• conversational and business English 1-to-1 lessons

• conversational English in group lessons

• Texas, New Mexico, California, Oregon

• Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri

• C, C++, PL/1, SQL Database programming

• Wrote reports in FoxPro

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NUGEN 2 of 7

Youth advisor for Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (http://www.uua.org/YRUU)

• Mentor/friend/advisor/trustworthy adult with high school youth at my church, across the Houston area, and across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
• With other adults, help maintain a safe place for the youth to live, grow, play and create their own activities.
• Elected by the youth to serve four years (two consecutive terms) on the governing body of the district organization.
• Selected by the continental youth leadership body to serve 2 years on the continental youth leadership body.

• Orientation Team Leader summer 1994
  Help incoming freshmen and transfer students register for classes, gave campus tours
• Environmental Awareness Group Recycling Chair October 1993 - May 1995
  Worked to make campus wide recycling a reality
• Organized and implemented Recycling Day October 1993
  A new part of Homecoming, we collected 18,000 pounds of recyclable products in one day
• Active in Student Program Board June 1993 - May 1995
  Helped with concerts, movies, speakers, advertising

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NUGEN 3 of 7

Working as an English teacher in Japan, I see how big the world is and how much potential
we have for positive change.  On P_B's 49th Global Voyage, I can continue the
volunteer work I did in the United States to help the world become an even better and
safer place to live.

Before coming to Japan, I volunteered weekly for six years in the youth program at my
church. The youth program promotes an atmosphere where everyone, regardless of creed,
race, or religion is allowed to come together, forming a healthy respectful community
based on common sense and humanitarianism.

To this end, we had conferences around the Southwest United States twelve times per year.
At each conference, we participated in an exciting social action activity.  These included
planting trees, picking up litter around neighborhoods, revitalizing neglected
neighborhoods, volunteering in women's shelters, rebuilding homes, making lunches and
delivering them to elderly, collecting canned food for Food Bank, writing to our political
leaders and countless others.

We also invited people with unique professinal and educational backgrounds to give
seminars at our conferences.  They addressed topics including anti-racism, personal
health, ethical treatment of animals, freedom of speech, distribution of wealth and power,
among others.

After spending years working with the youth, I decided to combine this work with my love
for travel.  I will lead youth group trips around the world, allowing youth the
opportunity to learn just how huge and incredible the world is.  I chose to live in Japan
so I could learn the "ins-and-outs" of living here, then lead youth group trips between
the two countries!  This will help foster cross-cultural communication, expand the minds
of youth around the world, and ultimately make the world a better place to live.  PB 
activities embody the volunteer work I love, so I was ecstatic to discover I can do
these things around the world!

I look forward to helping P To Da B promote this type of work on a world wide scale.
Thank you for selecting me to volunteer on the 49th Global Voyage aboard P To Da B.


      In service




      Rob Nugen

pb4begin 8

50 minute lesson (beginner level) - 8 students                                     NUGEN 4 of 7

Bonding: 5 minutes:
At the beginning of each lesson, we will spend time bonding the group.
Each individual will say "My name is _________.  Today I feel _______," 
and give a one or two word description of how they are doing.

Introduction and modeling: 10 minutes:

Instructor: "Great!  Okay, today we will be meeting people."

Instructor: "Please listen:  HI.  My name is Rob.  What's yours?"

Instructor repeats.  "Okay, you try," instructor selects a student.

Instructor chooses another student or models the answer, "My name is _____."

Instructor models "Nice to meet you," for both students, who repeat.

Instructor models "Where are you from?" and the answer.  Students repeat.

Instructor models "What do you do?" and the answer.  Students repeat.

Group Practice: 4 minutes: 

Instructor divides the group into pairs.  "Okay, very quickly, please
practice.  HI!  my name is Rob.  What's yours?  My name is Joe.  Nice
to meet you.  Nice to meet you.

That should take about 20 seconds.  Okay, go!"

Group Practice: 4 minutes:

Instructor divides group into new pairs.  "Okay, very quickly, we will
do the next part."  "HI.  My name is Rob.  What's yours?  My name is
Joe.  Nice to meet you.  Nice to meet you.  Where are you from?  I am
from Tokyo." 

"That should take about 40 seconds.  Okay, go!"

Group Practice: 4 minutes:

The group is divided into new pairs (or same pairs if time is
limited): "Okay, we are going to add the next part."

"HI.  My name is Rob.  What's yours?  My name is Joe.  Nice to meet
you.  Nice to meet you.  Where are you from?  I am from Tokyo.  I'm
from Osaka.  What do you do?  I am a zookeeper.  I am a cowboy."

"This should take about 1 minute.  Okay, go!"

- - - -

If the students are true beginners, this will have taken nearly the
whole 50 minutes.  In this case, we will close with
self-introductions.  "HI.  My name is Rob.  I am from Tokyo, and I am
a cowboy."

If they are handling this easily, we will expand
into introducing others.

Instructor:  "Okay, great!  Now we will introduce our new friend."

"This is my friend Joe.  He is from Osaka.  He is a zookeeper."

Taking into consideration he/she and is/am.

pb5advanced 8

50 minute lesson (advanced level) - 8 students                                     NUGEN 5 of 7

Bonding: 5 minutes:
At the beginning of each lesson, we will spend time bonding the group.  Each
individual will say "My name is _________.  Today I feel _______," and give a
one or two word description of how they are doing.

Introduction and modeling: 10 minutes:

Instructor: "Today we'll be describing people, places and things.  For example,
'Julia Roberts is the actress who played Tess in Ocean's Eleven.' or 'Da Nang is
the city that we'll visit on May 28th and 29th.'"

Instructor: "Okay, let's do an example.  Who is Leo Dicaprio?"

