About Jayne J.
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ESL Instructor /Speech Coach
May, 2007 - PresentAccent and ESL Instruction and Consulting
As part of Jayne's private practice, she provides customized instruction for individuals and small groups with a wide range of performance levels who would like to: * make their speech more understandable by working on their overall pronunciation of English. * improve their public speaking and presentation skills * use conversational English more comfortably in business, social, or academic settings. * improve their use of grammar in writing and in speaking. Jayne has worked with clients from: Coca-Cola, KPMG (Big Four Accounting firm), Mercer University, and other organizations.
ESL Instructor
May, 2013 - Dec, 2014Apex Gakuin
Provide customized ESL training for business professionals, adults, and children other on conversational skills, grammar, pronunciation, reading and writing in English. Tutor Elementary and Middle School students who are non-native English speakers on academic subjects.
IEP (Intensive English Program) Part-time Instructor
Aug, 2010 - May, 2013Georgia State University
Taught Extensive Reading to advanced level international students (literary interpretation of novels and improvement of reading skills). Taught oral communication skills to Level 2 students to help them improve their listening skills (in conversation and in lectures), their conversation skills, and their pronunciation skills.
Curriculum Coordinator and ESL Instructor
Jan, 2010 - Dec, 2012ESL Instruction and Consulting
Taught ESL classes for small groups of adults of varying abilities. Among the classes taught were: Pronunciation in English, Public Speaking, Conversation, and TOEFL preparation. As Curriculum Coordinator, evaluated syllabi and lesson plans and observed teachers to make recommendations on improvement.
ESL Teacher
Feb, 2009 - May, 2010Catholoc Charities
Taught immigrant parents (intermediate beginners to intermediate level learners) about US schools. Developed materials to incorporate content with language development to help learners improve their speaking, listening and reading abilities in English.
Spanish Teacher
Jan, 2008 - Jul, 2008St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church
Taught introductory Spanish to US children (ages 4 - 7).
Business Professional
Jan, 1992 - Aug, 2008Scholastic Books, Leadership Strategies, IBM
Worked as and Account Manager and Sales Representative for many companies in the Atlanta area including Scholastic Books and IBM. Won multiple awards for my business performance.
Education
Master of Arts - Speech Pathology
Sep, 1969 - Dec, 1970Michigan State University
Masters Degree - Applied Linguistics
Jan, 2008 - Dec, 2010Georgia State University
Certifications
Certified Compton P-ESL Accent Reduction Trainer
Jun, 2008Compton Program
Structured procedure for helping learners to make their speaking in English more understandable.
Awards
Golden Key National Honor Society
Jan, 2010Golden Key Organization
Languages
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
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