CURRICULUM VITAE

STEPHANIE M. MIELCAREK

e-mail: stephanie.mielcarek@gmail.com
website: www.stephaniemielcarek.com

EDUCATION

2013 2015 The University of Illinois at Chicago

MA in Applied Linguistics/TESOL

2010 2013 The University of Chicago

MA in Slavic Languages and Literatures

2007 The University of Chicago

BA in Art History
Minors in Slavic Languages and Literatures and Gender Studies

2008 Global TEFL

Certificate in SIT-TESOL training course

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

January 2015 UIC International/Tutorium in Intensive English, Chicago, IL

to present Visiting Lecturer
Teach and contribute to developing an English for Academic Purposes
academic skills class as well as two levels of Live, Learn, and Growa one-
year series of courses meant to prepare incoming international students for a
successful undergraduate career at UIC (12 hours/week, 16 weeks).
Taught high-intermediate Listening/Speaking in an Intensive English program
(10 hour/week, 13 weeks).
Developed and taught a three-week course on American culture and the field of
TESOL for a group of EFL university instructors from China (8 hours/week).
Create supplementary course materials, including PowerPoint slides, webpages,
grammar worksheets and communicative activities.
Administer formative and summative assessments, give feedback on oral
presentations and speaking exams.
Interpret absent instructors lesson plans and meet learning objectives when
substituting in Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking classes.

August 2015 Chicago International Study Center, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

to May 2017 Adjunct Lecturer
Taught high-intermediate Reading/Writing, advanced Grammar, and advanced
Listening/Speaking in an English for Academic Purposes program (9
hours/week, 16 weeks).
Serve on curriculum committee, assisting in textbook selection and writing
course objectives and student learning outcomes.
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Create supplementary course materials to accompany course books, including

PowerPoint lectures, grammar and vocabulary worksheets, and writing
assignments.
Write and administer formative and summative assessments, give feedback on
written assignments.

June 2015 Stafford House (formerly Intrax), Chicago, IL

to present Substitute Instructor
Plan and teach customized, one-on-one lessons via Skype.
Interpret absent instructors lesson plans and meet learning objectives when
substituting in Integrated Skills, Speaking and elective module classes.

July to December Laureate English Program, Kendall College, Chicago, IL

2016 Contributing Faculty Member
Taught high-intermediate Reading, Writing and Grammar in an Intensive
English Program (10 hours/week, 11 weeks).
Created supplementary course materials to accompany course books, including
PowerPoint lectures, grammar and vocabulary worksheets, and writing
assignments.
Wrote and administered formative and summative assessments, gave feedback
on written assignments.

January to The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

May 2015 Writing Center Tutor
Tutored undergraduate and graduate students in writing assignments ranging
from summary papers for freshman composition to dissertation chapters.
Led group editing sessions for students enrolled in freshman composition.

January to The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

May 2015 Conversation Hour Leader
Led weekly conversation hour for undergraduate and graduate English language
learners.
Planned topics with participants input and directed them to additional
resources about American culture and academic norms, including websites,
literature and on-campus organizations.

August Tutorium in Intensive English, The University of Illinois at Chicago,

to November 2014 Chicago, IL
Listening and Speaking Intern
Co-taught one section of intermediate-level listening and speaking class at an
intensive English program (10 hours/week, 13 weeks).
Created course materials, including grammar and vocabulary worksheets,
listening comprehension activities, conversation activities, and exam questions.
Administered oral and written exams and participated in benchmarking sessions
with other intermediate-level instructors.
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Gave written feedback on assignments, including diagnostic recordings, oral

presentations, weekly listening and speaking logs, and examinations.
Reviewed students progress during mid-term individual conferences.

September 2011 Slavic Department, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

to June 2013 Language Assistant
Co-taught first-year and second-year Polish for undergraduate and graduate
students (4 hours/week, 11 weeks for six academic quarters).
Reviewed grammatical concepts, introduced vocabulary and facilitated
conversations in twice-weekly sections.
Wrote and administered formative and summative assessments, including
vocabulary quizzes and final oral exams.

September 2009 English Department, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,

to June 2010 Zhengzhou, China
Instructor
Designed academic-year topical curriculum for mixed-level classes, covering
topics ranging from awkward social situations to the average American diet.
Taught four sections of conversational English language classes for twenty to
eighty undergraduate and graduate students (16 hours/week, 17 weeks for two
academic semesters).
Gained experience with managing large classes of 25 to 80 students, keeping
learner motivation and student talk time as high as possible.

February EF Xiaoshan, Xiaoshan, China

to September 2009 Instructor
Team-taught multiple sections of English language classes for students ranging
in age from four years to adult (20 hours/week).
Created and taught a customized tutoring plan for one high school student (3
hours/week).
Adapted lesson plans to EF course books, supplementing with original
materials.

December 2008 Brain Hurricane, Chicago, IL

to March 2009 Reading and Mathematics Tutor

2004, 2006 Neighborhood Schools Program, Chicago, IL

Teaching Assistant

ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

May 2013 Tutorium in Intensive English, The University of Illinois at Chicago,

to May 2015 Chicago, IL
Graduate Assistant
Assisted prospective and current students with application, immigration
procedures, transfer process, and payment.
Filed documents, entered data, and accepted payments.
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Wrote and laid out newsletter, maintained programs Facebook page.

Helped organize and assisted at placement exam, new student orientation, end-
of-session party, and field trips.

September 2005 Vita Excolatur, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

to June 2007 Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Design Editor

September 2003 Chicago Maroon, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

to June 2007 Managing Editor, Designer, Staff Writer

PRESENTATIONS

2015 Creating a Digital Gradebook with Excel, ITBE Spring Workshop, Chicago, IL

2012 Furnishing Memory: The Chairs on Ghetto Heroes Square, University of

Chicago Slavic Forum

2011 Perchance to Dream: Transcending Gender in Olga Tokarczuks House of Day,

House of Night, University of Chicago Slavic Forum

2009 Introduction to American Urban Architecture, Henan University of Traditional

Chinese Medicine

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Illinois TESOL-BE, Adult Education Co-Chair

TESOL International Association, Member

AWARDS AND ACADEMIC HONORS

2010 2013 Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Fellowship

2010 2013 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
2011 Summer FLAS Fellowship for study at Jagiellonian University, Krakw, Poland
2006 2007 Student Marshal
2006 Foreign Language Acquisition Grant (FLAG) for study at Jagiellonian University
2004 2007 Deans List
2003 2007 National Merit Scholar

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Computer: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), Blackboard/Chalk, Adobe InDesign,
HTML, web design

Language: English (native), Polish, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish

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Relevant Graduate Coursework: Second Language Assessment, Computer-Assisted Language Learning,

Materials Development/Second Language Teaching, Methodology of Second Language Teaching,
Grammatical Structures of English for TESOL, Teaching Slavic Languages

Revised December 3, 2017