ANN MARIE KUMM 

Chesapeake, VA 23323 | (757) 683-6027 

akumm@odu.edu​ | h
​ ttps://annmariekumm.wordpress.com/​ | ​@annmariekumm  
 

EDUCATION  MASTERS OF ARTS, APPLIED LINGUISTICS, ​August 2013 

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 
Emphasis in Sociolinguistics 
Graduate Certificate in TESOL, Summer 2013 
 
BACHELORS OF ARTS, ENGLISH, ​December 2011 
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 
Emphases in Linguistics and Literature 
 
PROFESSIONAL  LECTURER OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE   AUG 2015–   
EXPERIENCE 
English Language Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA   
TEACHING 
● Taught ESL courses in all skill areas and levels in an English for academic purposes 
intensive English program (IEP) 
● Taught international graduate and undergraduate students in a transition program 
designed for conditionally admitted students   
● Taught intensive integrated skills courses to 50 Mexican military cadets from 
Veracruz Naval Academy  
● Taught intensive language courses to officers in The Mexican Navy as a part of a 
Mexican government-sponsored program 
● Taught business English cooperative education courses to special program 
students from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in preparation for locally 
assigned externships 
● Collaborated with Modeling, Simulation, & Visualization Engineering department 
on campus to enrich student learning and foster cross-departmental relationships 
● Devised assignments that encourage cross-campus and community-student 
integration with 10 different university departments  
CURRICULUM 
● Served as the “Subject Matter Expert” and developed online curriculum for a 
TOEFL iBT preparation course (​in progress)​  
● Curated curriculum materials and advised instructors for two special program 
courses for Mexican military cadets from Veracruz Naval Academy and for Mexican 
Naval officers. 
● Developed online curriculum for a graduate oral communication course in a 
transition program designed for conditionally admitted students 
● Led a team of three to restructure a new bridge program curriculum and develop 
specialized materials for both placement and assessment  
● Worked with the Assistant Director of Faculty Development to develop 
assessment guidelines and correlate programmatic curriculum to CEFR 
● Initiated the programmatic use of standards-based proficiency rubrics 
● Presented at faculty workshops on teaching methodology, curriculum 
development, and materials design  
ADMINISTRATIVE 
● Held “Technology Coordinator,” “Faculty Liaison,” “Co-Listening/Speaking,” and 
“Reading/Vocabulary Coordinator” positions 
● Initiated the programmatic use of Google Drive to foster collaboration  
● Evaluated texts and assisted in textbook adoptions  
● Administered and scored SPEAK and TOEFL ITP exams   
 ● Conducted English proficiency interviews for J-1 scholars   
SPECIAL PROJECTS  
● Designed and executed a plan to renovate the office creating a student area that 
provides a place to work and communicate with classmates and instructors 
 

  PRACTICUM MENTOR, APPLIED LINGUISTICS  AUG 2018-   

Department of English, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  DEC 2018 
 
JAN 2016– 
MAY 2016 

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE  AUG 2013–   

English Language Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  AUG 2015 
 
TEACHING   
● Taught ESL courses in all skill areas and levels in an IEP   
● Taught international graduate and undergraduate students in a transition program   
 
designed for conditionally admitted students   
 
● Taught GRE and TOEFL preparation courses to international students   
● Devised assignments that encourage cross-campus and community-student   
integration with 10 different university departments    
● Created audio files utilizing interactive web development to supplement   
coursework   
CURRICULUM   
● Developed curricula for exam preparation courses (i.e. TOEFL and GRE) and   
Graduate Bridge Oral Communication ( a transition program)   
 
● Collaborated on a team of 4 to develop guidelines, course criteria, and exit criteria   
for a transition program   
● Initiated the programmatic use of a standardized course management system 
● Presented at 4 faculty workshops on teaching methodology and curriculum 
development   
ADMINISTRATIVE 
● Held student and instructor technology workshops on Audacity, GoogleApps, and 
CourseSites   
● Evaluated texts and assisted in textbook adoptions   
● Administered and scored TOEFL ITP exams   
● Developed “how-to” screencasts using Camtasia for faculty and student use 

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF LINGUISTICS  AUG 2013–   

Department of English, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  AUG 2015 
● Taught introductory linguistics courses to upper-level undergraduates 

PRIVATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR  AUG 2012–   

Department of English, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  MAY 2013 
● Provided individualized reading, writing, and conversation assistance to numerous 
Saudi Arabian students’ family members 
● Developed individualized syllabi, schedules, lesson plans, and original materials 

GRADUATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT  AUG 2012–   

Department of English, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  MAY 2013 
Teaching assistant for graduate linguistics and phonology courses 
● Initiated out-of-class labs for graduate students in a graduate-level general 
linguistics course   
● Transcribed over 10 hours of spoken data from graduate student presentations 
using MICASE conventions for faculty research 
● Tutored all undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics courses   
● Graded and responded to 25 graduate students’ weekly homework assignments 
● Mentored Fulbright students and international students in the applied linguistics 
program, helping them acclimate to the U.S. higher education system and American 

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GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT   JAN 2012–   

Department of English, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  MAY 2012 
Teaching assistant for a 40-student asynchronous literature course   
● Graded and responded to students’ homework assignments through BlackBoard 
Learning Management System 
● Held virtual appointments with students using Skype and WindowsLive 

INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES INTERN  AUG 2011–   

Office of Intercultural Relations, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA  DEC 2011 
● Developed, coordinated, and executed over 20 cultural development programs and 
workshops for students, faculty and staff, including every aspect of planning   
● Headed the Monarch Mentor Program, introducing over 75 new international 
students to 90 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, gaining recognition 
in the university and local newspaper   
● Assisted in organizing and executing the university's international student 
orientation which welcomed over 150 new students  
● Represented the Office of Intercultural Relations on the International Student 
Advisory Board in all semester meetings   
● Evaluated all social and support programs, recommending future improvements 
● Arranged and led over 7 excursions and activities for ~75 international students   
● Developed content for a new international student guidebook, introducing new 
students to the university and acclimating them to American culture   
● Assisted in the development of posters and brochures   
● Created and oversaw Facebook accounts for departmental programs and events   
● Examples of 3 original programs personally developed and executed:   
○ “Discover America | Rules of American Football”   
■ Featured on front page of The Virginian Pilot   
■ Collaborated with athletic department   
○ “Native Americans are People, Not Mascots | Unraveling the Mascot 
Controversy“  
■ Over 75 faculty, administrative, and student attendees 
○ “International Café | The Republic of South Sudan” 
 
AWARDS  SHINING STAR AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE 
Division of Student Engagement & Enrollment Services, Old Dominion University, Spring 2015 
An award for extraordinary service to students’ development academically, professionally, and 
personally inside and outside of the classroom 
 
CERTIFICATION  GOOGLE CERTIFIED EDUCATOR​, ​LEVEL 2​ (​in progress​)   
VOICETHREAD CERTIFIED EDUCATOR ​(​in progress)​  
 

VOLUNTEER  CLASSROOM LANGUAGE TUTOR  MAY 2012– 

EXPERIENCE  DEC 2012 
English Language Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 
Assisted teachers in the intensive language program’s basic-level experiential learning 
course as an in-class tutor, helping teachers with class activities, facilitating group 
discussions, providing students with grammar feedback, leading class excursions, and 
serving as a peer mentor to ~10 students.  
 

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CONFERENCE  Ray, L. & ​Kumm, A.,​ (2017). Interactive Visualizations of Instructor Evaluation Data for IEP 
PRESENTATIONS 
Decision-Making. NAFSA Region VIII Conference, Waterfront Marriott, Morgantown, WV.  
 
Ray, L. & ​Kumm, A.,​ (2017). Using Interactive Visualizations of Instructor Evaluation Data for   
Decision-Making in IEPs. VATESOL, New Kent High School, New Kent, VA.  
 
Kumm, A.​ & Hembree, A. (2014, October). Herding cats with Google apps: A modern course management   
approach. WATESOL Annual Convention, Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, MD.  

Kumm, A. ​& Moulton, K. (2014, October). Targeted writing activities for the ESL grammar class. 
VATESOL   
2014 Annual Conference, Longwood University, Farmville, VA.  

Moulton, K. & ​Kumm, A.​ (2014, March). Targeted writing activities for the ESL grammar class. VATESOL  
2014 Middle Virginia Mini-Conference, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA.  

INVITED  Kumm, A. (2014). Attributed stance as discursive manipulation: A critical discourse analysis of PRODUCT 
PRESENTATIONS 
(RED). 5th International Conference on Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines,  
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.  

Kumm, A. ​& Moulton, K. (2014, October). Targeted writing activities for the ESL grammar class. 
VATESOL  
2014 Annual Conference, Longwood University, Farmville, VA.  

PUBLISHED  Kumm, A. ​(2014). Attributed stance as discursive manipulation. In A. Fodor, T. Eitler, J. Petho-Szirmai, K.  
PROCEEDINGS 
Vadai, B. Monlar (Eds.), ​Abstract Book of the 5th International Conference on Critical Approaches to 
​Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines (p. 138)​. Budapest, Hungary: Eötvös Loránd University.  

