EDUCATION

Courses                 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

05/00 – 12/01               Master’s Applied Linguistics and ESL. GPA: 3.92  
                                     Related courses: Approaches to Teaching; Pragmatics; Intercultural 
                                    Communication; Teaching at College Level; General Linguistics;
                                     Assessment and Evaluation; Second Language Acquisition; Grammar
                                     on the web; Sound System of English; Classroom Practices, Materials Design,
                                     Practicum, Second Language Writing.

10/1999                Université d’ Abidjan, Ivory Coast
                                      Master's of English (African-American Literature and Civilization)

07/1997                Université d’ Abidjan, Ivory Coast
                                     Bachelor of English (American Literature and Civilization)
 

TEACHING 
EXPERIENCE        Georgia State University Atlanta, GA                          
                                  (Department of Modern and Classical Languages)

Fall 2000 to 
Fall 2001                         Instructor ofFrench as a Foreign Language
                                            • Taught elementary French with a focus on all focus on all 
                                               four language skills (Speaking, Listening, Writing, and Reading).

                                   (Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, GSU)

Fall 2001-                          Graduate Teaching Assistant 
                                              • Assisted professor in graduate General Linguistics class. Assisted 
                                                 professor in grading students exams and quizzes, provided tutoring
                                                 sessions for students who needed extra help in English phonetics, phonology,
                                                 morphology, and syntax.

1998-1999              SOCIMAT (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) 
                                       Private instructor of English as a Foreign Language
                                               • Taught English as a Foreign Language to civil servants and high school students.
                                                 Responsible for selecting materials, setting up class schedule, designing tests.
                                               • Translated business-related texts and did along with some interpretation 
                                                  tasks bewteen speakers of English and Ivorians.

                                   Saint Anne of Port-Bouet, Abidjan

                                         Catechist
1995-1996                              • Taught Catechism to adolescents. Responsible for the religious 
                                                   training of adolescents. Taught both religious and social values.

                                  Saint Francois-Xavier of Tchelekro, Idessa, Bouake 

                                          Catechist
1990-1992                              • Taught Catechism to children and adolescents. Responsible for the religious
                                                  training of adolescents. Taught both religious and social values.
 

RELATED 
EXPERIENCE        Geogia State University
                               (Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL)

06/01 - 08/01          French and English Tutor 
                                       • Tutored both ESL and FL students in Georgia State language lab. 

05/01- 07/01           Research Assistant
                                        • Assisted professor in graduate Intercultural Communication
                                          class; did research about the culture of Ivory Coast and gave
                                          a series of presentations.

01/01 - 05/01           Research Assistant
                                        • Assisted professor in gathering materials, checking 
                                           notes, collecting data, and xeroxing.

05/00 – 07/00           English Tutor 
                                        • Assisted ESL students in improving their English. 
                                          Provided explanations on assignments given by teachers.

05/00 - 12/00            Lab Assistant
                                         • Assisted ESL students in computer-related assignments. 
                                         • Helped design grammar exercises for IEP students. 

                                Abidjan, Ivory Coast

1997-1999                French, Maths, and History Tutor
                                   • Tutored Libanese children (In primary school)
                                           (Immeuble Coca-Cola, Abidjan).

1995-1999                 English Tutor
                                    • Assisted secondary and high school students in learning English 
                                        as a Foreign language. Provided mainly grammar and writing explanations. 

OTHER 
EXPERIENCE 

Jan. 2000-Aug 2000      Member of the Intercultural Conversation Exchange (ICE)
                                      (Georgia State University, Dept. of Applied Linguistics & ESL)

Jan. 2000-Jun 2000       Stocker
                                      Law Library, Georgia State University.

Year 2000               Voluntary Services (translations, shelving, photocopying)
                                       (Office of African-American Services & Programs, GSU)

1997-1998              Advisor of the Catholic Student Community of Williamsville
                                       (Williamsville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast)

1995-1997              President of the English Department Choir
                                       (University of Abidjan-Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast)

1995-1997              Member of the leading group of the Charismatic Renewal
                                      Youth Association.
                                       (Saint Anne of Port-Bouet, Abidjan, Ivory Coast)

1994-1995              Vice-president of the English Department Singing Group
                                       (University of Abidjan-Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast)

1991-1992               Member of the English Club of College Henri Poincare
                                        (College Henri Poincare, Bouake, Ivory Coast)

PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES

Sum 2001                        A series of presentations on the history and culture of Ivory Coast: 
                                       presented for a graduate Intercultural Communication class.
                                        (Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State University)

March 2001                    Volunteer for Georgia TESOL, 2001. 

    Publications:

Spring 2001                      Gallie, Christian. (Ed.) (2001). Group 1 weeks7-8: Lesson plans
                                        for days 19-24. In Stella Etta-tawo, Christian Gallie, Robin Joseph,
                                        Magdi Kandil, Jonathan Smith, & Nick Taggart. (Eds.), ESL 035
                                        A grammar/writing course for intermediate students: lesson plans
                                        for weeks 1-12. Posted on the web March 2001:
                                     http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/course plans/gr1 wks7-8.htm

October 1999                   Master Thesis: The Philosophy of the Back-to-Africa Movement
                                         According to Marcus Garvey.
                                        (Memoire shelved in the library of the Faculty of Letters at the University of
                                         Abidjan-Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.)

October 2001                  Creation of Website: 
                                        http://www.oocities.org/gamach72

COMPUTER 
SKILLS                       Word processor; Netscape Navigator; Netscape Communicator, 
                                        Internet Explorer, WebCt, Hot Potatoes, System D, Dreamweaver.

LANGUAGE 
SKILLS                       • Excellent written and communicative skills in: 
                                         - French 
                                         - English
                                       • Basic Spanish 
                                       • African languages
                                          - Baoule
                                          - Dioula
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