What Kalonji Johnson does: Kalonji teaches various courses for the ELP, focusing on academic preparation and professional communication skills in classes such as Writing Accurately and Clearly and Strategic Planning and Persuasive Communication.
Experience: Kalonji has over six years of experience working as an EFL/ESL instructor with linguistically and culturally diverse students as young as two and as old as 70. He has taught in higher education, nonprofits, and private institutions in locations across Vietnam and the United States. His expertise spans teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP), designing content-based instruction for vocational and academic settings, and facilitating intercultural communication among international students to broaden their range of global competencies.
Travels: Kalonji lived and taught English in Vietnam for four and half years between 2018 and 2022.
Education:
- MSEd in TESOL, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
- BA in history with a minor in philosophy, Georgia Southern University
Talk to Kalonji about: Sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, writing and presentation skills, the history of the English language, literature, and sports.