WORKSHOPS  Kumm, A. ​& Hembree, A. (2016, December). Assessing Listening: Problem Areas and Solutions. A  
workshop for colleagues during curriculum development week. English Language Center, Old  
Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.  

Hembree, A. & ​Kumm, A.​ (2015, December). Improving Slides Design: A GoogleSlides Workshop. A  
workshop for colleagues during curriculum development week. English Language Center, Old  
Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. 

Kumm, A. ​(2015, May). How to implement academic conversations in the ESL classroom. A workshop for   
colleagues during curriculum development week. English Language Center, Old Dominion University,   
Norfolk, VA.  

Kumm, A. ​(2014, December). How to use CourseSites as a course management system. A workshop for  
colleagues during curriculum development week. English Language Center, Old Dominion University,  
Norfolk, VA.  

Moulton K. & ​Kumm, A.​ (2013, December). Targeted writing activities for the ESL grammar class. A   
workshop for colleagues during curriculum development week. English Language Center, Old  
Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.  

Kumm, A.​, Gometz, A. & Smith, M. (2011, November). “Say what?!”: Understanding intercultural  
communication. Office of Intercultural Relations, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.  

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COURSES  ESL Courses    
TAUGHT 
Graduate MET Oral Communication  Advanced II Listening/Speaking; Grammar; Writing;   
Graduate Bridge Pronunciation  Reading & Vocabulary 
Undergraduate MET Listening & Speaking  Advanced I Listening & Speaking 
Undergraduate MET Reading & Speaking  Intermediate Listening & Speaking; Grammar; Reading   
Undergraduate Bridge Reading & Speaking   & Vocabulary 
University Preparation Listening & Speaking   TOEFL iTP Preparation 
Externship Studies Practicum Integrated Skills   TOEFL iBT Preparation 
Mexican Military Program Integrated Skills   GRE Preparation 
Mexican Military Program Text Skills   
 
Linguistics Courses  
Aspects of the English Language 
English Linguistics 
 
TECHNOLOGY  Microsoft Office​ | W ​ ord, PowerPoint, Excel, Office, Publisher, Outlook  
Course Management Systems​ | B ​ lackboard, CourseSites, Google Classroom, Canvas  
Cloud-based Applications ​| ​VoiceThread, Loom 
Google Applications ​| ​Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Classroom, Hangouts  
Adobe Creative Cloud ​| ​Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop 
Language Corpora​ | ​BYU Corpora, MICASE  
Audio Software​ | ​Audacity, Praat 
Screencasting​ | ​Camtasia (TechSmith) , Loom 
Social Media​ | ​Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, SnapChat, LinkedIn  
Virtual Communication​ | ​Skype, Google Hangouts, Windows Live, Lync 
Blogs​ | ​WordPress​, Blogger 
 
LANGUAGE  Spanish—​limited working proficiency (​ relearning) 
PROFICIENCY 
Italian—​elementary proficiency ​(home use only) 

 
INTERNATIONAL  Belize, Mexico, Republic of Ireland, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Maarten  
TRAVEL 

 
PROFESSIONAL  Member, Virginia Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (VATESOL)  
MEMBERSHIPS 
Member, TESOL International  
Member, Linguistic Society of America (LSA) 
Member, National Council of Teachers of English 
Member, National Education Association 
Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 
Member, Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 
Member, Online Learning Consortium 
Member, International Society for Technology in Education 
 
PROFESSIONAL  Teaching Languages with VoiceThread Course​, ​January 2018  
DEVELOPMENT 
VoiceThread Certified Educator Course, ​May 2018  

 
RESEARCH  Curriculum development, online language education, implementing academic discussions in the L2 
INTERESTS  
speaking class, reading in EAP, student motivation, best assessment practices, critical language 
pedagogy, cross-cultural discourse, emerging technology and technological adaptation, online learning  

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REFERENCES  David Silvis  Kathy Moulton  Dr. Joanne Scheibman    
Director, English Language Center  Adjunct Instructor, ESL  Associate Professor, Linguistics  
Old Dominion University   Old Dominion University   Old Dominion University  
(757) 683-5687   (850) 545-1643   (757) 683-3879  
dsilvis@odu.edu    cryoung@odu.edu    jscheib@odu.edu  
 

Jennifer Spiegel  Charlotte Young     

Former Lecturer, ESL  Lecturer, ESL 
Old Dominion University   Old Dominion University 
+44 7834-559445  (757) 831-5446 
jspiegel@odu.edu   cryound@odu.edu  
(Last Updated | 1/15/2018) 
 
 

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