Jayoung Choi's Resume    
    206, Ridge Brook Trail, Duluth, Georgia, U.S.A. 404-483-7197    
   
           
    Education Languages Computer Skills Volunteer activities      
           
    Teaching experience Research experience Awards References      
           
   
         
Education      
         
  January 2002-present  

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
M.A. in Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)
Expected graduation date - Aug. 2003

" Courses included:
­ Intercultural Communication(Dr. Pat Dunkel), Approaches to Teaching English as a Second Language(Dr. John Murphy), Sound System of the English Language(Linda Grant), Practicum in Teaching English(Debra Snell), General Linguistics(Dr. Pat Carrell), Second Language Acquisition, Sociolinguistics(Dr. Stephanie Lindemann), Psycholinguistics(Dr. Nan Jiang), English Grammar for ESL/EFL Teachers (a web-based course), and Materials Design, Development and Publication(Dr. Pat Byrd)

GPA 4.0/4.0

 
         
  3/1996-2/2001   BA in English Language and Literature, Incheon University, South Korea  
         
Languages      
         
      Korean
English
Chinese and Spanish
 
         
Computer Skills      
      Word-processing: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point,
Illustrator, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver
 
         
Volunteer activities      
         
  6/2002   Volunteer tranalator at Pan Asian health Fair at Duluth, Georgia
*Assisted patients from various Asian countries in receiving free medical services
 
         
  9/2000  

Volunteer translator at Pucheon Fantastic International Film Festival, Pucheon, South Korea
*Arranged schedules for British and American directors
*Translated Korean into English in Q&A sessions
*Translated English into Korean in interviews with film magazines

 
         
  8/1998 -2/1999   Volunteer in a Kibbutz, Rehovot, Israel
*Assisted Kibbutzim in working on a farm and developed cultural competency and broadened my outlook on the world by working with various volunteers from all over the world
 
         
  3/1996-7/1998   Student Reporter at Incheon University Newspaper, Incheon, South Korea
*Conducted seminars and discussions
*Corrected students' articles
*Published books
 
         
Work Experience      
         
  Feb./ 2003- present   St. Bedes Church, Chamblee, Georgia, U.S.A.
ESL Instructor, 'Survival English' for Spanish speakers
*Facilitating English oral conversation sessions and teaching English pronunication
 
         
  August/2002-present  

Fulton Central Library, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
ESL Instructor, ESL classes for adults
* Facilitating conversational English sessions and lecturing the English grammar to adults from various countries

 
         
  January/2002-May/2002   Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
ESL Tutoring Lab
English Tutor, Graduate Lab Assistant
*Taught writing, grammar, pronunciation to adults from various backgrounds in learning English in an academic setting
 
         
Research Experience      
         
  June/2002-present   Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Murphy at Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University  
         
  January/2002-May/2002   Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Dunkel at Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University  
         
Awards      
         
  2003   Nominated during graduate course for Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars

 
         
  2002   Korean American Scholarship: awarded annually by Korean American Associations to Korean students in the U.S.  
         
         
  1996~1997  
Scholarships from Incheon University: awarded for students with excellence in their academic work
 
References      
  o Dr. John Murphy,

  Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel. (404) 651-3224
 
  o Dr. Nan Jiang   Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel. (404) 651-3652
 
  o Debra Snell   Intensive English Program
Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel. (404) 651-3650
 
  o Heather Boldt   Intensive English Program
Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel. (404) 651-3650
 
  " Stephanie Lindemann   Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel. (404) 651-0254
 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
     
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
   
         
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