Get to Know Us
David
David Schmidt is an English Language Specialist and Senior Lecturer of English. He
has worked in the English Language Program (formerly the ESL Center) since 2002. He
earned both his Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Professional Writing
(with a concentration in composition and rhetoric) at Kennesaw State University. As
a faculty member, he teaches first-year composition and ESL courses. He has presented
at state, regional, national, and international conferences on topics related to second
language writing feedback, intercultural programming, and ESL learning center best
practices. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, reading (especially classic American
literature), and writing.
Melanie
Before becoming an English tutor, Melanie Davis earned a B.A. in Spanish (with a minor
in French) at Covenant College and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics (with a TESOL concentration)
at Georgia State University. She is an experienced English language tutor having taught
at private ESL schools and in KSU's Intensive English Program before joining the awesome
team at KSU’s English Language Program. Driven by care and compassion, she takes pride
in providing a relaxing environment to learn English. As a tutor, her goals include
helping students gain confidence in various aspects of the English language and getting
to know students beyond their English language goals. When she is not excitedly assisting
students, she loves going on long walks with her dog Samson, meeting and petting new
dogs (pretty much anything that has to do with dogs), and spending time with her family
and friends playing games, going out to eat and traveling. If you step into her office,
you can get a glimpse of all of her favorite things through the photos she has hanging
on the walls.