Katherine Barker Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston

Overseeing English language volunteers, curriculum choices, and teaching adult refugees.

Remote

• Edit technical articles and consult on writing style before submission for publication.

• Taught Advanced Academic Listening and Speaking• Taught Academic Writing: Introduction to University Writing and Rhetorical Skills• Taught Digest & Dialog: Food and English in America• Taught Intermediate Integrative Skills• Taught ET6 - 6 week English Course

• Taught Expository Writing for Bilingual Students (UG)• Taught Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (G)• Taught Listening and Speaking workshop for Humphrey and SPURS Fellows• Taught Speaking and Presenting workshop for Humphrey and SPURS Fellows

• Consulted individual clients to advise on writing and speaking

Harbin, China

• Oversaw the international English teachers, managing schedules and leading meetings • Collaborated with Chinese personnel and developed activities to meet program objectives • Taught Communication Exchange• Taught Cultural Exchange

• Coached individual Master of Finance students in speaking and presentation skills

• Score the speaking portion of the TOEFL test

Harbin, China

• Taught Communication Exchange • Taught Cultural Exchange• Developed a curriculum for mixed level faculty based on art as a communication medium.

• Developed Advanced Pronunciation and Presentations II curriculum• Taught Listening and Speaking III• Taught Advanced Pronunciation and Presentations I• Taught Advanced Pronunciation and Presentations II

•Taught High Intermediate Listening and Speaking•Taught High Intermediate Reading and Writing •Taught TOEFL Preparation•Taught High Beginning (Integrative)•Taught Idioms, Grammar, Pronunciation, TV Drama, US Government, and Social Language as electives. •Observed and evaluated current faculty and observed faculty candidates and advised for hiring. •Wrote curricula including choosing textbooks, writing objectives, planning course schedules.•Assisted in writing policies and changing existing practices for the betterment of the college and students.•Organized school-wide activities including field trips and student fairs with poster presentations. •Analyzed student pre- and post-test scores for placement tests and designed an effective database for student records. Supplied faculty with appropriate charts, tables, and training.

•Taught Writing III

Summer Language Institute: •Taught Advanced Speaking and Listening•Taught American Lifestyles•Participated in field trips into the city

English Language Center: •Developed course curriculum for Experiences in American Life; writing objectives, choosing textbooks, and planning units, integrating a high level of technology.•Taught Experiences in American Life (level 2). •Collaborated with other faculty members during monthly meetings to increase student retention.•Created open learning environment, taking students on weekly trips to sites throughout the community, in an effort to understand American life.

English Language Institute: •Taught Intermediate Grammar and Writing•Taught High Intermediate Grammar •Taught Practical Writing II •Taught Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary•Taught Intermediate Vocabulary Development

Adult Education ESL

M.Ed., Tesol

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)