Sharayah Grattan

Fort Collins CO 80521

Sharayah.Grattan@colostate.edu
(909) 261-2954

QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Arts, Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language
Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO May 2017

Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies with emphasis in English

California State University, Fullerton CA May 2015
Completed in four years with above a 3.5 GPA

TEACHING AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Workplace English Instructor (Spring of 2017)
Colorado State University
Taught Workplace English to custodial and kitchen staff at Colorado State University

Academic Writing Tutor (2016-Current)

Private Tutor, Fort Collins, CO
Tutored an international Masters student from Iraq on academic writing
o Research, citation, formatting, grammar, and vocabulary

Introduction to Linguistics Course Teaching Assistant (Fall of 2016)

Colorado State University, CO
Attended all classes, created online quizzes, graded and collaborated with instructor to create exams
Taught three full class sessions on parts of speech, first language acquisition, and second language
acquisition

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/LANGUAGES
Presented at CoTesol on a needs analysis completed for Pathways program (Fall of 2016)
Presented on Workplace English at a workshop for TESL/TEFL program at CSU (Spring of 2017)
Participated in workshops relating to TESL/TEFL field at CSU
Collaborated with peers in research, data collection, and needs analysis to revise existing curriculum
Taught students of different proficiency levels, ages, and native languages
Participated in curriculum development and lesson planning targeting all four language skills (Reading,
Writing, Listening, Speaking)
Volunteered with a variety of proficiency level learners in Academic English courses at INTO CSU
-11th
4 years of Spanish (8th grade)
1 intensive semester of French (Spring of 2011)