Kim Faber
*I LOVE TO TRAVEL*

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EDUCATION

• MA in Applied Linguistics with an emphasis in TESOL, University of California, Davis, June 1998.
• MA in Spanish Linguistics, University of California, Davis, June 1997.
• Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, University of California, Riverside, June 1994.

EXPERIENCE

• Intermediate Spanish Language Program Coordinator, University of California, Davis (1/99-Present): Responsibilities include: curriculum design and coordination of all intermediate level courses.
• Lecturer in Intermediate Spanish Language, University of California, Davis (9/98-Present): Responsible for design of curriculum, all class materials, and all grading of intermediate level language courses.
• ESL Instructor, Sacramento Community College (1/99-Present): Taught Beginning Grammar and Writing (level 2).
• ESL Instructor, American River Community College (8/98-11/98): Taught Advanced Composition and Reading.
• ESL Instructor, Sacramento Community College (8/98-11/98): Taught Beginning Grammar and Writing (level 1).
• ESL Instructor, University of California, Davis Extension (8/98-9/98): Designed, organized, and taught a course in Vocabulary and Culture. Designed, organized and taught a course involving various computer skills necessary for international students planning to study in the US (course focused on the Internet and MS Word).
• Linguistics Instructor, University of California, Davis (8/98-9/98): Designed, organized  and  taught an intensive summer lecture course entitled Linguistics 1, “Introduction to Linguistics.” The course is an introduction to the study of language; its nature, diversity, and structure.
• ESL Instructor of graduates & undergraduates, University of California, Davis (9/97-6/98): Designed and taught courses in speaking, listening, grammar, academic vocabulary, and writing skills to international graduate students and undergraduate ESL students. Taught a communication and culture class. Designed and taught an intermediate-advanced grammar course centered on paragraph writing. Designed and taught a course on enhancing academic vocabulary knowledge to undergraduate ESL (immigrant) students. Assessed students’ needs, identified appropriate materials, and conducted task-based lessons to address specific skills needed for using English in various settings. Also conducted weekly pronunciation tutoring sessions for international graduate students working as teaching assistants. Students developed strategies for self-monitoring and improvement of pronunciation and oral fluency.
• Spanish Instructor, University of California, Davis (9/95-6/98): Taught Beginning and Intermediate Spanish at UC Davis for nine quarters. As an instructor of Spanish at UCD, one is expected to create the lesson plans and exams for one’s own class and to teach with a communicative teaching style appropriate for the given level.
• Substitute ESL teacher for UC Davis Extension (6/97-7/97): Taught all levels of grammar, reading, writing, conversation and culture.
• Freelance English teacher, Holland (1/95-8/95): Taught conversation, pronunciation, culture, grammar, reading and  writing.
• Private English teacher, Mexico City (8/93-10/93): Taught conversation, pronunciation, and grammar to BANAMEX bank executives.
• Freelance English tutor, Spain (10/92-6/93): Tutored conversation, pronunciation, grammar, and culture.
• English tutor, UC Riverside Extension Program (1/91-6/91): Tutored international students of all levels taking intensive English courses to prepare for the TOEFL.

LANGUAGES

• Native speaker of English.
• Near-native fluency in Spanish and Dutch.
• Formal Studies in French, Italian, German.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE & RESEARCH
1994-95— Lived 18 months in The Netherlands: Participated in an Intensive Dutch Language Program at the University of Amsterdam after which I continued intensive Dutch language studies sponsored by the Dutch government.
1993-94— EAP--Field Research Program in Mexico: Did research on the practical and political dimensions of bilingual education of indigenous people in Oaxaca.
1992-93— EAP: One of 100 selected to participate in Education Abroad Program (EAP) in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
1990— Hong Kong, Philippines, China, Macau: Summer mission work.
1989— Mexico City: Summer mission work.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Masters Research, UC Davis, (9/97-6/98)
Researched a local 4th grade Spanish-immersion program to assess the attitudes and motivations of the students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Collected teaching ideas to improve the amount of “comprehensible output”  to be produced by the students, in order to enhance their overall linguistic performance and encourage more balanced Bilingualism.
¿Bilingüismo o Doble Discurso?: La situación de la educación bilingüe-bicultural para la población indígena de Oaxaca, México, (8/93-12/93) (see International Experience above)

