FLORDELIZA M. LI

587 Sampson Lane * Monterey, CA 93940  *  (831) 333-9490 *  (831) 402-8809 *  liza@lizamlee.com

JOB OBJECTIVE: ESL Teacher

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* More than 3 years experience teaching English to University level students, as well as  adult learners

* Approximately ten years working in international/multicultural environments both as an educator and as

  an active military member and international liaison

* Well organized, detail oriented, articulate, and able to work on multiple projects

* Extensive experience living and traveling abroad in Asia

* Ability to integrate theoretical concepts and practical ideas, and apply them to actual classroom

   situations.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIAL

TESOL Certificate, anticipated Fall 2009

University of California, Los Angeles

     Coursework to date:    Applied Methods in Teaching English Language Development

                                         Language Development and Acquisition

                                         Fundamentals of Linguistics for ESL Teachers

M. S., Counseling and Psychology, May 15, 2002

Troy State University, 81 Beal Parkway, SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-5327

B.S., Behavioral and Social Science, August 30, 2000

University of Maryland University College, 3501 University Blvd. East Adelphi, MD  20783

A.A.S., Administrative Management, July 15, 1997

Community College of the Air Force, 130 W. Maxwell Blvd., Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6613   

Teaching

2004-2007      National Sun Yat Sen University, 70 Lien Hai Road, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

2004-2007      National University of Kaohsiung, Nanzih District, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan

2004-2007      Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

2004-2005      Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

06-08 2002     ROC Air Force Academy, Kangshan, Taiwan

Multicultural/International

               * As an American English Teacher, lived in Taiwan for approximately five years.

               * Married into a Taiwanese family and participated in cultural ceremonies while living with my extended

                  family in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan and traveling throughout the country.

               * Boarded with a non-English speaking South Korean family while fulfilling military assignment at Osan

                  Air Force Base, South Korea.

               * Toured Japan while on military leave.

               * Lived among the locals in the Philippines during a two-year military tour.

WORK HISTORY

06/2007-Present  ENGLISH EDITOR, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA

2001-2002            COUNSELOR, Private Industry Council, Fort Walton Beach, FL

1999-2001             INFORMATION MANAGER, APCSS, Honolulu, HI

06-09-1997            INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, KUAM Channel 8, Dededo, Guam

1996-1997             EDITOR/TECHNICAL WRITER, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

11/12 1995            INFORMATION MANAGER, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA

1987-1995              MILITARY MEMBER, United States Air Force