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Experience
Education
ELIZABETH RAPER
2502 Brookwood Road , Richmond , Virginia 23235 | H: (804) 267-1707 | C: (804) 307-1508 | earap12357@gmail.com
Organized ESL Teacher adept at developing up-to-date curriculum and resources.
Incorporates new teaching methods and educational software to enhance reading and writing
skills.
Certified ESL Instructor
Academic assessment methods
Active listening skills
International Reading Association
Creative learning strategies
Instructional theories knowledge
First Aid and CPR Certified
Professional tutor
Reading comprehension expertise
Fourteen years teaching experience
Three years of teaching ESL abroad
National Education Association
Aug 2014 to Jul 2015Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature
Honam University - Gwangju , South Korea
Created daily lesson plans for multi-level adult ESL classes.
Instructed more than 100 students through lectures, discussions, group activities and
demonstrations.
Attended professional development workshops focused on learning goals and classroom
management.
Conducted small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning
needs.
Completed ongoing staff training sessions.
Taught lessons encompassing a range of skill-building activities for speaking, writing, reading
and listening.
Organized extracurricular opportunities such as annual speech contests and field trips.
Mar 2001 to Jun 2014English as a Second Language teacher
Meadowbrook High School - Richmond , Virginia
Aug 1983 to Jun 1987English as a Second Language teacher
Binford Middle School - Richmond , Virginia
2001M.Ed , Reading Specialist
Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond , Virginia , United States
Second Language Acquisition coursework
Coursework in Child Development, Psychology and Education
Coursework in English Grammar, Linguistics and Language
1980Bachelor of Arts, English Literature
Pfeiffer University - Misenheimer , North Carolina , United States