Nicole Furneisen
Teaching Experience
Nicole Furneisen
2808 Buckeye Trail
Cedar Park, TX 78613
512-789-6073
nfurneis@austinc.edu
Education
- M.F.A., Theatre Arts/ ESL, Regent University at Virginia, 2006
- B.F.A., Theatre Arts/ English, Sam Houston State University, 1997
- CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), ESL Cambridge English, 2001
Teaching Experience
- English as a Second Language instructor, Texas Intensive English Program, Austin, Texas, 2010-present
- English as a Second Language/ Theatre Arts instructor, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas, 2008-present
- English as a Second Language instructor, University of Texas ESL Program, Austin, Texas (summer special programs) 2016-2019
- English as a Second Language instructor, Texas State University ESL Program, San Marcos, Texas Fall 2016
- ESL/Civics instructor/ project manager, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas. 2003-2008
- ESL instructor/ student advising, Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce, Austin, Texas. 2002-2003
- ESL instructor/ marketing, SL International, Houston, Texas. 1998-2000
- ESL instructor, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas. 1998
Related Experience
· Testing Proctor for the BEST Plus test, TOEIC, and TOEFL tests for various universities, and schools in the Austin area.
· Testing proctor and scorer for the ITA’s (International Teaching Assistant test) In order to be eligible for a TA or AI appointments, non-native speakers of English must receive ITA English Certification.
· Studied Spanish at Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. 1997-1998
· Speak basic Spanish
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, Fortis, and various university software components for AISD, ACC, University of Texas at Austin, Texas State, University of Texas, and Texas Intensive Educational Program.
Professional Activity
o TxTESOL board member- at large delegate, 2016
o TESOL member since 2006
Works with Austin Literacy Collation for annual fundraisers and awareness campaigns.
Published: August 24, 2024