University of Southern California
USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Juli Ann KirkpatrickSenior LecturerContact Information E-mail: jkirkpat@email.usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-0085 Office: JEF 208 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Biographical Sketch |
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| Juli Kirkpatrick has been teaching English to speakers of other languages since 1991. She has taught to different populations, but prefers the university setting. Her expertise is in assessment, teaching accent reduction and grammar and writing at the intermediate level. She has enjoyed teaching overseas in Japan and Turkey and would like to have future opportunities to do so in other parts of the world. | |
Education |
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 M.A. (Honorary) Education, United States International University, 6/1995
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B.A. International Relations, Stanford University, 6/1991
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Executive Coach and Accent Reduction Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles, 11/15/2001-07/15/2004
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English Instructor, Soka University Of America, 06/01/2000-08/01/2002
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ESL Instructor, San Diego State University, 01/10/1994-12/10/1999
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English Instructor, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 1996-1997
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| I have almost 20 years experience in teaching English as a Second Language to university students and business professionals. My areas of specialization are pronunciation and grammar instruction. I currently instruct the international graduate science and technology student population in oral and written communication skills. | |
Research Specialties |
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| How to teach academic register; Indian dialects of English grammar; lexical issues | |
Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Accent Reduction at the Workplace: What's the Real Agenda?", CATESOL 2003, Talk/Oral Presentation, Pasadena, CA, California Association of Teachers of English to S, 2002-2003
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Service to the Profession |
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Committees |
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Co-Chair, Placement Testing for the ALI
Worked on issues related to improving the oral exam rubric and scoring procedures, 2007-2008
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Professional Memberships |
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CATESOL, 2005-2006
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