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    Sarah Miner has extensive experience teaching English to students from various countries and backgrounds. She holds a MA in TESOL from Brigham Young University with a thesis on reading idioms using eye-tracking research. She also has a BA in Japanese and has taught English in Korea, Japan, China and the United States. Her research focuses on eye-tracking, reading, vocabulary acquisition and language pedagogy.

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    Sarah Miner has extensive experience teaching English to students from various countries and backgrounds. She holds a MA in TESOL from Brigham Young University with a thesis on reading idioms using eye-tracking research. She also has a BA in Japanese and has taught English in Korea, Japan, China and the United States. Her research focuses on eye-tracking, reading, vocabulary acquisition and language pedagogy.

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    Sarah Miner has extensive experience teaching English to students from various countries and backgrounds. She holds a MA in TESOL from Brigham Young University with a thesis on reading idioms using eye-tracking research. She also has a BA in Japanese and has taught English in Korea, Japan, China and the United States. Her research focuses on eye-tracking, reading, vocabulary acquisition and language pedagogy.

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    Sarah Miner

    Education
    Master of Arts in TESOL April 2018
    Brigham Young University
    • Thesis Title: Reading idioms: a comparative eye-tracking study of native English
    speakers and native Korean speakers
    • 3.99 GPA

    Bachelor of Arts in Japanese April 2015


    Brigham Young University
    • TESOL Minor
    • 3.99 GPA
    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude

    English Teaching Experience


    English Teacher Sept 2016-Dec 2016
    Internexus Language School Provo, Utah
    • Taught a TOEFL test preparation class at an intensive English program to 11 adult
    students from Brazil for 18 hours per week
    • Taught a beginning grammar class, a beginning reading class, and an intermediate
    listening/speaking class for 8 adult students from Chile, Brazil, and Mongolia
    • Created teaching materials on a weekly basis to improve the TOEFL test preparation
    class, including the creation and adaptation of level appropriate reading passages, test
    preparation materials, and writing activities

    Volunteer English Teacher Apr 2016-Jul 2016


    L-Zone Language Café Busan, South Korea
    • Taught individuals and groups beginning English grammar for 25 hours per week
    • Provided individualized feedback for advanced students in areas of listening
    comprehension, speaking, pronunciation, grammar, and writing

    English Teacher May 2014-Aug 2014


    Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
    • Taught a beginning grammar class for 7 international students twice per week
    • Prepared lessons and materials focusing on real-world application of grammar
    principles leading to all students achieving course objectives and advancing to the
    next level in a skill-based advancement program
    • Tutored students who needed additional assistance after class hours

    English Teacher May 2011-Aug 2011


    Brigham Young University Language Teaching and Learning Program Osaka, Japan
    • Taught 3-hour daily English classes to 12-15 Japanese students of varying language
    abilities and ages ranging from 14 to 82
    • Adjusted lessons and explanations to fit the abilities and needs of individual students
    • Assisted in the development of a new edition of English 101 by Masakazu Watabe by
    editing, evaluating, and re-formatting the previous edition
    Teaching and Development Intern May 2010-Aug 2010
    Selnate International School Provo, Utah
    • Planned and carried out monthly cultural activities for 3 classes of students
    • Created multimedia lesson plans for a summer language camp of 200 Chinese students
    • Taught cultural principles and helped resolve cultural misunderstandings including
    addressing issues of plagiarism and cheating

    Research Experience
    Eye-tracking Lab Assistant and Consultant April 2018-Present
    Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
    • Designed a curriculum and taught classes on the usage and development of eye-
    tracking programs to graduate students and professors in the Department of
    Linguistics & English Language and the Department of Asian and Near Eastern
    Languages
    • Assisted in the creation of programs for the Eyelink 1000+ eye-tracker to analyze
    reading patterns in English and Korean
    • Met individually with professors and students to advise them about planned eye-
    tracking research

    Research Assistant April 2017-Aug 2017


    Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
    • Analyzed variation in over 40,000 idioms from American and British English
    • Developed and coded search terms for idioms to create a searchable corpus of idioms
    and allow for analysis of idiom frequencies using existing corpora

    Second Language Acquisition Research Assistant Sept 2011-May 2012


    Brigham Young University Provo, Utah
    • Studied and reported on a wide variety of topics within a general subject (individual
    variation in language learning), allowing the supervising professor to access a well-
    rounded database of research
    • Researched second language acquisition to develop a greater understanding of current
    practices and theories of language
    • Applied theoretical research concepts to code and analyze language acquisition data
    collected during university study abroad courses

    Conference Presentations
    • KOTESOL: Using Eye-Tracking to Understand English Reading Processes. Seoul,
    Korea. May, 2017
    • iTESOL: Newspaper Hide-and-seek. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. March, 2017

    Fellowships Received
    Brigham Young University Graduate Research Fellowship: Reading idioms: a comparative
    eye-tracking study of native English speakers and native Korean speakers, 2017, $10,000

    Professional Affiliations
    KOTESOL Member April 2017-Present
    Volunteer Experience
    Full-Time Representative May 2012-Nov 2013
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Manchester, England
    • Studied Mandarin Chinese intensively for 12 weeks followed by continued language
    study for 1 hour every day
    • Taught international students from Mainland China skills and principles to improve
    their quality of life and assisted them in setting and achieving goals
    • Participated in personal development trainings and conferences on a weekly basis

    Languages
    • English: Native speaker; instructor
    • Japanese: Advanced reading skills; intermediate-high listening, speaking, and writing
    skills
    • Korean: Intermediate-low reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills
    • Mandarin Chinese: Beginning reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills

    Areas of Interest
    • Eye-tracking, Motivation, Reading, Vocabulary, Second Language Pedagogy,
    Language Acquisition

    Aspirations
    • Become an English teacher that not only helps students learn grammatical and
    sociolinguistic competency but also helps them increase their motivation to learn
    English
    • Continue to develop my language skills and develop an advanced proficiency in
    Japanese, Chinese, and Korean in order to prepare for a long-term teaching career
    based in Asia

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