Leah C. Keys Email & Phone Number

Bowmanville, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Teach intermediate and advanced English to French-speaking government employees.

Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

Design curriculum for and teach multi-level ESL course to adult newcomers to Canada.

Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Everything from writing and/or editing copy of all kinds for a wide range of purposes -- from personal to promotional, academic to job seeking, scholarly works to book manuscripts, marketing and advertising to web and social media content -- as well as consulting throughout the writing process, help with style and grammar, and assistance with all kinds of research. Also offer tutoring and instruction in English language--writing, research and rhetoric at all levels as well as all areas of English as a Second Language (reading, writing and grammar, speaking and listening, culture).

Singapore, Singapore

Wrote engaging, fast-paced, complex, and dynamic full-length, choose-your-ownexperience novels for the story-game app TapFic.

Remote

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Crafted content for not-for-profit national magazines, press releases, newsletters, and websites; conducted research; transcribed audio and video recordings.

Cobourg, Ontario

Assisted lead teacher for federal Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program; taught English to non-native speakers in multi-level classroom, beginner to advanced; taught all ESL subject areas: speaking/listening, reading, writing and cultural issues; assessed student learning in an ongoing manner in collaboration with lead LINC teacher

Taught intensive writing and grammar, including research and research writing, to undergraduate, graduate, professional and non-degree language students at final level of ESL.

East Lansing, Mi

Taught WRA 100-level themed writing and rhetoric coursesDesigned all courses, assignments, and instructional materials (both print & web)Emphasized critical ability, writing as social act, argument, correctness, doc designStressed responsible research; efficient, effective research methods; web resources Enhanced teaching/learning with use of technology and online resources and toolsCreated class wikis for online discussion, collaboration, submission and information Personalized grammar lessons, draft feedback and research; stressed collaborationAssessed student learning and needs with colleagues; collaboratively revised objectives, curricula, standards, grammar and style instruction, and textbook choices

Alma, Michigan

Taught ENG 101: College Rhetoric II; the only required writing course at AlmaDesigned all courses, assignments, and instructional materials (both print & web)Emphasized critical ability, writing as social act, argument, correctness, doc designStressed responsible research; efficient, effective research methods; web resources Enhanced teaching/learning with use of technology and online resources and toolsCreated class wikis for online discussion, collaboration, submission and information Personalized grammar lessons, draft feedback and research; stressed collaborationAssessed student learning and needs with colleagues; collaboratively revised objectives, curricula, standards, grammar and style instruction, and textbook choices

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Responsible for comprehensive revising of up to 650-pp, expertly researched historical reports; consulting with PhD writers to revise and finalize content; fact-checking and accuracy of all documentation and content; style, structure, and correctness on all levels; publishing of reports with entire body of research as well as appendices and bibliographies.

Mt. Pleasant, Mi

Taught ENG 101: Freshman Composition; graduate teaching assistantDesigned all courses, assignments, and instructional materials (both print & web)Emphasized critical ability, writing as social act, argument, correctness, doc designStressed responsible research; efficient, effective research methods; web resources Enhanced teaching/learning with use of technology and online resources and toolsCreated class wikis for online discussion, collaboration, submission and information Personalized grammar lessons, draft feedback and research; stressed collaborationAssessed student learning and needs with colleagues; collaboratively revised objectives, curricula, standards, grammar and style instruction, and textbook choices

Helped promotions team develop concept and design of new recruitment campaign materials; researched and gathered all data for academic/program brochures, application materials, guidebooks; wrote and edited copy for these materials; worked with designer to finalize campaign look, style, and "sound".

Master Of Arts - Ma, Rhetoric And Composition

Master Of English: Composition & Communication, Writing, Editing & Rhetoric

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English, Writing Emphasis