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Stephen Whelan

English Teacher

Photographer

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Work Information

Summary of experience

Resume

Photographic Achievements

List of publications and achievements

Contact Information

Contact for information on prints

Email & telephone numbers

Current Projects

Kuwait Today

Bucaramanga in Black and White

Other photographs

Biographical Information

Links

See www.bootsnall.com to read Stephen's travel articles about the Solomon Islands, Pusan, Korea, and Medellin, Colombia. Just click on the stories.

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Work Information

Summary of Experience

Coming from a family of educators, I began to be interested in Education when I was young. I worked part-time teaching English to French speakers at Université Laval while studying French and English there myself. After graduating in 1995, I did some travelling and volunteer work which also involved conducting educational talks. This experience opened my eyes to the world and I accepted a teaching position with a large publishing company in Korea. I was working with children between 4 and 15 years of age where I actually learned more than I taught. I learned a lot about class management, preparation, working with others, and living on the other side of the world (see article at bootsnall.com), just to name a few things. After my first year there I continued my studies in education and completed a TESOL certificate in Canada. I worked in Pusan, Korea for about a year and a half when I decided to see a different part of the world. I accepted a position at a private school in Bucaramanga, Colombia. I also worked at a university there as a part-time professor and taught there for four years. I have recently made another move and I have been working for the Ministry of Defense in Kuwait since January 2002. I am now teaching a Basic Seaman course and doing material writing at the Kuwaiti naval base. I teach military personnel ESP courses and create materials for a new course being developed.

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RESUME

Stephen J. Whelan

Tel: (965) 662-3485 (Kuwait)

Email: s_whelan@hotmail.com

(Please type 'Teaching position' as subject of email)
WORK HISTORY

January 2002 to

TEFL Instructor, IPETQ

present

I currently teach English to adults with the Ministry of Defense in Kuwait through a British training company. I am working at the Kuwaiti Naval Base where I contribute materials to be used for a new ESP course which will be offered in April, 2003. This work involves familiarization of topics, research, material writing, formatting images and documents, as well as creating my own activities for the course. I am also teaching a Basic Seaman course at the naval base. This course involves technical English training for Kuwaiti naval students. I have six months experience teaching the American Language Course (ALC) designed for international military students.

January 1998 to

TEFL and Language Arts teacher, Instituto Caldas

December 2001

EFL Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB)

I taught EFL and Language Arts to grades 4,5, and 6 students. I developed materials and did program and curriculum updating from year to year at the school. I gained much experience working with different class sizes and levels of English. I participated with weekly planning meetings, remedial classes, and school projects. I also taught university credit courses at UNAB during this time.

January 2000 to

December 2002

EFL Language Instructor, Panamericano International School

I taught adult classes with the language department of this school in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

September 1997 to

EFL Teacher, Little Campus

January 1998

I taught EFL to both adults and children in Pusan, Korea.

April 1996 to

EFL Teacher, ECC-Young-o-sa

May 1997

I completed a one-year contract in Pusan, Korea teaching EFL to children between the ages of 4 and 15.

October 1994 to

Volunteer, Youth Challenge International (YCI)

October 1995

Participation with this organization included a vigorous selection process, fund-raising $3750CAD and ten weeks of volunteer work in the Solomon Islands.

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EDUCATION

April 1999

Received teacher training certificate from the British Council.

November 1998

Obtained a diploma in teaching methodology taught completely in Spanish. This course was called Diplomada en Habilidades Docentes.

July 1997

Completed a TESOL certificate course with the Canadian Global TESOL Training Institute in Toronto, ON, Canada.

April 1996

Successfully completed one term of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, Canada.

April 1995

Obtained Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval in Québec City. This degree is in French as a second language with a minor in English Language and Literature. I also completed several courses in TESL.

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INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES, and SKILLS

I enjoy sports such as swimming, volleyball, biking and SCUBA diving.

I have a working ability with computer programs and word processing.

I have published articles both online and in print concerning TEFL and travelling. One article was published in The International Educator (TIE) magazine.

