Thomas Schwartz
Currently Teaching Sailing on Winds of Voice from Nice, FR
Building Languapps.com
Calling ThomaSchwartz
Languages:
- French - B1 DELF 2023
- Turkish – B1 TÖMER 2013
- English - Native
Teaching current
- Reading fundamentals for children online
- English for Fashion & Luxury Marketing Bac+1
- Sports Management Master
Projects:
[Web App for English Learners}(https://labase.languapps.com)
Publications:
The Phonetics of Georgian 2019
Branching Out Ideas RumeliDE 2018
The Webster Post, Albanian national pampheture, advertorials 2007-2015
100+ local news articles 2007-2010
Projects chronologically
English for Special purposes
*Curriculum, B1 course
*Mixed Courses in Difference
*Web Pipeline for Student Support in Grammar
The Orchestra of La Semeuse
*Viola
August 2019 - May 2020: Stonybrook University:
MA in TESOL
Courses (grade) [Term Paper]
- TESOL Pedagogy: Theory & Practice LIN524 (A) Online ESL Unit Plan
- Phonetics LIN 522 (A-) მადლობა შოთიკოს
- Structure of English LIN527 (A)
- Intro to General Linguistics LIN530 (A)
- Computational Linguistics LIN537 (A)
- Bilingualism LIN541 (A)
- Field Experience in TESOL Grades K-6 LIN579 (50 hours of observactions at Flower Hill Primary School)
- TESOL Pedagogy: Curriculum Design and Evaluation *
- Content-Based Language and Literacy Devlopment LIN529 *
- Precalculus MAT123*
- Second Language acquisition LIN532 *
- Contrastive Analysis *
- Field Experience in Adult and Tertiary Contexts *
- Field Experience in TESOL Grades 6-12 *
- Chinese 101 *
Grants & Honors
Graduate student prize for professional development
Startup Grant from AWS
2018-2019: British Side Istanbul Beykent University Oxford University Press Speech bubbles:
- Syllabus & Curriculum design for a new online IELTS course
- Instructed undergrad general English prepatory course
- Off and on site lessons in general, business and English for specific purposes
- Presentations for teacher training in writing, graphic organizers and music in the classroom
- Stage manager and dancer for We Will Rock You!
2016-2018 Research in mind maps and writing skills at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversesi Beykent University DuICOL RumeliDE
- Our teaching team was responsible for instruction, curriculum, testing, and assessment. In addition I researched methods, trained teachers, produced web lessons, wrote tests and administering student surveys.
- After studying metacognitive protocols, I wrote curricula and administrated a summer workshop for students. I presented methodology, curricula and findings at Düzge International Conference On Writing in October 2018. Branching Out Ideas, A Workshop Study of Mind Maps
2011-2016 I embark on a career as an EFL teacher in Turkey. I also write news for startup websites about local environmental concerns as well as some advertorial contracts.
Ukla Academy Bursa Kültür Elementary School Istanbul Yıldız Koleji Dialogue Language School Gonüllü Hareketi
- Co-teacher Co-trainer at Dialogue Language School
- I taugh English and music lessons and developed a curriculum for a guitar class for grades 4-9
- Teacher Training Collaboration, Dialogue Schools
- I instructed yoga workshops at Gönüllü Hareketi volunteer center
2007-2011 I worked between Leadville CO and Dunkirk NY as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer for magazines and websites. I also worked between Breckenridge CO and Ohiopyle PA in adventure sports and photography.
- Hundreds of publications in local newspapers as I interviewed the community, answered phones, and administered the Dunkirk Observer’s website
- Internship at The Leadville Chronicle (now defunct)
- Community bike repair at Spoke Folk Dunkirk 2008-2010
- Curator Adams Art Gallery Dunkirk Internship at The Leadville Chronicle 2010
Skills & clout
Special skills: Lifeguard training, SCUBA certification, First aid/CPR Wilderness Voyageurs Rafting Co
Educational: Consultancy and presentation on meta-cognition or other topics; English teaching including test prep, company services & kids; Music, Turkish or tech
Writing and Journalism: MLA style, excellent communication and writing skills, research and investigation, typing, pagination and layout programs, good photo and video shoots and edits
Internships and volunteering
Free lessons for refugees, Istanbul 2012-2018, A M
Reading is Fun Club : Stonybrook U 2019