Mr. Gregory Vanderpyl | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Academic Writing and EFL

Research areas

Linguistics, academic discourse, etymology

Education

MEd, Ma Tesol, School for International Training, United States, 2012
BA, Communications, University of Rhode Island, United States, 1991

Professional experience

English Language Instructor, Achievement Academy Bridge Program, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2013 - 2015
English Language Lecturer, Saudi Interlink Language Centre, Al Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia, 2011 - 2013
English Language Trainer, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, 2013 - 2013
Adjunct Instructor,, AMIDEAST, Saudi Arabia, 2012 - 2012
English Language Instructor, American Center, Us State Department, US Department of State, Yangon, Burma, 2010 - 2011
Director Of Studies And Lecturer, English, Dimensions International College, Singapore, 2006 - 2009
Corporate Language Trainer, International Languages, Singapore, 2008 - 2009
Program Advisor And Head Teacher, LCI Academy, Seoul, South Korea, 2002 - 2006
Program Advisor And Instructor, ILT Institute, 2002 - 2006

Memberships

Modern Language Association, May 2018
TESOL Arabia, January 2011 - June 2015

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2649

Mr. Gregory Vanderpyl

Senior Instructor
MEd, School for International Training, United States

Gregory VanderPyl earned an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the School of International Training Graduate Institute (SIT), Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. He has taught for almost 20 years in English language and writing departments in Indonesia, Laos, Korea, Singapore, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia. His main area of interest is creative writing. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a visual artist and as a television, film, theater and online producer, director, writer, technician, and actor in New York, Hollywood, and Europe.

Publications

Greg Vanderpyl. Teacher Burnout in the Post-COVID Era, Tera Conference Proceedings
Greg Vanderpyl. Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses, 2022 Wei International Academic Conference Proceedings, May 2022
Laurence Craven, Daniel Fredrick And Greg Vanderpyl. Embracing Flipped Learning in the Writing Classroom, The Engish Connection, 1 March 2020
Gregory Vanderpyl. The Process Approach as Writing Instruction in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Classrooms, Sit Digital Collections, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2012

Conference Presentations

Teacher Burnout in The Post-Covid Era, 25th Ictel 2022 – International Conference On Teaching, Education & Learning, 19 December 2022
Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses, 2022 Wei Vienna International Academic Conference On Education, Humanities, And Social Sciences (wei-ehss-vienna 2022)., 19 April 2022
Theme-Based Writing Instruction for University Students in the Middle East North Africa Region, Wei International Academic Conference On Education And Teaching, July 2019
Incorporating Author's Voice into Academic Writing: A Challenge for First Year Composition Students in the MENA Region, 6th International Conference On New Trends In English Teaching And Testing, September 2018
Elements of Academic Writing Style, International Conference On Education And New Developments, June 2017
Anti-argument, International Journal Of Arts & Sciences' International Academic Conference, June 2016
Language and Liberation, International Journal Of Arts & Sciences' International Academic Conference, April 2016
Developing Ideas for Writing via Integrated Skills, 21st Tesol Arabia Conference, March 2015
The Process Approach as Writing Instruction, 20th Tesol Arabia Conference, March 2014
Exploring Emotions in EFL Classrooms, 19th Tesol Arabia Conference, March 2013
Product and Process: A Love Story, 30th Sandanona Conference, August 2012
Mastering Academic Vocabulary, The British Council 11th Annual Elt Conference For Teachers Of English, May 2010

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Professional Development Grant, CAS, - 1 September 2019

Awards and Honors

Order of the Golden Peacock, US Embassy, Rangoon, Burma, May 2011

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