Sara Hendricks
Oita-Ken Beppu-Shi Ishigakinishi 5-6-57 Sezon Afurika 8740910 JAPAN
Saraannhendricks@gmail.com +81 90 1369 3276
education
Masters of Arts Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL)
UW-River
Falls May. 2010
Teaching License – Early Childhood through Adolescence
UW-River Falls
August 2010
Bachelor of Science Degree in English and minor in Psychology
BYU-Idaho
Aug. 2004
Summary of Qualifications
1
Constantly working to increase knowledge of up-to-date
educational research and practices
2
Able to communicate and work successfully with students,
parents and colleagues
3
Dedicated to creating enjoyable, challenging, and
productive lessons
4
Experience teaching in the USA, South Korea, Ecuador,
Taiwan, China, and Japan
Work experience
April 2013 – Current Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Beppu, Japan
I currently work as a Lecturer at APU teaching a
variety of levels from Elementary English to advanced English courses such as
Discussion and Debate. I am also involved in curriculum development and professional
research.
April 2011 – Feb 2013
OWLS Ltd. Kitakyushu,
Japan
I taught English at Junior High Schools as well as
teaching online Business Writing classes for Kyushu University and Evening Business
English classes through OWLS.
Oct 2010 – March 2011 Universe
Academy Kindergarten Miyakonojo, Japan
I taught English to children age 2 – 4 years old.
Jan. 2010 – May 2010 Student Teaching Hudson, WI and Hangzhou, China
I taught ESL
classes, in both Wisconsin and in Hangzhou, China in order to earn my Teaching
License. In Hudson, the focus was on conversational skills with small classes,
while in China the focus was on grammar and each classroom had 50 or more
students.
Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2009 English
101 River
Falls University, WI
I was a lecturer
at River Falls University teaching English 101 while earning my Master’s
Degree. The focus was on reading comprehension, writing skills, and listening
and speaking in a classroom setting.
August 2009 English Summer Classes Shih Hsin University-Taipei, Taiwan
I taught English
to University age students for three weeks.
The goal was to improve conversational speaking and listening skills
while enjoying a relaxed and fun learning atmosphere.
Jan 2008 – May 2009 English Tutoring Services University of WI-River Falls
Through English
Tutoring Services, I assisted University students with writing papers, understanding
textbooks, completing homework and understanding cultural differences.
August 2007- December 2007
Teton Literacy Jackson,
Wyoming USA
I taught English as a Second Language to adults living
in the United States.
July 2005 - July 2006
ETS English School Sokcho,
South Korea
I taught English as a Second Language to children and
adults in South Korea.
Volunteer work
July 2006-
December 2006 United Nations English
Teacher Quito, Ecuador I volunteer taught English to
refugees immigrating to Canada.
Additional Work experience
June 2010 – July 2010
Fun Summer classes Hudson School
District, WI USA
I taught fun summer classes for
students age 10 to 13 years old.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Hendricks, Sara. 2015. Speed Drawing and vocabulary. English
Teaching Forum 53(1): 38-40
Hendricks, Sara. 2015. Drawing for success. The Language
Teacher (39)4: 22-23
Hendricks, Sara. “Increasing Gender Equality in the Classroom,” Presentation
at Oita JALT, October 2015.
Please feel free to ask me for any additional
information.
