Shawn M. Ford
Curriculum Vitae


CONTACT INFORMATION


Professional:


c/o Kapi‘olani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Rd.- I‘liahi 220
Honolulu, HI 96816


Personal:



PO Box 10583
Honolulu, HI 96816


(808) 734-9327 (office)
sford@hawaii.edu


Educational
Background
Teaching
Experience
Administrative
Experience
Research
Experience
Additional
Experience
Professional
Certificates
Academic
Awards
Academic
Presentations
Professional
Development
Professional
Affiliations
Academic
Publications
School
Service
Community
Service
Prof/Pers
Interests
Professional
References

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Advanced Graduate Certificate IN PROGRESS

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Second Language Studies
Expected completion Spring 2007
Cumulative GPA: 4.0/ 4.0 scale

Honors:
- Departmental Tuition Waiver and G.A.-ship, Fall 2003

M.A. RECEIVED FALL 2003

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
English as a Second Language
Cumulative GPA: 4.0/ 4.0 scale

Graduate Scholarly Paper:
"Setting the PACE for G1.5 Language Curriculum Development:
The Aloha Community College Generation 1.5 Participatory Curriculum Evaluation"

Honors:
- Pacific-Asian Scholarship, 2001-‘02 academic year
- Departmental Tuition Waivers and G.A.-ships, 2001-'03 academic years

B.A. RECEIVED SUMMER 2001

University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Liberal Studies/ ESL
Cumulative GPA: 3.87/ 4.0 scale

Honors:
- Graduated with Honors
- Regents Tuition Waiver, 2000-‘01 academic year

A.A. RECEIVED SPRING 1998

Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Cumulative GPA: 3.56/ 4.0 scale

Honors:
- Graduated with Honors
- Dean’s List, 5 semesters
- Departmental Tuition Waivers, 1998-’99 academic years
- Regents Tuition Waiver, 1997-‘98 academic year
- Departmental Tuition Waivers, 1996-’97 academic years

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004- PRESENT (SUMMER 2007)
LECTURER, Step 2:
January, 2004- Present
ESL Program, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2005- '07 Summers
LECTURER/ TEACHER TRAINER

Educational Paraprofessional Program, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Continuing Education & Training Program, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2001- ‘03
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT:
August, 2001- May, 2003
English Language Institute (ELI), University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2002
WRITING TEACHER/ TUTOR:
May 27- July 5, 2002
Health Career Opportunities Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2001
PRIVATE ENGLISH TEACHER:
July 25- August 8
Korea Charm Language School’s American Culture Tour, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

1997- 2002
PRIVATE ENGLISH TUTOR

1997- ‘98
CLASSROOM LANGUAGE TUTOR:
May, 1997- August, 1998
ESL Department, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

1996- ‘98
WRITING TUTOR: August, 1996- August, 1998
Learning Assistance Center, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2007
CURRICULUM DEVELOPER, A.S. DEGREE IN TESL: Spring semester
Perkins Grant , Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2005
STANDARD 1- A3 & A4 LEAD WRITER: Fall semester
2006 Accreditation Self-Study Committee, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

ASSISTANT CURRICULUM DEVELOPER, CERTIFICATE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Summer
ESOL Program, Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2003
GRADUATE STUDENT LEAD TEACHER:
Fall semester
English Language Institute (ELI), University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2002- PRESENT
PLACEMENT ESSAY RATER:
Numerous rating sessions since Spring 2002
Manoa Writing Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2002
PROJECT PARTICIPANT:
Fall semester
English Department, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2004- PRESENT
ESOL FACULTY RESEARCHER
ESOL Program,
Kapi‘olani Community College

2002- '03
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER
Department of SLS,
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

2002
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER:
Spring semester
SLS 640: Sociolinguistics, Department of SLS, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

2001- ‘02
RESEARCH ASSISTANT:
May, 2001- May, 2002
Center for Second Language Research (CSLR), University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

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ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sept. 2006- Jan. 2007
CURRICULUM COORDINATOR AND SCRIPT WRITER
My Ocean Adventures ,
Plan Sea Productions

March- May 2006
INDEPENDENT MATERIALS WRITER
PencilBot DVD Series,
Edutainment Resources, Inc.

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

1999 Spring KAPI‘OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

1996 Fall KAPI‘OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

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ACADEMIC AWARDS

2006 Spring
Recipient of Faculty Development Travel Funds to attend Innovations 2006
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI

2006 Spring
Nominated and finalist for KCC's Excellence in Teaching Award
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI

2004 Spring
Recipient of Graduate Student Organization Travel Scholarship to attend TESOL 2004
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI

2002 Spring
Recipient of Graduate Student Organization Travel Scholarship to attend AAAL 2002
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

2001 Spring
Campus Center Employee of the Year
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

2001 Spring
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Student Employee of the Year Runner-up
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

2000 Summer
Recipient of Co-curricular Activities Programs & Services scholarship to attend Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Summer 2000 conference in Bloomington, IN
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

1999 Spring
Recipient of the Associated Students of KCC President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Government
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI

1998 Spring
Recipient of Dean Charles Nakamura Peace Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Activities
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii

Additionally:

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ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

2007 March
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA

Presentation entitled "Purposeful Reading as a Comprehension Strategy ". Data from the ESOL Program show that traditional reading instruction results in highly random comprehension. This session presented a study that attempted to validate purposeful reading as a strategy which results in more uniform reading comprehension.

