Elena Tenenbaum

 

Box 1978, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912

Tel. (401)863-1399 • elena_tenenbaum@brown.edu

 

Education

 


Brown University, Doctoral Student in Cognitive Science                                    

September 2005 – Present,  Providence, Rhode Island

           

Binghamton University, Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics - Minor in Computer Science               

September 1998 - May 2002,  Binghamton, New York                                                                               

Magna Cum Laude   

 

 

Employment

 


Wayo Konodai Girls School , English Teacher

April 2004 – March 2005, Chiba, Japan

◦ Created curriculum for introductory level English conversation classes.

◦ Instructed Junior and Senior High School level classes.

◦ Wrote and administered assignments and exams for 600 students.

◦ Designed and implemented seminars to prepare students for study abroad programs.

 

Chiba University, English Language Consultant

August 2002 – March 2005, Chiba, Japan

◦ Edited articles for publication by university professors in the journal, Linguistics. 

◦ Provided research assistance, editing and translation during interviews for a doctoral candidate in Music Education.     

 

JET Program, Assistant Language Teacher

August 2002 - March 2004, Chiba, Japan

◦ Team taught all Kindergarten through Junior High School English classes in a village community. 

◦ Assisted in grading and curriculum planning. 

◦ Mentored incoming foreign teachers. 

◦ Presented in Japanese and English on the subject of Foreign Language Education in Japan and America. 

 

 

Honors/Activities

 


◦ Kenneth R. and Pamela L. Galner Fellow 2005-2006.

◦ Member of Golden Key Honors Society and Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society.

◦ Recipient of the Israel J. Rosefsky Scholarship for study abroad, Fall 2000.

◦ Study Abroad at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, Spring 2001.

◦ Teacher’s Assistant for Introduction to Linguistics, Binghamton University, Fall 2001.

◦ Assistant Teacher at the New York School for the Deaf 1997 – 2002.

 

 

Skills

 


◦ Advanced Japanese (Level 3 of the Japanese Proficiency Exam).

◦ Proficient in French and American Sign Language.

◦ Basic command of Java and C++ programming languages.