Student:  "Leo Dicaprio is the actor who starred in Titanic."

Instructor: "Excellent!  But there were other actors who starred in Titanic.
What was the name of the character he played?"

Student: "Leo Dicaprio is the actor who played Jack Dawson in Titanic."

Instructor: "Perfect!"

Practice: 10 minutes:

Instructor: "Okay.  I will say a name of a famous thing.  Please use the grammar
to describe what I say."

Instructor: "P To Da B" Instructor chooses a student if none volunteer.

Student:  "That's the boat that we are on now."

Instructor: "Perfect!  Okay, here's the next one: P To Da B"
Instructor chooses a student if necessary.

Student: "That's the boat that sails around the world in 90 days."

if necessary: 10 minutes:

If needed, we can jump back a step.  "Okay, let's describe P To Da B.  Please
tell me something about the P To Da B."

"P To Da B is fun."  "P To Da B travels around the world."  "P To Da B encourages peace."

Instructor: "Great!  Okay, let's change these into our new grammar.  P_B
is a boat that is fun.  P To Da B is a boat that travels around the world.
P To Da B is a boat that encourages peace."

if capable: A Group Game: 10 minutes: 

Instructor: "Okay, let's play a game.  It's called movie game.  It's a
game that is perfect for this grammar.  I will give an actor's name, and someone
tell me what movie they were in.  Leo Dicaprio."

"Leo Dicaprio is the actor who played Jack Dawson in Titanic."

"Perfect!  Okay, next _Jack Dawson_."

"_Jack Dawson_ is the third class passenger who loved Rose."

If we get stuck, we can backtrack, and/or break away from movies.

"Titanic is a movie that lasts 3 hours."

"3 hours is the amount of time that it takes to fly to Singapore from Tokyo."

Remainder of lesson: 15 minutes

Instructor divides the group into 2 teams.  "Okay, I will give you a topic, and
I want you to make as many descriptive sentences as possible about that topic."

or for higher level students

"Okay, I want you to make a similar succession of descriptive sentences,
starting with this topic."

"The team that has the most sentences wins!"

pb6begin 80

40 minute lesson (beginner level) - 80 students                                    NUGEN 6 of 7

Bonding: 5 minutes:

"good morning!" "good morning!"
(repeat until the crowd responds (more) enthusiastically)

(two teachers model this for the class:)
"How do you feel today?"  "I feel great!"

"Please ask your neighbor, 'how do you feel today?'"     "Answer 'I feel great!'"

(teachers model this for the class:)
"Why do you feel great?"

(together, singing, with American Sign Language hand motions, 2 times)
"I'm on the P_B, sailing on the sea 
 I want to make the world happy as can be."

"Okay, everybody, that's Excellent!"

Introduction and modeling: 10 minutes:

Okay, today we are going to *Offer Help*

(one instructor is trying to lift a heavy bag, but cannot)
"May I help you?"

"Yes please.  This bag is too heavy!"

"How can I help?"

"Please help me carry it over there!"

(dialogue stops.)

"Okay, everyone, find a partner!  Partner A, try to pick up a heavy bag.  Partner B, please repeat!"

(dialogue is modeled one line at a time.  The partners repeat each line.)

Practice: 10 minutes:

"Okay, let's practice!  Find a new partner!  Partner A, try to pick up a heavy bag.  Partner B, offer help!"

(students struggle with their imaginary bags.)

extension or repetition: 10 minutes:

(If students struggle with the English, we model each line again.  
If they have no problem, we have a new situation:)

(One instructor is looking on the ground.)
Other instructor: "May I help you?"

"Yes please.  I can't find my book!"

(Other instructor begins to look.  Finds an imaginary book.)
"Is this it?"

"yes, thank you!"

(Students are asked to repeat this and then practice.)

Closing: 5 minutes

Okay, everybody, great work today!  How do you feel?

(class) "I feel great!"

"Why do you feel great?"

(together, singing, with American Sign Language hand motions, 2 times)
"I'm on the P_B, sailing on the sea
 I want to make the world happy as can be."

Excellent!

Okay, byebye everyone!

pb7activity

Non Language Activity                                                              NUGEN 7 of 7

Teach A Talent Show!


Teach A Talent Show is announced.  We will have a talent show
(or a portion of a 'normal' talent show) in which the participants
learn their performance entirely on P To Da B.  Example: I can't even
strum a guitar.  I'll try to play a song.

Two posters go up somewhere:  One is a list of names of people
and a talent they are willing to teach.  The other is a list of names
of people and a talent they would like to learn.  These posters remain
up for a few days to collect names and talents.

People are encouraged to read the posters and look for talents
they would like to learn or can teach.  People find their partners and
spend a few weeks learning / teaching the talent.

Teach A Talent Show night!!  Everyone performs, possibly well,
possibly badly, but *always* to a huge chorus of cheers for their
courage and great show of self improvement!

website

11:28pm JST Thursday 03 March 2005

While I was at work on Tuesday, my website seemed to crash. But then I noticed that it said something about Gaba's servers, so I guessed that they had blocked the domain. Turns out that's what they did, or my website came back up by the time I came home.

I use my website so I can remember my students more easily. I'll use silentsurf.com to connect to the site. But, I have to deal with cookies in a different way; basically not use cookies, but use hidden fields to pass the username and password parameters. For some reason silentsurf.com doesn't handle the way my student tracker sets cookies.

I'm at a hotel now without internet access, so I likely won't be able to hook that up before I go to work tomorrow. Perhaps I can do it this weekend. Perhaps I won't worry about it at all; the only reason I want to is to thumb my electronic nose at Gaba. Block my website. Feh. I can get around it.