825 Fitzpatrick Road

1 DEBRA S. LEE

825 Fitzpatrick Road Nashville, TN 37214 Tel: 615-884-7635 Mobile: 615-294-0324 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION Current Ph.D. Student, Instructional Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Anticipated graduation Fall 2010. 1994 MA English (English as a Second Language), University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 1981 JD, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee 1976 BA History, University of Tennessee, Martin, Tennessee

TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE Course Management: Moodle, WebCT, Blackboard, NiceNet Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X Productivity: Microsoft Office, Open Office, iWork Multimedia Design: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Acrobat CS3, GIMP, Quicktime Pro, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Audacity, GarageBand, iLife, Zamzar Conversions, iSpring, Quiz Development: Hot Potatoes, Quandary Web Conferencing: Centra, Wimba, WebEx MeetMeNow, Elluminate, Second Life Web 2.0: Voice: Skype, Yahoo Messenger, YackPack, Seesmic Wikis: PBWiki, WetPaint, Wikispaces, Wikidot, DekiWiki Blogs: Blogger, Wordpress Video Conversions: Zamzar, iSpring Solutions, Any Video Converter Web Marking/Organizing: Shiftspace, Diigo, SimplyBox, Google Notebook Social Networking: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Ning, LinkedIn, Hi5 Google Tools: Documents, Notebook, Calendar

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Fall 2008 University of Tennessee, WebIT Program Knoxville, TN Course Developer/Instructor (GTA)  Co-developed an introduction to multimedia for educational purposes course for an Instructional Technology Master’s level distance education course.  Taught the introduction to multimedia course in Fall 2008. Course was topic-based and included digital images, digital audio, digital video, and a final digital multimedia project.

Dec. 2005 – present Language4Law, Inc. Nashville, TN President  Conduct needs assessment and analysis for online program development of professional language skills, focusing on legal English in coordination with law and language experts in Central and Southeast Europe.  Develop materials for online program including online course components using HotPotatoes, Moodle, Qong, Dreamweaver, Wikis, and Quandary  Manage non-profit educational corporation whose mission is to provide law and language multimedia materials via a web portal and DVD to public universities in Central and Southeast Europe. See www.l4law.org

1 2 Sept. 2005 – May 2007 CEELI Institute Prague, Czech Republic Senior English Language Fellow  Founded Language4Law, Inc., a Tennessee-based nonprofit, whose mission is provision of law and language multimedia materials to public universities in Central and Southeast Europe  Coordinated development of the Language4Law marketing website (www.language4law.org) and creation of the content modules (www.l4law.org)  Train working group members in multimedia course development and incorporation in classroom teaching.  Present teacher training workshops on the use and development of multimedia materials throughout the region.

Aug. 2001- Jan. 2005 Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN ESOL Coordinator/Assistant Professor  Worked with the Department of Education to obtain financial aid for ESOL classes at NSCC.  Teach academic writing, reading, conversation, listening, and grammar to false beginners through low- advanced ESOL students, primarily refugees and immigrants.  Select and train adjuncts for one of the largest ESOL college-level programs in Middle Tennessee.  Present in-service workshops to faculty and staff (Communicating with International Students, Tutoring ESL Students, Advising ESL Students).

Apr. 2000 – Aug. 2001 Temple University Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA Director, Legal Writing Center—China Program  Hired, trained, and supervised LRW (Legal Research and Writing) adjuncts, teaching assistants, and writing specialists.  Conducted needs analyses and designed legal research and writing (LRW) courses for LL.M. programs for international students.  Taught LRW to international students in both regular and intensive formats.  Directed and taught in an intensive legal English program for Temple/China University of Politics and Law LL.M. students in China. Worked closely with Chinese director of the program to ensure that students met U.S. requirements.

Aug. 1999 – Dec. 1999 University of Memphis Shenzhen Program Shenzhen, P.R. China In-Country Coordinator/TEFL Trainer  Conducted TEFL training for 34 American teachers employed in Chinese public schools.  Worked with Chinese counterparts updating achievement tests for Shenzhen secondary schools.  Taught methodology to Chinese teachers of English.

Sept. 1998 - May 1999 College of the Marshall Islands Majuro, Marshall Islands ESL Coordinator, Student Support Services Program (SSSP)  Managed the EFL program for 179 students in the SSSP program.  Developed and presented workshops on TOEFL, career planning, study skills, and oral communication.

