Jessica Liddle

4071 Lake Killarney Rd

Gum Spring, VA 23065
(804) 229-0221 jml4ac@virginia.edu
Professional Portfolio: https://jessicaliddle.weebly.com/

Education:

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

- M.A., Foreign Language Education Anticipated May 2019
o Curry School of Education
- B.A., Spanish Literature and Culture May 2018
o College of Arts and Sciences

Cumulative B.A/M.A. GPA: 3.7

University of Virginia in Valencia, Spanish Immersion Program Fall 2016

4 month program – completed 15 credits taught by Spanish professors; home-stay living; cross-culture
experiences

Relevant Teaching Experience:

University of Virginia Student Teaching Practicums, Albemarle County Schools

 Jackson P. Burley Middle School (170 hours) Fall 2018
o Assumed all roles as a teacher in four 7th grade exploratory and three 8th grade Spanish 1classes
starting from the beginning of the school year
o Assisted in a Civics and Economic class with several ESOL (English to Speakers of Other
Languages) students
 Albemarle High School (30 hours) Spring 2018
o Assisted two 9th grade Spanish II classes by working one-on-one with students struggling with
the content
o Delivered six 40-minute lessons using Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPRS), Movie
Talks, and Personalized Questions and Answers (PQA)
 Paul H. Cale Elementary School (30 hours) Fall 2017
o Assisted a 2nd grade immersion class by keeping students on task, encouraging non-native
Spanish speakers to stay in target language, and challenging native speakers with more advanced
content-related vocabulary
o Delivered two 20-minute lessons using TPRS
 Jack Jouett Middle School (25 hours) Spring 2017
o Assisted an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) classroom engaging students
with thought provoking questions and critical thinking exercises
University of Virginia Guatemalan Initiative Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018
 Taught and planned weekly virtual English lessons for an adult professional in Guatemala
 Met weekly with an ESOL professor to discuss strategies, share ideas with other tutors, and research
online resources to implement into future lessons/homework
  Assumed head mentor role for two new participants by offering advice, strategies, and resources from
my past experience (Fall 2017/Spring 2018)

Additional Experience:

Waitress, Vivace Restaurant February 2016 – current

 Expert in customer service and managing a multitude of responsibilities in high-pressure situations
 Serve as interpreter between management and immigrant kitchen staff members to communicate
expectations and discuss work availability
 Work between 15-35 hours a week while maintaining university course load
Cavs and Panthers, Red Hill Elementary School Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016
 Mentored and tutored a student with disciplinary or academic issues after school
 Coordinated after school field trips
Colegio el Pilar, Valencia, Spain Fall 2016
 Accumulated 25 hours of observation and tutoring in an intermediate English language classroom
 Taught lessons that provided students with cultural and linguistic exposure
 Invited into teacher’s university English language classroom to give a 1.5 hour lecture on the USA’s
political climate at that time
Camp Counselor, Alta Mons Summer Camp and Retreat Center Summer 2015
 Provided leadership and acted as a role model in all areas of the week-long over-night camp activities,
including cleanliness, punctuality, chores, rules, and sportsmanship.

Language/Culture Skills and Experience:

Spanish Experience:
 Fluent in written and spoken Spanish
o American Council on Teaching Foreign Language (Advanced Proficiency)
 Traveled extensively throughout Chile and Argentina for five weeks making friends with locals,
exploring lesser-known towns, eating local cuisine, and learning differences in regional lexicon
 Lived for four months in Valencia, Spain: participated in the “Camino de Santiago” and multiple
university-sponsored cultural field trips; traveled extensively throughout the country; met weekly with a
personal “intercambio” (cultural and language partner) to explore and learn about his city

German Experience:
 Heritage German speaker: proficient in spoken German and competent in written
 Spent every other summer holiday living with German uncle and grandmother in Geissen, Germany and
traveled extensively throughout the country
 Europäischer Kulturpark Bliesbruck-Reinheim Summer 2014, Summer 2015
o Engaged in immersive cross-cultural experiences with volunteers from 7 other countries while
living and working on an ancient Roman archaeological site 24/7 for three weeks
 Witnessed and discussed cultural differences with fellow volunteers; learned about
others’ perceptions of my own country’s culture and history