Bill Walker

Resume

Walker, Thomas William (aka Bill)

e-mail billwalk@oregon.uoregon.edu

Home Page: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~billwalk

Date of Birth: October 27, 1946

Place of Birth: Warren, Ohio

Education

1987: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California; MS Educational Technology (unfinished)

1986-1988: San Francisco State University. San Francisco, California; MA English

1978-1981: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California; Major: Business

1972-1973: Murray State University. Murray, Kentucky. BS Landscape Design

1967-1968: Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, Diploma: Russian

1964-1967: Kent State University. Kent , Ohio, Major: Education, Minor: French

Extra-curricular Activities

1987-1988: President, M.A.T.E.F.L. Students Association, S.F.S.U.

1986-1987: Secretary/Treasurer, M.A.T.E.F.L. Students Association, S.F.S.U.

1987-1988: Editor, M.A.T.E.F.L. Newsletter, S.F.S.U.

Professional Experience

1996-present: AEI-University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; ESL instructor

1996-1998: CAELL Journal, Eugene, Oregon; assistant editor

1992-1996: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Computer Lab Coordinator and English teacher

1991-1992: Qatar - University of Arizona language Institute, Doha, Qatar; Computer Lab Coordinator and English teacher

1990-1991: University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon; Assistant Director, Yamada Language Center

1988-1990: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; English teacher; General Coordinator of Summer English Program

1987-1988: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California; English teacher

1980-1983: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California; Instructor: Landscape Design

1978-1986: Carmel Valley Landscaping, Carmel, California, Landscape design and construction (owner)

1973-1974: Warren Public School System, Warren, Ohio; French teacher

1967-1971: United States Army, Germany; French/Russian translator

Publications

2002: Manuscript being prepared for publication: Academic Vocabulary Workbook for International Students

1994: Survey of Teacher-Student Attitudes. CAELL Journal

1993: Word Processing Step by Step. KFUPM Press; 36-page booklet

1994: Grammar and Vocabulary Games. KFUPM CALL Lab; 400+ computerized lessons

1994: Multimedia Listening Lessons. KFUPM CALL Lab; 4 computerized units, with booklet

Presentations and Workshops

2002: Academic Research Paper Writing. Three-week workshop at Lviv National University, Lviv, Ukraine

2002: Moving Intermediate Students off the Plateau. ORTESOL Conference

2001: Faculty Review Guidelines. ORTESOL Conference

2001: Life is a Constantly Unloaded Goods Trip. ORTESOL Conference

2001: A critical look at Vocabulary in Context. ORTESOL Conference

2001: The Lexical Approach. AEI Faculty

2000: Using the Power of Word Processing. ORTESOL Conference

1999: Listen to the Luddites; a critique of CALL. ORTESOL Conference

1998: Using the Internet in the Classroom, ORTESOL Conference

Professional Skills

Web programming

multimedia programming

audio/video production and editing

word-processing, spreadsheets, data bases

software authoring

Professional Affiliations

TESOL

ORTESOL (Technology SIG chair/web master since Sept. 1998)

Languages Studied

French, Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese