Karen A. Taylor de Caballero

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1 Karen A. Taylor de Caballero 809 Rio Vista Santa Fe NM (home) (cell) EXPERTISE Language Education & Teacher Training Language Teaching Methodology Curriculum & Materials Development Language Assessment Oral Communication & Pronunciation Technology for Teachers and Students LANGUAGE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Adjunct Instructor, TESOL Endorsement Program Santa Fe, New Mexico July Present Courses: Language Learning and Teaching (EDUC 260) TESOL Methods (EDUC 262) Language Assessment (EDUC 266) NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER Riverdale, Maryland Second Language Acquisition Specialist (Consultant) December-April 2009 Developed online instructional components for foreign language learning modules. Identified level and linguistic features of authentic reading and listening texts and, in collaboration with native speakers of each source text language, prepared comprehension check questions and model answers to be used by U.S. professionals studying the target language. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TESOL Practitioner In Residence / Adjunct Instructor* Washington, D.C. Jun 2001-Aug 2009 Courses: Principles of Linguistics (TESL-500, 3 credits) English Language Teaching I (TESL-501, 3 credits) English Language Teaching II (TESL-502, 3 credits) Language Assessment (TESL-531, 3 credits) Teaching Pronunciation (TESL-542, 3 credits) Multiple Intelligence Theory in the ESL/EFL Classroom (TESL , 1 credit) Teaching Multi-Proficiency ESL (TESL , 1 credit) TESOL in a Nutshell (TESL-596, 3 credits) English Language Teaching III (TESL-620, 3 credits) Other Work: : Portfolio Advisor for MA TESOL Candidates : Examiner, MA TESOL Oral Comprehensive Exam *Served as a full-time visiting instructor for the academic year. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND: MARYLAND ENGLISH INSTITUTE Adjunct Instructor: Advanced ESL Full-time ESL Instructor: All levels Jan-May 2009 Jun 1999-Jun 2003 Taught English for academic purposes to international undergraduate and graduate students. Served on Internal Review Committee, Pronunciation Curriculum Development Committee, and Instructional Technology Committee. Trained colleagues in the use of instructional technology. ARLINGTON EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Arlington, Virginia Coordinator, ESL Instructional Technology Sep 2003-Jul 2007 Served on a team of six coordinators for a program serving over 5,000 adult education ESL students per year. Provided training and ongoing support for the use of instructional technology. Managed and reported on grant-funded projects. Developed online instructional modules for lowliteracy ESL students. Created a professional development website for teachers.

2 LANGUAGE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED) UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN U.S. Fulbright Specialist/ TEFL Trainer Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Jan-Dec 2006 Project: Institutional English Program Working with a local counterpart, developed and implemented a new university-wide EFL curriculum serving over 1,500 students. Conducted multi-campus needs assessment, developed curricular objectives, implemented placement, level, and exit exams, selected instructional materials, negotiated teacher employment policies, and trained instructors. Courses Taught: Undergraduate TEFL Licensure Program Introduction to TEFL Methodology (4 credits) Pronunciation for EFL Teachers (6 credits) ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION & TRAINING (ACCET) Washington D.C. Curriculum Specialist Jan-May 1999 Conducted on-site evaluations of ESL schools seeking accreditation and re-accreditation in the United States. Responsibilities included reviewing school policies and procedures, curriculum implementation, materials, and methodology, and recommending needed changes. ENGLISH HOUSE Gaithersburg, Maryland Office Manager and ESL Instructor Feb 1998-May 1999 Managed daily operations, including placement testing, enrollment, tuition payment, maintenance of student registration database, class scheduling, and communication with instructors. Interviewed and hired instructors. Taught pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary development, listening and reading to low-beginning and intermediate ESL students. THE UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN NAMIBIA Windhoek, Namibia Full-time Faculty, English as a Foreign Language Jan 1996-Dec 1997 Taught English for academic purposes to 180 post-secondary students at all levels of proficiency. Prepared students for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education. Duties included curriculum development, test writing. Certified as an examiner for the national exam. COURSE & MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING II (TESL-502) Washington, DC Client: American University TESOL Program May Present Authored a 3-credit course on instructional planning and applied teaching methods for MA TESOL students to be used by the programʼs adjunct instructors in future semesters. REEPWORLD: ENGLISH PRACTICE WEBSITE Arlington, Virginia Client: Arlington Education & Employment Program Developed a learning website for adult English language students. Materials are level-appropriate, web-based activities that target life skill areas while also preparing students to use the Internet as a tool for learning and participating in their communities. See: ENGLISH FOR ALL: TEACHER TRAINING MODULE Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TECH 21/ National Center for Adult Literacy (NCAL) Jan-Jun 2004 Designed a 6-hour training module for trainers to introduce their teachers to the English For All video series. Course components include all materials and lesson plans, all freely available to educators online. View course at

