CARLOS O. MELENDEZ GONZALEZ
3639 Franklin Street Vancouver, BC V5K 1Y7
Phone: (604) 786-8399 Email:
EDUCATION
1991-1992 University of Essex, United Kingdom
MA in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
Thesis: English as an International Language and Target-Culture Chauvinism in
Non-native English Teachers
1987-1988 University of Reading, United Kingdom
Diploma in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
1985-1986 Instituto Anglo-Mexicano, Guadalajara, Mexico
Advanced Teacher's Training Course
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-2009 Freelance Translator
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Translated medical manuals, academic articles, papers, web pages and contracts from Spanish, English, French and Italian into Spanish and English
2000-2004 EFL Teacher ITESM
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Taught all levels from beginner to advanced and ESP courses (Business, Electrical Engineering and Engineering English)
1997-1998 Visiting Professor of Spanish Waikato University
Hamilton, New Zealand
Taught 5 Spanish courses at all levels, beginner to advanced, for one semester.
1991-2000 Director of Foreign Language Department ITESM
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
· Initiated department, developed it from English only to include French, Italian, German and Japanese courses for students who had concluded their obligatory English
· Contracted teachers, assigned and scheduled courses for them
· Created CELETEC; foreign language centre for outside students, staff and/or students who wanted a 2nd or 3rd language (English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Nahuatl)
· Developed CAALETEC; Self access centre
1979- 1990 EFL Teacher, Technical Coordinator Instituto Anglo-Mexicano
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
· Taught at all levels from children’s basic to adults’ advanced. Developed audio and video material for all levels.
1977-1979 EFL Teacher Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
· Taught at all levels
CARLOS O. MELENDEZ Phone: (604) 786-8399 Page 2
LANGUAGES
Spanish Native
English Near-native: Proficiency in English Exam A+ University of Cambridge
CLBPT 8+
French Very Fluent
Italian Strong Foundations
Portuguese Strong Foundation in receptive skills only
Able to translate from Spanish, English, French and Italian to Spanish or English
STIBC (Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia)
Associate member in Spanish to English
CONVENTIONS AND CONFERENCES
Attended and/or presented papers at conventions and conferences held by educational institutions and publishers in Mexico (Instituto Anglo – Mexicano, Mextesol Regional and National, ADEMI, LABCI, UNIVA, Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero, BBC, Longman, and The best of British ELT), USA, Canada (TESOL International), Austria (EDINEB) and Scotland (IATEFL)
Papers presented
"The influence of English as a Foreign Language in Mexico"
"How I learned to stop being afraid and learned to love video”
"Accultirizing Attitudes of Native and Non-Native Teachers of English"
"Multi-Media System for the teaching of foreign languages"
OTHER SKILLS
IT Skills: Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Internet research, Messenger
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Listening to music (Jazz, Blues, Classical), Traveling, Reading
REFERENCES
Jorge Gonzalez / Liet Hellwig / Catherine EvashuckFormer colleague,
Tec de Monterrey / Former colleague,
Anglo Mexicano / Former colleague
Tec de Monterrey & Anglo
Guadalajara, Mexico / Vancouver, BC / Vancouver, BC
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