Cynthia Anne Simmons, M.A.
980 N Granite Reef Rd #318
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85257
Home Phone: 480.532.4668
email:
WORK HISTORY
22 years experience teaching English as a Second language at private and public educational institutions in Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea, specializing in Composition and Business Discourse writing
COURSEWORK
Northern Arizona University
ENG 501...... Graduate Composition
ENG 502...... Advanced Technical Writing
ENG 517...... Professional Editing
LIN 518...... Sociolinguistics
ENG 520...... Literacy Studies
ENG 522: ...... Rhetoric and Writing in Professional Communities
ENG 549: ...... Document Design and Usability Testing
ENG 569: ...... Project Management and Document Design
ENG 606: ...... Issues in Technical and Professional Writing
ENG 605; ...... Writing Effective Proposals
ENG 644: ...... African-Americans and Confinement Literature
ENG 698: ...... Graduate Research: Historical Perspectives in Rhetoric
ENG 69...... Independent Study: E-Portfolio
LIN 707: ...... Discourse & Register Variation
Arizona State University
LIN 500...... Research Methods in Linguistics
LIN 511...... Phonetics and Phonology
LIN 513: ...... History of the English Language
LIN 513: ...... Semantics
LIN 514 ...... Syntax
LIN 516 ...... Pragmatics
LIN 517...... History of English Language
LIN 524...... Curriculum and Materials Development
ENG 551 ...... Rhetorical Traditions
ENG 598 ...... Teaching Assistant Training
ENG 598 ...... Medieval French Literature:
LIN 610 ...... Advanced Studies Linguistics: Typology
LIN 610 ...... Advanced Studies Linguistics: World Englishes
LIN 615 ...... Advanced Studies Linguistics: Sociolinguistics
LIN 616 ...... Advanced Studies Linguistics: Discourse Analysis
LIN 620 ...... Advanced Studies Linguistics: Critical Discourse Analysis
LIN 792:...... Research: Modality and Mood in Modern English
LIN 799 ...... Dissertation: Rigor in the English 102 Classroom
Classes Taught
Fall 2007: ENG101; Three sections (Mesa Community College)
Spring 2008:ENG102; One section (Mesa Community College)
Summer 2008: ENG107; One section (Mesa Community College)
Fall 2008:ENG101/2; One section each (Mesa Community College)
Fall 2008:ENG101; Two sections: (Arizona State University)
Spring 2009:ENG102; Two sections: (Arizona State University)
Summer 2009: ENG107; One section (Mesa Community College)
Fall 2009 ENG 101/2; 1 section each, (Mesa Community College);
ENG101; Two sections: (Arizona State University)
Spring 2010 ENG102; Two sections: (Arizona State University)
Summer 2010 ENG107; One section (Mesa Community College)
Fall 2010 ENG 101: 2 sections, (Mesa Community College) ENG312 Intro
Sociolinguistics (Arizona State University)ENG301 Writing in the
Professions (ASU)
Spring 2011 ENG312: Intro to Sociolinguistics (ASU)
Fall 2011 ENG312 Intro Sociolinguistics; ENG301: Writing in the
Professions (ASU)
Spring 2012 ENG301: Writing in the Professions (ASU)
SERVICE
- Mentoring International students in completing writing projects and in Second Language
Writing in general (Fall '06 to Present)
- SafeZONE Ally (10/04/06 to present)
- SafeZONE Facilitator (12/20/06 to present)
- Tutor at ASU WAC 10 hours per week
- Secretary/Web Maintenance, aidsHOPE Student Organization
- Member of the Graduate Scholars of English Association: Linguistics Representative
- Graduate Scholars of English Association: Web Maintenance 2007-8
- Contributor to Faculty Newsletter, Department of English (biography of Dr. Robert
Sturges, Fall '06)
- Member of the Rhetorical Society of America
- Chair, 14th annual ASU Linguistics & MTESOL Symposium
- Advisor: GenderWHAT!? Student Organization (S2010, F2010)
MILITARY:
USN; 1970-1977; stationed Yokosuka, Japan; E-6; DD214’s provided upon request.
EDUCATION
1970: University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland: Baccalaureate, Oriental Philosophy, Certificate in Japanese Area Studies;
1999-2006: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona,
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Engineering
Master of Arts Rhetoric, Composition and Professional Writing (2006)
Master's Certificate in Professional Writing (2006)
2006: Currently enrolled in the PhD Program in Rhetoric, Composition and Linguistics at Arizona State University
PERSONAL
Hobbies: Writing, swimming, reading, philosophy, web design, Japanese gardening, flower arrangement (Ikenobo Classic School, Certified Teacher, 1978, Ichigaya Headquarters, Tokyo Japan.) and Japanese Tea Ceremony. Fluent in Japanese
References: Provided on request.