Kaan Ustun
2452 Tusitala Street, Apt. 1601
Honolulu, HI 96815
[email protected] (e-mail)
www.Kaanswebsite.weebly.com(Teaching Portfolio)
Curriculum Vitae
2452 Tusitala Street, Apt. 1601
Honolulu, HI 96815
[email protected] (e-mail)
www.Kaanswebsite.weebly.com(Teaching Portfolio)
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, Hawai‘i, M.A., Expected Summer 2017
Major in Second Language Studies, with focus on Language Education & Language Social Interaction
University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, Hawaii, B.A., May 2013
Major in Second Language Studies, with focus on Second Language Teaching.
Minor in Politics.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Summer 2011
Certificate SEASSI (South East Asian Summer Studies Institute) in Vietnamese Language
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2007-May 2011
Liberal Arts Major
Hanoi University, Viet Nam, January 2010 – May 2010
Freeman-Vietnam Program, Language and Culture Courses, Practice and Discovery
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2009 – December 2009
Freeman-Vietnam Program, Language and Culture Courses
Institut Superieur de Gestion Hoteliere, Namur, Belgium, Graduate Degree, September 1997
Hotel management & marketing (1994 – 1997)
Exchange Student at Cambridge Central High School, Cambridge, New York, September 1992
College Cardinal Mercier, Brussels, Belgium, High School Graduate, May 1992
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SEAMEO (South East Asia Ministry of Education Organization), HCM City, Vietnam, May 2012 – July 2012
English Tutor : Tutoring Vietnamese students in English from ages 9 to 40 years old
Focus on pronunciation, listening and speaking.
English Teacher: Teaching English (Vocabulary, Grammar) to Vietnamese students ages 6/7 to 13 years old.
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2011 – May 2011
Teacher Assistant: Tutored and assisted students learning French at an intermediate level with pronunciation,
grammar exercises and speaking.
Jarrett Middle School, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 2010 – May 2011
Teacher Assistant : Tutored and assisted ESL (English Second Language) students from 6th grade to 8th grade
with their homework and studies.
Next Step Homeless Shelter, Kaka’ako, Hawaii, September 2008 – May 2009
Tutor: Tutoring and assisting homeless middle school children with their studies and homework.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Arc in Hawaii (For the mentally challenged and physically disabled), Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
Certified Assistant care giver.
Hotel Ustel, Restaurant La Grande Ecluse, Brussels, Belgium (Family owned business), Sept 1997 – Sept 2005
Front desk manager
Restaurant manager
Sales manager
Food & Beverage Manager.
AWARDS
SEASSI Scholarship from University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, Summer 2011
Vietnamese Language Study at South East Asia Summer Study Institute, University of Madison, Wisconsin
Freeman- Vietnam Program Scholarship, September 2009 till May 2010
Vietnamese Language and Culture Study in Hawaii, and in Vietnam
Cultural and language exchange student grant to Hakuoh University, Japan from KCC, June 2009
Japanese culture discovery program
Hawaii culture and English Language sharing with local Japanese university students
SKILLS
English & French: Native speaker
Flemish: Fluent Speaking, Reading and Writing
Vietnamese: Intermediate Reading, Speaking and Listening
Turkish: Speaking Notions
Familiar with Power Point Presentation, Word, Excel
Interested in using technology for teaching purposes such Power Point, Internet.
INTERESTS
Professional
Cross Cultural Relations
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English
Bilingualism
Personal
Reading Political Non Fiction, Newspapers, Educational Books on Language Learning/Teaching
Traveling
Listening to International Music
Watching tv and films
Discussing Politics and Current Events
Sports: badminton, tennis, hiking, running, swimming.
University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, Hawai‘i, M.A., Expected Summer 2017
Major in Second Language Studies, with focus on Language Education & Language Social Interaction
University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, Hawaii, B.A., May 2013
Major in Second Language Studies, with focus on Second Language Teaching.
Minor in Politics.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Summer 2011
Certificate SEASSI (South East Asian Summer Studies Institute) in Vietnamese Language
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2007-May 2011
Liberal Arts Major
Hanoi University, Viet Nam, January 2010 – May 2010
Freeman-Vietnam Program, Language and Culture Courses, Practice and Discovery
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2009 – December 2009
Freeman-Vietnam Program, Language and Culture Courses
Institut Superieur de Gestion Hoteliere, Namur, Belgium, Graduate Degree, September 1997
Hotel management & marketing (1994 – 1997)
Exchange Student at Cambridge Central High School, Cambridge, New York, September 1992
College Cardinal Mercier, Brussels, Belgium, High School Graduate, May 1992
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SEAMEO (South East Asia Ministry of Education Organization), HCM City, Vietnam, May 2012 – July 2012
English Tutor : Tutoring Vietnamese students in English from ages 9 to 40 years old
Focus on pronunciation, listening and speaking.
English Teacher: Teaching English (Vocabulary, Grammar) to Vietnamese students ages 6/7 to 13 years old.
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2011 – May 2011
Teacher Assistant: Tutored and assisted students learning French at an intermediate level with pronunciation,
grammar exercises and speaking.
Jarrett Middle School, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 2010 – May 2011
Teacher Assistant : Tutored and assisted ESL (English Second Language) students from 6th grade to 8th grade
with their homework and studies.
Next Step Homeless Shelter, Kaka’ako, Hawaii, September 2008 – May 2009
Tutor: Tutoring and assisting homeless middle school children with their studies and homework.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Arc in Hawaii (For the mentally challenged and physically disabled), Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
Certified Assistant care giver.
Hotel Ustel, Restaurant La Grande Ecluse, Brussels, Belgium (Family owned business), Sept 1997 – Sept 2005
Front desk manager
Restaurant manager
Sales manager
Food & Beverage Manager.
AWARDS
SEASSI Scholarship from University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, Summer 2011
Vietnamese Language Study at South East Asia Summer Study Institute, University of Madison, Wisconsin
Freeman- Vietnam Program Scholarship, September 2009 till May 2010
Vietnamese Language and Culture Study in Hawaii, and in Vietnam
Cultural and language exchange student grant to Hakuoh University, Japan from KCC, June 2009
Japanese culture discovery program
Hawaii culture and English Language sharing with local Japanese university students
SKILLS
English & French: Native speaker
Flemish: Fluent Speaking, Reading and Writing
Vietnamese: Intermediate Reading, Speaking and Listening
Turkish: Speaking Notions
Familiar with Power Point Presentation, Word, Excel
Interested in using technology for teaching purposes such Power Point, Internet.
INTERESTS
Professional
Cross Cultural Relations
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English
Bilingualism
Personal
Reading Political Non Fiction, Newspapers, Educational Books on Language Learning/Teaching
Traveling
Listening to International Music
Watching tv and films
Discussing Politics and Current Events
Sports: badminton, tennis, hiking, running, swimming.