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COURTNEY ELIZABETH KING courtneyelizabethking.com
EDUCATION M.A. TESOL Central Michigan University (in progress) 2014-‐2016 M.A. in English Literature Washington State University
2011-‐2013 Thesis title: “Manufacturing a Woman’s Sentence: Uncovering écriture féminine mécanique in Virginia Woolf’s Work”
B.A. in English Literary Criticism Truman State University
2007-‐2011 Minor in Women and Gender Studies Basic French proficiency Intermediate Latin proficiency
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Central Michigan University Instructor for the English Language Institute (Fall 2013-‐present)
• Taught six sections of Graduate-‐Level Research Writing using Success with Graduate and Scholarly Writing
o Worked with my colleagues to redesign the course to suit the students’ needs. o Built the class to support an in-‐depth semester-‐long exploration of the standard
Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion (IMRD) research paper. o Taught basic data analysis as well as the skills necessary to describe those results in writing. o Used error logs to help students identify and correct their own errors.
• Taught one section of Public Speaking for International Students using Speech Communication Made
Simple 1 o Developed a speech course in which students could practice both academic and business
speech genres. o Taught seven distinct presentation styles including introductory, informative, debate, and
impromptu. o Designed a unit to help students create simple, readable Powerpoints to support their
presentations. o Added a professionalism unit in which students created resumes, attended mock interviews
at the career center, and then reported on their experiences.
• Taught two sections of Level IV Writing using Longman Academic Writing Series 5 o Taught expository, summary and response, cause and effect, and argumentative papers. o Required APA formatting after teaching students through games, group work, and other
activities that lightened the often dull task of following a style guide. o Provided detailed comments on two drafts of each essay.
o Developed a blended unit on Academic Integrity that students completed at home.
• Taught two sections of Level IV Reading using Q: Skills for Success 4, and Reading for Today 5 o Used college-‐level materials to prepare students to read and evaluate texts in their
university courses. o Introduced students to scientific articles and some basic vocabulary and jargon that come
with university reading. o Implemented daily article discussions in which students were expected to have thoughtful
questions prepared to guide our talk about the readings. o Assessed students using authentic texts and comprehension questions.
• Taught two sections of Level III Reading and Writing using Q: Skills for Success, From Reading to
Writing 4, and Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Essays o Emphasized preparing students for university level writing and reading. o Required frequent in-‐class writing, reading and vocabulary blogs, as well as longer written
assignments to assess students writing ability. o Taught APA format in order to prepare students for later university writing. o Assigned multiple articles per week as well as four major tests to evaluate students’ reading
ability. o Administered daily speed-‐reading activities to improve students’ reading fluency. o Assigned an extensive reading book (Tuck Everlasting) and organized literature circles to
help students to appreciate reading outside of class. o Used Socrative web app exit tickets daily to gauge student comprehension and the
effectiveness of my teaching methods, and then make changes from class to class. o Utilized Nearpod to get students invested in the concepts of the class
• Taught one section of Level III Grammar using Randi Reppen’s Grammar and Beyond 3
o Organized the class such that students could practice not only using the grammatical structures in sentences, but in conversation and in longer written assignments.
• Taught four sections of Level II Listening and Speaking using the National Geographic Pathways 2,
and Interactions 2 o Focused on how students could learn from an appreciation of other cultures. o Supplemented the text’s rich activities with original content to improve presentation and
note-‐taking skills. o Used the Color Vowel Chart to identify vowel sounds in each unit’s vocabulary words. o Recorded frequent impromptu and practiced speeches and shared videos with students to
help them improve their skills. o Used Nearpod presentations to practice skills in class and evaluate knowledge gaps in real
time. o Made use of presentation peer review in which students evaluate their own speeches and
provide meaningful feedback to each other.
• Taught one section of Level I Grammar using Betty Azar’s Basic English Grammar o Used communicative activities to engage students in authentic speaking tasks related to
each grammar point taught. o Applied each grammar point to a writing assignment that asked the students to apply what
they had learned to a written genre. o Made use of comics to help students practice using the verb forms in conversation. o Created a game day for each chapter that allowed the students to test their knowledge
through various activities (board games, bingo, races, etc.)
• Taught one section of Basic Word Studies using the Oxford Picture Dictionary o Used communicative activities to engage students with new vocabulary. o Taught study skills and basic survival English.
Saginaw Valley State University Instructor for Thematic Approaches to Literature: Women Writers (Fall 2013)
• Created a course that helped students understand the value of the humanities through diverse, technocentric exercises in reflection and creativity.