3 COURSE & MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT (CONTINUED) DYNAMIC DISCUSSIONS: 5-WEEK COURSE University of Maryland, Maryland English Institute Mar-Jun 2002 Designed and piloted a 20-hour course for intermediate and advanced adults in the university community. Course components include student presentations, student-led discussions, pronunciation training, and a service learning module. AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION: 8-WEEK COURSE Client: University of Maryland, Maryland English Institute Oct 2001-Mar 2002 Designed and piloted a 32-hour course for intermediate and advanced adults in the university community. Authored activities aimed at improving pronunciation through kinesthetic, visual and interpersonal activities in conjunction with tutoring and self-guided practice. PRONUNCIATION FOR HELP DESK AGENTS Washington D.C. CLIENT: WORLD BANK, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES Jan-May 1999 Designed and implemented an eight-hour pronunciation workshop for Indian help desk personnel. Conducted needs assessment, designed materials, and delivered instruction. INVITED WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES TEACHING PRONUNCIATION: VOWEL QUALITY AND SUPRASEGMENTALS. K. Taylor & S. THOMPSON TESOL Pre-Convention Institute. New Orleans LA (3/15/2011) ENVISIONING A MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE. K Taylor. Guest Lecture, American University TESOL Program (9/11/2008, 9/5/2009) Conference Panelist, American University Fall Conference (10/20/2007) PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES FOR THE PRONUNCIATION CLASSROOM. B. Brady & K. Taylor. American University TESOL Workshop, Washington DC. (Annually, , 2007, 2009). Arlington Education Employment Program (REEP) Workshop, Arlington VA. (11/20/2004) START WITH SPEAKING: TEACHING PRONUNCIATION AND ORAL COMMUNICATION. K. Taylor. Foreign Service Institute, Overseas Briefing Center, Alexandria VA. (Twice annually, ) COLLABORATIVE DICTATION TASKS FOR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND ASSESSMENT. K Taylor. Workshop, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (7/6/2007) START SPINNING WEBS FOR LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION. H. GRAY & K. Taylor. TESOL Pre-Convention Institute. Seattle WA, (3/20/2007) FINDING THE RIGHT RECIPE FOR TEACHING PRONUNCIATION. H. GRAY & K. Taylor. TESOL Pre-Convention Institute. Seattle WA, (3/20/2007) TO UNDERSTAND AND BE UNDERSTOOD: A PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOP FOR ESOL TEACHERS. K. Taylor. Vienna Presbyterian Church, Vienna, VA. (3/14/2007) INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE. K. Taylor. Foreign Service Institute, Overseas Briefing Center, Alexandria VA. (Twice annually, ) CALLING ALL TEACHERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY IN THE ESL CLASSROOM. K. Taylor. Foreign Service Institute, Overseas Briefing Center, Alexandria VA. (Annually, ) STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTING A VIDEO PROGRAM AT YOUR SCHOOL. K. Taylor & J. Fadden. Virginia Adult English Literacy Institute, Arlington VA. (7/28/2004)

