MICHAEL MORRISON 5537 Hyde Park Blvd. Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: (773) 895-9128 Email:mmorriso@hawaii.edu EDUCATION M.A., English as a Second Language, August 2002, University of Hawaii B.A., Visual Arts, December 1992, Simon's Rock College TEACHING EXPERIENCE City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Adjunct English Instructor (September, 2003 ~ now) * Teaching developmental reading and basic writing skills Aspect International Language Academy, IIT, Chicago, Illinois Part-time English Instructor (February, 2003 ~ September, 2003) * Teaching adults grammar and skills (listening, speaking, reading) English Language Academy, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois Adjunct ESL Instructor (September, 2002 ~ November, 2002) * Taught academic, adult English for international students * High-intermediate reading and advanced spoken English Institute of Intensive English, Honolulu, Hawaii Part-time English Tutor (September, 1999 ~ December, 2001) * Tutored conversational English for international business people * Helped advanced students with pronunciation, grammar, idioms and vocabulary TransPacific Hawaii College, Honolulu, Hawaii Adjunct English Instructor (July ~ Sep., 1999 and July ~ Oct., 2000) * Taught academic English for Japanese college students * Taught high-intermediate reading, writing, study skills, TOEFL and computer skills Hawaii English Language Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii Part-time English Instructor (October, 1999 ~ December, 1999) * Taught academic, adult English classes for international students * Foundations reading and advanced spoken English Kwangju Women's University, Kwangju, South Korea Full-time English Instructor (March, 1996 ~ August, 1997) * Taught English for students in the tourism department * Conducted classroom research on learning styles and motivation * Involved students in a national English drama festival Honam University, Kwangju, South Korea English Teacher Trainer (December, 1996 ~ January, 1997) * Helped with training Korean elementary school teachers * Prepared course materials Seogang Language Institute, Suwon, South Korea Full-time English Instructor (January, 1995 ~ December, 1995) * Taught English to Koreans of all ages, all levels * Taught business, academic, social English * Taught conversation, reading, writing, pronunciation, TOEFL & TOEIC Erie House, Chicago, Illinois Part-time ESL Tutor (January, 1993 ~ May, 1993) * Volunteer tutored English conversation and reading to Hispanic adults Various Secondary Schools, Bali, Indonesia Guest English Teacher (January, 1991 ~ January, 1991) * Volunteer taught Balinese children OTHER WORK MM Computer Consulting Owner & President 12/99 ~ 6/02 Asian Development Bank Conference Volunteer 4/01 ~ 5/01 United States Chess Federation Tournament Director 8/98 ~ 5/02 Graduate Student Organization Student Representative 8/98 ~ 5/99 Chess Club at U.H. President 8/97 ~ 5/99 University of Hawaii Computer Lab Monitor 8/97 ~ 5/98 East-West Center Ed Council Member 8/97 ~ 5/98 CERTIFICATES, FELLOWSHIPS and HONORS East West Center Leadership Certificate 5/99 East West Center Fellowship 8/97 ~ 8/99 Certification for Adult Literacy Tutoring 5/93 Dean's List Honors, Simon's Rock College 12/92 PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND PUBLICATIONS University of Hawaii and East-West Center * Presented on writing systems, social literacies and code-switching among bilingual children * Moderated several sessions at the 1999 Second Language Research Forum * Published in the 1999 East-West Center Participants' Conference Proceedings Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages * Attended annual and regional conferences and leadership and summer retreats * Presented on cultural attitudes towards classroom management COMPUTER EXPERIENCE Expertise with Microsoft Windows and Office Familiarity with small networks, web design and HTML Interest in computer-assisted language learning and distance learning