Dr. Jayson S. Grimes

• Instructed Intercultural Communication for both in-house and external corporate groups, • Taught ESL/EFL, Business English, English for Job Seekers, English for Professionals and Executives, and English for Special Purposes, English Professional Writing, Academic Writing, etc. • Carried out training: job search, presentations, and intercultural communication • Conducted assessments, examinations, feedback cycle and mentor students • Developed and implemented ongoing workshop series.

• Managed projects including coordination, and delivery involving multiple stakeholders • Conducted editorial meetings with clients and interested parties • Negotiated contracts, billing and collections • Proofread, translated (Germ. – Eng.) and edited English language copy for academia, corporate and private clients

• Provided English as a second language training to adult learners • Assisted students in second language acquisition skills • Delivered lessons in both traditional classroom setting and through digital training • Designed blended learning solutions fitting to student needs • Coordinated courses, locations, and logistics • Carried out and designed ongoing assessments and feedback cycle • Helped students with academic and professional writing skills

• Taught academic English writing methodologies and applied linguistics pedagogy and development for trainee teachers • Conducted assessments & examinations • Designed curriculum/instructional materials • Corrected and completed feedback cycle of student performance and exams • Reported of student results using faculty approved software programs (Moodle & Blackboard) • Participated in communication chain with institutional administrators

• Taught English academic writing module • Conducted assessments, exams, and mentoring • Designed and implemented curriculum/instructional materials • Corrected essays and feedback cycle • Mentored international students • Selected and sourced course instructional materials • Liaised with department heads and faculty on behalf of students • Instructed examination methods and SAT prep • Prepared examinations, designed, implemented, corrections/feedback and reporting of student results

• Teaching assistant and lecturer for doctoral supervisor in literature • Prepared lessons, presentations and course documents (syllabi, exams and assessments, etc.) • Assisted in course exam phases including carrying out viva voce and grading. • Updating online platforms (Uninet, Moodle, etc.)

Thesis: “Teaching Integration: linguistic challenges in teaching culture and language identity” • Conducted research: quantitative & qualitative • Assisted in exam proctoring • General admin: e-mailing, telephoning, LCM, ordering of promotional materials, procurement of office supplies, scheduling, inventory taking • Successfully completed all aspects of the internship which culminated in the submission of an academic thesis regarding challenges in integration and education

Art History, Literature, International Studies.