Sean Cooper

Hi, I'm Sean, and this is my second semester at UTA. I was MA Ling but I have been persuaded to switch over to MA TESOL.

Most of you know me and are tired of hearing my story (it's gotten stale), but here goes. I graduated from Oklahoma State with a BA in Liberal Studies (creating a major of equal parts linguistics and Japanese). I then went to Japan on the JET Program, where I worked in the sticks of north Japan for two years. There I developed an English curriculum for the local elementary school, learned how to drive in snow and how to snowboard, and became a rock star (in all seriousness, my band released an album on an indies label).

After that, I moved just outside Tokyo and taught English under private contract at several schools in the suburbs. After two years of that I am back to better myself in the pursuit of higher education. I have little experience in ESL but a lot in EFL, so if you want to know about English teaching abroad, Japan, etc. feel free to ask. I am currently involved in volunteer teaching at Arlington Public Library and substitute teaching at UTA's English Language Institute.

And lest you think I'm all about linguistics, I enjoy singing, snowboarding, traveling, and playing mahjong (the 4-player game, not the solitaire game).