Jmbalcourt Resume
Justin Balcourt
Freelance Linguist and Photographer
45 Tiemann Place
New York, NY 10027
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EXPERIENCE
ELS Educational Services, Riverdale — English Instructor
February 2018 - Present
Classroom instruction for exchange students and new immigrants learning English in the US
Creation of assessment and teaching materials as well as implementation of practical and effective teaching methodology
Berlitz Japan, Osaka — English Instructor
March 2019 - August 2018
Classroom instruction for Japanese university students preparing to study abroad in the US
Creation of assessment and teaching materials as well as implementation of practical and effective teaching methodology
Fluent City, New York — German Instructor
February 2018 - May 2018
Classroom instruction for adults learning German
Creation of lesson materials/media and implementation of practical and effective teaching methodology
EDUCATION
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne — Master
September 2016 - August 2017
Completion of Master’s program in the field of Linguistics. Research and projects were focused on historical/comparative phonology, morphology and orthography
Collaboration on language acquisition study utilizing a minimal first exposure method
CUNY Hunter, New York — Bachelor
January 2012 - January 2015
Completion of Bachelor’s degree in German language and literature
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Portraiture
Promotional and commercial photography
Foreign language/Language instruction
AWARDS
Baden-Württemberg Stipendium, 2012 Scholar
Louise-Senner Award, 2015 overall best performance in German
LANGUAGES
English
German
Russian (intermediate)
Japanese (basic)
Justin Balcourt
Freelance Linguist and Photographer
45 Tiemann Place
New York, NY 10027
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Photo related inquiries:
------------
Non-photo related inquiries:
------------
Website: ------------
EXPERIENCE
ELS Educational Services, Riverdale — English Instructor
February 2018 - Present
Classroom instruction for exchange students and new immigrants learning English in the US
Creation of assessment and teaching materials as well as implementation of practical and effective teaching methodology
Berlitz Japan, Osaka — English Instructor
March 2019 - August 2018
Classroom instruction for Japanese university students preparing to study abroad in the US
Creation of assessment and teaching materials as well as implementation of practical and effective teaching methodology
Fluent City, New York — German Instructor
February 2018 - May 2018
Classroom instruction for adults learning German
Creation of lesson materials/media and implementation of practical and effective teaching methodology
EDUCATION
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne — Master
September 2016 - August 2017
Completion of Master’s program in the field of Linguistics. Research and projects were focused on historical/comparative phonology, morphology and orthography
Collaboration on language acquisition study utilizing a minimal first exposure method
CUNY Hunter, New York — Bachelor
January 2012 - January 2015
Completion of Bachelor’s degree in German language and literature
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Portraiture
Promotional and commercial photography
Foreign language/Language instruction
AWARDS
Baden-Württemberg Stipendium, 2012 Scholar
Louise-Senner Award, 2015 overall best performance in German
LANGUAGES
English
German
Russian (intermediate)
Japanese (basic)