Arlyn Freed

ESL/EFL Educator & Editor

Education: June 2001 – M.A., Applied Linguistics/TESL, (scholarship), Ohio University May 1993 – TEFL Certificate, W.I.C.E., Paris, France / Rutgers University August 1988 – M. Ed., Educational Media (scholarship), Temple University May 1984 – B.F.A., Photography, Moore College of Art & Design

Tutoring experience:

• January 2003 – December 2005 – Delaware County Community College/ESL Program- Adjunct Faculty. Courses: Elementary Writing 024, Advanced Writing 044, Elementary Grammar 023, Intermediate Grammar I 033 and Intermediate Grammar II 043. Course Contents: American rhetorical patterns, vocabulary expansion, sentence structure, paragraph organization, and comparative essays. Grammar: Basic tense usage, perfect tenses, modals, past participles, adjectives & adverbs; integration through writing, web work, & exercises.
• September 2001 – August 2002 – Saginaw Valley State University/ English Language Program – Faculty, ESL Specialist. Courses (14-16 hrs./wk.): Grammar/Writing3, Listening/Speaking 3 & 4 & Reading/ Vocab. 4.
• Summer 2, 2001 – University of Pennsylvania/ English Language Programs (ELP) –ESL Teacher. Courses (20 hrs./wk.): Lg. of Teaching for Int’l Teaching Assistants, Adv. Academic Writing, and Adv. Academic Speaking. Trained future ITAs for US classrooms re: cross-cultural awareness, improving lecture/ presentation methods via multimedia, and communication skills (elicitation, etc.). Instructed ELP Ss in essay format, rhetorical patterns & conversational dynamics via debates, audio journals and BlackBoard® computer courseware; CALL methods integrated.
• September 1999 – June 2001 – Ohio University/ Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) – Teaching Assistant. English for Academic Purposes. Instructed university-bound adults in Listening/Speaking, Rdg./Writing, Am. Experience (Service Learning) & Fluency courses (4 hrs./wk.). Administered and scored TOEFL®, SPEAK®, and placement tests. Evaluated and graded students. Designed web sites and BlackBoard® site to supplement coursework, using CALL and CAI methodologies.

Editorial Experience:

January 2004 – March 2005 – TESL-EJ/ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language – Media Reviews Editor. Responsibilities: Locate and research multimedia for L2 instruction, interview & hire writers to write reviews, check written material for grammar, clarity and APA format, liaison between writers & publishers and writers & webmaster, arrange for delivery of media, spec/create graphics as necessary.