• Selected texts for the course based on an inclusive, multiethnic appreciation of non-‐canonical texts authored by women.
• Designed a Wordpress course management site complete with embedded course syllabus, course schedule, and links to valuable resources.
Washington State University Instructor for Introductory Composition Courses (Spring 2012-‐Spring 2013)
• Designed and instructed five introductory composition courses • Worked in the CLASP program to advance otherwise disadvantaged students in the university
setting. Instructor for Introductory Composition for ESL Students (Summer 2013)
• Designed and taught composition course for English Language Learners. • Developed a course management site to help students access course materials. • Used technology to teach the basics of research and MLA standards.
Shadow for Women Writers (Spring 2013)
• Worked with Dr. Leeann Hunter to design a course to meet the needs of our students. • Facilitated discussion and worked in small groups with students. • Designed a multimodal unit on Toni Morrison’s Sula.
Facilitator for English Composition Tutoring Groups (Fall 2011)
• Facilitated group tutoring through the writing center for struggling composition students. Writing Placement Reader and Proctor (Summer 2012)
• Proctored, read, and evaluated the writing placement exams taken by incoming freshman in order to accurately place them in the appropriate introductory writing course.
Lewis-‐Clark State College Institute of Intensive English Language Lab Moderator (Summer 2012)
• Supervised language lab activities for speaking and listening courses for all grade levels. Institute of Intensive English Instructor (Summer 2012)
• Taught Conversational English (Beginning) o Designed and implemented two sections of Beginning Conversation in which students used
worksheets, games, and community involvement to establish basic vocabulary and usage skills needed for daily speech.
• Taught Reading and Writing (Beginning)
o Built a Reading and Writing class for beginning students that taught practical basic skills in reading and writing in English in which we emphasized understanding and appreciating cultural, geographical, and personal differences.
• Taught Vocabulary (Advanced and Intermediate)
o Designed and instructed two vocabulary classes for both Advanced and Intermediate students.
o Used exercises that emphasized the written and verbal potential of each set of vocabulary words.
• Taught Slang & Idioms (Intermediate)
o Constructed a Slang & Idioms course in which Intermediate students could explore the common phrases found in everyday English, learn about their origins, and discuss their relevance in their own cultures.
o Taught students about the regional differences in speech patterns, focusing particularly on the turns of phrase common in the rural south, in the urban workplace, and in other English-‐speaking countries such as England and Australia.
Private Employment Literature Tutor (Summer 2012-‐Spring 2013)
• Instructed a middle school student in the fields of grammar, literature appreciation, poetry, composition, and literary analysis.
• Constructed units on various literary movements based on the pupil’s interests in order to spark excitement over the subject matter.
• Met with student weekly during the school year and twice a week during the summer to work on writing assignments, comprehension questions, and exploratory creative assignments assigned to supplement the student’s education.
PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE Textual Overtures Editor-‐in-‐Chief Fall 2012-‐Spring 2013
• Founded and led a team to the creation of the inaugural issue of Textual Overtures, a graduate-‐only open source online publication.
• Networked with other universities to help spread the word about our project. • Conducted weekly meetings to help keep our journal on track.
The Chariton Review Short Fiction Prize Reader Spring 2011
• Read and rated creative submissions for the Short Fiction Prize. • Worked with a team of other students and professors to select the awardees.
