Connor Mcrae Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Communications role

-Write and produce content for podcast-style ESL lessons, with focus on grammar and vocabulary.-Perform and edit studio recordings of podcast-style audio lessons.-Annotate content with voice recordings in back end.-Produce written instructional grammar and vocabulary content for UI. -Develop curriculum and academic guidelines based on recent research trends.-Developed implementation of IPA notation for use in phonemic transcriptions.-Maintain quality control of content through multiple methods, such as proofreading and concordancers.-Collaborate with Beijing-based product team to assess user needs, improve SOP and lesson standards.-Engage with user base through lesson comments, answering language-related questions

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

-Taught core and elective ESL classes to young adults studying English abroad-Used blended approach, combining content-based, task-based, grammar-based and CLT approaches.-Assessed students’ progress through achievement tests and follow-up tutorials. Incorporated multimodal and collaborative activities. -Encouraged group work and a positive study environment.

Vancouver, Canada

-Translated English business-related articles into Korean. -Taught basic business English discourse, focusing on grammar in translation. -Taught translation and interpreting techniques and common errors. -Developed multimodal curriculum and collaborative activities.

Vancouver, Canada

-Edited English articles and documents written by Korean staff. -Translated educational articles from Korean to English. Prepared and taught weekly ESL classes.

Wonju, Gangwon-Do, Korea

-Edited tourism-related English articles and documents written by Korean staff. -Translated tourism-related articles and database pages from Korean to English. -Managed social media page for the Korea Tourism Organization.

Seoul, Korea

-Prepared teaching materials and taught EFL to Korean elementary students. -Used primarily a content-based and CLT approach. -Wrote and administered weekly progress tests. -Used a multimodal approach to teach vocabulary and collaborative activities.

Seoul, Korea

-Created lesson plans and provided materials for classroom instruction. -Prepared and marked students' daily writing assignments. -Used interactive activities to teach topics. -Planned, administered, and marked exams for assessing listening, writing, and reading level.

Langley, Bc, Canada

Abbotsford, Bc, Canada

-Gave customized ESL support and instruction to students in a small class setting. -Marked and edited daily assignments completed by students and assigned homework.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language, 4.0 Gpa

Research interests: Distance language learning, English for Academic Purposes, L2 Vocabulary acquisition, Motivation in L2 acquisition.

Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language

36-credit ESL/EFL teaching certificate recognized by TESL Canada

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Religious Studies

Focused on Ancient Hebrew and Koine Greek