pbyt93@r.postjobfree.com

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.

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