Oct. 1996 – Aug. 1998 University of Augsburg Augsburg, Germany ESP Lecturer, Law and Language Program  Designed and implemented curriculum focusing on legal language skills and a basic understanding of the Anglo-American legal system.  Introduced students to the use of Internet and Westlaw for legal research and language practice.

Aug. 1995 – June 1996 University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee EAP Instructor, Department of English  Taught academic writing to U.S. and international students in sheltered and mainstream classes.  Taught U.S. culture and academic skills to international graduate students.

Sept. 1994 – June 1995 International House Helsinki, Finland ESP/EFL Instructor

2 3  Taught business, legal and general English to adults from public and private sectors.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE – SHORT-TERM CONTRACT

2007 – present Lex Mercator/Georgetown Law CLE Latin America Developer/Online Instructor  Developed Legal English course for a cooperative venture between a private company and Georgetown University’s Continuing Legal Education Department targeting Latin American law firms and attorneys.  Teach the courses which are offered quarterly using Centra (a web conferencing system) and Moodle (a course management tool)

Annually since 2004 U.S. State Department E-Teacher Worldwide Developer/Online Trainer  Co-developed English for Law online course for U.S. State Department’s E-Teacher program.  Co-taught annual iterations of English for Law online course with Charles Hall.  Taught 2007 session of English for Law for 20 teachers of legal English.

May 2005 – Jan 2006 White & Case Professional Skills Institute Prague, Czech Republic Consultant/Trainer  Conducted needs assessment and analysis, then developed an Advanced English Language Programme specifically for White & Case Europe for their Professional Skills Institute, a training program for partners and associates.  Taught an intensive four-day pilot face-to-face program for ten White & Case associates/partners in Prague, the Czech Republic.  Ongoing online language training via web conferencing to continue for three months following the end of the face-to-face course.

July 2006, 2007 Vanderbilt University English Language Center Nashville, Tennessee ESP Instructor, LL.M. Program  Developed 4-week summer program for legal English with a four-skills emphasis (reading, writing, speaking, listening)  Co-taught legal English program for students entering Vanderbilt University Law School’s LL.M. program.  Focused on legal reading and writing to prepare students for heavy reading and writing load during the LL.M. program.

June 2005 U.S. State Department Yemen EFL Specialist—Teacher Training Workshops  Conducted five-day teacher training workshops in at the University of Aden, Law Faculty and Education Faculty, and the Linguistics Faculty at the University of Sana’a.  Topics included ESP curriculum design, corpus linguistics, ESP methodology, assessment, content-based approaches, and reading and writing strategies for the classroom.

May 2005 U.S. State Department Czech Republic/Croatia EFL Specialist—Workshop/Needs Analysis  Lead full-day workshop on needs analysis for law professors, working with five regional presenters.  Visited law faculties in Zagreb, Osijek, and Rijeka conducting needs analyses and presenting legal English workshops to clinic students.

September 2004 U.S. State Department Hungary/Serbia EFL Specialist—Law and Language Institute  Conducted a five-day workshop for teachers of Legal English throughout Central and Southeastern Europe.  Conducted needs assessment and analysis for language and law program.

3 4  Met with law school deans, faculty, and students throughout Serbia to promote the concept of a regional textbook project for law school-based Legal English teachers in Central and Southeastern Europe.

November 2003 U.S. State Department The Russian Federation EFL Specialist—Teaching Legal English  Presented plenaries on cross-cultural communication at two conferences (Moscow State University and Moscow State Linguistics University)  Conducted three three-day workshops for legal English teachers around the region, working to enhance cooperation between teachers in different institutions and to review current ESP methodology, including needs assessment and analysis. Workshops were held at law schools in Moscow, Saratov, and Yekaterinburg.

July 2002 – May 2003 CUNY School of Law New York City, NY ESP Consultant—ESOL Needs Analysis and Program Design  Conducted an in-depth needs assessment and analysis for ESOL law (primarily Generation 1.5) students. The analysis included interviews with administration, faculty, and students, followed by development, distribution, and analysis of questionnaires for all students and faculty, along in-class law faculty observations.  Provided recommendations for program redesign.  Provided training for law faculty and administration on recommendations and their implementation.

