411 S. 9th St.

Khalia Grady Philadelphia, PA 19147

khaliag@upenn.edu

English Language Teacher

EXPERIENCE

Temple WELL Program, ESL Literacy Instructor SKILLS

Sept. 2022 – Present, Philadelphia, PA, USA
▪ Prepare and conduct 3 English language lessons per week for adult ESL Lesson Planning

classes averaging between 10 – 15 students. Classroom Management

▪ Develop and implement content-based curriculum.
Organizational Skills

English Program In Korea, English Language Teacher Patient with students

Sept. 2013 - Apr. 2021, Daegu, S. Korea
Communication Skills
▪ Prepared and conducted 22 English language lessons per week for elementary
grades 3 to 6 with classes averaging between 15 and 30 students.
▪ Developed and utilized a wide range of instructional approaches and innovative
AWARDS / Scholarships
learning activities.

TESOL Professional
ESL Volunteer Program, English Language Tutor Development Scholarship
Jan. 2013 - May 2013, Chester, PA
University of Pennsylvania
▪ Tutored small groups of adult Spanish-speaking low-literacy ESL learners GSE Dean’s Scholarship
weekly as a part of a community outreach program.
Swarthmore Lippincott
Fellowship
Fundación Casa De Refugio Matilde, English Language Teacher
Swarthmore College
Feb 2012 - May 2012, Quito, Ecuador
Linguistic Department Thesis
▪ Instituted English language program for groups of 5-10 women and children three
Award.
days per week at a women’s shelter.
▪ Facilitated specialized classes for Spanish-speaking beginner adults and child
English learners. LANGUAGES

EDUCATION Proficient in Spanish

Proficient in Korean
University of Pennsylvania/ M.S.Ed. in TESOL
Aug - 2021 - Current, Philadelphia, PA

▪ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellow

▪ Office of Student Services Project Manager

Swarthmore College / B.A. in Linguistics

Aug. 2009 - June 2013, Swarthmore, PA

▪ Senior Linguistic Research Thesis, Deconstructing the Origins of Latin

American Spanish: The Case of Ecuador