James Trotta
jtrotta@gmail.com
Academic background:Master of Applied Linguistics, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2004
Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults, International House Rome, Italy, 2001
Certificate of Completion in Web Page Design, Raritan Valley College, New Jersey, USA, 2000
Bachelor of Arts, English Writing & Literature, Hofstra University, New York, USA, 1999
Teaching experience:
Assistant Professor, March 2007 - Present; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Undergraduate courses: English Conversation, English Composition, Debate
Graduate courses: Second Language Acquisition
Teacher Trainer, February 2006 - February 2007; Sookmyung Women’s University
Graduate courses: SLA (lead teacher), Academic Skills, Practicum
Visiting Professor, March 2003 - February 2006; The Catholic University of Korea
Undergraduate courses: Conversation, Academic Writing, Public Speaking, Business Communication, Intercultural Communication, Urban Sociology, American History
English Instructor, January 2002 - February 2003; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Continuing education courses: Reading & Writing, Public Speaking, English Discussion, Web Design
Part-time Instructor, September 1999 (approximate) - January 2002; The Princeton Review
Test preparation classes: SAT (math & verbal), SAT II (verbal)
Teaching competencies:
Teacher Training (SLA & practicum)
Business English (writing & presentations) Academic English (writing, reading, presentations, & debate)
Content based instruction (web design, US history, sociology, & transfer pricing)
Conversational English (conversation strategies& intercultural communication)
Publications:
“Approaching Chomsky’s Ideas in Teacher Training” published in Chomskyan Studies, 3(1), 2008
“The Chomskyan Revolution and repetition techniques” published in Chomskyan Studies, 2(2), 2007
Streaming Speech (review) published in Korea TESOL Journal, Volume 7, 2004
"Teaching English as an International Language: Sociolinguistic Considerations" published in KOTESOL Proceedings 2004
"Raiders of the Lost Ark: Vocabulary and Grammar activities," published in Proceedings of KATE 2004 International Conference
"Developing Field Independence Through Web-Based Homework," published in KOTESOL Proceedings 2003
"Music Television: Gender Differences" published in Font Literary Magazine, 1999
Presentations:
“Approaching Chomsky’s Ideas in Teacher Training,” paper delivered at the International Society for Chomskyan Studies in Seoul, Korea, May 31, 2008
“The Chomskyan Revolution and repetition techniques” paper delivered at the International Society for Chomskyan Studies in Seoul, Korea, Oct. 6, 2007
"Call in Context: Incorporating Online Homework into a Curriculum," paper delivered at the KOTESOL conference in Seoul, Korea, Oct. 9, 2004
"Teaching World Standard English: Sociolinguistic Considerations," paper delivered at the KOTESOL conference in Seoul, Korea, Oct. 10, 2004
"Raiders of the Lost Ark: Vocabulary and Grammar Activities," workshop delivered at the KATE conference in Seoul, Korea, June 26, 2004
"Developing Field Independence Through Web-Based Homework," paper delivered at the KOTESOL conference in Seoul, Korea, Oct. 19, 2003
"Build an EFL Web Site," paper delivered at the KOTESOL conference in Suwon, Korea, May 18, 2002
Research Interests:
Error correction, particularly in advanced conversation classes
Textbook design
Intercultural & computer mediated communication, particularly the use of blogs in EFL
Distinctions: Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Golden Key National Honor Society