Ken Eckert, Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Daegu, Korea Las Vegas, Nevada, USA St. John's, Newfoundland Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Download CV

Current Activities As of April 23, 2011 I passed my doctoral dissertation defense and am now PhD-in-hand. My dissertation is entitled "Chaucer's Reading List: Sir Thopas, Auchinleck, and Middle English Romances in Translation." I am hoping to work with my director for publication of the translations as a textbook. I am presently Assistant Professor of English and informal program head in Keimyung Adams College at Keimyung University in Daegu, Korea, where I have been teaching English composition, reading, and communications since Fall 2009. In the eventual future I would like to teach English literature and composition back in North America and to publish more. Publications: As of November 2011, six.

Work Samples Syllabi - Courses in English Literature Courses in English Literature English 440 - Medieval English Literature English 231 - Literature Survey I Syllabi - Courses in Composition Courses in Composition English 101 - Composition I English 102 - Composition II Syllabi - Courses at Keimyung Adams Courses at Keimyung Adams Pre-Communications (Spring 2010) Academic Writing (Fall 2010) Professional Reading II (Fall 2010) Business Applications Communication English Culture Seminar & Writing Managing University Life Thesis Writing Ken's ESL Resource Site Video of a lecture I gave on Piers Plowman Here is the first half of a lecture I gave on the Middle English poem Piers Plowman for English majors at UNLV, Las Vegas, March 31, 2009. This'll be the player

Education University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA Ph.D. in English Literature Specialization: Middle English & Chaucerian Literature, Rhetoric & Composition Status: Degree granted May 14, 2011 Dissertation: "Chaucer's Reading List: Sir Thopas, Auchinleck, and Middle English Romances in Translation." I worked in the area of medieval romances in the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries, exploring their link to Chaucer's Sir Thopas. Director: Dr. John Bowers 2007 - 2011 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada M.A. in English Literature Specialization: Old English Literature Status: Degree Granted October 19, 2001 Thesis: “It’s About Time: Kingship and the Character in a Contemporary Beowulf” Advisor: Dr. William Schipper 1997 - 2001 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada Honors B.A. Equivalence in English Literature Status: Completed 1994, 1996 - 1997 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada B.Ed. in Secondary English Education Status: One Year Completed 1995 - 1996 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA M.A. in English Literature Status: One Semester Completed 1993 Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada B.A. in English Literature Minor: History Status: Degree Granted April 28, 1990 1987 - 1990

Career Experience Assistant Professor of English, Keimyung Adams College, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea September 2009 - Present • Keimyung Adams College (KAC) is an all-English undergraduate program for students majoring in International Relations and International Business. • I teach in the English support program, which consists of proficiency courses in professional reading, communications, and composition, and a course for seniors in thesis writing. As well, I supervise undergraduate theses and serve as informal program head. I also designed and administer the college's website. Courses taught Academic Writing I & II Communication Skills I & II Professional Reading I & II Thesis Writing (Seniors) Managing University Life (Online) Business Applications Graduate Assistant, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA January 2007 - July 2009 • For my GA duties I divided my time between two assignments. I taught courses and was also a consultant in UNLV's Writing Center, where I advised students, conducted workshops, and helped maintain the center's website. Courses taught English 101 & 102 (Composition I and II) - Fall 2007, Spring, Summer, Fall 2008 English 231 (World Survey Lit) - Spring 2009, Summer 2009 English 440 (Medieval English Literature) - Spring 2009 Instructor, Korea National University of Education, Gangnae, Chungbuk, Korea December 2003 - January 2007 • I taught English conversation and composition in the Intensive English Program for Korean English teachers. Primarily, I taught textbook-based materials and generated my own materials, and I assigned and evaluated papers and exams. I also taught courses for speech or teaching presentations as well as participating in field trips and other activities. ESL Teacher, ESS English Institute, Busan, Korea. February 2003 - December 2003 • I administered and instructed small classes of adults in conversational English, and generated multimedia and text materials. ESL Teacher, ABC English School, Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico. January 2002 - December 2002 • I administered and instructed small classes of adults and teenagers, ranging from beginners to university preparation (TOEFL) and small groups of corporate adults. Lead Digital Intern, University of Alberta Libraries, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada January 2001 - July 2001 • I organized and supervised the collection of data and images in the creation of an online library of Alberta Royal Commissions, in addition to staff training and management duties.

Awards & Publications Recipient of UNLV Graduate Student Access Scholarship Award (January 2008). Member of Golden Key International Honor Society (Joined 2008). Recipient of Memorial University of Newfoundland Harlow-Bowring scholarship (1998). Traveled to Essex, UK for thesis research in London and Edinburgh, October – December 1998. "Christian Purgatory and Redemption in Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo." Asian Journal of Latin American Studies 24:4 (2011). "Using Old English to Teach the Articles a and the in the Classroom." TESOL Review (December 2011). "Evasion and the Unsaid in Kazuo Ishiguro’s A Pale View of Hills." Partial Answers 10:1 (January 2012). "The End of Everything." The Truth About the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction 5:1 (Spring 2010). The Evolution of Mean: Satire in the American Elections of 1980 and 2008 Compared."Popular Culture Review 16 (Winter 2010). Based on a paper read at the Far West Popular Culture and American Culture Associations conference in Las Vegas in March 2009. "Exodus Inverted in The Grapes of Wrath." Religion and the Arts 13:3 (Summer 2009). Read a paper on Havelock the Dane at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at WMU in Kalamazoo, Michigan in May 2009. I have had numerous works of short essays and poems printed by university student newspapers and have privately written works of fiction and nonfiction. One of my poems was published by Fairleigh Dickinson University's Journal of Student Writing.

Other Experiences Languages: I have limited reading or speaking proficiency in Korean, French, Spanish, German, and Old English. I.T. Skills: I have been using various computer operating systems since 1982 and have been internet proficient since 1995. I am fluent or familiar with: HTML page design (Dreamweaver, javascript, jquery, Flash) Video editing and mpeg compression Desktop scanning and publishing Digital audio, multitrack & audio restoration Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Graduate Assistantships at Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997-2000: Marker for undergraduate English papers (Dr. G. Casey) Proofreader and indexer for Newfoundland periodical of dialect studies (Dr. S. Shorrocks) Assisted in research and occasionally taught first-year English as an assistant for Dr. William Schipper, 1999. Volunteer Experience: Volunteered as a computer data clerk and records researcher for University of the Nations, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 1992 Other Work Experience: As many longtime university students, I have held numerous seasonal or summer jobs. I have been a film developer, bartender, service station attendant, hamburger cook, gas meter reader, golf course concession clerk, groundskeeper, painter, camera department clerk, baseball cap maker, chauffeur, elections officer, and concert roadie.

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