I participate with developing curriculum, yearly objectives, text selection, and other school projects with my classes.

I am a member of ASOCOPI, a Colombian association of EFL teachers and have participated in two national conferences as well as presented on TEFL methodology.

References are available upon request.

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Photographic Achievements

o I am currently working on a black and white photography project titled 'Kuwait Today' and have sold a number of prints. I am planning a solo exhibition with this project.

o The magazine Kuwait This Month has expressed interest in my photography and has published some of my work from the ‘Kuwait Today’ project. The magazine has also conducted an interview with me which was published in the October, 2002 issue. (See www.ktmmag.com to view more of this project, October 2002 issue, collections section.)

o I have been published in Photography Middle East (PME), a photography magazine based in Dubai, U.A.E. I have also won a ‘photo of the month’ award with this magazine in it’s July, 2002 issue.

o I had photos selected for exhibition by the Arts and Letters committee of Newfoundland and Labrador. These photos were on exhibition at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada from May 27^th to June 15^th, 2002.

o I have won several photographic contests as well as published photos both online and in print. One edition containing my photography is titled 'Web of Memoirs', 2001.

o I have completed an advanced photography course in November 2001 with the Escuela del Sur in Bucaramanga, Colombia.

o I have published a set of postcards of the city of Bucaramanga with my photography.

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Contact Information

STEPHEN WHELAN

EMAIL: s_whelan@hotmail.com
PHONE: (965)662-3485, (965)371-6256 (Kuwait)

Current Projects

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Bucaramanga in Black and White

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Other photographs

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Bibliographical Information

Stephen Whelan was born on January 6^th, 1972 in St.John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was raised in Labrador City, NF, and studied French and English at Université Laval in Québec City. After graduating in 1995 he went to the Solomon Islands for a volunteer project with an NGO. He has been teaching English and travelling outside of Canada ever since. He worked with all ages and levels of students in a hog-wan in Korea, a school and university in Colombia, and is now working with the Ministry of Defense in Kuwait. He has been to over 30 countries during the past ten years. He took up photography to compliment some writing and research work he was doing in Colombia and did a course in developing and printing black and white film. His interest in photography grew and has now taken over his life a bit. He recently set up his own darkroom in Kuwait, and develops and prints all his own photography on gallery quality fiber based paper. He is now planning to hold his first solo exhibition with his Kuwait Today project. Stephen was married in San Andrés, Colombia in 2001 and lives with his wife Martha in Kuwait.

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No unauthorized use permitted

Email address: s_whelan@hotmail.com

Mobile phone: (965)662-3485 (Kuwait)

Home phone: (965)371-6256 (Kuwait)

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Work Information	Summary of experience		Resume
Photographic Achievements	List of publications and achievements
Contact Information	Contact for information on prints		Email & telephone numbers
Current Projects		Kuwait Today		Bucaramanga in Black and White
	Other photographs
Biographical Information
Links
See www.bootsnall.com to read Stephen's travel articles about the Solomon Islands, Pusan, Korea, and Medellin, Colombia. Just click on the stories.
See redirect to new web site. View and order prints, contact, galleries, etc.
See www.photolinks.com to view a great site with photo info.

January 1998 to	TEFL and Language Arts teacher, Instituto Caldas
December 2001	EFL Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB)

September 1997 to	EFL Teacher, Little Campus
January 1998

April 1996 to	EFL Teacher, ECC-Young-o-sa
May 1997

October 1994 to	Volunteer, Youth Challenge International (YCI)
October 1995

April 1999	Received teacher training certificate from the British Council.
November 1998	Obtained a diploma in teaching methodology taught completely in Spanish. This course was called Diplomada en Habilidades Docentes.
July 1997	Completed a TESOL certificate course with the Canadian Global TESOL Training Institute in Toronto, ON, Canada.
April 1996	Successfully completed one term of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, Canada.
April 1995	Obtained Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval in Québec City. This degree is in French as a second language with a minor in English Language and Literature. I also completed several courses in TESL.