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Joseph S. Anderson
109 B Pioneer St. Sheppard AFB, TX 76311 (731)-571-1735
Email: janderson43@murraystate.edu
Experience
2016 - present
2015-2016
ESL Instructor/Advisor (SSI) , ELT RSAF Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX
Provide English language training to members of the Royal Saudi Air Force. Skills include
basic and technical vocabulary, intensive grammar review, phonetic awareness, and
listening comprehension. Extra duties include maintaining records, conducting weekly
advising, and creating supplementary activities in order to accommodate students’ needs.
Adjunct ESL Instructor, Murray State University, Murray, KY.
Present instruction in English as a Second Language to international students. Classes
taught were grammar, writing, listening, and reading in beginner and intermediate
proficiency levels. Extra duties include helping with placement tests, gathering and
evaluating writing samples, and updating and evaluating curriculum and materials.
2013 - 2015 ESL Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Murray State University, Murray, KY.
Present instruction in English as a Second Language to international students. Classes
taught were grammar, writing, listening, error analysis, pronunciation and conversation in
beginner, intermediate, and advanced proficiency levels. Extra duties include helping with
placement tests, gathering and evaluating writing samples, and updating and evaluating
curriculum and materials.
2011 - 2013 Full-time ESL Instructor, The University of Tennessee-Martin, Martin, TN
Instructed English classes in an ESL environment. Skills taught were reading, writing,
listening, pronunciation, TOEFL preparation, and Vocabulary Enrichment throughout all
proficiency levels. Extra duties include administering TOEFL exams and placement tests,
participating in social activities, mandatory pick-ups at the Memphis airport, and
committee work related to new accreditation procedures.
2010 - 2011 Adjunct ESL Instructor, The University of Tennessee-Martin, Martin, TN
Instructed English classes in an ESL environment. Skills taught were writing, reading, and
listening throughout all proficiency levels. Extra duties included conducting oral interviews
for placement, administering TOEFL exams and participating in social activities.
2007 – 2010 Technical Operator, play-by-play commentator, WLJT-TV/DT
Served under the Director of Production to record sports productions, musical productions,
and public access programming. Trained and supervised practicum students from the
University of Tennessee-Martin Communication Department. Duties included setting up
productions, trouble-shooting equipment, and commentating certain sports productions
2008 – 2009 Camera operator/editor, UTM Football
Worked among a group of camera operators to record and edit practices and games in
order for coaches to evaluate players’ performance. Duties included attending Spring
practices and recording sections of practice according to a coach’s schedule, attending
practice twice a day in the summer to record practice, editing practice tapes into sections,
maintaining cameras and editing software, traveling with the team on game days to record
the games, and sharing videos with other NCAA universities for coaches to analyze.
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Education Murray State University, Murray, KY.
Master of Arts, May, 2015
Area: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
GPA: 3.91
University of Tennessee-Martin, Martin, TN.
Bachelor of Arts, December, 2009
Major: Communications Minor: English
GPA: 3.56
Continuing Ed./Professional Development
2013
2012
2011
TNTESOL - Memphis, TN
Teaching the Research Process—Martin
Recycle! Vocabulary Strategies that Work!—Lisa Zachau
Strategies for Teaching Multi-Level ESL Classes – Kheshti
What about Students Who Can’t Read Complex Text?—Pruitt
Understanding Arabic: Insights to Improve ESL Instruction to Arabic Speakers - Garlington
SETESOL - Knoxville, TN
Teaching Students to Research Without Plagiarizing—Jackson
Using Your ESL Textbook Creatively—K. Boswell
Turn up the Volume on Academic Talk!—Lesaux
Teaching English in North Korea - Hinson
TPR with Blaine Ray - Nashville, TN
TNTESOL Murfreesboro, TN
Studying Intensive Arabic in Lebanon—Lawrence Davis Lanier
Embrace Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century: Create and Manage a Web Site –
Scaramucci
You Can Be Published; Preparing an MS for the TNTESOL Journal—Dorothy Valcarcel
Craig
References
M. Sue Sroda, PhD
Chair, Department of English and Philosophy
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
(270) 809-4715
msroda@murraystate.edu
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Ho Ryong Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of TESOL
Department of English and Philosophy
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
270-809-4532
hpark16@murraystate.edu
Saihua Xia, Ph.D
Associate Professor of TESOL
Department of English and Philosophy
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
270-809-4548
sxia@murraystate.edu
Mathew Garley, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Department of English
York College, City University of New York
Jamaica, NY 11451
718-262-3870
mgarley@york.cuny.edu
Vince Medlock, MA TESOL
ESL Instructor/Instructional Assistant
Institute for International Studies/ESL
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
270-809-3891
vmedlock@murraystate.edu
