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Tony Brunelli
1-22-1 Sena
Shizuoka-shi
Shizuoka-ken, Japan
Phone: (81-)54-263-1125
http://www.oocities.org/tonysensei/
tonysensei@yahoo.com

Skills

 

  • Project Management
  • Front end analysis
  • Technical writing
  • Multimedia development
  • American Culture
  • English Education
  • Teacher Preparation

Employment
Tokoha Gakuen University, Faculty of Foreign Studies (1993 to present)
Associate professor
Shimizu City Municipal Nursing School (1995-1997)
Lecturer
Shizuoka Prefectural Nursing School (1994-1996)
Lecturer
Shizuoka Seika Junior College (1993-1995)
Lecturer
Shizuoka Prefectural University (University of Shizuoka) (1989 to present)
Lecturer
Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education (1987-1989)
Assistant English Teachers' Consultant
Shizuoka Prefectural Yoshida High School (1985-1987)
Teacher
Elk Grove (California) Unified School District (1985)
Teacher and Teacher's Aide
Fairfield (California) Daily Republic Newspaper (1981-1983)
Education Reporter

Education

 

Certificate in Educational Technology (In progress)
San Diego State University
M.A. in Humanities (Literature) (1994)
California State University
B.A. in Journalism (1981)
California State University

 

  Books
 

 

  • Breaking the Gaijin Myth: How to work effectively with foreign assistant English teachers in Japanese schools, (1992)
  • Sending Messages From Japan, Book One, (2002)

 

  Papers
 

 

  • Writing's Role in Second Language Learning, (2002)
  • A Translation of Akutagawa Ryunosuke's Momotaro, (2002)
  • Thinking of Rodin, (2002)
  • Read Me A Story Daddy: The Role of Reading in Second Language Acquisition, (2000)
  • Zen: In Search of Enlightenment (2000)
  • The Social, Cultural, and Educational Problems of Foreign Students Studying in Japan with the Intentions of Returning to their Native Countries, Malaysian Section, (2000)
  • A Translation of Natsume Soseki's Caryle Museum, (1999)
  • Teaching Teachers, (1999)
  • Tao (1999)
  • The Life and Times of Natsume Soseki, (1998)
  • Tokogawa Ieyasu's Life in Shizuoka, (1998)
  • The Stages of the Quest, (1997)
  • The French Revolution: An Historical Critique, (1996)
  • The Alienated Character in the Novels of William Faulkner, (1996)
  • A Selective Look at the Hemingway Hero, (1995)
  • Learning to Learn: Teaching English Communication; A Look at Communication Through the Parallels of Learning History, (1995)
  • Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann: A Look at the Transition from the Classical to the Romantic Periods, (1995)
  • Competency in Communication, (1994)
  • Team Teaching and How to Improve Communication in Schools, (1994)
  • The Road to Fluency, (1991)

 

  Presentations
 

 

  • Classroom Reflections on Student Autonomy, Japan Association for Language Teachers, Kita Kyushu, Japan, (2001)
  • Five Steps to Boosting Student Learning, Japan Association for Language Teachers, Maebashi, Japan, (1999)
  • Communication Breakdown, Shizuoka-ken Foreign Language Teachers' Consultant Research Conference, Shizuoka, Japan, (1998)
  • Teaching Phobias, Japan Association for Language Teachers, Hiroshima, Japan, (1997)