I was born at an early age…
…in Manchester, in the north of England. I grew up there, and didn't leave until I was 18 and I went to university in Sheffield. At 23 I moved to Japan, ten years later I left for the United States, and I've been in New Zealand since 2009.
Here's a little more detail.
Steve McCabe
British/American dual national with New Zealand permanent residence
7a Helvetia Road
Pukekohe
Auckland 2120
New Zealand
Home phone: +64-9-239-2486
Mobile phone: +21-425-895
Department of Biblical Studies
University of Sheffield
1986-1990
Bachelor of Arts with honours, Biblical Studies, 1990
Language Studies Unit
Aston University
1996-1998
Master of Sciences, Teaching English and Applied Linguistics, 1998
Capstone Programme
University of Tampa
2005-2007
Master of Arts in Teaching, 2007
Airline Training Academy
2002-2003
Commercial Pilot, Advanced Ground Instructor
Registration, New Zealand Teachers' Council
2009
(Teacher registration certifies that a teacher is satisfactorily trained, qualified and suitable to be a teacher and provides the assurance to future employers, parents and the public that the requirements for registration have been met.)
Florida State Temporary Teacher’s Certificate
2006
(Certification in physics grades 6-12, middle grades integrated curriculum; fully authorised to teach, as sole classroom practioner, at any public school in the state of Florida, physics to 6th-12th grade level, and any of the middle grades core subjects. NB permanent certificates are only issued after five years of classroom experience in the State; until this requirement is fulfilled, all teachers teach under temporary certificates, but are considered “highly qualified” under the terms of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.)
Japanese Language Proficiency Certificate, Level 2
1996
日本語能力試験2級 合格
(“The examinee has mastered grammar at a relatively high level, knows about 1,000 Kanji and 6,000 vocabulary words, and has the ability to converse, read and write about matters of a general nature. This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for about 600 hours and finishing the intermediate course.”)
Advanced/instrument ground instructor
2003
(Qualified to give primary flight and ground instruction in single-engine aeroplanes, at all levels, up to and including commercial pilot.)
| Papakura High School | |
| Willis Road, Papakura | |
| Classroom teacher, January 2010 — present | |
| Teaching NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 physics, as well as NCEA Level 1 and Year 9 and 10 general science and Year 9 Japanese. In this time I have boosted enrolment in Level 2 physics by over 100%, and helped my physics students to achieve NCEA grades above decile averages. | |
| Pinellas County School Board | |
| Safety Harbor Middle School | |
| 901 1st Ave. N | |
| Safety Harbor, Florida, U.S.A. | |
| Classroom teacher, August 2006 — June 2008 | |
| Teaching 7th- and 8th-grade Social Studies and Advanced Language Arts classes: responsible for lesson preparation and teaching; maintaining student records and grades; administering relevant assessments; preparing students for FCAT and other standardised tests; ensuring compliance with state-wide curriculum; maintaining hallway discipline; communicating with parents. Complete job description available at: http://www.pinellas.k12.fl.us/hr/compensation/Instructional/2316.pdf |
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| 獨協大学 | Dokkyo University |
| 学園町 | 1-1 Gakuen-cho 1-1 |
| 埼玉県草加市 | Saitama-ken Soka-shi |
| Adjunct instructor, April 2000 — September 2001 | |
| Teaching writing, discussion and general undergraduate English classes; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other faculty members; maintaining student records; being available for out-of-class student discussions and English contact practice | |
| 早稲田大学 | Waseda University |
| 第一文学部 | School of Arts, Letters and Sciences |
| 東京都新宿区 | Tokyo-to Shinjuku-ku |
| 戸山 | 1-24-1 Toyama 1-24-1 |
| Adjunct instructor, April 2000 — September 2001 | |
| Teaching English writing classes; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other faculty members; maintaining student records. | |
| 大東文化大学 | Daito Bunka University |
| 経営学部 | Faculty of Business Management |
| 埼玉県東松山市 | Saitama-ken Higashimatsuyama-shi |
| 岩殿 560 | Iwadono 560 |
| Associate professor of English, April 1999 — September 2001 | |
| Designing and teaching English courses to undergraduate students; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other faculty members; maintaining student records; entrance-test development and administration; general faculty administration; assisting with training of new teachers; translating and interpreting; carrying out research related to language teaching and linguistics. | |