March 2002 and July 2002 U.S. State Department/UNRWA Amman, Jordan EFL Specialist—Materials Development  Designed and coordinated development of technical English materials for UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency).  Trained Jordanian English and technical teachers in design and writing of an English textbook for technical fields (automotive, mechanical engineering).

February 2002 U.S. State Department Southern Africa EFL Specialist—Legal English  Gave lectures and conducted workshops on legal English and academic writing in South Africa and Zambia. Venues included the Law Advisors Group for the South African Parliament, University of the Free State, University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, University of the Western Cape, the Zambian Institute for Advanced Legal Education, and the Teacher’s Association of Zambia.

April 2000 U.S. State Department Asmara, Eritrea EFL Specialist—Legal English  Conducted a needs assessment and analysis for the Eritrean Ministry of Justice for law and language training for MOJ personnel, including Supreme Court Justices, mid- to high-level officials, and office staff.  Provided recommendations for language training programs.  Conducted a methodology workshop for Eritrean secondary school teachers.  Reviewed programs at the University of Asmara, the Eritrean Institute of Management, and public high schools.

RELATED EXPERIENCE – INTERNATIONAL AND U.S.

Feb. 1987 – Aug. 1990 59th Ordnance Bde, U.S. Army Pirmasens, Germany Agreements Officer, Civil Service (GS-12)  Negotiated/arbitrated logistic issues with Belgian, British, Dutch and German officials. Negotiations were conducted in English or German.

Sept. 1985 – Feb. 1987 Rome Labs, U.S. Air Force Griffiss AB, New York Contract Specialist, Civil Service (GS-11)  Solicited, analyzed, negotiated and administered contracts for research and development projects.

5 6 Sept. 1981 – Aug. 1982 Von Roll AG Gerlafingen, Switzerland Attorney  Drafted contracts for international business transactions and advised on American law, including international contract law and products liability.

PUBLICATIONS

American Legal English: Using Language in Legal Contexts, 2nd Edition (2007). Debra Lee, Charles Hall, and Susan Barone. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

“A Coh-Metrix assessment of American and English/Welsh Legal English.” Hall, C., McCarthy, P.M., Lewis, G.A., Lee, D.S., & McNamara, D.S. (2007). Coyote Papers: Psycholinguistic and Computational Perspectives. University of Arizona Working Papers in Linguistics, 15, 40-54.

“Using Search Engines as an Introduction to Corpus Linguistics,” with Charles Hall. The Essential Teacher: Compleat Links. June, 2006. TESOL.

“Does ESP Mean Content Expert?” ESP News, Volume 12/1. March 2005. ESP-IS, TESOL.

“Communicative Practice Analyzing Moral Arguments,” with Charles Hall. TESOL-Ukraine Newsletter. Winter 2005.

“Making the Leap from General to Legal English.” The Essential Teacher: Compleat Links, June, 2004. TESOL. [http://www.tesol.org/pubs/magz/et/compleat/v01/03-04.html].

First-Year English for the Mechanical Trades—Pilot Edition (2002). Charles Hall, Debra Lee, et. al. Amman, Jordan: UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Association).

American Legal English: Using Language in Legal Contexts (1999). Debra Lee, Charles Hall, and Marsha Hurley. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

“So You Want to Teach Legal English…(But Don’t Have a Law Degree?).” Marsha Hurley, Charles Hall, Debra Lee and Mark Alpuente. American Language Review, May/June 1997.

“What Teachers Can Do to Relieve Problems Identified by International Students.” In D. Sigsbee, B.W. Speck and B. Maylath (eds.), New Directions for Teaching and Learning: Approaches to Teaching Non-Native English Speakers Across the Curriculum. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Summer 1997.

GRANTS AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS

“ESP—Diversity of Coverage in the U.S.” Invited Speaker for IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of a Foreign Language) Pre-Conference Event, Aberdeen, Scotland, April 2007.

“Working Together: Legal English Meets Legal Research and Writing.” Invited Energy Break Presenter. International TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). March 2006

“Content-Focused Materials Adaptation for the Classroom.” Invited Plenary Speaker. Tartu University Narva College —New Approaches to Teaching in a Multicultural World. April 2006.

