Experience Summary
2 years experience designing and teaching various writing and literature courses. Specifically, I have taught 5 different sections of English 101 (Rhetoric and Composition) at a small college in Maryland. The course was structured so that each student received ample individualized instruction from me outside of class. I have taught Intermediate Expository Writing at the same school, a course that I built in such a way so that students read pieces by relevant writers that demonstrate different modes of writing (Definition, Process Analysis, Cause and Effect, etc.) and then practice writing in these various modes. At the University of Georgia I was enrolled in the PhD. program for Comparative Literature. There, I taught foundational Western Literature, with an emphasis on Epic Poetry from Homer to Dante and including Cervantes. I had originally planned to pursue Asian American literature at the University of Georgia, but unfortunately that changed at the last moment. Nevertheless, I prepared a course on Asian American literature that begins with the writing of Frank Chin, and includes authors such as Milton Murayama, John Okada, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Chang Rae Lee, and I am well-versed on the subject of ethnicity and identity. In addition to these areas, I am able to accommodate any literary subject/period.
Teaching Style
My style is informal. Often the humanities are perceived as "stuffy" so I've found that if students feel comfortable, they are better able to grasp the material.