I am writing to apply for the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages (ESFLs) at Texas Woman’s University. I hold a doctor of philosophy in Foreign, Second, and Multilingual Language Education (within the TESOL program) with an interdisciplinary specialization in Educational Technology. Moreover, I have experience in teaching and tutoring diverse learners in English academic writing. I am confident that my academic and experiential exposure enable me to make contributions your department. I received the professional training in Foreign, Second, and Multilingual Language Education, including teaching writing, in the Master’s and doctoral programs at the Ohio State University (OSU). …show more content…
For instance, when working at OSU’s Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW), in order to offer effective writing feedback, I always inquired students’ past challenges of learning English writing and areas they sought to improve during writing consultations. Furthermore, I utilized different tutoring and teaching strategies during consultations, training, and writing groups geared towards differentiated instruction. These strategies include adopting different types of learning activities, integrating technology into instruction, and collaborating with other instructors. When training undergraduate and graduate student tutors, I cultivated students’ critical thinking by incorporating required readings with different perspectives. This approach required the students to question what they read and pondered over taken-for-granted preconceptions. Additionally, I utilized diversified formative assessments, such as weekly reflection papers, individual essays, a group project, and observations to evaluate students’ learning. Moreover, I fostered student-ownership of learning through giving them opportunities to select topics for their writing assignments and group projects, having them to give feedback on their peers’ works, and monitoring their own learning