Ed McCorduck

• Homer, NY

Ed McCorduck's Bio:

Ed McCorduck's Experience:

• faculty at SUNY Cortland

  August 1996 - August 2010

  Taught the courses Composition 100, Composition 101, English 201-Introduction to Language Study, English 307--Computer Technology in the Classroom, English 402--Grammar, English 407--Study of English Language, Adolescence Education 310--Grammar and the Writing Process and Adolescence Education 661--Language Development in Adolescence, some of which I taught entirely online through the SUNY Learning Network. Received the 2002 State University of New York College at Cortland Faculty Development Committee Award for Excellence in Incorporating Technology in Teaching.

• adjunct faculty at State University of New York at Oswego

  September 1997 - December 1997

  taught the courses Linguistics 110--Introduction to Linguistics and English 374--History and Development of the English Language

• writer/editor at American Wordpower Dictionary project, ELT Department, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK

  December 1995 - December 1997

  wrote and edited entries for this dictionary of English for learners

• Project Coordinator at Random House/Syracuse Language Systems Inc.

  July 1995 - November 1995

  Participated in the development of a multilingual visual dictionary and vocabulary development software product. I composed a list of 3,000 basic English words and put them in semantic categories, and I assisted in the translation of the words into four languages (French, German, Italian and Spanish) and the illustration of the words through photographs. I also wrote portions of the user's manual for the product.

• faculty at SUNY Educational Opportunity Center at Syracuse

  September 1990 - August 1995

  I taught four English as a second language courses per semester: ESL Conversation, ESL Vocabulary and Reading, ESL Grammar and ESL Writing. I was solely responsible for the administration and curriculum development of the ESL Program including the implementation of CALL (computer assisted language learning)

• faculty at University of Maine

  August 1989 - June 1990

  I taught four sections per semester of English courses for international students, including Intermediate, High Intermediate, and Advanced English as a Second Language for International Students.

• Writer at Wordsmyth

  August 1988 - August 1989

  Participated in a project to produce an online dictionary for Brother typewriters and word processors to be marketed internationally. I received training in lexicography and composed main entries for words by writing definitions and supplying other lexical and grammatical information. I also performed related duties such as inputting, reviewing and proofreading completed entries on the computerized database of the dictionary.

• Teaching Assistant at Cornell University

  September 1986 - August 1988

  Taught English as a second language (ESL) courses in both the Intensive English Program and the Academic English as a Second Language Program.

• owner at EnglishConsulting.com

  December 1995

  Offering you my expert help with grammar, English, writing and languages.

Ed McCorduck's Education:

• University of Brighton

  2001 – 2001

• Cornell University

  ABD
  Concentration: Linguistics

• Syracuse University

  Master of Arts (M.A.)
  Concentration: Linguistic Studies

• Syracuse University

  Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
  Concentration: Humanities/Humanistic Studies

• Utica College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  Concentration: English Language and Literature/Letters