Savannah Brasher

Email: srbrasher@crimson.ua.edu
EDUCATION
University of Alabama (Fall 2014-present)
2nd year student in MA TESOL program
Lee University--Cleveland, TN (Fall 2009-Fall 2012)
B. A. English Literature
Minor in TESOL
Minor in Religion
Summa Cum Laude
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Alabama Writing Center Consultant
August 2014-May 2015
Guiding clients at all stages of the writing process
Advising clients in matters of form, content, and organization
Working with clients from various disciplines and language backgrounds
University of Alabama Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2014-present
Co-teaching introductory ESL writing classes for freshman international students
Guiding students through the multiple-draft process
Conferencing one-on-one with students to discuss any concerns
Teacher of record in introductory ESL writing class
Watwood Elementary After-School Program Instructor
October 2013-May 2014
Taught an arts-and-crafts class for students in grades K-4
Met with each grade for twenty minutes during a two-hour work period three days a
week
Planned lessons and prepared materials while adjusting instruction to accommodate
different grade levels and capabilities
Lee University Academic Support Tutor
September 2012-December 2012
Tutored Korean students in English subjects
Focused on a range of skills from basic pronunciation and conversational skills to
writing skills and reading comprehension
Met with students on their own time to help them with their specific needs
Lee University Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages Teaching Assistant
September 2012-December 2012
Worked under the professor of an Academic English for International Students class
(ENG 090)
Attended the class once per week to help facilitate English conversation practice

Led a weekly two-hour writing lab for the students.

Instructed the students through discussions of the mechanics and style of written
Academic English and of the writing process (brainstorming, organizing ideas, etc.)
Worked with students one-on-one as a peer-editor

Lee University English Language Learning Center Instructor

September 2012-December 2012
Worked with a co-instructor to teach a weekly two-hour ESL class for international
members of the community.
Collaborated with other instructors of the English Language Learning Center to create
and organize a curriculum specially-tailored to meet the needs of our diverse groups
of students
Focused on utilizing communicative activities designed to encourage students to use
new and developing English skills through in-class peer interaction and to promote
authentic, rather than scripted, language production
PAPERS:
Sigma Tau Delta Conference at Lee University
November 10, 2012
Paper presentation: Absolute Uncertainty: The Aleph and the Nature of Borges
Duality
CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE:
Study Abroad in Egypt and Israel
December 2010-January 2011
Studied the literature of Naguib Mahfouz
Attended a lecture by Dr. Rasha Abdulla of the American University at Cairo which
detailed the uses of mass-media communications by Egyptian citizens
Collaborative interview with other Lee students and two Egyptian Muslims about a
range of topics related to Egyptian and Islamic culture
Mission Work in Haiti
May 2012
Two-week trip through Lee University, working in the cities of Port-au-Prince, Port
Salut, and Les Cayes
Participated in interviews and English conversational practice with Haitian students in
locations such as the American University of the Carribean in Les Cayes
Gained greater understanding of the influence and importance of English as a lingua
franca and of the determination and struggles of many ELLs
RELATED SKILLS:
Basic computer and Internet skills (Word, Power Point, etc.), familiar with using a
projector/computer set-up in a classroom, some Spanish, practiced at communicating beyond
linguistic and cultural barriers, knowledge of and practice in curriculum designing, lesson
planning and developing assessments, collaborative teaching