1. Dominick Antonucci
Dominick.Antonucci@cpcc.edu / (704) 713-9394 / skype: dominick.antonucci
Education
Masters of Education in TESL, with K-12 certification, UNC Charlotte Aug. 1996
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, UNC Chapel Hill Dec. 1993
Semester Abroad,L’Università di Bologna,Italia
Undergraduate Studies,The University of Chicago Aug. 1986 – Dec. 1987
Academic English as Second Language Instructor
The Department of Foreign Languages & Academic ESL
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Sep. 2012- Present
 Currently teaching two semester-long credit-bearing Academic ESL courses, Grammar III and Listening &
Speaking III in a program offering courses from I, low-beginning, to advanced, V.
 Taught 12 other semester-long courses in previous semesters, namely Grammar I, III, and IV, Composition I,
Reading III and IV, and Listening & Speaking III and IV, nearly half of the course offerings.
 Taught two IELTS-prep mini-courses, both offered at night.
 Have taught around 250 students of a great variety of L1s, ages, and life-experiences.
 Address curriculum objectives through traditional and innovative classroom activities and assignments.
 Create an hour-long online component for each semester-long course.
 Use Moodle as LMS to deliver course content, homework, quizzes, and links to websites.
 Maintain availability to students through office hours, Moodle messaging, and emailing.
 Make use of the ‘Success through Academic Reporting’ system at the 3-week and midterm calendar points to
promote student behaviors correlated with success.
 Track attendance, and record mid-term and end-of-semester course grades.
 Complete annual online training pertaining to Title IX, FERPA, and other educational policies.
 Attend all required meetings. Also attend optional functions such as the Faculty Senate and yearly socials.
 Collaborated with a fellow teacher to create an in-class diagnostic to confirm students’ initial placement in
Composition I.
The English Language Training Institute
The Office of International Programs, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Aug. 1996—Dec. 2000 & Aug. 2007—Aug. 2013
 Taught 67 semester-long courses Reading & Writing, Listening & Speaking and Grammar from beginning to
advanced, teaching over 600 students from a wide variety of L1s.
 Addressed curriculum objectives through traditional and innovative classroom activities and assignments,
including class projects such as ‘Travel Fair’ and ‘Readers Workshop’ as well as field trips to a greenhouse, a
gold mine, a science museum and a history museum.
 Taught Electives courses, including Writing Effective Responses to IELTS Writing Task One Prompts, Idioms
for Upper Levels, Pronunciation for Lower Levels, PBT Listening, and PBT Reading.
 Used computer-mediated technologies during instruction to enhance student learning and engagement.

2.  Used the learning management system Moodle to deliver content such as homework, quizzes, and attendance
records.
 Evaluated students grades at midterm and end of semester to provide advice and grades based on course
outcomes.
 Provided Level Coordinators with thoughtful end-of-semester ‘Reflections’, which included self-evaluation as
well as suggestions for future teachings of the course.
 Served as Orientation Leader providing city tours and airport pickups for new students.
 Assisted with conducting program-wide needs analysis for curriculum development, including compiling and
presenting the findings.
 Collaborated with other International Programs units to work with International Festival and World Affairs
Council events.
Communication Skills Lead Teacher
Summers of 1998 & 1999
- Supervised placement, collected syllabi and sub-lessons, led weekly meetings, and facilitated student course
evaluations.
- Created a revised placement scoring form and a video of three mock oral interviews for use during calibration in
later semesters.
Language Lab Experience
Lab Facilitator, The Multimedia Language Learning Lab, Central Piedmont Community College Spring 2016
 Help students with homework, lead the ‘English Table’ conversation sessions twice weekly,
and provide writing tutoring.
Lab Coordinator, The English Language Training Institute’s Language Lab January 2008-- August 2010
- Assisted students with homework assignments, trained students on Microsoft Word and Moodle,
and offered troubleshooting for technical issues regarding email and the student information system.
- Maintained the lab in terms of equipment and materials.
- Monitored student use of the Lab, including the printer.
IELTS Examiner
IELTS Examiner, Speaking and Writing Fall 2008–Present
Recent Professional Development
A Graduate of CPCC’s Part-Time Faculty Certification Program Summer 2015
- The 25 blended course focused on ways to increase student engagement, both motivation and active learning
Professional Engagement
Conference Presenter, Carolina TESOL
- “Helping Students with Academic Task One of the IELTS Writing Section” Fall 2011
- “Surveying to Discover what Hinders Students from Staying on Course” Fall 1999
Conference Presenter, Carolina TESOL & Southeast Regional TESOL
- “Discovering Science through the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach" Spring 1996
Conference Attendee
- TESOL Applied Linguistics Graduate Students Conferences 2010 & 2012
- Carolina TESOL Spring/Summer 1994, 1996, & 1997, and Fall 1998
- TESOL Annual Conventions 1996 & 2003