James Trent

James Carroll Trent III Lycée du Parc Impérial 8 Avenue Paul Arène, Nice, France 06000 --www.linkedin.com/in/JamesTrent3 Skype: JimboDoesFrance Education University of Kansas  MA in French Language & Literature  Completed 21 credits towards a 30 credit MA Degree  3.8 GPA January 2014- May 2015 Oklahoma State University  BA in French Language & Literature  Minor in English Literature  3.7 GPA January 2007- May 2011 Work Experience Pasteur Vocational High School October 2018-Present  Position: English Language Assistant  Plan daily intimate and communicative English language courses with an emphasis on interaction for small groups of students who are training to be professional watchmakers, jewelers, and carpenters. Victor Hugo General and Technological High School October 2017- May 2018  Position: English Language Assistant  Plan daily intimate and communicative English language courses with an emphasis on interaction for small groups of students  Work closely with staff and personnel to organize extracurricular student activities such as English Café, Culture Night, and Chess Club University of Franche-Comté September 2015-August 2017  Position: Lecturer of English Language and Literature  Engaged students in an authentic English learning experience in three different college departments: The English Department (LLCE), Applied Foreign Languages (LEA), Polyglot Department (Polyglotte)  Planned and taught various courses including Creative Writing, Translation, and Phonetics  Organized the English Film Club, the English Conversation Club, and various isolated events such as an interdisciplinary “Language Night.” University of Kansas January 2014- May 2015  Position: French Teaching Assistant  Created and taught daily French lessons for first-year language students of French Accomplishments and Awards 2017: Published translation of a biography of French painter Claire Basler in a book on her complete life works 2017: Elected to participate in the prestigious Teaching Assistants Program in France (TAPIF) in Besancon, France-: Chosen to represent the University of Kansas French Department as an English Lecturer at The University of Franche-Comté in Besancon, France for two academic years 2014: Awarded departmental scholarship by the University of Kansas to attend the Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM) and Kansas World Language Association (KSWLA) K-12 Teacher Conference in Kansas City, Missouri 2011: Selected by anthropologist and Associate Professor of Linguistics Suzan Garzon of Oklahoma State University to research and present information on the Native American Sioux language in a collaborative work on a dictionary 2008: Awarded $13,000 Oklahoma State Bailey Scholarship to study abroad for the- academic year at The Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Supplementary Skills    Bilingual: English (native language) – French Professional Translation Competency in all Microsoft Office Programs