D.O.B.: 10 October 1969
Citezenship: Canadian
Hometown: Hull-Aylmer, Quebec
Family: Wife and Baby Daughter
Languages:French and English
Home Phone: 82-2-916-3665
Work Phone: 82-2-450-3373
Fax: 82-2-450-3335
E-Mail: gpsilver@hotmail.com
Web Page: www.oocities.org/gpsilver2001
(Please visit my website for more complete details about me and my teaching.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
     
    - University of Birmingham, England (April 1999- December 2001)
MA in TESOL

- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (1997-1998)
Certificate in TESL Course

- Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario (1995-1996)
Bachelor of Education, Ontario Teacher's Certificate(Intermediate-Senior)
Qualified teaching subjects: English and History

- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (1990-1995)
Bachelor of Arts, Honours History(Magna Cum Laude)

       

   
     
    August 2000
to June 2002
  Visiting Professor
Dept.Of English Language and Literature, Konkuk University, Korea Teaching English majors, English teachers, and graduate school of education students; designed and taught a variety of courses on composition, pronunciation, listening, and spoken communication, some of which involved literature and film; curriculum development: faculty editing.
         
    August 1998
to August 2000
Visiting Professor
Dept. Of English Language and Literature, Catholic University, Korea
Teaching English majors, English graduate students, and English teachers;
Designed and taught a variety of courses on composition and spoken
communication, often incorporating literature and film; curriculum
development; teacher training; faculty editing; English club supervisor.
         
    August 1997
to July
Instructor
1998 Woo Song University, Korea
Teaching English to a variety of university students.
         
    July 1996
to July 1997
Teacher
Ding Ding Dang Children's English, Taegu, Korea
Teaching English, all ages(mostly children)
   
    September 1995
to April 1996
Student Teacher
Ottawa Board of Education, Nipissing Booard of Education Ten weeks of teacher training in the subjects of English and History, grades 7-12
   
    September 1994
to June 1995
Teaching Assistant
Ottawa Board of Education
Teaching English as a Second Language(ESL) as a volunteer
   
    August 1994
to August 1995
Volunteer Teacher
Catholic Immigration Center, Ottawa
Teaching ESL to recently arrived immigrants
   
    September 1994
to April
Teaching Assistant
1995 Department of Literature, Carleton University
Contact: Professor Kevin Gildea (613) 788-2600
   
     
     
    - Task-Based Learning(TBL)
- Learner Motivation
- Second Language Acquisition(SLA)
- Literature and Film in the Language Classroom
- Cooperative Learning
- Teacher Development
       
     
    *In addition to reading(viewing) and learning about pedagogy, literature, and film, I like to:

- Spend time with and have fun with my wife, daughter, extended family, and friends.
- Live a healthy lifestyle by exercising and eating well.
- Play a variety of sports: hockey, squash, tennis, soccer, and basketball..
- Spend time outdoors: hiking, camping, canoeing, swimming, skiing, and snowshoeing.
- Construct and develop our family scrapbook and website.
- Write.
- Collect inspirational quotes.
- Travel.
- Learn new things.
- Meet new people and discover new places.
       
     
    - Bilingual from birth.
- Elementary school and high school education completed in French.
- Post-secondary education completed in English.
- Basic Korean language skills.
- A professional member of KOTESOL(Korea TESOL).
- Sucessfully climbed to the top of Korea's second-highest mountain.
- Completed two months of tree planting work in the forests of Northern Ontario.
- Voted 'best tree planter' by my tree planting team.
       
     
    Corony Edwards
Lecturer
Centre for English Language Studies
The University of Birmingham, England
Tel: 44-121-414-3381
Fax: 44-121-414-3298
E-mail: c.j.edwards@bham.ac.uk
Kim Jong-Gab
Associate Professor
Dept. Of English Language and Literature
Konkuk University, Korea
Tel: 82-2-450-3341
Fax: 82-2-450-3335
E-Mail: jonggab@kkucc.konkuk.ac.kr
       
   
Lee Kwang-Woon
Associate Professor
Dept. Of English Language and Literature
Catholic University of Taegu, Korea
Tel: 82-53-850-3124
Fax: 82-53-850-3407
E-Mail: kwlee@cuth.cataegu.ac.kr