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Jesse Barkin didn't know he wanted to teach English when he left the journalism world during the dot-com meltdown of 2002. He just knew that he wanted to travel and explore other cultures. He wound up at a language school in China, where he fell in love with teaching. Now, having earned his Master's degree and having made wonderful friends in the San Francisco State University M.A. TESOL program, he's ready to venture out into the world again.
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Grace Chen was an ESL student from kindergarten until second grade in Pennsylvania. She loved it and learned so much that she was inspired from an early age to pursue a teaching career. That is why she has two goals as a teacher: to help students gain the knowledge they need and enjoy the process at the same time. Her passion for literature led her to get a B.A. in English at UCLA, and her desire to give ESL students the same opportunities she had as a child kept her going to pursue an M.A. at SFSU to teach English (as a second language). Grace is currently teaching at an intensive English school, where she has had the opportunity to get to know students of all backgrounds and ages. She hopes that wherever she ends up teaching in the future, she will be able to make students as passionate about exploring English as she is about teaching it.
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Frank Ching has found his way to points wide across the globe. Sandwiched around a year living and teaching in China, he's traveled from Tokyo to Singapore, Paris to Istanbul, and Stockholm to Rio de Janeiro. He's also well-traveled in his careers, having been a PG&E "gas man" and a carpenter/cabinetmaker. He's taken a new path and fully enjoys teaching Vocational ESL at Jewish Vocational Service, but the drums are calling, and he holds on to the dream of having a second home in Recife, Brazil.
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Hyun Jin Cho was interested in different cultures and learning foreign languages so studied German and English in college. After getting a B.A. in German, English and Education, she loved teaching German and English to high school kids in Korea. She believes that international understanding is the most important thing when working with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. While studying in San Francisco, she has enjoyed working with friends from all over the world and has formed wonderful friendships. She wants to explore intercultural understanding further as an English teacher and through Rotary International.
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Chia-Tung (Clancy) Chu found
great pleasure in English language teaching while working with elementary
and junior high students in Taiwan. In the hope of providing better
education for her students, she decided to join the M.A.TESOL program
to improve her skills. Clancy gained a lot of insight into the field
of TESOL during her two-year stay here. Now, she can’t wait to go back
to Taiwan and share with students all that she has learned here at San
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Jessica Dold decided she
wanted to be a teacher in third grade. This led her to volunteer tutoring
during college, teaching English with the Peace Corps in Mongolia, and
being an instructor in an Intensive English program in Berkeley, California.
Having gained further skills through the M.A.TESOL program, she plans
to continue playing with language and learning about different cultures.
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Kyle Giocomo grew up in the scorching deserts of Arizona. Before entering the M.A.TESOL program, he found his passion for teaching while working with elementary and junior high school students in rural Japan. He currently coordinates an after-school and adult literacy program at an elementary school in San Francisco. Kyle hopes to someday become a bee keeper.
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Matthew Hammill is from the Garden State, New Jersey. Before coming to SFSU, he taught in rural Japan for seven years. He enjoys language learning, cold beer, and new adventures. After graduating from the M.A.TESOL program, he will be pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University.
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