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Qualifications
Education
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PhD in Applied English LinguisticsUniversity of Birmingham, United KingdomThesis: The role of semantic transparency and metaphorical elaboration through pictures for learning idioms in a second language2016
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MA in Applied LinguisticsTexas Tech University, United StatesComprehensive exam: Pass with Highest Distinction2010
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BA in International Studies & SpanishTexas A&M University, United States2004
Training
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Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Cambridge CELTA)St. Giles International, San Francisco2005
Foreign languages
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Spanishadvanced
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Japaneseintermediate