1. ROBERT J. BIEBRICH, JR.
151 Greenwood Ave. ~ Midland Park, NJ 07432
Cell Phone (201) 835-6864
E-mail – rbiebrich@verizon.net
EDUCATION
MA, Applied Linguistics, 1993
Long Island University, C.W. Post, Brookville, NY
BS, Broadcast Journalism, 1988
SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE
ESL Instructor 1/10-5/14
Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
Full-time faculty member with full course load.
Designed syllabus and material for writing and grammar classes
Edited student’s essays and writing
Member of Scoring Committee
- Read entrance exams during registration period
- Read Level Tests at the end of each semester
Level 0 Coordinator
- Assisted level 0 adjuncts
- Ordered text books for adjuncts and students
- Prepared teaching schedule for all level 0 courses
Served on Curriculum and Instruction Committee
- Reviewed material presented for new courses at HCCC
Taught reading, writing, grammar, and listening and speaking
courses.
ESL Instructor 9/08-1/10
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Full-time faculty member with full course load.
Created materials for ESL intensive course.
Edited student’s essays and writing
Taught reading, writing, grammar, and listening and speaking
courses.
Contributed to weekly staff meetings.
ESL Instructor 9/06-6/08
The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY
Full-time faculty member with full course load.
Responsible for creating every facet of new ESL department.
Wrote course syllabi for ESL Writing, Reading, and Study Skills
courses.
2. Edited student’s essays and writing
Wrote course descriptions for college web page and course catalog.
Researched and reviewed current textbooks to use in future
courses.
Researched and implemented language software into writing class.
ESL Instructor 9/05-7/06
Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
Full-time temporary faculty member with full course load.
Taught ESL classes ranging from beginning to advanced level in
reading, writing, listening and speaking, and grammar.
Elected chairperson of textbook committee.
Selected member of new course committee.
Conducted departmental workshops on Campus Cruiser.
ESL Instructor 9/04-7/05
Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
Full-time temporary faculty member with full course load.
Taught ESL classes ranging from beginning to advanced level in
reading, writing, listening and speaking, and grammar.
Attended workshop on using WebCT in the classroom.
Participated in weekly ELMS workshops.
Conducted writing workshops for low-intermediate students.
Academic advisor to ESL students.
ESL Instructor 9/01-7/04
Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ
Full-time faculty member with full course load.
Taught ESL classes ranging from beginning to advanced level in
reading, writing, and grammar.
Used unabridged novels in reading classes to allow the students to
read, write about, and discuss common material. (Fluency First)
Taught advanced ESL reading class paired with Psychology 101.
The reading class is a transition for the students who are just
beginning college-level courses. In the reading class we work on
study skills such as: outlining text, highlighting text, and test
preparation. (Bridge Course)
Member of a select group of faculty who used computers in the
classroom to pilot “Campus Cruiser” as the college portal.
Academic advisor to ESL students.
3. ESL Director 2/01-8/01
Long Island Business Institute, Flushing, NY
Led a department of six instructors responsible for evaluating and
implementing a pilot ESL program.
Developed syllabi for ESL courses in writing, reading, grammar,
conversation and business writing.
Interviewed prospective staff members and provided assistance to
staff.
Taught ESL courses in reading, conversation, and writing. The
classes ranged from beginning to advanced level.
OTHER COMMITTEE AND GRANT WORK
COLLEGE COMMITTEE WORK.
Elected member of Student Development Committee. The
committee hears discipline cases and recommends action for the
school to take. The committee also receives applications for
scholarships and awards them to qualified students.
Appointed member of College Portal Committee. Took part in the
process of choosing a portal system for the college. I then piloted
“Campus Cruiser” in the classroom and reported back to the
committee.
Appointed member of College Portal Faculty Sub-Committee. The
committee is also responsible for developing a training program for
the college faculty and staff to implement the portal system college
wide.
Appointed member of a search committee that reviewed resumes,
interviewed candidates, and recommended a candidate to be hired
as a college counselor.
Appointed member of ESL writing committee. The committee
reviewed all ESL writing classes and recommended changes in the
syllabi. We also wrote the writing prompts for the all of the writing
finals.
Appointed Chair of the ESL textbook committee. Targeting classes
that Professors were unhappy with the textbooks, the committee
researched many ESL books and replaced several books for the
next semester.
COLLEGE GRANT WORK.
Appointed Title V Cooperative Grant-ESL Specialist: Organized
faculty-development transfer workshops at Passaic County
Community College, New Jersey City University, and Hudson
Community College. The workshops are aimed at easing the
transfer of ESL students to four-year programs. As the ESL
specialist, I am responsible for finding presenters for the workshops
and making arrangements when PCCC hosts the workshops. As a
4. member of this committee, I was invited to take a trip in January
2004 to Arizona and New Mexico. The purpose of the trip was to
visit colleges and discuss and observe ways the colleges were
using the Title V money.
Attended Title V Student Advisement Workshops. The workshops
stressed how to develop an advisement strategy to insure a
successful academic future for students.
Also attended meetings that monitored the progress of programs
funded by Title V within PCCC.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Adjunct ESL Reading Instructor 9/96-5/01
Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY
Taught an ESL reading class developing basic skills, including;
vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and college study
techniques.
Taught internet research skills; how to use a browser, how to
conduct refined searches.
Selected appropriate reading material and textbooks to promote the
use of basic reading skills in the student’s other college courses.
Supervised students in reading and computer lab.
Adjunct ESL Communication Instructor 9/96-5/00
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Taught an intermediate communication class for ESL students.
Directed instruction to increase oral communication skills needed to
participate in the classroom.
Led discussions and exercises demonstrating communication skills
that exist in business, social, and educational situations in the
United States.