EDUCATION
Doctor of Education TESOL, Magna Cum Laude – Anaheim University, 2023
Master of Education TESL – University of Calgary, 2010
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential-ELL Authorization – SDSU, 2009
Bachelor of Arts – East Asian Studies, Minor: Japanese, University of Calgary, 2003
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Assistant Professor, November 2016 – Present
TESOL Program Coordinator, 2023 – 2024
- Supervised TESOL & Linguistics curriculum for TESOL B.A., TESOL Ed. & Certificate
- Coordinated program quality improvement plan with TESOL & Linguistics instructors
- Managed multi-year assessment plan
TESOL Internship Coordinator, 2020 – 2024
- Prepared & supervised TESOL students completing international internships
- Networked with potential internship providers
- Taught career preparation and job application skills
- University Curriculum Committee Member, 2019 – Present
- Reviewed and provided feedback on multidisciplinary curricular proposals
- Prepared & submitted curricular proposals for Faculty of Education and Social Work
- EIL Intermediate Course Level Coordinator, 2016 – 2022
- Coordinated curriculum, materials development & assessments for Intermediate 1 & 2 reading, writing, listening & speaking courses
TESOL, Linguistics & EIL Course Instructor, 2015 – Present
Courses Taught
TESOL 199:R CRLA Tutoring
TESOL 330 :Teaching English to Young Learners
TESOL 375 : Observations in TESOL
TESOL 380: Internship Preparation
TESOL 391 R: TESOL International Convention
TESOL 399R :TESOL Internship
TESOL 425: Teaching Vocabulary
LING 331: Sociolinguistics
EIL 213 : Intermediate 1 Listening / Speaking
EIL 223: Intermediate 2 Listening/ Speaking
EIL 227 : Intermediate 2 Writing
EIL 310 : Academic 1 Integrated Skills
EIL 317: Academic 1 Reading/ Writing
EIL 320: Academic 2 Integrated Skills
EIL 343: Advanced Grammar
EIL 373: Academic Writing Patterns
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Visiting Faculty on BYU–Hawaii Campus 2015 - 2016, Teaching Group Leader, 2013 – 2014, Remote Adjunct Faculty, 2012 - 2015
- Contributed to the preliminary curriculum development of English Connect 3 as a content writer
- Taught GS 120L & Math 100L remotely to international English language learners
- Collaborated with instructors and students to resolve course or student issues
- Shared innovative technology uses with colleagues to support student feedback
INTO Oregon State University
Instructor, ESL, 2011 - 2015
- Prepared international students for university matriculation in GE, AE & Pathway Programs
- Classes: Multiple levels of grammar, reading/writing, listening/speaking, GMAT & history bridge courses
- Taught online academic writing university partnership course with Waseda University in Japan
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Online English Language Tutor
2006 – 2017
University of Calgary, English for Academic Purposes Program
ESL Practicum, 2010
Chula Vista Elementary School District
Substitute Teacher, K-6, July 2009 – March 2011
- Applied kinesthetic, visual and auditory approaches to actively engage students
San Diego State University, Multiple Subject Teaching Practicum
Student Teacher
- March – May 2009, 6th Grade, Salt Creek, Chula Vista Elementary School District
- Oct – Dec 2008, 3rd Grade, Chula Vista Hills, Chula Vista Elementary School District
- Designed thematic units to engage students and integrate language learning across disciplines
- Consistently used technology, realia, manipulatives, video and visuals to support learning
Washington School of International Languages, Japan
Instructor, April 2007 – April 2008
- Taught pedagogy course for Japanese teachers of English
- Held seminars on improving lesson plans for other teachers
- Taught multiple levels of English conversation classes for children and adults
- Prepared and taught TOEFL preparation course to college students
Japan Exchange & Teaching Program
Assistant Language Teacher, 2003 –2006
- Designed, prepared, and implemented age and grade appropriate lessons
- Created original English language textbooks for local elementary schools
- Assisted Japanese English teachers in preparing materials and delivering instruction
- Prepared students for speech contests and English proficiency assessments
Maple Leaf Academy, Calgary, Canada
ESL Instructor, 1999
- Substituted for regular teachers’ evening courses for adult ELL learners
- Taught English to teen students from Japan visiting Canada on study abroad program
Academic Presentations, Publications and Creative Works
Court, T. (2024, March 21-23). Multimodal inductive companion to reading [Conference presentation]. TESOL 2024 International Convention & Expo, Tampa, FL.
Court, T. & Seila, P. (2024, February 17). BYU-Hawaii endangered languages & literacy project [Conference presentation]. Hawaii TESOL 2024 Annual Conference, Laie, HI.
Court, T. (2023). Multimodal inductive companion to reading. [Doctoral dissertation, Anaheim University].
Court, T. & Solis, M. (2023, February 18). Multimodal inductive companion to reading and Universal Design for Learning [Conference presentation]. Hawaii TESOL 2023 Annual Conference, Laie, HI.
Court, T. & Solis, M. (2023). MIC: Academic vocabulary learning. [software].
Court, T. & Solis, M. (2023). MIC vocabulary mobile app [software].
Court, T. (2022). Materials spot: Framing polite refusals. Folio, 22(1).
Court, T. & Campbell, D. (2022). Vocabulary browser plug-in extension [software].
Court, T. & Maloney, J. (2022, February 19). Enacting PHAVE: A corpus and multimodal approach to phrasal verbs [Conference presentation]. Hawaii TESOL 2022 Annual Conference, Online.
Court, T. (2020, July 16-18). Investigating applied synesthesia for foreign vocabulary learning [Conference presentation]. 2020 TESOL Virtual Convention & English Language Expo, Online.
Court, T. (2018, February 17). Writing with blinders: Timed release single category feedback [Conference presentation]. Hawaii TESOL 2018 Annual Conference, Kapolei, HI.
Court, T. (2017, October 13 – 14). Stronger writers with autonomous targeted correction [Conference presentation]. Intermountain TESOL 2017 Annual Conference, Aspen Grove, UT.
Court, T. (2015, March 25 – 28). Linking best practices: Crossover teaching online and in-class [Conference presentation]. TESOL 2015 International Convention & Expo, Toronto, ON.
References Available Upon Request
CV Last Revised 06/13/2024