Jill McCarty

Hey Everyone! It's been fun learning about those of you who I don't know yet and hearing more about those of you who I do know. Thanks for sharing!

I just finished my MA in Linguistics here at UTA in December, but I am still working on my TESOL certificate, which is one of the reasons I am in this class. Though I have had a lot of coaching experience, I have had limited teaching experience. I learned a lot about teaching ESL (speaking and listening) and just overall teaching last semester in 5301. I taught a conversation class last semester for my service learning, and I am going to do one-on-one tutoring this semester. The girl with whom I hope to work with has specified interest in improving her reading and writing, so I am excited to put my new skills from this class to practice! :)

On a personal note, my family is my favorite! I have a wonderful husband named Josh, and a sweet 9 month old little boy named Cason. You will most likely see them around if you come to any Lingua activities! As far as school goes, I am applying for the PhD program here at UTA in hopes of continuing my research and education to hopefully obtain a future job teaching in a university. As far as hobbies, I love the outdoors (hiking, camping, running, mountain biking), sports (volleyball, gymnastics, football, basketball as well as others), and reading. I'm excited to get to know all of you better throughout the semester as we learn more about teaching reading and writing!