Nathan Richard Bauman
Email: nathan@nathanbauman.com
TESOL Certificate, Vancouver Community College, 2007.
M.A., in Semitic Linguistics, University of Toronto, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, 2002.
B.A. with Great Distinction, Trinity Western University, 2000.
T.J. Meek Prize for Hebrew Syntax, Essay Competition, University of Toronto, 2002.
T.J. Meek Prize for Hebrew Syntax, Essay Competition, University of Toronto, 2001.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto, 2001 - 2002.
Top Student, Western Civilization class, Terry Fox Senior Secondary High School.
Co-Winner, The Humanities Award, Terry Fox Secondary High School.
Advanced Placement 5/5 English Score, Terry Fox Secondary High School.
"Teaching Classics and Literature to ESL Students: A Report." Classical Association of the Atlantic States Centennial Conference, October 2007.
"A Catalogue of Errors Made by Korean Learners of English." Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) international conference, October 2006.
"Rivalry within the Family of Abraham: Abrahamic Religions and Religious Intolerance." University of British Columbia, Department of Classics, Near Eastern and Religious Studies Graduate Students Association (SCANNERS), 2003.
"The Siloam Tunnel Text as a Northwest Semitic Waterworks Inscription." Society of Biblical Literature annual conference, 2002.
"The Siloam Tunnel Text as a Northwest Semitic Waterworks Inscription." Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations Graduate Students Association, University of Toronto, 2002.
"Religious Iconography in the Ancient Near East." Israelite Religion class, Trinity Western University, Langely, B.C., 2002.
"The Siloam Tunnel Text as a Northwest Semitic Waterworks Inscription." History of Ancient Israel class, Trinity Western University, 2002.
"The Verbal System in the Prose Parts of Job." Hebrew Readings class, Trinity Western University, 2002.
"Philosophy and You." Grade 10 English Honors A and B blocks, Terry Fox Secondary School, Port Coquitlam, B.C., 2002.
"Reflections on Dr. Morgentaler, an advocate for women's rights."Vancouver Observer. Web publication May 2013.
"Why You Should Ditch Your Windows XP Laptop Right Now." PC World Community Voices Blog. Web publication May 2011."A Catalogue of Errors Made by Korean Learners of English." Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) Proceedings 2006. Published 2010.
"Book Review: Royal Canadian Mint: 100 Years of History." The Canadian Numismatic Journal. December 2008.
"A 'Newmismatic' Moment, #2." The Canadian Numismatic Journal. June 2008.
"A 'Newmismatic' Moment, #1." The Canadian Numismatic Journal. March 2008.
Photograph of The Raven and the First Men published in "Staying the Course, Staying Alive: Coastal First Nations Fundamental Truths: Biodiversity, Stewardship and Sustainability" (ISBN: 978-0-9809745-5-3): Biodiversity BC, 2009.
Photograph of Mythic Messengers used by the BC Vital Statistics Aboriginal Community Data Initiative, 2010.
ESL instructor, English Language Institute, University of British Columbia. May 19th 2009 - Dec. 31st 2011.
Part-time Literature and Academic Writing instructor, Centre for Intercultural Communication, University of British Columbia. June 2008 - March 2011 (concurrent with positions above and below).
Member, LPI marking committee, University of British Columbia. Dec. 2008 - present (concurrent with below).
Instructor, Language and Culture Program, English Language Institute, University of British Columbia. February 2nd, 2009 - March 27th, 2009.
Academic skills instructor, Simon Fraser University. May 1st, 2008 - Dec. 26th, 2008.
Instructor, Intensive English Program in the English Language Institute, University of British Columbia. January 7th 2008 - March 28th 2008.
Fall-term writing & LPI preparation instructor, Writing Centre, University of British Columbia. September 10th 2007 - December 31st 2007.
Short-term programs ESL teacher, English Language Institute, University of British Columbia. July 31st - Aug. 31, 2007.
Temporary general & labour-market-focussed ESL/Computer Teacher, Immigrant Services Society, Coquitlam, Canada. June 25th, 2007 - July 27, 2007.
Tutor, Motivate Educational Development, BC, Canada. April 2nd, 2007 - Jan. 2009.
Tutor, Academic Advantage, BC, Canada. April 23rd, 2007 - Dec. 31st, 2007.
English Instructor, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea. March 1st, 2006 - February 28th, 2007.
Rater, Practical English Level Test, Korea Foreign Language Evaluation Institute. July 2006 - February 28th, 2007.
Free talking class facilitator, extra course for MBA students at Korea University through YBM B2B Outsourcing, Seoul, South Korea. January-February 2007.
Business English Instructor, Intensive courses for Citibank managers through YBM B2B Outsourcing, Seoul, South Korea. November 2006.
English Teacher, Language Teaching Research Center, Seoul, South Korea. Sept. 1st, 2004 - Feb. 24th, 2006.
Library Clerk, Emmanuel College Library in the University of Toronto, Sept. 2001 - April 2002.
Index Transliteration Editor for Foreign Name Transliteration for Oxford University Press's Discoveries in the Judean Desert series, Trinity Western University, 2000.
Index Compiler for faculty publications, Trinity Western University, 2000.
Museum Docent, Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. April 2010 to April 2011.
Publicity Coordinator, British Columbia Chess Federation. May 2003 - June 2004.
President and Tournament Director, Port Coquitlam Chess Club. Nov. 2002 - June 2004.
Graduate Student Faculty Search Representative, for a position in Hebrew Language and Literature at the University of Toronto, Jan. 2002 to March 2002.
Assistant Refectorian, Wycliffe College in the University of Toronto, Sept. 2001 - April 2002.
Annual conference desk registrant, American Oriental Society, April 2, 2001.
Archaeological dig member, Tell El-Qedah (Hazor), Israel, June 1998.
BC Museums Association--current
BC Teachers of English as an Additional Language & TESL Canada--current
Classical Association of Canada---current
Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL)
American Academy of Religion
Canadian Society of Mesopotamian Studies
Society of Biblical Literature
Royal Canadian Numismatic Association--current
Chess Federation of Canada
Joseph Campbell Foundation--current
Port Coquitlam Heritage & Cultural Society--current
Northwest coast art, Classical Greek literature (especially Aeschylus and Euripides); East Asian art and culture, English language teaching; Ancient Near Eastern civilizations; Medieval literature and history; nineteenth century Russian literature (Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev); English literature (Hardy, Tennyson, G. Herbert, and others); comparative mythology and religion; Canadian numismatics; world geography, folk literature and history; early and classical music; hiking; cycling; chess; journalism; website creation, current political events.