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Resume of: John Frymire, M. Ed.
Birth Date: February 3, 1962
Nationality: Canada
Status: Married (2 children)
Contact:
Dhofar University
P.O. Box 2509
Salalah, Oman, 211
(+968) 96990162
Email: jfrymire@alumni.sfu.ca
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008 Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman
EFL/IELTS/EAP Instructor, Foundation Program
2005/08 – Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
Visiting Professor in EFL/EAP
2006 – DongA University, Busan, South Korea
EFL Adult Education instructor (parttime)
2004/05 – EJ Canada College, Yangon, Myanmar
Teacher trainer (TESOL Diploma program) / EFL instructor
2004 – International Language Schools of Canada, Vancouver, BC
Business English ESL Instructor (summer)
2004 – Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.
EFL instructor (parttime)
2003/04 – KI Academy, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Teacher trainer / EFL instructor
2002/03 – University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
Tutorial instructor as part of graduate degree.
2002/03 – Vinh University, Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam
EFL/EAP lecturer / Development Worker
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2000/02 – Four Seasons Language Center Hamamatsu, Japan
ESL instructor, including TOEIC/TOEFL, Business English, ESP/EAP
2000 – ELS Language Centers Tianjin, China
EFL instructor in grammar, conversation, reading, writing, Business English
1999 – ELS Language Centers Vancouver, BC, Canada
ESL instruction in reading, writing, pronunciation, conversation
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
2007 – present – Kiteboarding Instructor
1980 – present – Musician / Guitar Instructor
1985 – 1999 – Treeplanter – British Columbia, Canada
1977 – 1985 – Apprentice Chef/Cook – Toronto & Vancouver, Canada
EDUCATION
12/2003 Master of Education U. of Southern Queensland, Australia
Major: Education Technology
Courses: Designing Instruction for Flexible Learning/Creating Interactive Multimedia/
Research Methods in Education/Introduction to Web Publishing/Supervised Project
Courseware Design and Development
Thesis: Design and Development of Interactive Educational Environments
09/2002 Postgraduate Certificate in Online Education USQ, Australia
Courses: Online Education and Globalisation/ Dev. of Educational Web
Environments/Moodle I/ Introductory Blackboard/ Hot Potatoes Seminar
06/1999 TESOL Certificate Canadian Global Institute, Canada
120 hour Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certificate
01/06/1996 Bachelor of General Studies (Music) Simon Fraser University, Canada
Undergraduate music degree focusing on Contemporary Music and Ethnomusicology
30/04/1986 Certificate in Musicianship Douglas College, New Westminster, BC
University entrance program
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31/07/1985 Musical Instrument Construction Certificate Douglas College, BC
Intensive yearlong program in building stringed instruments
01/12/1980 Cambridge Overseas Syndicate GCE Swaziland, Africa
Britishrun high school including written ‘O’ level exams
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Cooperative Learning Workshop – Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman – 2009
LearnerCentered Teaching Workshop – Dhofar University – 2008
KOTESOL Conference – attendee – Seoul, Korea – 2005, 2006, 2007
British Council ELT Conference – attendee Yangon, Myanmar – 2005
Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) Conference – presenter, musical
performer, attendee Hamamatsu, Japan – 2004
Active Learner Certificate Hong Duc University, Thang Hoa, Vietnam – 2002
JALT Conference – attendee, musical performer Japan – 2001
SKILLS/HOBBIES
Windows/Mac: Office, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash
guitarist, singer/songwriter, recording engineer
sports: surfing, kiteboarding, ice hockey (goalie), kayaking, sailing, tennis, bicycling
OTHER AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS
International Kiteboarding Organization – Level 3
M.V.P. – Foreign Languages Dept. soccer team, Vinh University, Vietnam – 2003
Portuguese Basic Level Certificate – Langara College, Canada 1995
Reiki Level I – Gabriola Reiki Centre – Gabriola Island, Canada – 1993
REFERENCES
Samantha Burns – Coordinator
Foundation Program
Dhofar University
P.O. Box 2509
Salalah, Oman 211
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(+968) 23225061 Ext. 294
Samantha_burns@du.edu.om
Dr. Jeanine A. Pfahlert
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Cultural Studies
Dhofar University
P.O. Box 2509
Salalah, Oman 211
(+968) 96990316
jeaninp@yahoo.com
David Gallant – EFL Coordinator
Pusan National University
30 Jangjeondong, Geumjeonggu
Busan, South Korea
609735
(+8251) 5101327
dcgallant@hotmail.com