BENJAMIN BEAVER
1021 Maxcy Street
Columbia, SC 29201
[email protected]
864.506.4175
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Instructor of Record – Linguistics Program
January 2013 – Present
- Courses taught: English Grammar, The English Language, Intro. to Language Sciences
- Currently helping to develop Intro. to Linguistic Fundamentals (LING 201)
Instructor of Record – First-Year English Program
August 2011 – May 2013
- Courses taught: First and second semester freshman composition courses
- Focused on critical reading, analytical writing, and elements of argumentation and rhetoric
Instructor – English Program for Internationals
March 2013 – May 2013
- Courses taught: Grammar/Writing Level 6 (of 6), Reading/Vocabulary Level 5 (of 6)
Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina
Adjunct Instructor – Spanish
August 2011 – June 2013
- Courses taught: Elementary Spanish I/II, and Intermediate Spanish I
- Instructed day students as well as evening students, who are typically adults
Lexington School District One
Lexington, South Carolina
Spanish Teacher – Lexington High School
August 2009 – June 2011
- Courses taught: Spanish I and II
- Tutored students of other teachers with their Spanish work
- Co-sponsor of the International Club during 2009-2010 school year
Anderson School District Five
Anderson, South Carolina
Spanish Teacher – T. L. Hanna High School
August 2007 – June 2009
- Planned for instruction in both a 45-minute period and a 90-minute block
- Analyzed several textbooks and selected the one to be used by the district starting in 2008
- Led initiative to create a standardized Spanish curriculum for the district
- Accompanied and helped lead TLH Singers after school starting in Fall 2008
Substitute Teacher – Various middle and high schools
October 2006 – May 2007
EDUCATION:
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Working on Ph.D. – Linguistics – Current GPA: 4.0/4.0
Expected Graduation: May 2016
Primary emphasis area: Historical linguistics: Morphosyntax and semantics of the
subjunctive, diachronic trends in Germanic and Romance languages
Secondary emphasis area: Second language acquisition and pedagogy: Best practices with
pedagogical materials, authentic materials in beginner courses
University of South Carolina
TESOL Certificate – EFL Track – GPA: 4.0/4.0
Columbia, South Carolina
August 2010 – May 2013
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Master of Arts: Spanish Language and Culture – GPA: 3.86/4.0
June 2009 – July 2010
Thesis: “Los libros de texto y su uso en las escuelas secundarias de Carolina del Sur”
“Textbooks and their use in South Carolina high schools”
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts: Spanish, Music Minor – GPA: 4.0/4.0
Member of the Calhoun Honors College
Clemson, South Carolina
August 2002 – May 2006
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Twenty-one hours of Spanish courses taught by Chilean professors
Homestay with a Chilean family that spoke no productive English
Santiago, Chile
Spring 2004
AWARDS AND CREDENTIALS:
Recipient of Presidential Doctoral Fellowship, University of South Carolina, 2011-present
Anticipated Recipient of Preparing Future Faculty credential, University of South Carolina, 2014
South Carolina Teacher Certificate: Spanish, Grades 7-12, 2008-present
DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH:
Presentation at Indiana University: Diálogos 11 for Spanish Linguistics Graduate Students
Title: Trends towards semantic loss of the subjunctive in Spanish: Effects with el hecho de que
Date: 22 February 2014
Presentation at Arizona State University Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Linguistics Conference
Title: Hiatus resolution and semantic loss: Trends in Spanish subjunctive/indicative contrasts
Date: 22 February 2013
UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND INVOLVEMENT:
Participant in Graduate Students in Linguistics (GSLING) organization, 2011-Present
Social co-coordinator for GSLING – 2012-Present
Creator of course: Intro. to Geocaching for Physical Education Dept. at USC – Summer 2013
Volunteer aid for English Program for Internationals Student Olympics – May 2013
EXTRACURRICULAR SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY:
Trip to New Delhi, India – Midtown Fellowship, Columbia, SC – July 2012
- Assisted workers caring for children rescued out of sex slavery
Leader for Homeless for the Homeless event – Midtown Fellowship – February 2012
- Helped coordinate facilities and service participants providing aid to homeless individuals
Conversation Partner – AGAPE English Language Program, Columbia, SC – Spring 2010
- Provided conversation and exposed a student to various cultural events
OTHER SPANISH LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE:
Private Tutor – Helping someone in preparation for trip abroad and job – March 2011-July 2011
Interpreter – Midtown Fellowship, Columbia, SC – July 2011
- Served as interpreter between Spanish and English on trip to Cancún, Mexico and vicinity
Translator – Michelin, Donaldson Center Campus, Greenville, SC – December 2010
- Translated the Environment, Health, and Safety Manual for Contractors into Spanish
Participant – International Congress for Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language – July 2010
- Attended worldwide summit in Salamanca, Spain centered on the teaching of Spanish
Interpreter – Capstone Community Church, Anderson, SC – April 2008
- Served as interpreter between Spanish and English on trip to Havana, Cuba and vicinity
OTHER RELEVANT LINGUISTICS EXPERIENCE:
Wordification! project coder – January 2014 – present
- Work within the Python coding language
- Help create game for students to aid in word-building, spelling, and pronunciation