Adrianne P. Ochoa's Resume

ADRIANNE P. OCHOA

7275 Roswell Rd. Apt. 23-614
Atlanta, GA 30328-1500
678-587-0731 Home
678-591-7796 Cell
aepmail@yahoo.com

*EDUCATION AND TRAINING*

Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	MA in Applied Linguistics/TESL December 2002, Expected Graduation
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC May 1998	Bachelor of Arts in English and French Summa Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa

British Council Medellin, Colombia	Adult Education February 2000
Université de Haute Bretagne Rennes, France	TEFL course January 1997—May 1997
Spartanburg AWARE, Inc. Spartanburg, SC	ESL Tutor Certification November 1996

*WORK EXPERIENCE*	TOP

Riverwood High School Atlanta, GA November 2000—June 2001	ESOL Teacher Planned and taught second-year low intermediate, first and second year reading & writing, and beginning classes
Interactive College of Technology Chambee, GA July 2000—October 2000	ESL Instructor Planned and taught Level 6 and Advanced classes for adults
Colegio Montessori Medellin, Colombia January 1999—June 2000	EFL Teacher Planned, taught, and evaluated grade-specific curriculum for 5th grade in a team-teaching environment Aided in the development of school-wide objectives, goals, and requirements Part-time pre-school assistant Inaugurated Story Book Hour with first grade
Crème de la Crème Atlanta, GA July 1998—December 1998	French Specialty Teacher Developed, planned, and taught 4 levels of beginning conversational French to children, ages 2-5
English For Internationals Roswell, GA July 1998—September 1998	ESL Instructor Planned and taught an adult Level 4 class
Mindset Learning Center Woodstock, GA June 1998—August 1998	Private Tutor Modified a one-semester Algebra II course to a condensed summer session equivalent of high school credit
Wofford College Foreign Language Department Spartanburg, SC February 1998—May 1998	Office Manager Assisted professors with administrative tasks Supervised language lab materials
Greenville Literacy Association Greenville, SC January 1998—May 1998	ESL Intern and Volunteer Organized and implemented Talk Time pilot program Developed, planned, and taught pronunciation lab class curriculum Interviewed and tested students Helped coordinate orientation and training workshops
Spartanburg County Adult / Community Education Spartanburg, SC October 1997—January 1998	Computer Assistant Entered enrollment data for students in GED, Diploma, and Basic programs
Université de Haute Bretagne Rennes, France January 1997—May 1997	Student Teacher Instructed fifth-grade EFL class
Spartanburg AWARE, Inc. Spartanburg, SC November 1996—January 1997	Private Tutor Taught Mexican couple English
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC October 1994—May 1998	Peer Tutor Planned and executed private classes for other students studying French, English, and ESL

*IMMERSION EXPERIENCES*	TOP

Colegio Montessori Medellin, Colombia January 1999—June 2000	Lived & Worked Abroad 18-month independent contract with private school
Université de Haute Bretagne Rennes, France January 1997—May 1997	Lived & Studied Abroad 1 semester in the university and with host family

*RESEARCH EXPERIENCE*	TOP

Graduate Research Assistantship September 2001—present	Dr. Marlyne Israelian Georgia State Univesity Department of Psychology
Graduate Research Assistantship June 2001—August 2001	Dr. Gayle Nelson Georgia State Univesity Department of Applied Linguistics

*ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS*	TOP

Language Proficiencies	Spanish Advanced-Mid ACTFL interview Advanced reading Intermediate writing French High-Intermediate Wofford College exit interview Intermediate reading and writing
Computer Proficiency	Windows 98 Microsoft Office Internet, E-mail, Outlook ICQ, Netmeeting Front Page, Netscape Composer Dreamweaver, Word Pad GIF Animator Nicenet, Web CT Hot Potatoes
Memberships	Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) Georgia TESOL (GTESOL)

*PERSONAL INTERESTS*	TOP

Travel	Colombia, France, Chile, Venezuela, Spain, England, Scotland, Switzerland, Hungary, Bahamas
Music	Church Choir, Wofford Singers
Sports	Volleyball, Aerobics, Gymnastics, Cheerleading
Christianity	Church, Bible Study, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

*REFERENCES*	TOP

John Eddy Agudelo English Department Head Colegio Montessori Medellín, COLOMBIA 574-317-1400 lhincapie@geo.net.co	Kristen Walls Former ESL Program Manager Greenville Literacy Association Spartanburg, SC 802-258-2475 kristenaw@hotmail.com