4 INVITED WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES (CONTINUED) NNES TEACHERS BECOME EFFECTIVE PRONUNCIATION TEACHERS B. Brady, K. Taylor, & M. Kim. TESOL Pre-Convention Institute. Long Beach CA, (3/29/2004) ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATION. K. Taylor. American University Law School, Washington DC. (Twice annually, ) SCAFFOLDING, SCHMAFFOLDING: SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING IN THE COMPUTER LAB. K. Taylor. Arlington Education Employment Program (REEP), Arlington VA. (9/25/2004) STRESSING THE RIGHT SKILLS IN PRONUNCIATION COURSES. H. Gray, K. Taylor, S.Thompson & S. Widmeyer. TESOL Pre-Convention Institute. Baltimore MD. (3/24/2003) ADDRESSING ISSUES FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS: A COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS. K. Kilday & K. Taylor, University of Maryland, College Park MD. (8/27/2002) INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING PRONUNCIATION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT. K. Taylor. Universidad Latina de Panama, Panama City, Panama. (5/18/2002) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ENHANCING TEACHER ASSESSMENT USING THE TRIANGLE MODEL OF TEACHING COMPETENCE. B. BRADY & K. TAYLOR International TESOL Convention, New Orleans LA (3/15/2011) - upcoming SEE WHAT YOU HEAR WITH THE COLOR VOWEL CHART. K. Taylor & S. Thompson. Colorado TESOL, Denver CO (11/13/2010) New Mexico TESOL/ New Mexico Adult Education Conference, Los Lunes NM (11/6/2010) Arizona TESOL Conference, Phoenix AZ (10/9/2010) Washington Area TESOL Convention, Washington DC. (10/13/2007) CREATING EFFECTIVE PRONUNCIATION MATERIALS. K. Taylor, S. Thompson & C. Duquette. Washington Area TESOL Convention, Washington DC (10/18/2005) CRITICAL APPROACHES TO VIDEO INTEGRATION. J. Fadden & K. Taylor. International TESOL Convention, Long Beach CA (4/3/2004) INCREASE STRESS LEVELS IN YOUR PRONUNCIATION CLASS. K. Taylor & S. Thompson International TESOL Convention, Baltimore MD (3/29/2003) BEGINNERS CAN SURF THE NET WITHOUT DROWNING. M. Kamibeppu & K. Taylor. NJ Statewide Higher Ed. ESL Conference, Elizabeth NJ (10/27/2001) TESOL Convention, St. Louis MO. (3/1/2001) TEACHING PRONUNCIATION WITH AN EYE ON MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES. H. Gray, K. Taylor & S. Thompson. Washington Area TESOL Convention, Annandale VA (10/13/2001) TESOL Convention, St. Louis MO (3/1/2001) REDISCOVERING GRAMMAR DICTATION, FOSTERING MEANINGFUL COOPERATION. K. Taylor. TESOL Convention, St. Louis MO (3/1/2001) WATESOL Convention, Fairfax VA (10/14/2000)

5 PUBLICATIONS Taylor, K. & Thompson, S. (2009). The Color Vowel Chart: A Visual Tool for Teaching Pronunciation. (Instructional Material). Santa Fe, NM: Privately Published. Available at Mathews-Aydinli, J. & Taylor, K. (2005). CAELA Brief: Online professional development for adult ESL educators. Washington DC: Center for Adult English Language Acquisition. Taylor, K. (2004). Software Review: Pronunciation Power. Essential Teacher, Vol. 1, Issue 5. Alexandria VA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. AWARDS Fulbright Garcia-Robles Fellow, January December Project : TEFL Methodology and the Informed Use of Technology for Language Learning. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México. EDUCATION MASTER OF ARTS, TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey, California BACHELOR OF ARTS, ENGLISH LITERATURE Georgetown University Washington, D.C. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE United World College USA Montezuma, New Mexico PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT & SERVICE 2010 Present Member, TESOL Professional Development Committee 2010 Present Member, New Mexico Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (NMTESOL) 1993 Present Member, Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 1999 Present Member, Washington Area TESOL Association (WATESOL) Member At Large, Speech and Pronunciation Interest Section Steering Committee, TESOL Past President, WATESOL; Chair, WATESOL Nominating Committee President, WATESOL Team Leader: Energy Break Sessions, TESOL Convention 2003, Baltimore MD Vice-President, WATESOL Chair, annual WATESOL Fall Convention Interviewer, Davis Scholarship Selection Committee, United World Colleges OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS Fluent speaker of Spanish; is raising her children bilingually Experienced traveler; has lived and worked abroad Sing and play guitar, cello, bass and piano; soon to release her first music CD PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Brock Brady: Former Co-Director of the American University TESOL Program, currently a TESOL Expert with Peace Corps and President of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Phone: ; bradytesolpe@gmail.com Maggie Hug: Former Coordinator of the COMEXUS-Fulbright program in Mexico, currently Fulbright Programs Project Director at Academy for Educational Development (AED). Phone: Mary Ann Florez: Former ESL Specialist at Arlington Education & Employment Program (REEP), currently Director of Fairfax County Adult ESOL Program. Phone: