ROSITA SCERBO

47 Jones Ave Apt. 1 Morgantown, West Virginia 26505| C: (434) 242-2939| roscerbo@mix.wvu.edu

CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To gain employment as a teacher of Italian and/or Spanish language, literature, and composition at
high/middle school or college and to bring excitement to the students as they learn the Italian and/or
Spanish languages and instill a desire to the make the new language part of their life.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Master of Arts: Spanish - Present
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 4.0 GPA
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Italian 101
Education Degree in Spanish and English: Modern Languages and Cultures 2013
University of Calabria - Cosenza, Calabria, Italy 3.9 GPA
Specialized for 9 credit hours in Foreign and Modern Language teaching classes 4.0 GPA
Latin American Literature and English 2013
Fairmont State University- Fairmont, WV, United States 4.0 GPA
Foreign exchange student for five months
Latin American Literature and Spanish 2012
University of Seville Seville, Spain 4.0 GPA
Foreign exchange student for six months
High School Diploma: French, English, Economy, Civil Law 2009
Technical and Commercial Institute - Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy
Valedictorian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia
08/2014 Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Created lesson plans, quizzes, and exams. Developed activities for student participation. Primary
instructor for two Italian 101 level courses. Responded appropriately to student e-mails about course
information. Held office hours for extra instruction for students who required more instructional
practice. Attended Italian club meetings enforcing cultural lessons from class for students who wanted
to learn more. Attended conversation hours in which students were able to come and practice their
Italian in a conversational context.

Ristorante Arcobaleno - Marcellinara, Calabria, Italy

03/2002 - 09/2011
Waitress
Assisted diners with seating as needed. Apportioned and served food to patrons. Cleaned and prepared
various foods for cooking or serving. Greeted customers in the restaurant, took and rang up orders,
handled payment and thanked customers.
University of Calabria - Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
09/2010 - 08/2013
Tutor
Cosenza, Italy Instructed 6-8th grade levels of English, Italian, Spanish, and French intermittently to
2-3 students at a time. The students grades improved and they passed all their exams.
University of Calabria - Cosenza, Italy
Teachers Assistant
Assisted in administering exams

10/2010 - 07/2012

LANGUAGES AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE:

Italian

Native competency
Born and raised in Italy

Spanish
Native competency
Self educated in Spanish starting in 2003, formal education began in 2009
Studied abroad at Universidad de Seville in Spain as a foreign exchange student taking classes in
Latin American literature, Spanish as a Second Language, Spanish Poetry, Spanish of America,
and Spanish dialectology
English
Superior competency
Studied English all through school elementary through high school
Studied abroad at Fairmont State University taking ESL classes as well as classes in
Latin American literature, writing non-fiction, and theories of languages
French
Conversationally competent
Studied French throughout middle school and high school
Primary translator for friends and family while we visited France for a month

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:

Achieved a 4.0 GPA in Fairmont State Universitys English as a Second Language (ESL)
program
Achieved a score of 550/677 on the institutional Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Achieved a 4.0 GPA in University of Sevilles (Spain) Spanish as a Second Language program