| 上武大学 | Jobu University |
| 経営情報学部 | Faculty of Information Sciences |
| 群馬県多野郡 | Gunma-ken Tano-gun |
| 新町 270-1 | Shinmachi 270-1 |
| Full-time lecturer of English, April 1998 — March 1999 | |
| Teaching general English classes to undergraduate students; revising the university English programme; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other facultymembers; maintaining student records; preparing entrance-test software. | |
| 聖学院大学 | Seigakuin University |
| 聖学院女子短期大学 | Seigakuin Women’s Junior College |
| 埼玉県上尾市 | Saitama-ken Ageo-shi |
| 戸崎 | 1-1 Tozaki 1-1 |
| Adjunct instructor April, 1996 — March 2000 | |
| Teaching composition and CALL classes to junior-college and university students; developing CALL materials for Macintosh; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other faculty members; maintaining student records; maintaining Macintosh computers. | |
| 共栄学園短期大学 | Kyoei Gakuen Junior College |
| 埼玉県春日部市 | Saitama-ken Kasukabe-shi |
| 内牧 4158 | Uchimaki 4158 |
| Adjunct instructor April 1996 — March 1998 | |
| Teaching conversation classes to junior-college students; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other faculty members; maintaining student records; judging English speech contests; assisting in textbook preparation. |
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| 文化女子大学 | Bunka Women’s University (now Bunka Gakuen University |
| 文化外国語専門学校 | Bunka Institute of Language |
| 東京都渋谷区 | Tokyo-to Shibuya-ku |
| 代々木 3-22-1 | Yoyogi 3-22-1 |
| English teacher, April 1995 — March 1996 | |
| Teaching intensive English classes and Macintosh computer course to Senmon-Gakko (vocational school) students; teaching English to undergraduate students of Bunka Women’s University; compiling and submitting detailed course outlines; performing ongoing and end-of-semester evaluations; co-ordinating with other faculty members; maintaining student records; maintaining Macintoh computer network; occasional translating and interpreting; course and programme development | |
| 下條村立中学校 | Shimojo Junior High School |
| 長野県下伊那郡 | Nagano-ken Shimoina-gun |
| 下條村睦沢 8690-1 | Shimojo-mura Mutsuzawa 8690-1 |
| Assistant English Teacher, April 1993 — March 1995 | |
| Team-teaching and individual teaching of junior-high classes; teaching elementary-school and adult classes; assisting the village administration in various internationalisation programmes; involvement with the PTA | |
| 太田イングリッシュスクール | Ota English School |
| 群馬県太田市 | Gunma-ken Ota-shi |
| 飯田町 1409 | Iida-cho 1149 |
| English teacher Nov. 1991 — Nov. 1992 | |
| Teaching English conversation classes to all age groups, from kindergarten to company classes; preparing lessons and maintaining lesson plans; covering for absent colleagues | |
Computers, CALL and the Internet (JALT Suwa Chapter)
29 September 1996
Keeping the ‘L’ in CALL (JALT CALL N-SIG International CALL Conference, Chubu University)
1 June 1997
How to Write an Email: Following the Rules or Making Your Own (JALT CALL N-SIG International CALL Conference, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology)
31 June 1998
Developing Testing Software Using FileMaker Pro (JALT CALL N-SIG International
CALL Conference, Kyoto Sangyo University)
22 May 1999
Computer-Generated Speech: Tool or Gimmic? (JALT 1999 Annual Conference,
Maebashi)
9 October 1999
The Use of English in Japan and Japanese (PhD Kenkyukai, International House, Tokyo)
7 December 1999
On Whose Authority? Corpora in English-teaching materials (“Quality in Language
Education,” Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC)
22 June, 2000
CALL — The Pessimist’s View (JALT CALL N-SIG International CALL Conference, Kanto Gakuen University, Ota, Japan)
26 June 2001
Japan, a diglossic society (Language in Society Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)
November 2008
Online Wizardry: Email and Online Discourse (Dissertation submitted to Aston University on November 23rd, 1997, in partial completion of Master of Science degree)
Computers and Learning Styles (女子聖学院短期大学英文学会会誌第28号 pp 61-71, June 1997)
Virtual Manchester (CALL: Basics and Beyond, Paul Lewis, ed, pp 83-88, JALT Press, 1997)
Revising the Seigakuin CALL Course (女子聖学院短期大学英文学会会誌第28号 pp 63-72, June 1998)
On Whose Authority? Making sure that what we’re teaching is what they’re saying (Reflecting Language, Melissa Megan & Alice Jyu, eds, pp 43-51, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002)