Suzanne Johnston Email and Phone Number

• Developed and instructed curricula in the following areas: World Englishes, Spanish (beginning through advanced levels), linguistics, language teaching, and language assessment• Coordinated university’s K-12 Foreign Language Education programs in Spanish, French, and Chinese and the ESL Endorsement program• Liaised between stakeholders and clients and ensured effective and proper program execution, communication, and delivery• Aligned education programs to state and national competencies by tracking curricula, comparing it to set standards, and monitoring student outcomes• Produced clear and concise program status reports that detailed quantitative and qualitative data related to candidate progress and readiness to participate in field activities, learning outcomes, and tasks needed to improve each education program• Developed project plans to coordinate research and service-learning opportunities in line with the university’s and department’s goals • Organized and managed cross-functional teams to ensure that goals and milestones were completed in a timely manner• Advised students in defining and adhering to their own goals by discussing their immediate and future wants and needs and aligning them to possible tracks• Supervised graduate and undergraduate students in their completion of dissertations and Honors’ projects from initial conceptualization to project closing• Developed and administered qualitative and quantitative projects designed to advance second language acquisition theory and assess the efficacy of second language teaching and assessment • Created presentations for projects for delivery to stakeholders and external parties• Identified and mitigated risks for new projects and for changes to current processes • Oversaw day-to-day operations for K-12 Foreign Language Education programs and the Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages major and minor

• Awarded a grant to establish an English to Speakers of Other Languages Institute specializing in the training of Arkansas teachers working with ESL students; created a project charter to propose the Institute• Defined project roles and responsibilities in collaboration with stakeholders and in alignment with state and local standards, including project scope and objectives• Evaluated the success of the Institute by tracking graduate student progress throughout the program, responding to and mitigating issues that arose during the implementation of the project, and adjusting deliverables as needed and with permission of stakeholders• Identified and mitigated risks associated with the operations of the Institute• Recruited team members and delegated tasks to them based on experience and ability • Identified and collected bids from potential guest speakers; balanced the cost of the guest speaker’s attendance against the benefits of their appearance• Maintained and organized the budget, reporting all expenses and tracking the use of funds• Led kickoff meeting and brainstorming sessions; ensured that all team members were familiar with the scope of the project and deliverables• Oversaw day-to-day activities of the ESOL Institute including course design, student success, and budget concerns

• Taught courses related to Methods of Teaching Second and Foreign Language Teaching to undergraduate students with the Department of Linguistics and Languages• Graded and provided feedback to students on their work by creating rubrics correlated to course goals

• Developed a language teaching manual for the Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) program by working with the LCTL Working with the coordinator• Successfully developed and employed a needs analysis of the LCTL program by analyzing data with the LCTL coordinator • Created a set of program-specific communicative language goals for third- and fourth-year teachers to use in their classrooms

• Assisted in the development, planning, and execution of the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Orientation at MSU• Developed workshops and presentations on foreign language teaching for the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants • Coordinated student assistants by monitoring their schedules and ensuring that all student volunteers arrived at their placements

• Taught courses related to Second language Acquisition to undergraduate students with the Department of Linguistics and Languages• Graded and provided feedback to students on their work by creating rubrics correlated to course goals

• Taught beginning Spanish courses to undergraduate students • Graded and provided feedback to students on their work by creating rubrics correlated to course goals

• Planned and executed workshops on professional/personal development, class planning, and American academic culture for the MSU-specific Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs)• Advised FLTAs by listening to their concerns and developing materials to help them be successful teachers

• Evaluated and created new technologies to enhance the language learning experience for both teachers and students• Organized personal student data for quantitative research projects using Excel and Nvivo• Monitored student oral proficiency interviews in the research labs• Created language learner modules to help students understand and evaluate their proficiency• Developed and executed technology workshops for teachers and students• Tutored undergraduate Spanish students of all levels

• Taught beginning Spanish courses to undergraduate students • Graded and provided feedback to students on their work by creating rubrics correlated to course goals

• Designed and implemented Spanish language lessons for a summer camp for inner city children

• Produced lessons by writing definitions and creating activities for Spanish heritage learners who were interested in becoming medical interpreters