Ph.D. Linguistics
At this point in my doctoral studies, I have taught a handful of courses at different institutions. At my home institution (University of Alberta), I have TAd for both Introductory Linguistics (LING 101) and Phonetics (LING 205), as well as teaching Phonetics. In addition to teaching at my home institution, I have taught graduate-level statistics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. I have also taught English Phonetics and Phonology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
In addition to these classes taught, I have been invited to give several guest lectures on a variety of topics to both undergraduate and graduate linguistics students. The details of these guest lectures are listed in my CV.
M.A. Hispanic Studies (Linguistics)
As a Master’s student at Western University, I made an effort to consciously develop my teaching skills. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to be an instructor for Introductory Spanish (Spanish 1030). I was also hired as a facilitator for the Teaching Assistant Training Program (TATP) offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning. This meant that I was in charge of delivering material to other graduate students to help them be better teaching assistants and instructors.
I recommend that all graduate students get involved with their university’s Center for Teaching and Learning. Investing the time to learn best practices from those whose research primarily focuses on teaching made me a more effective and efficient instructor. The articles and resources below are those which I found to be particularly valuable and helpful during my time as a language instructor. However, I believe them to be widely applicable across disciplines.
https://teaching.uwo.ca/curriculum/coursedesign/planning-online-lessons.html
https://www.queensu.ca/ctl/home
Angelo, T. A., and Cross, K. P. (1993). What is classroom assessment? In: Classroom Assessment
Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, second edition (pp. 3-11). San Francisco: JosseyBass.
Dimitrov, N., & Haque, A. (2016). Intercultural teaching competence: a multi-disciplinary model for instructor reflection. Intercultural Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2016.1240502
Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., McDonough, M., Smith, M. K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(23), 8410-8415.