Linda Lindstrom has over 20 years of experience in teaching English, writing, and real estate. She has taught English as a second language, composition, drama, and TOEFL preparation courses in the United States, Czech Republic, and California. Her experience includes being the head of an English department and an instructional specialist. She is licensed as a real estate agent and mortgage broker in California.

1. P R O F I L E
Former University Teacher/Language Arts/ESL
SAT and TOEFL Preparation
WRITING / RHETORIC / ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH-BASED
Licensed Real Estate Agent, California Licensed, Mortgage Broker, California
Board of Realtors
E X P E R I E N C E
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE STATE-SIDE
Language Arts Teacher - E-nopi Learning Center, Charlotte, NC - presently
teaching all aspects of English from 3rd. grade up; including EOG prep/writing
skills/grammar:Alta Language School, one-on-one teaching to foreign clients
working for companies; Jewish Day School-Substitute for grades K-6; Private
teaching.
Instructional Specialist/Administrative-ElS Language Center, Charlotte,NC
Taught Speaking, Grammar, Structure, Reading & Writing, TOEFL Prep., Pronunciation,
Conversation classes to students from Asian, So. American, European, African, and
Arabian countries. Taught12 levels from Beginning to Masters besides administering
SLEP, MELICET, and TOEFL exams. At Senior Instructor level assisted the Academic
Director with scheduling and placement of students. As Instructional Specialist assisted
AD with interviewing prospective teachers, inputing students info, sending reports to
corporate principals, doing in-service training, essentially all AD duties when necessary.
Teacher/Drama Director Convent of Sacred Heart, San Francisco, Ca,
1986–
1994
Taught acting skills; voice, movement, purpose, along with analytical readings of plays
culminating in a final stage production each year.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ABROAD
Lecturer/Academic/Advisor/ Head of English Department 1999-2003
SUNY/Prague, Czech Republic -International Branch of State University of New York.
Teaching Composition 101 &102 in accordance to the General Education requirements
of the State of New York (see SUNY web-site) to multi-cultural students from Europe,
Asia, and North America.
L I N D A L I N D S T RO M
4045 Kingsgate Place Apt. E Charlotte, NC 28211 704-724-1295 LLLindstrom@yahoo.com

2. Lecturer-Anglo-American College (American Institution-accredited)
Prague,
1998-2003
Teaching Composition 1 and 2 to multi-lingual students. These are prerequisite
courses designed to develop and improve the four essential writing skills enabling
students to confidently write essays and reports, culminating in a 12-page research
paper. Skills covered are critical reading, writing rhetoric, note taking, research from a
range of perspectives, bibliographical techniques, (emphasis on MLA), finding a topic
and organizing their work. ALL COURSES ARE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH.
TESL/TEFL EXPERIENCE ABROAD
TEFL-Teacher/Examiner/Státní Jazokova Skola, Prague,
1995-2003
Teaching multilevel students preparing for the State Basic and General Exam, and the
British Council Proficiency Exam in English. Assist in the preparation, correction and
scoring of the State Basic and General Exams. Examiner for the State and General Oral
Exams, which are given twice a year. Developed a Business course with an emphasis on
writing, communicative business language, CV writing, and interviewing techniques.
.
Teacher /Trainer - British Council, Prague Summers, 1997-1998.
Trained Czech primary and secondary teachers in TEFL methodology.
Teacher/Trainer-ITC- Prague 1996-1998
Trained native speakers in TEFL/TESL methodology certificate course; input and demo
lessons in reading, writing, communication, listening, and grammar structures, along
with Business English and How to Teach Children .
TEFL Teacher- Charles University/Univerzita Karlova – (650years old ) –
Prague,
1998.
Medical terminology taught to 1st.to 3rd. year Czech and foreign medical students.
Postgraduates - preparation for the Cambridge First Certificate Exam given by the
British Council.
TEFL Teacher-Linguarama International (British based), Prague,1998-1999.
Full time summer session teacher to business professionals & semi-skilled laborers.
Intensive on site classes, plus in-company. Clientele included Price-Waterhouse,
Deloitte&Touche, SmithKline Beecham, Nova T.V., Barrandov Film Studios.
Responsible for the choice of the course material used.
L I N D A L I N D S T RO M
Page 2
4045 Kingsgate Place Apt. E Charlotte, NC 28211 704-724-1295 lynnlyn1@me.com

3. Private Teaching - Prague – Prague Castle, 1999-2003.
Taught two CEO’s, one CFO, and Director of Events under former President Vaclav
Havel plus teaching the new CEO appointed by President Vaclav Klaus. As a result of
this teaching, UNYP’s 2002, 2003, graduation was held on the castle grounds (see UNYP
web. Site). Aso taught an appointed judge to the Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court,
who was nominated by President Klaus.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
TEFL and MLA member /Licensed Real Estate Agent/ California Licensed Mortgage
Broker/ CaliforniaBoard of Realtors Actors Equity Association
HANDBOOKS COMPILED
English Composition 1 Handbook
English Composition 2 Handbook, incorporating Coyle’s Research Papers
BOOKS PUBLISHED
How Is Your English Grammar, Czech with Marta Julisova, Czech Republic
E D U C AT I O N
CELTA Certified /Transworld Teachers, San Francisco, Ca,
Licensed Broker/ Lumbleau School of Real Estate, Ventura, Ca
Equity Member/ Sonia Moore School of Acting, New York.NY
References, course syllabi, student evaluations upon request.
L I N D A L I N D S T RO M
Page 3
4045 Kingsgate Place Apt. E Charlotte, NC 28211 704-724-1295 lynnlyn1@me.com