“Case Studies: E-Teacher and Language4Law.” Technologies in Language Teaching. RELO-Budapest-sponsored Educational Workshop. Budapest. January 2006.

“Designing Workplace Programs for Refugees.” Invited Panel Member. International TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). April 2005.

6 7 U.S. Department of State Grant for E-Course (English for Law) to train teachers in Muslim-majority countries. Initial grant amount of $25,000. (March-December 2004). Grant extended through 2010 with yearly teacher training courses in legal English. Total grant amount exceeded $100,000.

“Developing Writing Programs for Foreign LL.M. Students.” Invited Panel Member. American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Conference. January 2003.

PRESENTATIONS

“Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Global Workplace” (with Evand Halim and Ogerta Koruti). Accepted for presentation at International TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages). Denver, Colorado. March 2009.

“Moodle: The Free CMS” (with Jay Pfaffman). Accepted for a workshop at TETC (Tennessee Educational Technology). Nashville, Tennessee. December 2008.

“Wikis: The Practical Side” (with Lila Holt). Accepted for a workshop at TETC (Tennessee Educational Technology). Nashville, Tennessee. December 2008.

“An Assessment of Foundational Research Approaches in Journals of Computer-Assisted Language Learning” (with Douglas Canfield and Jay Pfaffman). MSERA (Mid-South Educational Research Association) 2008. Knoxville, TN. November 2008.

“Group Cohesiveness in Online Courses.” MSERA 2008. Display Session. Knoxville, TN. November 2008.

“Web 2.0 for ESP.” Co- Co-moderator of TESOL Electronic Village Online Training. Course was offered for 6 weeks beginning in January 2008 to English teachers worldwide.

“Online Learning 101: Wikis, Podcasting, Blogging, Audacity.” Presented at TETC. Nashville, Tennessee, December 2007.

“ESP Potpourri.” Co-moderator of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Electronic Village Online Training. Course was offered for 6 weeks beginning in January 2007 to English teachers worldwide.

“Multimedia Materials: Content-Based, Interactive, Teacher-Selected” (with Marcin Sliwka). CALICO 2006. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2006.

“Building Legal English Corpora for Classroom Purposes” (with Charles Hall). International TESOL. Tampa, Florida. March 2006.

“Using Corpus Work in the Classroom” (with Charles Hall). International TESOL. San Antonio, Texas. April 2005.

“ESP materials development for EFL teachers” (with Charles Hall, Shukry Kandeel). International TESOL. Long Beach, California. March 2004.

“Helping Law Professors Work with ESL Student Writing.” International TESOL. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 2002.

“Needs Analyses for International LLM Programs.” Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. June 2001.

“Needs Analyses in US Law Schools.” International TESOL, St. Louis, Missouri. March 2001. “L1 Use in Team Tutoring?” (with Dorothy DeBrum). International TESOL, Vancouver, Canada. March 2000.

Group Leader for “Legal English Discussion Group” (with Charles Hall). International TESOL, Vancouver, Canada. March 2000.

“Legal Presuppositions and Perceptions in Intercultural Situations” (with Charles Hall). Third Annual China Intercultural Communication Conference, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P.R. China. November 1999.

“Culture Clashes in an EFL Classroom” (with Jens Wuttke). International TESOL, NY, NY. March 1999.

“Finding the Correct Mix: Language and Law” (with Charles Hall). English for Law Conference, University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany. May 1998

“American Legal Materials for Non-Lawyer Taught ESP” (with Marsha Hurley). International TESOL, Orlando, Florida. March 1997.

“Writing Across the Curriculum—How to Help Your ESL Students” (with Bruce Maylath). Writing Across the Curriculum Workshops, University of Memphis, Fall, 1995; Shelby State Community College, Memphis, Tennessee. April 1996.

OFFICES/LICENSES

 Chair, English for Specific Purposes Interest Section (ESP-IS), International TESOL. 2005-2006.  License to Practice Law (Tennessee)—currently on inactive status.

SERVICE

 Proposal reviews for International TESOL, English for Specific Purposes Interest Section, 2002 – present.  Book review for University of Nis, Serbia of faculty-developed legal English textbook, 2008.  Book review for Aspen Publishers on legal writing text for international LL.M. students, 2005.  Faculty Representative, Nashville State Community College, 2003.