Grace S. Kim
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- School: Montgomery College
- Campus: Rockville
- Department: English
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Location:
51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, MD - 20850 - Dates at Montgomery College: Rockville Campus: April 2012 - April 2012
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Biography
Montgomery College Rockville - English
Foreign Professor of English Language Education at Korea University
Grace
Kim
Korea
I can teach English speaking, reading, and writing to students of any language, proficiency level, and age because I have learned to teach English while teaching it for 25 years.
I teach speaking by having students utter one word to two, then phrases, then sentences until they get enough practice that they start speaking English, forgetting that they are using a second language. This method was especially effective for students who had fear of speaking the second language.
I teach reading by using authentic reading materials such as online current events, novels, and other books that are relevant, therefore more appealing, to my students' cultures and experiences. Once they finish a book, they are hooked to read more, even on their own.
I teach writing by having students write often and in various formats, share what they wrote, learn from mistakes, and incorporate correct grammar in their pieces where they recognize what they really know. They learn that writing is a long process that involves brainstorming, organizing, drafting, and revising.
Experience
George Mason University
Research Assistant to Literacy Professor
-helped a literacy professor collect qualitative data (interviews) from middle school ESL students for their perceptions of their various literacies in and out of school
-analyzed the data using SPSS (quantitative data) and qualitative research methods of finding themes
-did a presentation on this research project
‘Literacy Motivation and School/Non-School Literacies Among Students Enrolled in a Middle-School ESOL Program’ with Dr. Elizabeth Sturtevant in AERA in 2007, Chicago
-the project was published:
Sturtevant, E. & Kim, G. (2010) Literacy motivation and school/non-school literacies among students enrolled in a middle-school ESOL program. Literacy Research and Instruction, 49 (1), 68-85.Northern Virginia Community College
ESL Adjunct
-taught beginning communications course, intermediate level communications/reading course, and advanced writing course
Education
Parkland Junior High School
Ms diploma
McLean High School
High School Diploma
Hs diploma
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
History & Pre-med
George Mason University
Master of Education (MEd)
Curriculum & Instruction (7th to 12th) and TESL Certification
George Mason University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Multicultural/Multilingual Education (Tesol) and Literacy
Dissertation title: "Korean University ESL Students' Perceptions of their English Speaking"George Mason University
Research Assistant to Literacy Professor
-helped a literacy professor collect qualitative data (interviews) from middle school ESL students for their perceptions of their various literacies in and out of school -analyzed the data using SPSS (quantitative data) and qualitative research methods of finding themes -did a presentation on this research project ‘Literacy Motivation and School/Non-School Literacies Among Students Enrolled in a Middle-School ESOL Program’ with Dr. Elizabeth Sturtevant in AERA in 2007, Chicago -the project was published: Sturtevant, E. & Kim, G. (2010) Literacy motivation and school/non-school literacies among students enrolled in a middle-school ESOL program. Literacy Research and Instruction, 49 (1), 68-85.