2006 March
League for Innovation in the Community College Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

Presentation entitled "Word Up! ESL/Linguistics Learning Community with an “Interlanguage” Focus". Presented an overview of a unique learning community in which advanced ESL students worked to develop academic writing skills as they learned basic linguistics concepts. Participants in the presentation forum were led through a multistep activity that mirrored the overriding goals of the learning community, which was for the students to analyze the language of other L2 learners and then apply this process to their own language learning behavior. 

2006 March
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Annual Conference, Tampa, FL

Presentation entitled "Learning to Read or Reading to Learn?". Discussed an approach to reading instruction that focuses on promoting comprehension to access information, or reading to learn. The presentation included review of a selection of classroom materials developed to reflect the reading to learn approach, and results of a preliminary study that utilized the course design and materials in an integrated-skills, content-based curriculum for adult ESL students.

2005 February
Hawai‘i TESOL (HITESOL) Annual Conference, BYUH, Laie, Hawai‘i

Poster presentation entitled "“Get PFUNK-E!”: A 6-step Approach for ESL Reading Development". Presented an integrated approach for scaffolding students through the process of reading development.

2005 February
HATESL Professional Development Workshop Series, UHM, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Presentation entitled "“Get PFUNK-E!”: A 6-step Approach for ESL Reading Development". Discussed an integrated approach for scaffolding students through the process of reading development.

2004 May
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon

Presentation entitled "Setting the PACE: Presenting a Model for Participatory Curriculum Evaluation". Discussed the development of a model for participatory curriculum evaluation (PACE) used for an evaluation conducted in an intermediate-level college ESL writing course, followed by a discussion of relevant evaluation findings.

2004 March
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA

Presentation entitled "Using Input Analysis to Develop Written Grammar". Discussed findings of a project in which innovative grammar instructional materials were developed and implemented in an advanced ESL writing course.

2004 February
Hawai‘i TESOL (HITESOL) Annual Conference, Pearl City, Hawai‘i

Presentation entitled "Using Input Analysis to Develop Written Grammar". Discussed findings of a project in which innovative grammar instructional materials were developed and implemented in an advanced ESL writing course.

2003 July
Japanese Society of Language Sciences (JSLS) Annual Conference, Kobe, Japan

Presentation entitled "The Instruction of Email Pragmatics to Second Language Learners". Discussed findings via Power-point presentation of an effects-of-instruction study that examined the use of email pragmatics in an academic setting.

2003 March
Hawai‘i TESOL Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Presentation entitled “The Instruction of Email Pragmatics to Second Language Learners”. Web-based presentation of the pilot study that examined the use of email pragmatics in an academic setting.
Joint presentation with Gina Fontejon entitled "Reflections and Directions: Participation in a Pilot Portfolio Assessment Project".
The two presenters discussed their experiences participating in a unique project that utilized student writing portfolios for program assessment.

2003 February
HATESL Professional Development Workshop Series, UHM, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Presentation entitled “The Instruction of Email Pragmatics to Second Language Learners”. Discussed results of the same effects-of-instruction pilot study that examined the use of email pragmatics in an academic setting.
Joint presentation with Gina Fontejon entitled "Reflections and Directions: Participation in a Pilot Portfolio Assessment Project". The two presenters discussed their experiences participating in a unique project that utilized student writing portfolios for program assessment.

2002 November
Hawai‘i TESOL Workshop, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Workshop presentation- "Teacher Portfolio Development". Web-based presentation focusing on developing teaching portfolios, particularly web-based and other electronic portfolios.

2002 Spring- Fall
HATESL Professional Development Workshop Series, UHM, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Organized and chaired monthly series for department graduate students.
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

2002 April
AAAL National Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah

Presentation entitled “Language Policy and Planning for Generation 1.5 Students in U.S. Colleges” with co-presenter Renae Skarin, as part of a larger colloquium entitled "Language Planning as Sociopolitical Processes: Negotiating transformative educational policies and practices", organized by Dr. Kathryn Davis from the Center for Second Language Research, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

2002 March
Hawai‘i TESOL Annual Conference, Kaneohe, Hawai‘i

Presentation entitled “Language Policy and Planning for Generation 1.5 Students in U.S. Colleges” with co-presenter Renae Skarin, as part of a larger colloquium entitled “Language Planning as Process: Negotiating educational policies and practices in Hawaii”, organized by Dr. Kathryn Davis from the Center for Second Language Research, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

2001 November
Hawai‘i TESOL Multimedia Workshop, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Workshop presentation- “Using FLASH in Multimedia Language Lessons”. Computer-based presentation exploring the possibilities of utilizing the Macromedia FLASH program to develop multimedia language lessons.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

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ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Ford, S.M. (in press). "Institutionalizing SoTL in the community college: An examination of a community college- university research partnership". In J. Carmona (ed.), Faculty, Administration, and the Working Environment. Perspectives on Community College ESL Series, TESOL Publications.

Ford, S.M. (2006). "The Instruction of E-mail Pragmatics to Second Language Learners". Studies in Language Sciences 5. Japanese Society of Language Sciences.

Ford, S.M. (2003). "The Instruction of Email Pragmatics to Second Language Learners". JSLS 2003, The 5th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences, 126-131. Conference Handbook.

Ford, S.M. (2003). "'Dear Mr. Shawn': A Lesson in E-mail Pragmatics (Netiquette)". TESOL Journal, 12 (1), 39-40.

Ford, S.M. (2003). "The Four Knows of Content Area Tutoring: A Handbook for Content Area Tutors". CRLA Tutor Training Handbook, 2nd Ed., 121-129.


SCHOOL SERVICE

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

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PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL INTERESTS

My professional interests include:

My personal interests include:

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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

References, evaluations, reports, and instructional samples available upon request ...