J L Rae

 J L Rae

J L Rae

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Biography

East Los Angeles College - English

Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language
Higher Education
Jenell
Rae
Greater Los Angeles Area
Jenell is from Los Angeles, California. She is currently an Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California. She has been teaching English Composition and ESL/EFL for more than 14 years. She has lived and taught in Japan, with a focus in academic English at the university level. She has also taught freshman composition, literature, and ESL at various colleges in Southern California and Southern Arizona. Her research interests include corrective feedback in ESL/EFL writing and classroom projects that address different learning styles. In her free time she enjoys traveling, reading, camping, and listening to music.


Experience

  • Sugiyama Jogakuen University

    Associate Professor & Course Coordinator

    Responsible for coordinating and teaching Grammar and Third-year Academic Writing in the Communicative English Program. Other courses include Learning Training, Drama, Travel and Tourism, and first-year Academic Writing.

  • East Los Angeles College

    Faculty (ESL)

    Full-time, tenure-track faculty member in the English Department.

  • Center for English as a Second Language, University of Arizona

    Adjunct Lecturer and Student Activities Coordinator

    I was responsible for teaching all levels of ESL in the Intensive English Program. Other experiences includes: Instructor for Reading and Writing for Academic Purposes and TOEFL Preparation courses in the Evening Program; Teacher training (online instructor) for 50-hour Beginning TEFL online course (teacher training); Student Activities Coordinator which included student worker selection and hiring, planning student and departmental activities and excursions, and community outreach. I also participated in various committees, including the Curriculum Development Committee and Best Teaching Practices Committe.

  • LACCD

    English Instructor

    J L worked at LACCD as a English Instructor

  • Toyota Technological Institute (TTI)

    Adjunct Lecturer

    I was responsible for teaching Scientific & Technical English, General English, and English for TOFEL/TOEIC (undergraduate) and Advanced English and Academic Presentation (graduate level). Additional duties include conversation workshops and planning and assisting with activities and promotions relating to iPlaza International Center.

Education

  • Loyola Marymount University

    Master’s Degree

    English Language and Literature, General

  • UCLA

    Bachelor's degree

    English Language and Literature/Letters

ENGHL 57

2.5(1)

ENGLI 101

3.5(1)