John Bauman
707-3 Nakazato
Abiko, Chiba
Japan 270-1122
090-6704-7322
john@jbauman.com
http://jbauman.com
Training Experience
- NHK Radio, Newmon Business Eigo
- April 2009 to present
- Assist with scriptwriting and curriculum design of a twice weekly radio show which teaches Business English at an intermediate level. Advise during recording sessions.
- Tokyo Training Group
- January 2001 to present
- Provide business communication training to employees of client corporations. Design training material and courses.
- Aoyama Gakuin University
- April 2006 to present
- Teach Business English courses.
- Hosei University
- April 2002 to present
- Teach Business English courses.
- Temple University Japan, Corporate Education Program
- May 1996 to December 2000
- Taught business English to employees of client corporations, largely Motorola Japan Limited and Tohoku Semiconductor Limited. Wrote training material and assisted in program administration.
- Tohoku University
- April 1997 to March 2000
- Taught English to first and third year science students on a part-time basis.
- Lakeland College Japan, Tokyo, Japan
- April 1993 to April 1996
- Taught university preparation classes to Japanese students at all levels.
- St. Augustine College, Chicago, Illinois
- September 1992 to April 1993, September 1990 to June 1991
- Taught Freshman Composition classes and college preparation classes to immigrant and
native born Hispanic students.
- Hohai University, Changzhou, China
- September 1991 to June 1992
- Developed and taught EFL classes to university students, university faculty, and other
adults in the community.
- Southern Illinois University in Niigata, Nakajo, Japan
- May 1988 to July 1990
- Taught university preparation classes to Japanese students at all levels.
Participated in test and material development.
- Chicago Technological College, Chicago, Illinois
- September 1987 to May 1988
- Taught intensive ESL classes to all levels of adult immigrant students.
- Triton College, River Grove, Illinois
- September 1985 to August 1987
- Taught intensive ESL classes and vocational ESL classes to all levels of adult, immigrant students.
Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- September 1983 to June 1985
- M.A. Major: Applied Linguistics/TESOL
- Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
- January 1978 to June 1982
- B.A. Major: Communications
Professional Organizations
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Japan Association of Language Teachers
The Association for Business Communication
Publications
- Vocabulary Resources for Materials Writers
- The Materials Writers Newsletter, The newsletter of the JALT Materials Writers National Special Interest Group, Volume 4, Number 3, October 1996
- An Easy Way to Get Students Talking
- ELI Teaching, Issue 25, April 1997
- Computerized Test and Material Production
- On JALT 96, The Proceedings of the 23rd Annual JALT International Conference, August, 1997
- The Acquisition of Basic Vocabulary by College-age Japanese Students in an Intensive EAP Program
- (with Tae Ito)LCJ JournalVolume 1, Lakeland College Japan, Tokyo, Japan, December 1997
- E-Mail in the Business World: Issues for Teachers of English for Specific Purposes
- Proceedings, 1997: The Japan Conference on English for Specific PurposesUniversity of Aizu, Aizu, Japan, January 1998
- Using E-mail with your Students
- The Language Teacher, (21)2, February, 1998
- Extend Class Discussion Activities via Cyberspace
- Recipes for Wired Teachers, JALT CALL SIG, Nagoya, Japan, 2000
Presentations
- Initial Vocabulary Load for Beginning EAP Students: A Comparative Study
- (with Tae Ito) JACET 34th Annual Convention, Tokyo, September 16, 1995
- This presentation reported the results of a study done with beginning students of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Groups of students of equal ability were given vocabulary lists of different lengths for their first 6 weeks of vocabulary study and testing. Consequences of the different loads were analyzed in terms of vocabulary acquisition and retention.
- Computerized Test and Material Production
- JALT 96, Hiroshima, Japan, November 4, 1996
- This presentation described ways to use common spreadsheet and word processing programs to store class material. Ways to convert the material into multi-version tests, handouts, and internet-compatible formats were demonstrated.
- Integrating E-mail into a Curriculum
- JALT 97, Hamamatsu, Japan, October 10, 1997
- This presentation explored the possibilities of a fully e-mail competent class. Formats for receiving and responding to homework were described, focusing on ways to make actual class time more effective.
- Using E-Mail to Simulate Authentic Business Communication
- The Japan Conference on English for Specific Purposes, Aizu, Japan, November 8, 1997
- This presentation explored ways to use raise the effectiveness of business classes by using activities that match the real communication experiences of the business world.
- A Morphological Sequence for Beginning Students
- Pacific Second Language Research Forum, Tokyo, Japan, March 27, 1998
- This presentation described corpus based research into the derivational affixes that occur with the most common words in English. A sequence for introducing affixes to beginning students was proposed and justified.
- E-Mail in the Business English Classroom
- JALT 98, Omiya, Japan, November 23, 1998
- This presentation explored insights from both academic journals and the popular business press into current e-mail usage in business. Ways to use this information in the classroom were presented.
- Business English Today, An Idea Exchange
- JALT 99, Maebashi, Japan, October 10, 1999
- In this presentation, current issues in the teaching of Business English were discussed. The focus was on facilitating communication among professionals in the field.
- Interactive Use of E-mail
- TESOL 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 15, 2000
- This was a hands-on demonstration of a variety of techniques for using e-mail in language teaching.
- Using E-Mail to Simulate Authentic Business Communication
- The Association for Business Communication Kyoto Conference, August 8, 2000
- This presentation covered up-to-date information about the use of e-mail in business. Ways to teach e-mail usage in Business Communication classes were introduced.
- Business English, What's Happening Now?
- JALT 2000, Shizuoka, Japan, November 3, 2000
- This workshop was an opportunity for teachers to network and to hear about the state of the Business English training in Japan and elsewhere.
- The Discourse Features of Computer-Mediated-Communication in Japanese
- With Yamada, J.; Oda, E.; Fujisaki, Y.; & Okamoto, N.
- JALTCALL 2001, Ohta, Gunma, Japan, May 26, 2001
- This presentation showed some preliminary data from a study of a corpus of 1,500 Japanese business e-mail messages.
- Business English in Japanese Universities
- 5th Association for Business Communication Asia Pacific Conference, March 28, 2005
- This presentation discussed the the presenter's experience in training business professionals and related this experience to teaching Business English in Japanese university classes.
References
Available on request