RICHARD HUMPHRIES

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Homepage: http://www.photostoryworld.com

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EDUCATION

 

2004            University of Bradford, Bradford, UK

                                             MA in Conflict Resolution, with Distinction, 12/2004

1993           St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT, USA

                                    MA TESL, exam final with Distinction, 1993

1985           St. Giles College, London, UK

                                    RSA Preparatory Certificate in TEFL, 1985

1974           Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA

                                    BA with Honors in History

 

OTHER TRAINING

 

09/2004      Introduction to Core Skills in Human Rights Field Work

PeaceworkersUK intensive course: (Karen Kenny, Lead Trainer) / Method: Practical participatory exercise for hands-on skills development. Location: Cheshunt, UK.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (teaching)

 

4/00~3/03 Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba-shi,

                                    Lecturer, Department of English

4/97~3/00 Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

                                    Lecturer, Department of English L&S

4/94~3/97 Kansai Gaidai College, Hirakata-shi, Japan

                                    Lecturer, Intensive English Skills Program

7/88~2/91 Toyo Women’s Junior College, Nagareyama-shi, Japan

                                    English Instructor, Department of English

10/93~2/94 Mae Tao Refugee Clinic, Mae Sot, Thailand

                                    Instructor, Basic and Medical English

 

PRESENTATIONS GIVEN / AWARDS RECEIVED

        

JALT95 National Conference/Nagoya, Japan: 11/04/95 presentation:

                  ‘A classroom comic-book writing project’

 

1st Place Original Teaching Materials Contest: Co-author of winning entry

Eigo Kyoiku Jiten/ALC Press, Tokyo, Japan, 12/95 

JALT98 National Conference/Omiya, Japan: 11/23/98 co-presentation

                  ‘Content and creation: student-generated textbooks’

 

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS

 

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

PFB-Japan (People’s Forum on Burma-Japan)

                   

INTERESTS

 

Conflict issues, ethnicity, photojournalism (e.g. freelance accreditation given by U.N. Mission in East Timor 1999) history, cycling, photography

        

PUBLICATIONS

 

* Over 100 published works in photojournalism covering such topics as conflict and developmental issues (Burma, East Timor, Japan, Eastern Europe, Indonesia) as well as academic essays (sociolinguistics, classroom techniques) in several journals. See web homepage for numerous samples. Full list available by request.

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

 

* Available upon request