English Language Trainer

Doctorate of Philosophy [May 2006]
Dept. of Communication and Culture & English, Howard University, USA
Major GPA: 3.79; Cumulative GPA: 3.75
Specialization: English ~ Intercultural Communication & Rhetoric

Master of Arts [May 2003]
Dept. of Communication and Culture & English, Howard University, USA
Major GPA: 3.8; Cumulative GPA: 3.7
Specialization: English ~ Intercultural Communication & Rhetoric

Bachelor of Arts [December 1999]
Dept. of Communication & English, Texas A&M University, USA
Major GPA: 3.1; Cumulative GPA: 2.9
Specialization: English ~ Speech Communication

DLI Teaching Certification [May 2020/April 2017]
Defense Language Institute, Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio, Texas, USA

CELTA Teaching Certificate [August 2015]
Durban Language Centre, Durban, South Africa

English Language Teacher, Diplomatic Language Services, Doha, Qatar [April 2020-November 2020]
Taught ALC curriculum to Qatar military personnel. Vocabulary and Grammar emphasis; all four skills are exercised—Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening. Taught online Public Presentation classes to IT Professionals from Chennai, India.

English Language Trainer, Raytheon, HKIA, Kabul, Afghanistan [Jan. 2018-Sept. 2019]
Taught ALC curriculum to Af ghan National Air Force/Army pilots/aircraft mechanics.
Vocabulary and Grammar emphasis; all four skills are exercised—Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.

English Language Instructor, RSAF—Blue Force, Dharhan, Saudi Arabia [April 2017-Dec. 2017]
Taught ALC curriculum to Royal Saudi Air Force pilots and aircraft mechanics. Vocabulary and Grammar emphasis; all four skills are exercised—Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.

English Language Professor, Interlink Language, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [Jan. 2015-Nov. 2016]
Locations: [IPA] Institute of Public Administration – Riyadh
[YCAT] Yanbu College of Applied Technology—Yanbu
KSAALT Presentation: “Cameras in the Classroom: An analysis of video-equipment impact on classroom behavior.”
Taught the necessary four (4) skills for effective language acquisition: Listening,
Writing, Reading, and Speaking. Student body was comprised of future Saudi
IT personnel, A/C mechanics, and heavy machinists; early stage “Saudi-i-zation.”

Visiting Professor, Hannam University, Linton Global College, Communications and Culture Department, South Korea [Sept. 2013-Aug. 2014]
Research Completed:
Durham, E. (2014). Tupac Amaru Shakur: A communicator from the margins.
TransHumanities Journal, 7 (1), 119-136.
Durham, E. (2014). Violence as vocabulary: Rhetorics of violence and Dead Prez.
Horizons, 5 (2), 1-18.
Taught undergraduate-level Human Communication Studies courses; classes included: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods, Developmental Communication, and Issues in Communication. Acted as primary faculty advisor for student-led research symposium.  Constructed syllabi for a.) Television and Culture and b.) Advanced Storytelling.

Teacher Trainer, Institute of Teaching Teachers in English Conference, Kyowon Teachers University, Cheongju, South Korea [Summer 2014]
Conducted Teacher Trainer workshop for South Korean public high-school educators.
Provided space for discussion regarding classroom lesson plans; worked to improve classroom management strategies. Organized and evaluated teacherlessons. Provided critique/feedback.

Visiting Professor, Chungnam National University, English Language & Literature Department, South Korea [Sept. 2010-Aug. 2013]
Taught courses such as Basic English Composition, Basic English Conversation, Integrated English, and Topics in British and American Studies.Taught graduate course: Intro to Socio-linguistics. Served an unprecedented three yearsas Foreign Faculty Advisor of The Chungdae Post.

Daejeon- Goejeong High School, English Department, South Korea [Sept. 2009 – Aug. 2010]
Created comfortable, creative space for Korean High School students to practice English language conversation skills. “Creative conversation space” constructed through use of interview assignments, public speeches, games, and a variety of other communicative tasks. Primary coach in preparations for the Daejeon City High School Debate Tournament.

• Language Training
• Teacher Training
• Humanities Teaching

Public Speaking

Basic Arabic, Basic Korean, Basic Spanish, NATIVE ENGLISH