About Marcelle H.
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Private ESL Consultant
Jun, 2013 - PresentLanguage Centers International
Tutor international professionals and other adults to improve their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; assist students with oral presentations and writing tasks, such as emails, reports and academic papers; work on improved pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and cultural awareness; help students prepare for TOEFL and IELTS. Teach legal English for special projects.
Adjunct English Instructor
Aug, 2007 - Dec, 2012University of Houston Downtown and Houston Community College
Taught a variety of courses to a diverse student body: composition, analytical writing and critical thinking, literature, business communication, and legal writing.
Adjunct Law Professor
Jan, 2003 - May, 2004John F.Kennedy School of Law, Pleasant Hill, CA
Taught legal writing and methods courses; served on a committee to develop academic standards for the legal writing program; edited a legal methods text
Adjunct English Instructor
Aug, 2002 - May, 2006Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill. CA
Taught a variety of English courses to a diverse student body; served on faculty committee; evaluated test assessments for entering students, native English speakers and non-native speakers
ESL Legal Writing Specialist
Sep, 2001 - May, 2002Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, LA
Tutored foreign attorneys pursuing LLM degrees to help them improve their English writing skills and their understanding of common law analysis
Adjunct Law Professor and Writing Specialist
Sep, 1996 - May, 1999Wester State University College of Law, Fullerton, CA
Taught legal research and writing to diverse student body; developed and conducted writing workshops for first year law students; tutored ESL students to help them improve their writing and analytical skills
Adjunct Lecturer in Business Writing
Feb, 1987 - May, 1991California State University, Fullerton, CA
Taught business writing courses to a diverse student body.
Education
BA in English
Jun, 1971 - Dec, 1974University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
JD
Sep, 1981 - May, 1984University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA
MA in English
Aug, 1975 - May, 1978Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Certifications
Admitted to the Texas Bar ( inactive status)
Jul, 1986The State of Texas
Although I was granted a license to practice law in Texas in 1986, I currently have inactive status since I'm teaching and not practicing.
Awards
Summa Cum Laude
Dec, 1974University of New Orleans, New Orleans Louisiana
Honors in Legal Writing
May, 1984University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Affiliations
Alpha Lambda Delta
Oct, 1971Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for students in their first year at an institution of higher education. (For a brief history of the Society, click here) We recognize those students who have succeeded in maintaining a 3.5 or higher GPA, and are in the top 20% of their class, in their first year. Alpha Lambda Delta's mission is to "encourage superior academic achievement... to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society."
Phi Beta Kappa
Dec, 1974The Phi Beta Kappa Society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities. The Society sponsors activities to advance these studies — the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences — in higher education and in society at large.
Phi Kappa Phi
Dec, 1974Phi Kappa Phi's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."
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