Chris Antonellis

Senior Lecturer

Education

• B.A. in Social Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 1975
• M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Universite de Paris, 1987

Teaching Experience

• English for Health and Medical Professionals - Summer 2007, 2008
• 1989-present: Senior Lecturer, Boston University -- CELOP, Boston, MA
• 1999-2000: Visiting Exchange Professor, Keisen University, Tokyo, Japan
• 1992-1998: Instructor, International Teaching Fellow Program at Boston University -- CELOP, Boston, MA
• 1994-1995: Supervisor of Junior Lecturers, Boston University -- CELOP, Boston, MA
• 1990: Foreign Expert, Shanghai Finance College, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 1989: ESL Instructor, Northeastern University English Language Center, Boston, MA
• Summer 1989: ESL Instructor, Tufts Univesity Summer Institute, Cambridge, MA
• 1989: Foreign Expert, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 1988: ESL Instructor, Shanghai University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 1988: ESL Instructor, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 1988: Apprentice Teacher, Harvard University Summer School, Cambridge, MA
• 1986-1988: ESL Instructor, Paris American Academy, Paris, France
• 1982-1985: Consultant in Administrative English and Report Writing, College d'Extension Cartier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 1982-1985: Administrative Assistant, Societe pour la Promotion de l'Enseignment de l'Anglais Langue Seconde au Quebec (SPEAQ), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 1982-1986: Continuing Education ESL Instructor, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Publications, Presentations, etc.

• Participant - TESOL, NYC, Spring 2008
• CELOP Representative to the Faculty Council, 2007 -
• Member of Faculty Council's Committee on Equity and Inclusion, 2008
• 1994: Presenter at TESOL, Baltimore -- Long-Termed Tasked Based Intensive English Programs
• 1996: Presenter at TESOL, Chicago -- Vocabulary through Closed-Captioned Television
• 1997: Presenter at TESOL, Orlando -- Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Students

Experience Abroad

• Travel, work and study in France & Western Europe, People's Republic of China, Japan, Thailand, Australia, and Vietnam

Languages

• advanced speaking skills in French
• basic speaking skills in Chinese

Related/Other Experience

• 1983-1985: Official Delegate to Expo Langues, Paris, France (Marketed an ESL program in French at a language trade show in Paris)
• 1986: National Center for the Arts, Ottawa, Canada (Coached French Canadian actresses in English pronunciation and diction)
• 1983: University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec (On-site coordinator for the University's summer intensive ESL program at the University of British Columbia)
• 1979-1986: Institute for Research in Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Cultural Guide, ESL and ESP Instructor - organized small group excursions from Quebec to new York City and to various cities in Vermont and Rhode Island)

Teaching/Research Interests

• Technology in the classroom
• Pronunciation and accent reduction

Office room number: EOP 208

Phone: (617) 353-7836

E-mail: cantonel@bu.edu