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| Title: | LINGUIST SEEKING WORK SPECIALIZING IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION; EMPHASIS ON PHONETICS, MORPHOSYNTAX, HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS (ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH) |
| Posted by: | M. A. de León |
| Location: | Bay Area (San Francisco), United States |
| Date: | June 30, 2004 |
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Details: Details: I am seeking a position where I can contribute to an agency or individual, applying acquired knowledge and skills in languages and Linguistics. I am a fluent and native English speaker and have an extensive background in non-English languages, particularly Romance languages. I am proficient in French and Spanish and am conversant in Italian. I am currently studying Portuguese, Latin, German, and Persian. My experience ranges from language pedagogy to applied linguistics in Health Services. My proficiency in computer technology allows me to take language pedagogy to the next step. My area of proficiency is language acquisition via phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and historical linguistics. Education: University of California, Berkeley (Bay Area, Northern California, USA) Bachelor of Arts Major: Linguistics Minor: French Diablo Valley College (Bay Area, Northern California, USA) General education transfer curricula Foreign language courses: French, Italian Vallejo Senior High School (Bay Area, Northern California, USA) General High School Curriculum Foreign language courses: French, Spanish Training: Division of Mental Health Bay Area, Northern California, USA Administrative Programs Support / Training Coordinator > Collected and assessed Human Resources data and generated reports and analyses so as to identify level of cultural competence and linguistic proficiency of Mental Health Direct Service providers versus the beneficiary population. > Supported the Administrative Programs Manager on various programs such as Internship Programs, Training and Continuing Education Programs, Human Resources Data Assessment, Cultural Competence, and Linguistic Access programs. Academy of Language Arts Enrichment Center Bay Area, Northern California, USA Educator > Taught French, Italian, Spanish, English, Mathematics, and Sciences. > Helped coordinate after-school programs and summer programs for elementary and high school students. One-to-One Tutoring Bay Area, Northern California, USA (College, Fall 1996 to Spring 1997) Tutor, French and Italian > Helped students on a volunteer basis to improve their grammar, phonetics, writing, and comprehension skills in French and Italian. Bay Area, Northern California, USA (High School, Fall 1994 to Spring 1995) Tutor, French and Spanish > Helped students on a volunteer basis to improve their grammar, phonetics, writing, and comprehension skills in French and Spanish. Interests: Language morphology, phonetics, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics; Language pedagogy, modern technology applied to instruction (e.g., internet, software); Linguistic access and cultural competence in human services; International relations; Computer technology |
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