Masters candidate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 32 Via del Rey Monterey, CA 93940 telephone: (206) 856-1417

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Blerina Shehu

Education Master of Arts Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL), winter 2013, Monterey Institute of International Studies: A Graduate School of Middlebury College, Monterey, California Bachelor of Arts Liberal Arts, Germanics, winter 2012, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Deans list for two quarters (Winter 2010, Spring 2010) Study Abroad Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany, spring 2011 Additional undergraduate coursework German Area Studies, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, fall 2008 - fall 2009 Deans list for one quarter Presidents list for one quarter Professional Experience Albanian Language Instructor at Fort Lewis, Washington January 2004 - August 2004 I taught two intensive language classes to American troops who were to be deployed to Kosovo, using mostly my self-designed curriculum and assessment materials, because of the scarcity of materials in the Albanian language. Classes were six days a week, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. This appointment required government clearance and great professionalism. At the end of the course, students were given an exam, with each scoring at a 1+ level. February 2013 - present Twice a week, I meet with an English language learner from Korea to help her develop her communicative competence. Based on her specific language strengths and struggles, I developed and lead informal speaking activities, adapting my approach as I discovered more about the way she learns. Projects and Presentations [CURRICULUM DESIGN PROJECT] Spring 2013 Under the guidance of Dr. Peter Shaw, 2012 Leslie Eliason Teaching Award recipient, I developed a content-based curriculum for... This curriculum has been adopted by... and will be in use until... Subject of a learners history case study Spring 2013 Inspired by my near-native mastery of English, an English as a Second Language

instructor hosted a series of extensive, collaborative interviews with me about my experiences as a language learner and how those experiences motivate my professional interests. That data propelled the development of an elaborate case study with the aim of using my learner history to inform second language teaching practices in the Monterey community. Coursework Language Assessment Spring 2013 Second Language Acquisition Spring 2013 Curriculum Design Spring 2013 Structure of English Spring 2013 Teaching of Reading Spring 2013 Language Analysis Fall 2012 Classroom observation Fall 2012 Principles and Practices of Teaching ESL Fall 2012 Geschichte und Poetik des Dramas II (graduate-level German course) Spring 2011 Literatur und Film (graduate-level German course) Spring 2011 Honors, Awards and Recognitions Merit Scholarship recipient, Monterey Institute of International Studies 2012 - 2013 Vadim Pahn Scholarship recipient for intensive Russian study Summer 2010 Fritz Scholarship recipient for study abroad in Freiburg, Germany Spring 2010 Recipient of Seattle University grant [2008-2009] Languages and Skills Albanian/English bilingual Serbo-Croatian (proficient) German (advanced) Russian (intermediate) English language instruction Peer mentoring/one-on-one tutoring References available upon request