Thor's Curriculum Vitae

resumé of Thorold (Thor) MAY
Position: Foreign Expert
 
address:  International Office, Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College
  14 Kangfu Street, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; tel. 86 371 66904 262
e-mail: thormay AT yahoo.com 

internet site:      

 http://thormay.net   (hundreds of pages of stories, papers,
essays, commentaries, poems, photography etc. by Thor May)
nationality: Australian
Australian contact: : 14 Marmion St, Katoomba,
NSW 2780; tel./fax 61 02 4782 9262  

Personal Details: Australian ; born 8 September 1945; male, 168 cm, 64 kg, single, very fit and active.

Referees: available on request, or click here for scanned references

Publications List: click here to view current publication list.

Membership Affiliations: 

1. Australian Linguistics Society
2. Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
3. Asia TEFL

Thor, October 2007

Chronological List of Teaching & Academic Appointments to 2007 : Thor May


  A detailed description of teaching & lecturing experience is available at http://thormay.net/docsite/teachingexperience2003.html

* = concurrent with PhD research

From
 To 
Employer 
Position Held
September 2007 current * Holmes Institute (Australian-Chinese joint venture) at Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College, Henan, China Foreign Expert, English Language : Preparatory English for Australian tertiary study (nursing; logistics) : IELTS focus; teacher training seminars
August 2004 August 2007 * Chungju National Universtiy, Chungju, South Korea Visiting Professor in English Language: undergraduate EFL
September 2003 August 2004 TESOL Unit, Pusan University of Foreign Studies, Busan, South Korea Visiting Professor in Applied Linguistics (postgraduate course for Korean teaching graduates, cross-credited with international MAs). See course content here.
September 2000 August 2003 Youngsan University, Busan, South Korea Visiting Professor in English Language: undergraduate EFL
September 1999 July 2000 Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, PRC Lecturer in English Language; EFL for undergraduates & postgraduates; teacher training
August 1998 July 1999 Wuhan Technical University of Surveying & Mapping, (now part of Wuhan University) Wuhan, Hubei, China Lecturer in English Language; EFL for postgraduates (MSc & PhD); evening community EFL
February 1998 August 1998 1. Self-employed 
2. Postel Australia Ltd., Melbourne		 1. Writer/editor 
2. p/time evening telesales
June 1994  13/2/98  Kangan Batman TAFE, Dawson St, North Coburg, Vic. 3058, Australia  ESL Teacher / Co-ordinator 
(technical English for mechanics); International consultant (Indonesia)
October 1993 June 1994 *Western TAFE, now Victoria University,
Footscray, Victoria, Australia 

Sessional ESL Teacher
(*concurrent with PhD research)

October 1990  July 1993  *Adult Migrant Education Service  (AMES), Myer House, Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sessional ESL Teacher

(*concurrent with PhD research)

July 1987 July 1990 University of the South Pacific, PO Box 1178, Suva, Fiji  Lecturer in Linguistics: phonology, sociolinguistics, language acquistion, syntax; teacher training
February 1987  June 1987 University of Technology, Lae, PNG  Lecturer in English for Special Purposes (surveying; electrical & mechanical engineering; biology)
August 1986  Dec. 1986 *AMES, Cabramatta, NSW, Australia  Sessional ESL Teacher
March 1986 July 1986 *University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia  p/time Lecturer in 
Linguistics: sociolinguistics, syntax, semantics; seacher training for ESL
February 1985  Dec. 1985  University of Technology, Lae, PNG 
 		 Lecturer in English for 
Special Purposes (surveying; electrical & mechanical engineering; biology)
February 1984  Dec. 1984 *University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia p/time Lecturer in 
Linguistics: sociolinguistics, syntax, semantics
February 1983 Dec. 1983 Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia  Lecturer in Linguistics : language acquisition (L1, L2); teacher training
February 1978 Dec. 1982 *University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia  p/time Lecturer & tutor in 
Linguistics: sociolinguistics, syntax, semantics ; voluntary Red Cross refugee tutoring
1979 1982 *Newcastle TAFE College  Evening ESL Teacher
January 1977 Dec. 1977 AMES, Melbourne, Vic., Australia  Sessional ESL Teacher
February 1976  Dec. 1976  Tangaroa Secondary College, East Tamaki, New Zealand  English and Economics 
Teacher: students 75% Polynesian
1962 
 		 1975 A wide variety of semi-skilled jobs in Australia, NZ and UK Various; many concurrent with undergraduate study

 

Formal Qualifications:

<> Qualifications translated into Korean <> pdf file

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate, 2006-2008, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Thesis topic : "Language Tangle : Predicting and Facilitating Outcomes in Language Education." The thesis has been examined, and revisions requested. A chapter summary and conclusion from this thesis can be seen here.

PhD Candidature in Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Australia - in abeyance formally; (undertaken in the early 1990s. I have recommenced work on it informally, without enrolment). A substantial amount of work (about 50,000 words) has been done towards this PhD, and some material published (e.g. see Postsupposition & Pastiche Talk and the Generative Oscillation Model). Note that this is an entirely research doctorate (no coursework), but a rough equivalence of current status might the American concept of ABD. An evaluation and recommendation (2004) by my previous University of Melbourne supervisor, Professor Nicholas Evans, may be seen here. ( I was enrolled in an unrelated, previous PhD at the University of Newcastle in the early 1980s which also resulted in some extensive publication -- see the Masters information below).

Master of Applied Linguistics, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. (2005) [ Newcastle U. is an Australian government owned university]. High distinction in all subjects : Transcript .

Master of Arts in Formal & Applied Linguistics, *Greenwich University, Hawaii, U.S.A. (1994).   Based on refereed publications & earlier accredited work done at the University of Newcastle for a discontinued PhD in theoretical linguistics.. At the time, the regulations of Newcastle University itself were unable to accommodate cross-crediting my PhD work to an M.A. Greenwich University engaged my Newcastle University supervisor & head of linguistics, Dr Peter Peterson, as an adjunct examiner. In 2004 Greenwich University became defunct. The Greenwich Masters document is therefore no longer accredited , although the work supporting it, including a thesis, is very substantial. Certified Greenwich University transcripts are available under the stewardship of Akamai University at http//www.greenwich.edu.

Masters Qualifying (Honours 1st class equivalent) in Linguistics, University of Newcastle NSW,  Australia (1978). The research essays supporting this were also reviewed by an external examiner (Macquarie University). Most institutions today would document this one year program as a coursework Masters degree.

Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching - Transcript Document, Auckland Secondary Teachers College, New Zealand (1975; now a division of Auckland University); Teaching English as a Second Language specialization. Many institutions today would document this one year program as a coursework Masters degree.

Bachelor of Arts - Testamur ; Bachelor of Arts - Transcript Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (1974); majors in Linguistics and Social Anthropology

RSA/Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (1996) International TESOL Training Centre, Holmes Colleges, Melbourne, Australia

Certificate IV in Workplace Training Category 2: Assessor (1997) Kangan Batman Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia