Michael Tom Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Santa Clara, California, United States

• Teach skills-based ESL courses including grammar, integrated skills, and research literacy to adult IEP students from diverse backgrounds.
• Design level-appropriate curricula/syllabi; create student-centered lessons and activities helping students successfully achieve course learning outcomes.
• Quickly adapt to administrative responsibilities: document submission, attendance tracking, staff meeting participation, placement and exit testing, and grade entry.

Hong Kong SAR

• Taught academic English and discipline English courses developing students' critical thinking, essay writing, genre sensitivity, and audience awareness.
• Co-managed independent learning center organizing short courses, workshops, and activities with a staff of four to help students enhance their learning beyond the classroom.
• Lead outreach initiatives by developing relationships with other departments and establishing service activities for team building and community service.

Hong Kong SAR

• Taught range of standardized EAP and ESP courses covering academic skills such as research, writing, and referencing; taught discipline-related English courses such as business and workplace English.
• Managed course leadership by planning curriculum in collaboration, writing and revising learning materials, creating course LMS site, and attending to administrative duties.
• Solicited conference sponsors and liaised with them on branding, advertising, sponsored talks, and conference swag.

Hong Kong SAR

• Taught EAP and ESP courses by planning and developing activities to build students’ skills in critical thinking and essay development incrementally and systematically.
• Collaborated with colleagues to plan and organize student activities to promote English learning and English use on campus.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Developed content for online and print courses in collaboration with author and editorial teams.
• Managed freelance teams, developed workflows and procedures, coordinated schedules to meet deadlines, and managed audio recordings.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Taught TOEIC preparation course introducing strategies and test-taking tips to help students achieve improved TOEIC scores. Reviewed grammar topics, built vocabulary knowledge, and developed students’ listening skills.
• Instructed students in pronunciation course giving students focused practice recognizing pronunciation errors and pronouncing target sounds or patterns.

Hong Kong SAR

• Taught range of EAP courses by creating student-centered lessons with scaffolded activities to build students’ proficiency and confidence, often incorporating technology and authentic language resources.
• Coordinated English grammar course, evaluating learning outcomes, updating course materials, designing assessments, processing student grades, and resolving problems for teaching team.
• Held regular office hours, advised students, wrote letters of recommendation, and interviewed prospective college students.

Hong Kong SAR

• Managed editorial development of ELT student books and teachers manuals from concept to publication collaborating closely with design, marketing, and production.
• Liaised effectively with authors, freelancers, and vendors to meet deadlines within budget and to house standards.
• Supervised ELT audio recordings, managed multimedia projects (CD-ROMs, DVDs), commissioned illustrations, cleared rights, and researched stock photography.

Hong Kong SAR

M.A., Tesol

B.A., Literature