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| English as a Second Language (ESL) Staff
Angela Harris
ESL/TESL Director Education: M.Ed. Peabody/Vanderbilt in Community Development; B.A. in Foreign Languages/Education at TTU; TN Teacher Certification. Experience: Angela served as a high school English teacher in the US Peace Corps in Papua New Guinea from 1991-1993. From the Pacific, she continued teaching ESL in South Korea. There she designed the ESL program for Sungshin Women's University in Seoul and directed the program for 3.5 years. From 1998-1999, Angela was an ESL Instructor for the USIS American Language Center (ALC) in Kathmandu, Nepal. She then helped privatize ALC and became the Assistant Director for the center. Angela has been the ESL/TESL Director at TFLI since 1999. Here she and her team developed the ESL and TESL Department and the Taxi Pro Hospitality and Training Program for Nashville's taxi drivers. Angela has a M.Ed. in Community Development from Peabody/Vanderbilt. She is a member of ACTFL & TESOL, and she serves on the Board of Directors for the TN Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (TNRPCV) and the Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE). She is serves as the Chairperson for the Nashville Task Force on Immigrants and Refugees and was recently appointed to the Mayor's New Americans Advisory Board. Languages: English (native); Spanish (survival); Korean, Nepalese, Thuy Nguyen Assistant Director of ESL; ESL Instructor; TESL Trainer Education: B.A. in French Literature and B.A. in International Relations 2002, Emory & Henry College. Graduate study at Emory University. TESL Certificate from TFLI 2004, TFLI. Masters in English with emphasis in ESL 2009, University of Memphis. Experience: Assistant French Teacher at Emory & Henry College (2000-2002), ESL instructor at Institut de Touraine, France (2000-2001). ESL instructor for Emory's Migrant Worker Program (1998-2002). ESL instructor, TESL trainer at TFLI (2004-Present). Languages: Vietnamese, French, survival Thai, learning Japanese and Spanish.
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| Jane Bentz TESL Registrar, ESL Assistant/TESL Coordinator Education: B.S. Retail Management from Michigan State University, A.A.S. Repiratory Therapy, Durham Community College, Durham, N.C., TESL Certification from TFLI  Experience: Jane was born and raised in Michigan, where she received a Bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. After careers in the financial products and healthcare industries, she began volunteering at TFLI. After several months as a volunteer, Jane enrolled in and successfully completed the TESL course. This led to her present position. She facilitates many of the behind-the-scenes activities of the department, as well as manages the enrollment and practice teaching components of the TESL course. Jane's goal is to make the department run smoothly and to create an environment for success for all students. | | Maegan Young
Education: B.B.A Business Management, Music Business Emphasis, Belmont University. TESL Certification from TFLI Languages: English, "bits & pieces of:" French, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and a few minor verb conjugations in Latin Experience: Raised on the East Coast, Maegan moved from Maryland to Tennessee to study Music Business at Belmont University. As a student, she took courses in Spanish and had the opportunity to travel to China during the summer of 2006 where she found a strong curiosity for other cultures. Maegan has also visited Jamaica and toured the Bahamas as Road Manager for Nashville Singer/Songwriter Jimmy Barret. Though English is the only language she speaks fluently, she has also studied: 1st year French, 1st year Spanish, 2 years Latin, Basic Vietnamese (on tape), Basic Chinese (for school travel), and self-study in American Sign Language. She plans to continue her language and ESL education at TFLI. | |
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