Page 1 Resume of: John Frymire, M. Ed. Birth Date: February 3, 1962 Nationality: Canada Status: Married (2 children) Contact: Dhofar University P.O. Box 2509 Salalah, Oman, 211 (+968) 96990162 Email:
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2008 Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman EFL/IELTS/EAP Instructor, Foundation Program 2005/08 – Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea Visiting Professor in EFL/EAP 2006 – DongA University, Busan, South Korea EFL Adult Education instructor (parttime) 2004/05 – EJ Canada College, Yangon, Myanmar Teacher trainer (TESOL Diploma program) / EFL instructor 2004 – International Language Schools of Canada, Vancouver, BC Business English ESL Instructor (summer) 2004 – Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. EFL instructor (parttime) 2003/04 – KI Academy, Hamamatsu, Japan. Teacher trainer / EFL instructor 2002/03 – University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia Tutorial instructor as part of graduate degree. 2002/03 – Vinh University, Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam EFL/EAP lecturer / Development Worker
Page 2 2000/02 – Four Seasons Language Center Hamamatsu, Japan ESL instructor, including TOEIC/TOEFL, Business English, ESP/EAP 2000 – ELS Language Centers Tianjin, China EFL instructor in grammar, conversation, reading, writing, Business English 1999 – ELS Language Centers Vancouver, BC, Canada ESL instruction in reading, writing, pronunciation, conversation OTHER EMPLOYMENT 2007 – present – Kiteboarding Instructor 1980 – present – Musician / Guitar Instructor 1985 – 1999 – Treeplanter – British Columbia, Canada 1977 – 1985 – Apprentice Chef/Cook – Toronto & Vancouver, Canada
EDUCATION 12/2003 Master of Education U. of Southern Queensland, Australia Major: Education Technology Courses: Designing Instruction for Flexible Learning/Creating Interactive Multimedia/ Research Methods in Education/Introduction to Web Publishing/Supervised Project Courseware Design and Development Thesis: Design and Development of Interactive Educational Environments 09/2002 Postgraduate Certificate in Online Education USQ, Australia Courses: Online Education and Globalisation/ Dev. of Educational Web Environments/Moodle I/ Introductory Blackboard/ Hot Potatoes Seminar 06/1999 TESOL Certificate Canadian Global Institute, Canada 120 hour Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certificate 01/06/1996 Bachelor of General Studies (Music) Simon Fraser University, Canada Undergraduate music degree focusing on Contemporary Music and Ethnomusicology 30/04/1986 Certificate in Musicianship Douglas College, New Westminster, BC University entrance program
Page 3 31/07/1985 Musical Instrument Construction Certificate Douglas College, BC Intensive yearlong program in building stringed instruments 01/12/1980 Cambridge Overseas Syndicate GCE Swaziland, Africa Britishrun high school including written ‘O’ level exams
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Cooperative Learning Workshop – Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman – 2009 LearnerCentered Teaching Workshop – Dhofar University – 2008 KOTESOL Conference – attendee – Seoul, Korea – 2005, 2006, 2007 British Council ELT Conference – attendee Yangon, Myanmar – 2005 Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) Conference – presenter, musical performer, attendee Hamamatsu, Japan – 2004 Active Learner Certificate Hong Duc University, Thang Hoa, Vietnam – 2002 JALT Conference – attendee, musical performer Japan – 2001
SKILLS/HOBBIES Windows/Mac: Office, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash guitarist, singer/songwriter, recording engineer sports: surfing, kiteboarding, ice hockey (goalie), kayaking, sailing, tennis, bicycling
OTHER AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS International Kiteboarding Organization – Level 3 M.V.P. – Foreign Languages Dept. soccer team, Vinh University, Vietnam – 2003 Portuguese Basic Level Certificate – Langara College, Canada 1995 Reiki Level I – Gabriola Reiki Centre – Gabriola Island, Canada – 1993
REFERENCES Samantha Burns – Coordinator Foundation Program Dhofar University P.O. Box 2509 Salalah, Oman 211
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[email protected] Dr. Jeanine A. Pfahlert Assistant Professor of Sociology & Cultural Studies Dhofar University P.O. Box 2509 Salalah, Oman 211 (+968) 96990316
[email protected] David Gallant – EFL Coordinator Pusan National University 30 Jangjeondong, Geumjeonggu Busan, South Korea 609735 (+8251) 5101327
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