Spring 2025
Section 4402 of EMLS713
Noncredit Low-Beginning English -- : Jan 13 - May 14 2025
This class will meet on Zoom on the days and times listed.
Fall 2024
Section 2299 of EMLS714
Noncredit High-Beginning English -- : Aug 20 - Dec 12 2024
This class will meet on Zoom on the days and times listed.
PhD Candidate in Philosophy in History, University of California, Los Angeles
National Resource Fellow, Foreign Language Studies, Institut Nationale des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris, France
MA / DEA, Histoire et Civilizations, Pays du Tiers Monde, Université Paris VII, France
MA African Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Teaching Certificate ESL/EFL, University of California, Los Angeles
BA French Language & Literature, Binghamton University, State University of New York
I began teaching at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1996 while concurrently teaching part time at Napa Valley College, Lewis Adult School, and Yuba College. Prior to relocating to the North Bay, I had held full-time positions at these institutions: Senior Instructor at English Language Service Center in Santa Monica, CA; Instructor at the Chinatown Resources Development Center in San Francisco, CA; and Secondary School Teacher for the U.S. Peace Corps in Congo-Kinshasa, Central Africa. I had also taught part time for several years in the Division of Adult & Career Education, Los Angeles Unified School District.
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