PUBLICATIONS
“Educational Resources for Teaching 1st Year Spanish”: A teaching resource designed for using Internet technology in the classroom in order to assist and enhance beginning and intermediate Spanish classes. This web site emphasizes the “four skills”: reading, writing, listening, and ‘virtual’ speaking, as well as culture and grammar practice activities. It is organized into six sections that guide teachers to other useful web sites, while at the same time providing concrete ideas for classroom application.

COMPUTER RELATED SKILLS

• Experience in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) techniques for assisting Second Language Acquisition.
• Website Design using Claris Home Page and HTML
• Familiar with gifs and JPEGs for images on the web
• Proficient with Macs and PCs
• Created and designed a manual for Spanish Language teachers “Educational Resources for 1st Year Spanish.” (see Publications above)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Active member of TESOL, CATESOL & CAPS (Capital Area Pronunciation Specialists)

PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, “Advantages and Problems of Bilingual Education: The Case of Immersion,” UC Davis, Summer Sessions Faculty Speakers Series, 9/3/98.
Presenter, “Strategies for Motivating L2 Output in a Linguistically Homogeneous Language Classroom: A 4th-Grade Spanish-Immersion Model,”  Presentation of MA Thesis: Linguistics Colloquium, UC Davis, 5/29/98.
Presenter, “Strategies for Motivating L2 Output in a Linguistically Homogeneous Language Classroom: A 4th-Grade Spanish-Immersion Model,”  Spanish Department Colloquium 5/15/98.
Presenter,  “Attitudes and Motivations of Parents, Teachers, and Administrators of a Spanish-Immersion Program at an Area Elementary School,” CATESOL Conference 2/28/98.

ACADEMIC SERVICE
1994 & 1997: Served on the Education Abroad Program (EAP) Selection Committee interviewing prospective students to study abroad in Mexico and Spain.
 
 

REFERENCES
 

Mary Schleppegrell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor  (530) 752-9933
Linguistics Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 mjschleppegrell@ucdavis.edu
 

Patrick Farrell, Ph.D., Associate Professor   (530) 752-9933
Linguistics Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 pmfarrell@ucdavis.edu
 

Kathleen Ward, Ph.D., Lecturer   (530) 752-9933
Linguistics Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 kmward@ucdavis.edu
 

Robert Blake, Ph.D., Professor, Department Chair  (530) 752-6340/754-6078
Spanish Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 rjblake@ucdavis.edu
 

Cecilia Colombi, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor   (530) 752-1244
Spanish Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 cmcolombi@ucdavis.edu
 
 

REFERENCES: Provided upon request

Include in Letter:
 I like to keep me classes energetic, rich in culture, and full of  “comprehensible input” and communicative activities.
 

PRESENTATIONS
CATESOL Conference (2/28/98) “Attitudes and Motivations of Parents, Teachers, and Administrators of a Spanish-Immersion Program at an Area Elementary School”.  Presented motivational ideas to enhance foreign language learning.  It is interesting to understand the attitudes toward language learning of participants in foreign language programs in the US, where learning a second language has not tended to be valued.

My Education

1998 MA Applied Linguistics -- University of California at Davis
Emphasis in TESOL (ESL), Bilingual Education, & Raising Children Tri-lingually

1997 MA Spanish Linguistics -- University of California at Davis

1995 BA Spanish -- University of California at Riverside
 

Additional Education
Studied abroad in Alcalá de Henares, Spain for one school year, after which I studied in Mexico City for two months and then I did field research for an additional two months on the bilingual educational system in Oaxaca, Mexico.
 
 

Language Experience
 

English is my native language. I speak, read and write Spanish. I lived and worked in Holland for over a year, so I can fluently understand Dutch and in most cases make myself understood as well. Additionally, I have studied French, German, and Italian formally and each for enough time to be able to read simple texts.
 
 
 

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