george patterson
I have a Masters Degree in ESL from the State University of New Jersey, obtained in May, 1982, and also a BA in Religion from Temple University, philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, obtained in January, 1974. In addition, I am a bilingual poet in English and Spanish and prose writer of short stories, essays, vignettes, and travelogues, having lived, taught EFL/ESL, and traveled in Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, including having taught SL Composition and reading skills to non-native spakers in the Writing Program during the Fall Semester, 1983 at Temple University, and also having taught English and Spanish, ESL, Spanish, as a bilingual, ESL, and Foreign Language Substitute Teacher in the Philadelphia Public School system from September, 1984 till January, 1985. I'm also a member of International TESOL, the Chilean Society of Writers, and the Postcolonial Studies Association.