Curriculum Vitae

Name

Aaron Wilde              

Lecturer

Contact Information

SDU-ANU Joint Science College, Shandong University

Email: aaronwilde@hotmail.com

Education / Certificates:

2010 CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), Bridge-Linguatec, Denver, Colorado. Cambridge University ESOL.

2009 Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Film Directing/Production, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

1993 Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Communication/Film/Photography, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.

Experience:

2019 English Teacher, Leicester University Summer Prep Program, BISU university campus, Beijing, China. I taught Academic English to college students preparing to transfer to Leicester University, in the UK.

2014-2018 ESL Teacher. Wall Street English training center, Shenzhen, China. I taught English to all levels of adult Chinese students.

2012-2014 ESL English Teacher. Englishdom online ESL school, Moscow/Ukraine. I taught English to foreign students in several different countries by skype.

2010-2011 ESL/Academic English Teacher. Spring International Language Center, Auraria campus, Denver, Colorado. I taught several different levels of ESL classes and study hall for a variety of international students preparing for university in the U.S.

2008- 2010 Video Production / Photography Teacher. Ahlia University, Manama, Bahrain. I taught the first Video Production 101 courses, and Photography 101 courses.  I also wrote curriculum for several media production courses.

2006-2008 ESL/TOEFL teacher, American Cultural and Educational Center (ACEC), Juffair, Bahrain. I taught full-time 2 years, then part-time, ESL and TOEFL preparation classes, ages 12 to adult, all levels, to Arab and other international students.

2005 ESL/IELTS/TOEFL teacher, Princeton Review Study Smart Center, Al Ain, U.A.E. I taught high school students and adults, all levels, in the United Arab Emirates.

2005 ESL teacher, Bridge Linguatec, Denver, Colorado. I taught ESL group classes and private classes to international students.

2004 ESL teacher, Language Systems Institute, Los Angeles, California. I taught ESL and TOEFL classes to international students.

2003-2004 ESL teacher, Shepherd University, Los Angeles, California. I taught ESL classes to mostly Korean and other international students.

1999 ESL teacher, Evans Adult School, Los Angeles, California. I taught ESL classes of high school students and adults, in this public adult school.

1997-1999 Substitute ESL teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, various campuses. I substitute-taught high school students and adults in standard English and ESL classes.

1995-2000 (full-time), and 2003-2004 (part-time) ESL/TOEFL teacher. California International University, Los Angeles, California. I taught ESL and TOEFL classes to college-age and older international students, mostly from East Asia.

1994-1995 ESL Teacher, AEON Corp., Tokyo, Japan. I taught ESL in one of the largest schools in Japan (over 200 branches). The students included high school and college students, scientists, business people, housewives, etc., in classes ranging from private lessons to 25 students.

Additional Academic Experience:

Master of Arts program, Creative Screenwriting (2 years), MacGregor School of Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Preliminary Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential: Full-Time (ESL), California State Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (Expired 2002)

UCLA Film Producer’s Certificate Program (3 month program, completed), Los Angeles, California.

Awards/Honors/Grants:

2009 UCLA Festival of New Media, premiere of “Echo Park Film Center,” a short documentary produced and directed by Aaron Wilde. Also, the film has been shown more than 50 times by the EPFC, a non-profit film center offering free film classes to low-income youth in Los Angeles.

2003 Finalist, Los Angeles Roy W. Dean video grant

2002 Finalist, Sundance Filmmaker’s Lab screenwriting contest, for feature film script, “Humboldt County”

2002 Fellowship awarded by Vice-Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

2001 Dean’s Award, University of California, Los Angeles.

2001 Motion Picture Association of America Award, MPAA, Los Angeles, California.

1993 Alpha Cine Special Jury Prize for “The Gallery,” 16mm short film. Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California.

1993 Honorable Mention, California Media Arts Festival, Long Beach, California.

1992 Most Creative Award, Alternative Photography course, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.

1992 Best Feature Film, Assistant Camera, “Lost in Paradise”, Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California.

I was one of 3 directors chosen to film scenes about abusive relationships, with funding from the following 4 sources:

1991 Humboldt State University Sociology Department grant, Arcata, California.

1991 Youth Educational Services grant, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

1991 Arcata House grant (non- profit organization)

1991 Associated Students grant, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.

Summary:

Aaron Wilde is a professional educator, with 15 years of teaching experience at private universities, private institutes, and public university campuses.