Sundar
S.T.E.A.M.
Academy
EDUCATION
M.A. in English with a TESOL concentration (Distinction),
California State University, Stanislaus, 2019
B.A. in English (Cum Laude),
California State University, Stanislaus, 2017
A.A.T. in English (Honors),
Modesto Junior College, 2015
CERTIFICATION
Certificate in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL),
California State University, Stanislaus, 2019
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SAT English Prep Teacher,
Sundar STEAM Academy, 2019
English Teacher/Tutor,
Sundar STEAM Academy, 2019
English Teacher
JEI Learning Center, 2019
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Internship in English. "Second Language Acquisition,"
California State University, Stanislaus, 2019
Internship in Teaching Writing. "First-Year Composition,"
California State University, Stanislaus, 2017
UNIVERSITY SERVICES
Instructional Student Assistant (Writing/ESL Tutor).
The Writing Center, California State University, Stanislaus, 2018-2019
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Facilitator. "Day on Writing" Event by Karen Zandarski,
California State University, Stanislaus, 2017
TESOL Volunteer and Conversational Partner. English Language Program,
California State University, Stanislaus, 2016
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Linares, Jonathan. (2019, April). "Embarking on Communal Sessions with Multilingual Writers."
Poster Presentation, the Writing Center Conference, Turlock, CA.
AWARDS
Dean's Honors List, 2017
Dean's Honors List, 2015
ACADEMIC INTEREST
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) • Second Language Acquisition • Linguistics • Grammar • Composition • Creative Writing• Rhetoric • Poetry • Scholarly and Field Research • Romanticism/Gothic/Shakespearan British Literature • Gothic/Horror/Queer American Literature
ABOUT ME
I am a first-generation Salvadoran & Mexican college graduate, recently earning an M.A. in English with a TESOL concentration.
I am an aspiring Freshman Composition and ESL/ELD/EFL instructor, with special interest in collaborating with multicultural and multilingual students.