Daniel Lawrence Thomas

449-11 Seongnae-Dong, Gangdong-Ku, Seoul, 134-847

Phone: 82-2-6477-5115

FAX: 82-2-6477-5170

Teaching Experience

English Instructor, International Graduate School of English, Seoul, Korea
September 2002-present

  • Developed lesson plans and taught English skills course for graduate students
  • Developed and implemented lessons for pronunciation improvement
  • Created pre and post-tests for leveling of students conversational abilities

Practical English Instructor, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
September 2001-August 2002

  • Developed lesson plans for and taught practical conversational English for first-year university students.
  • Implemented student-centered activities to promote learning of natural conversational English.
  • Focused students activities on oral and speaking proficiency in order to promote confidence or at least familiarity with spoken English.

English Teacher, Sagara-mura Board of Education, Sagara-mura, Japan
July 2000-July 2001

  • Developed lesson plans for elementary and junior high school English classes.
  • Implemented interactive activities for learning language in context.
  • Incorporated cultural items like music to promote cross-cultural understanding.

French Teacher, North Lawndale College Prep HS, Chicago, USA
October 1998-July 2000

  • Developed curricula, unit objectives and lesson plans for French I and II.
  • Constructed lesson plans with student-centered activities to promote learning.
  • Introduced materials from French-speaking countries to encourage cultural understanding.

English Teacher, Universite Ibnou Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
September 1995-August 1998

  • Taught Reading, Syntax, American Civilization & Government, Spoken English, Phonology and Composition to second-year university students.
  • Created and graded final exams for the courses mentioned above.
  • Coordinated curricula, lesson plans and exams with Moroccan colleagues.
  • Organized extra-curricular cultural activities such as English Film and Poetry clubs.
Education
  • M.A., Theoretical Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, June 1995
  • B.A. with Distinction, French and Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, June 1993
Skills
  • Fluent in French. Proficient in Moroccan Arabic. Some knowledge of German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Korean.
  • Proficient with various word processing and spreadsheet software including: Microsoft Office and Lotus 123.
Back to Previous Page Last updated : Sunday, August 25, 2002