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• Developed pedagogical content in collaboration with Learning Designers and contractors in multiple projects for various Spanish, English and French coursesMonolingual Exercises
• Developed lesson and skill-level notes for grammar exercises in English and Spanish
• Collaborated with Skill Architect to design course structures, aligning learning and communicative objectivesStories
• Worked on translations for English, Spanish and French and established translation rules across courses
• QA-tested content to ensure high-quality audio, visual and pedagogical contentGrammar Skills
• Designed grammar-focused content for English courses for speakers of other languages, including French, German, and Korean

Orléans, Centre-Val De Loire, France

• Taught English language and culture to students aged 11-15
• Collaborated with teachers to create materials and evaluate students' oral proficiencies

• Tutored primarily native Spanish speakers, aged 3-21, in the surrounding migrant community
• Assisted high school ESOL students learn English using Rosetta Stone
• Designed and co-taught a series of adult English night classes to a group of migrant workers

Vienna, Austria

• Created language learning content to be used for Spanish, French and Chinese
• Tested the app's UI to optimize efficiency and users' experiences
• Developed new exercise types to focus on oral language proficiency skills

• Developed math and science content aligned to Common Core Standards in an adaptive learning system
• Tested learning platform to improve learners' experiences

• Instructed beginning, intermediate, and communication Spanish courses for five years at the university-level
• Shadowed and then taught an upper division Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics undergraduate course
• Designed curricula and taught Intensive Communication Skills in Spanish to study abroad students in Spain
• Coded and analyzed pronunciation data from learners of Spanish as a research assistant
• Interned in Language Studio to pilot Spanish tutoring program and expand the center’s use

• Collected data on current volunteering practices to inform future practices at a local middle school
• Collaborated as a Community Partnership School to increase community engagement
• Systematized volunteering procedures from recruiting, scheduling and training

• Interned in Language Studio to pilot tutoring programs and expand the center’s use
• Recruited and trained over 40 volunteer tutors for Spanish, French and German tutoring
• Surveyed students and faculty to promote and improve Language Studio use

• Coded and analyzed pronunciation data in Praat from learners of Spanish
• Segmented vowel sounds to measure duration compared to English equivalents

• Tutored at-risk elementary school students through individualized lesson plans in reading 20 hours per week
• Assisted a first-year teacher in a class of 20 first graders for 3 days each week during the school year

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Hispanic Linguistics, 4.0

Dissertation title: Investigating the Effects of Mobile Apps on Language Learning Outcomes: A Study on Duolingo

Master Of Education - Med, Curriculum And Instruction, 4.0

Specialization in ESOL and Bilingual Education, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Certificate

Bachelor'S Degrees, Theoretical Mathematics, Chinese And Spanish, 3.5

minor in Business Administration