PUBLICATIONS “Book Review: Comp Tales” The Wide Net. Truman State University Press. 1.1 (2011). 65-‐66. PDF.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• TESOL 2016 Expected to present “Fighting Fire with Fire: Tools for Making Smartphones and Tablets Work Toward, Not Against, Classroom Efficacy” in the Best of Affiliates Session
• Michigan Teachers of Students of Other Languages (MITESOL) Conference 2015 Presented “How Hybrid Features Can Pack More Learning into EAP Writing Classes”
• Michigan Teachers of Students of Other Languages (MITESOL) Conference 2014 Presented “Fighting Fire with Fire: Tools for Making Smartphones and Tablets Work Toward, Not Against, Classroom Efficacy”
• International Virginia Woolf Conference 2014 Presented “The Sound of War and écriture féminine mécanique in Between the Acts”
• Great Lakes Conference on Teaching and Learning 2014 Presented “Enhancing Student Writing with Contact Zones: How Global Perspectives Can Enrich Your Writing Instruction”
• Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters Conference 2014 Accepted to present “Choosing a Green Golden Age: An Exploration of the Queer Temporality of Women’s Regionalist Fiction”
• WSU Master's of Arts in English Conference 2013 Presented "Manufacturing a Woman's Sentence: The Making of Virginia Woolf's écriture féminine mécanique"
• WSU EARThS Conference 2013 Accepted to present “Gaia Departed: Re-‐envisioning Classical Notions of Woman and Nature in Antony and Cleopatra”
• Northwest Women’s Studies Association (NWWSA) Conference 2013 Presented “Manufacturing a Woman’s Sentence: The Making of écriture féminine mécanique through Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse”
• Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference 2012 Presented “Sex, Money, and the Pursuit of Liberty: The Queer Temporality of the Victorian Prostitute”
• Louisiana State University Mardi Gras Conference Spring 2012 Presented “Seizures, Samurai, and Saving the Family: Epileptic’s Reappropriation of Disability Stereotypes”
• Truman State English Senior Seminar Spring 2011 Presented “Working Toward a Palatable Politics of Location: Politics of Location as a Means to Manipulate the Public of a Feminist Text”
• National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2011 Presented “Double Shot Demands and Ristretto Requests: Gendered Politeness Tactics in Coffee Shop Patrons”
• Truman State Women and Gender Studies Conference Fall 2010 Presented “To Blame or to Borrow: Ecofeminist Applications of the Classics”
• Truman State Environmental Studies Conference Spring 2010 Presented “To Blame or to Borrow: Ecofeminist Applications of the Classics”
• Truman State Women and Gender Studies Conference Fall 2009 Presented “Woman Seeking Other: Why My Preferences are Too Specific for Craigslist”
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Named one of eight Best of Affiliates at TESOL International • Awarded MITESOL’s Best Presentation of 2014 • Awarded Washington State University’s Teaching Assistantship (2011-‐2013) • Graduated Cum Laude from Truman State University (2011) • Received Truman State University’s President's Leadership Scholarship (2007-‐2011) • Received Truman State University’s Combined Ability Scholarship (2007-‐2011) • Made Truman State University’s President's List (2010) • Made Truman State University’s Vice President's List (2008-‐2011)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Central Michigan University (2013-‐present)
• Achieved certification to teach online from the CMU Global Campus (Summer 2015) • Attended the National Geographic Learning Symposium (Spring 2015) • Presented on maintaining a Wikispaces page at a department meeting (Spring 2015) • Attended the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (Spring 2015) • Attended the Midwest Association of Language Testers Conference (Fall 2014) • Attended the Winter Teaching and Learning Conference (Spring 2014) • Presented on Writing Feedback Styles during a department meeting (Spring 2014) • Worked with a committee to judge and organize a poetry competition • Served on a committee to organize a unified orientation for all ELI students • Organized weekly conversation hours with themes and activities • Attended bi-‐weekly departmental meetings • Served as group coordinator for spec-‐driven test creation in Level II Listening and Speaking (Fall
2014) and Level IV Writing (Spring 2015) o Organized biweekly meetings o Created meeting agendas and delegated tasks necessary to successful test development o Maintained cohesion among the teachers in each group o Developed spreadsheets and created reports for the assistant director o Updated and maintained accurate tables of specification for our groups o Made certain that the objectives of each course were being met in our test creation
• Worked on spec-‐driven testing committees for Level IV Writing (Summer 2015) and Level II Listening and Speaking (Fall 2015)
Washington State University (2011-‐2013)
• Professional Development Certification (2011-‐2012 and 2012-‐2013) • Attended weekly professional development meetings • Acted as a student ambassador for incoming graduate students • Presented on finding relevant summer employment as a graduate student during new student
orientation (2013) • Literature Pedagogy Workshop Participant (2013)
AFFILIATIONS AND LEADERSHIP Central Michigan University
• MITESOL Member (2014-‐present) • MAIE Member (2015) • Union of Teaching Faculty (UTF) member • English as a Second Language Association (ESLA) member
Washington State University
• Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Senator (2012-‐2013) • Textual Overtures Founding member and Editor-‐in-‐chief (2012-‐2013) • English Graduate Organization Member (2011-‐2013), Chair for " WPA, WAC, ESL, and Pedagogy"
session of WSU M.A. in English Conference 2013
Truman State University • Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Fraternity) Member (2009-‐2011) • Beta Omega Beta (independent women's organization promoting diversity and fellowship)
o Member (2007-‐2011) o Social Chair (2009) o Sisterhood Chair (2009) o Vice President (2008) o PR Chair (2008) o Philanthropy Chair (2007)