Since 2016, I’ve served as a course director and instructor for York University’s Bachelor of Design program. Course topics include information design, communication theory, typography, and the social ethics of design.
Additionally, I am a TEFL-certified English instructor with over a decade of experience in both Canada and Asia. From 2016-2019, I helped to develop and expand Peace Boat’s English and Spanish education program, with locations in Tokyo and on board Peace Boat’s iconic global voyages. Prior to this, I provided tailored English curriculum and instruction for clients such as Tokyo Metro, City-Yuwa Partners, the Shinjuku Fire Department, JINS Eyewear, and the Tokyo Metro Hospital network.
My multidisciplinary education helps me craft unique, practical and engaging lessons for a diverse clientele. I hold a master’s degree in design and certificates in both business and teaching from York University, and a bachelor’s degree with high honours in music theatre from Sheridan College. Throughout my teaching career, I have worked with universities, corporations, small businesses, language schools, non-profits, and private academies to help their staff and students achieve the skill proficiency and social context required to succeed in their chosen fields.
I believe the primary function of any educator is to:
- Help learners to recognize the real-world value of their selected course of study.
- Eliminate barriers to new skills and information.
- Co-create a broad and inclusive contextual framework for all new skills and information, which supports the development of academic and professional ethics.
I’m passionate about languages as both as a teacher and a student, and continue to study French (B2), Japanese (JLPT N3), and Spanish (A2).
DESIGN EDUCATION TOPICS
Students will learn to:
• Identify “contemporary” movements within the broader field of design.
• Improve their familiarity with design history research tools.
• Contextualize a designed object among the social and cultural phenomena with which it is in dialogue.
• Develop an awareness of how design choices can invite, support, deter or prohibit user behaviour.
• Attain generic skills, such as problem solving, communications, ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, analytical and critical thinking skills
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LANGUAGE EDUCATION TOPICS
General English lessons cover all elements of English usage and are suitable for all students, from absolute beginners to advanced learners with specific goals.
Lessons include:
- Conversational English usage
- Foundational grammar
- Task-based lessons
- Reading newspapers, magazines, and literature
- Listening to/watching media
- English correspondence
- Custom student-requested lessons (music, sports, hobbies, etc.)
Academic English focuses on understanding post-secondary content such as academic journals, citation systems, and style guides.
Lessons include:
- Reading academic texts
- Writing/correcting/editing assignments
- Working with various style guides/citation systems
- Understanding English academic media (audio/video)
- Exam/test preparation
- Reviewing past assignments, essays, and exams
- Understanding essay structure and writing essays/papers
- Writing program, grant, and scholarship applications
- Proofreading
- Reading and understanding academic curricula, rubrics, announcements, etc.
Business English focuses on industry-specific vocabulary, situational language, business texts and media, and drafting and reviewing professional documents.
Lessons include:
- Business vocabulary
- Reading business texts
- Business correspondence
- Understanding business media (newspapers, television + radio)
- Situational business English
- Global business culture
- Writing business documents such as business plans, calls for proposals, grant applications and other documents
TOEIC/IELST/Test Preparation focuses on the unique demands of standardized language tests and covers all elements of test preparation and material comprehension for the specified test.
Lessons include:
- Understanding the structure of the standard English-language tests
- Intensive test preparation
- Structured vocabulary explanations
- Taking, grading, and reviewing practice tests
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