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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Serving adult refugees and immigrants in the Louisville area through English instruction.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Competitively selected for a summer-long Washington, D.C. internship and academic fellowship program through the University of Texas System.

Virtual

Collaborated with the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe and the American Councils English Resource Center at Tajik Pedagogical University to design and deliver interactive, virtual professional development workshops for English language faculty.Read more about my experience and activities in this role here: https://www.aaal-gsc.org/sp21-brittain-efl-prof-development

Virtual

Collaborated with content developers to adapt a face-to-face EFL teacher training curriculum to a virtual and face-to-face hybrid program for Uzbek secondary school teachers of English. Read more about this program at http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2022-03-01/index.html

Tashkent, Uzbeksitan

Supported English language learners in Grade 5 through design of supplemental lessons, as well as collaborated with classroom teachers in the design and implementation of lessons in the classroom to support language learning of both ELLs and ALLs.

Namangan, Uzbekistan

Read what I wrote about a colleague from Namangan State University in this My Classroom article with English Teaching Forum: https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/english-teaching-forum-2019-volume-57-number-2#child-2514

Served as an English Language Fellow for a ten-month fellowship in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Taught institute students in reading and writing skills as well as integrated teaching methods. Facilitated speaking clubs and conducted speaking lessons with students of diverse ages and backgrounds. Led teacher workshops in latest methodology and practice in the field. Participated in a foreign language conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Sept. 2016).Read about a writing activity developed and shared with teachers during this experience here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/viewer.html?pdfurl=https%3A%2F%2Famericanenglish.state.gov%2Ffiles%2Fae%2Fresource_files%2Fetf_57_1_32-34.pdf&chunk=true

New York City, Ny

Wrote student learning outcomes and created assessments for new courses. Assisted in reviewing curriculum for alignment with CEA standards. Observed teachers and provided feedback.

New York City, Ny

Primarily taught integrated ESL courses at both the Midtown Manhattan and Upper West Side locations. Assisted as Academic Coordinator on weekends (May-June) to provide assistance to teachers, observe teachers and provide feedback, manage student placement exams and complaints, and prepare some statistical reports for CEA documentation.

Nashville, Tn

Taught courses in conversation, listening, writing, grammar, and reading. Participated in research and curriculum development projects, including reviewing student learning outcomes and restructuring summative assessments for the grammar curriculum. Assisted in preparing self-study report for CEA accreditation.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Culture, Literacy, And Language

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Tesol

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Majors: English Literature, Humanities (Focus In Literature And Classical Languages); Minor: Italian

Activities and Societies: University of Louisville Honors Program, Eta Sigma Phi, UofL Marching Band, UofL Concert Band