Fall 2025

Section 0376 of EMLS714CP
Noncredit High-Beginning English Conversation/Pronunciation -- : Oct 14 - Dec 11 2025
This class will be held at SRJC Roseland, 950 S. Wright Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95407. Registration for this class will begin on September 29, 2025, and will be restricted on October 28, 2025.

Section 0808 of EMLS716
Noncredit High-Intermediate English -- : Aug 18 - Dec 10 2025
This class will be held at the Santa Rosa Campus, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. This is a combination class with EMLS 715, Section 3471. Your instructor will provide more details.

Section 3471 of EMLS715
Noncredit Low-Intermediate English -- : Aug 18 - Dec 10 2025
This class will be held at the Santa Rosa Campus, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. This is a combination class with EMLS 716, Section 0808. Your instructor will provide more details.

Summer 2025

Section 8209 of EMLS716CP
Noncredit Intermediate English Conversation/Pronunciation -- : Jun 17 - Aug 07 2025

Spring 2025

Section 4348 of EMLS713
Noncredit Low-Beginning English -- : Jan 13 - May 14 2025
This class will be held at SRJC Roseland, 950 S. Wright Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95407.

No office hours

M.A. TESOL from San Francisco State University, 1995
B.A. Communications, Mills College, 1988
American Accent Coach Training, English By The Hour, 2010
 

I was born in Mallorca, Spain, but raised in San Francisco, California. I have also lived in Mexico, Costa Rica, and South Korea. I have two children and we currently live in Cotati. I have been teaching ESL since 1994.

Professional Involvement and Community Service

Member of CATESOL since 1994.

m.poonk@gmail.com

Presentations and Publications

"Classroom Cultures in Clash", paper and presentation at KOTESOL, Seoul, South Korea, 1996.