LING 102 Introduction to the Study of Language
· Jan - May 2024 Course developer (with Clemens Mayer and Anupama Reddy)
· Aug – Dec 2021 Teaching assistant
· Aug – Dec 2020 Teaching assistant
· Planned and delivered lectures on language endangerment and language revitalization.
· Redesigned curriculum, selected materials, designed assessments, graded assessments
· Facilitated online delivery of course content via Laulima, Google, and Zoom
This course provides students an initial opportunity to examine language from an analytical and scientific point of view. Students will learn that there are many misconceptions about language, its development, structure and use. As the course progresses students often reevaluate their own conceptions about language as they learn how it is integrated within cognition, culture, history, and society. Linguistics 102 is a writing-intensive (WI) course and students will receive WI credit upon successful completion of the course requirements.
LING 105 Language Endangerment, Globalization, and Indigenous Peoples
· Jan – May 2024 Instructor
· Aug – Dec 2023 Course developer (with Dr. Andrea Berez-Kroeker & Sebi Ohara-Saft)
· Redesigned the curriculum, selected materials, designed assessments, graded assessments
· Facilitated online delivery of course content via Laulima, Google, and Zoom
This is an introductory course that focuses on language endangerment, globalization, and indigenous peoples. Many of us in Hawai‘i are familiar with the endangerment and then subsequent revitalization efforts for Hawaiian. Still, few understand that this is a global issue, not only a local one. In fact, there are around 7,000 languages in the world, and some linguists estimate that as many as half of these will become extinct by the end of this century. Therefore, the purpose of this course is to expose students to this gravity of this phenomenon on a global scale. Students will be introduced to case studies on language endangerment and revitalization from around the world and throughout history—from the viewpoints of both indigenous speakers and outsiders. Linguistics 105 fulfills the Foundation Global (FG(B)) General Education requirement, and students will receive FG(B) credit upon successful completion of the course requirements.
LING 150 Languages in Hawai'i and the Pacific
· Jan - May 2025 Instructor
· Aug - Dec 2024 Instructor
· Jan - May 2021 Teaching assistant
· Aug – Dec 2020 Teaching assistant
· Assisted with lesson planning, grading assessments; facilitated online delivery of course content; held office hours
This course offers students an introduction to both historical and contemporary issues concerning language in Hawai‘i and the Pacific, acquainting them with the wealth of resources available on the Mānoa campus, on O‘ahu, and beyond. Focusing on the languages of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, the course covers topics such as: language and history, language and culture, structure and sound systems, language contact, pidgins and creoles, language documentation and revitalization, literacy and education, and others. Please note that section 1 of Ling 150B is offered through the Unit Mastery program and satisfies the HAPs General Education requirement. Ling 150C satisfies both WI and HAPs General Education requirements.
SAT Prep: English Reading
· Aug – Oct 2021 Instructor
· Created curriculum; taught online classes; assigned, graded assessments
· Administered, graded, reviewed standardized SAT practice tests
ENG: Young Writers
· June – July 2021 Instructor
· Created curriculum; taught online classes; assigned and graded standardized assessments
· Content included critical reading, composition, genres, media types
ESL English Writing IV
· Aug - Dec 2017 Instructor
· Created lesson plans; taught classes; graded assessments; held office hours
Development of narrative, descriptive and explanatory paragraphs into essays; practice of prewriting activities. Support of vocabulary expansion and focus on transitioning from simple to complex sentences in paragraphs. Course does not count toward graduation.
ESP English for Nonprofit Services
· Mar 2013 Developer/Instructor
· Co-developed curriculum for public speaking, digital communication, information distribution
· Taught classes; practiced communication scenarios; graded assessments
· Students were Khmer community aid professionals working with Brao and Krung communities
EFL Elementary English I & II
· Sept 2004 - July 2005 Instructor
· Created lesson plans incorporating vocabulary, pronunciation, listening comprehension, public speaking, and culture
· Taught classes; graded assessments; held office hours
· Tutored students in after-school English Corner program
· Assisted colleagues with lesson planning
EFL English Teacher Training
· May - Aug 2004 Instructor
· Taught post-BA pedagogy courses to Chinese national teachers of English
· Created lesson plans incorporating activity design, assessment, cultural content, presentation styles, motivations for language learning
· Taught classes; graded assessments; held office hours
· Tutored students in after-school English Corner program
· Assisted colleagues with lesson planning
· Received the Distinguished Teacher Award from the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE)