COURTNEY

ELIZABETH KING
courtneyelizabethking.com
courtney.elizabeth.king@gmail.com

EDUCATION

M.A. TESOL

(in progress)


M.A. in English Literature

Central Michigan University

2014-2016

Washington State University

2011-2013
Thesis title: Manufacturing a Womans Sentence: Uncovering
criture fminine mcanique in Virginia Woolfs Work

Truman State University

2007-2011
Minor in Women and Gender Studies
Basic French proficiency
Intermediate Latin proficiency

B.A. in English Literary Criticism

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Central Michigan University
Instructor for the English Language Institute (Fall 2013-present)
Taught six sections of Graduate-Level Research Writing using Success with Graduate and Scholarly
Writing
o Worked with my colleagues to redesign the course to suit the students needs.
o Built the class to support an in-depth semester-long exploration of the standard
Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion (IMRD) research paper.
o Taught basic data analysis as well as the skills necessary to describe those results in writing.
o Used error logs to help students identify and correct their own errors.

Taught one section of Public Speaking for International Students using Speech Communication Made
Simple 1
o Developed a speech course in which students could practice both academic and business
speech genres.
o Taught seven distinct presentation styles including introductory, informative, debate, and
impromptu.
o Designed a unit to help students create simple, readable Powerpoints to support their
presentations.
o Added a professionalism unit in which students created resumes, attended mock interviews
at the career center, and then reported on their experiences.

Taught two sections of Level IV Writing using Longman Academic Writing Series 5
o Taught expository, summary and response, cause and effect, and argumentative papers.
o Required APA formatting after teaching students through games, group work, and other
activities that lightened the often dull task of following a style guide.
o Provided detailed comments on two drafts of each essay.

o Developed a blended unit on Academic Integrity that students completed at home.

Taught two sections of Level IV Reading using Q: Skills for Success 4, and Reading for Today 5
o Used college-level materials to prepare students to read and evaluate texts in their
university courses.
o Introduced students to scientific articles and some basic vocabulary and jargon that come
with university reading.
o Implemented daily article discussions in which students were expected to have thoughtful
questions prepared to guide our talk about the readings.
o Assessed students using authentic texts and comprehension questions.

Taught two sections of Level III Reading and Writing using Q: Skills for Success, From Reading to
Writing 4, and Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Essays
o Emphasized preparing students for university level writing and reading.
o Required frequent in-class writing, reading and vocabulary blogs, as well as longer written
assignments to assess students writing ability.
o Taught APA format in order to prepare students for later university writing.
o Assigned multiple articles per week as well as four major tests to evaluate students reading
ability.
o Administered daily speed-reading activities to improve students reading fluency.
o Assigned an extensive reading book (Tuck Everlasting) and organized literature circles to
help students to appreciate reading outside of class.
o Used Socrative web app exit tickets daily to gauge student comprehension and the
effectiveness of my teaching methods, and then make changes from class to class.
o Utilized Nearpod to get students invested in the concepts of the class

Taught one section of Level III Grammar using Randi Reppens Grammar and Beyond 3
o Organized the class such that students could practice not only using the grammatical
structures in sentences, but in conversation and in longer written assignments.

Taught four sections of Level II Listening and Speaking using the National Geographic Pathways 2,
and Interactions 2
o Focused on how students could learn from an appreciation of other cultures.
o Supplemented the texts rich activities with original content to improve presentation and
note-taking skills.
o Used the Color Vowel Chart to identify vowel sounds in each units vocabulary words.
o Recorded frequent impromptu and practiced speeches and shared videos with students to
help them improve their skills.
o Used Nearpod presentations to practice skills in class and evaluate knowledge gaps in real
time.
o Made use of presentation peer review in which students evaluate their own speeches and
provide meaningful feedback to each other.

Taught one section of Level I Grammar using Betty Azars Basic English Grammar
o Used communicative activities to engage students in authentic speaking tasks related to
each grammar point taught.
o Applied each grammar point to a writing assignment that asked the students to apply what
they had learned to a written genre.
o Made use of comics to help students practice using the verb forms in conversation.
o Created a game day for each chapter that allowed the students to test their knowledge

through various activities (board games, bingo, races, etc.)

Taught one section of Basic Word Studies using the Oxford Picture Dictionary
o Used communicative activities to engage students with new vocabulary.
o Taught study skills and basic survival English.

Saginaw Valley State University
Instructor for Thematic Approaches to Literature: Women Writers (Fall 2013)
Created a course that helped students understand the value of the humanities through diverse,
technocentric exercises in reflection and creativity.
Selected texts for the course based on an inclusive, multiethnic appreciation of non-canonical texts
authored by women.
Designed a Wordpress course management site complete with embedded course syllabus, course
schedule, and links to valuable resources.

Washington State University
Instructor for Introductory Composition Courses (Spring 2012-Spring 2013)
Designed and instructed five introductory composition courses
Worked in the CLASP program to advance otherwise disadvantaged students in the university
setting.

Instructor for Introductory Composition for ESL Students (Summer 2013)
Designed and taught composition course for English Language Learners.
Developed a course management site to help students access course materials.
Used technology to teach the basics of research and MLA standards.

Shadow for Women Writers (Spring 2013)
Worked with Dr. Leeann Hunter to design a course to meet the needs of our students.
Facilitated discussion and worked in small groups with students.
Designed a multimodal unit on Toni Morrisons Sula.

Facilitator for English Composition Tutoring Groups (Fall 2011)
Facilitated group tutoring through the writing center for struggling composition students.

Writing Placement Reader and Proctor (Summer 2012)
Proctored, read, and evaluated the writing placement exams taken by incoming freshman in order
to accurately place them in the appropriate introductory writing course.

Lewis-Clark State College Institute of Intensive English
Language Lab Moderator (Summer 2012)
Supervised language lab activities for speaking and listening courses for all grade levels.

Institute of Intensive English Instructor (Summer 2012)
Taught Conversational English (Beginning)
o Designed and implemented two sections of Beginning Conversation in which students used
worksheets, games, and community involvement to establish basic vocabulary and usage
skills needed for daily speech.

Taught Reading and Writing (Beginning)

o Built a Reading and Writing class for beginning students that taught practical basic skills in
reading and writing in English in which we emphasized understanding and appreciating
cultural, geographical, and personal differences.

Taught Vocabulary (Advanced and Intermediate)

o Designed and instructed two vocabulary classes for both Advanced and Intermediate
students.
o Used exercises that emphasized the written and verbal potential of each set of vocabulary
words.

Taught Slang & Idioms (Intermediate)
o Constructed a Slang & Idioms course in which Intermediate students could explore the
common phrases found in everyday English, learn about their origins, and discuss their
relevance in their own cultures.
o Taught students about the regional differences in speech patterns, focusing particularly on
the turns of phrase common in the rural south, in the urban workplace, and in other
English-speaking countries such as England and Australia.

Private Employment
Literature Tutor (Summer 2012-Spring 2013)
Instructed a middle school student in the fields of grammar, literature appreciation, poetry,
composition, and literary analysis.
Constructed units on various literary movements based on the pupils interests in order to spark
excitement over the subject matter.
Met with student weekly during the school year and twice a week during the summer to work on
writing assignments, comprehension questions, and exploratory creative assignments assigned to
supplement the students education.

PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE

Textual Overtures
Editor-in-Chief
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Founded and led a team to the creation of the inaugural issue of Textual Overtures, a graduate-only
open source online publication.
Networked with other universities to help spread the word about our project.
Conducted weekly meetings to help keep our journal on track.

The Chariton Review
Short Fiction Prize Reader
Spring 2011
Read and rated creative submissions for the Short Fiction Prize.
Worked with a team of other students and professors to select the awardees.

PUBLICATIONS

Book Review: Comp Tales The Wide Net. Truman State University Press. 1.1 (2011). 65-66. PDF.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

TESOL 2016
Expected to present Fighting Fire with Fire: Tools for Making Smartphones and Tablets Work
Toward, Not Against, Classroom Efficacy in the Best of Affiliates Session
Michigan Teachers of Students of Other Languages (MITESOL) Conference 2015
Presented How Hybrid Features Can Pack More Learning into EAP Writing Classes
Michigan Teachers of Students of Other Languages (MITESOL) Conference 2014
Presented Fighting Fire with Fire: Tools for Making Smartphones and Tablets Work Toward, Not
Against, Classroom Efficacy
International Virginia Woolf Conference 2014
Presented The Sound of War and criture fminine mcanique in Between the Acts
Great Lakes Conference on Teaching and Learning 2014
Presented Enhancing Student Writing with Contact Zones: How Global Perspectives Can Enrich
Your Writing Instruction
Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters Conference 2014
Accepted to present Choosing a Green Golden Age: An Exploration of the Queer Temporality of
Womens Regionalist Fiction
WSU Master's of Arts in English Conference 2013
Presented "Manufacturing a Woman's Sentence: The Making of Virginia Woolf's criture fminine
mcanique"
WSU EARThS Conference 2013
Accepted to present Gaia Departed: Re-envisioning Classical Notions of Woman and Nature in
Antony and Cleopatra
Northwest Womens Studies Association (NWWSA) Conference 2013
Presented Manufacturing a Womans Sentence: The Making of criture fminine mcanique through
Virginia Woolfs To the Lighthouse
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference 2012
Presented Sex, Money, and the Pursuit of Liberty: The Queer Temporality of the Victorian
Prostitute
Louisiana State University Mardi Gras Conference Spring 2012
Presented Seizures, Samurai, and Saving the Family: Epileptics Reappropriation of Disability
Stereotypes
Truman State English Senior Seminar Spring 2011
Presented Working Toward a Palatable Politics of Location: Politics of Location as a Means to
Manipulate the Public of a Feminist Text
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2011
Presented Double Shot Demands and Ristretto Requests: Gendered Politeness Tactics in Coffee
Shop Patrons
Truman State Women and Gender Studies Conference Fall 2010
Presented To Blame or to Borrow: Ecofeminist Applications of the Classics
Truman State Environmental Studies Conference Spring 2010
Presented To Blame or to Borrow: Ecofeminist Applications of the Classics
Truman State Women and Gender Studies Conference Fall 2009
Presented Woman Seeking Other: Why My Preferences are Too Specific for Craigslist

HONORS AND AWARDS

Named one of eight Best of Affiliates at TESOL International

Awarded MITESOLs Best Presentation of 2014
Awarded Washington State Universitys Teaching Assistantship (2011-2013)
Graduated Cum Laude from Truman State University (2011)
Received Truman State Universitys President's Leadership Scholarship (2007-2011)
Received Truman State Universitys Combined Ability Scholarship (2007-2011)
Made Truman State Universitys President's List (2010)
Made Truman State Universitys Vice President's List (2008-2011)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Central Michigan University (2013-present)
Achieved certification to teach online from the CMU Global Campus (Summer 2015)
Attended the National Geographic Learning Symposium (Spring 2015)
Presented on maintaining a Wikispaces page at a department meeting (Spring 2015)
Attended the Michigan Association of International Educators Conference (Spring 2015)
Attended the Midwest Association of Language Testers Conference (Fall 2014)
Attended the Winter Teaching and Learning Conference (Spring 2014)
Presented on Writing Feedback Styles during a department meeting (Spring 2014)
Worked with a committee to judge and organize a poetry competition
Served on a committee to organize a unified orientation for all ELI students
Organized weekly conversation hours with themes and activities
Attended bi-weekly departmental meetings
Served as group coordinator for spec-driven test creation in Level II Listening and Speaking (Fall
2014) and Level IV Writing (Spring 2015)
o Organized biweekly meetings
o Created meeting agendas and delegated tasks necessary to successful test development
o Maintained cohesion among the teachers in each group
o Developed spreadsheets and created reports for the assistant director
o Updated and maintained accurate tables of specification for our groups
o Made certain that the objectives of each course were being met in our test creation
Worked on spec-driven testing committees for Level IV Writing (Summer 2015) and Level II
Listening and Speaking (Fall 2015)

Washington State University (2011-2013)
Professional Development Certification (2011-2012 and 2012-2013)
Attended weekly professional development meetings
Acted as a student ambassador for incoming graduate students
Presented on finding relevant summer employment as a graduate student during new student
orientation (2013)
Literature Pedagogy Workshop Participant (2013)

AFFILIATIONS AND LEADERSHIP

Central Michigan University
MITESOL Member (2014-present)
MAIE Member (2015)
Union of Teaching Faculty (UTF) member
English as a Second Language Association (ESLA) member

Washington State University
Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Senator (2012-2013)
Textual Overtures Founding member and Editor-in-chief (2012-2013)
English Graduate Organization Member (2011-2013), Chair for " WPA, WAC, ESL, and Pedagogy"
session of WSU M.A. in English Conference 2013

Truman State University
Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Fraternity) Member (2009-2011)
Beta Omega Beta (independent women's organization promoting diversity and fellowship)
o Member (2007-2011)
o Social Chair (2009)
o Sisterhood Chair (2009)
o Vice President (2008)
o PR Chair (2008)
o Philanthropy Chair (2007)