Duane Flowers

Current

• Owner/Reiki Master/Aromatherapist at WhatItAllBeLike
• Microblogger at Twitter (twitter.com/duaneflowers)
• Owner at Flowers Consultancy (Sole Proprietorship)

• Adjunct Professor at Tokyo Language Arts College
• Owner at LanguageMaster (Sole Proprietorship)
• Owner at Purple Dolphin Language Academy

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Education

• Anaheim University
• Anaheim University
• Hawthorne University

• Hawthorne University
• The University of Connecticut

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Duane Flowers’s Summary

Currently combining 15+ years of experience with MA, MS & PhD Degrees in TESOL and extended training and certification in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy for an integrated approach to language education. Goals include the development of an all purpose curriculum designed to take the stress out of learning a new language while maximizing acquisition and proficiency and binaural based technology to enhance and enrich the language learning process.

Duane Flowers’s Specialties:

Incorporation of Learning Styles and Language Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Learning and Acquisition, Founder of Quantum Linguistics. Expertise in Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development and Discourse Analysis.

Duane Flowers’s Experience

• Owner/Reiki Master/Aromatherapist

  WhatItAllBeLike

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

• Microblogger

  Twitter (twitter.com/duaneflowers)

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Got the twitter fever and thought this might be a good place to mention it...

• Owner

  Flowers Consultancy (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  Strategic marketing and general business consulting for language schools and educational institutions around the world specializing in innovative and creative marketing solutions.

• Adjunct Professor

  Tokyo Language Arts College

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

  Orienting, advising and final grading of students working towards their TEFL Certificate, Advanced TEFL Certificate and/or College Diploma.

• Owner

  LanguageMaster (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

• Owner

  Purple Dolphin Language Academy

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 1996 — Present (13 years 3 months)

  Teaching various levels of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) to 100+ students of many diverse backgrounds and ages ranging from elementary school students to university professors. Class sizes range from 1 to 15 students and ages range from 3 to 70. The main emphasis is on English communication and conversation, while comparing and contrasting various aspects of Japanese and American culture.

Duane Flowers’s Education

• Anaheim University

  MBA , Marketing , 2003 — 2005

  GPA: 3.94 (cum) Magna Cum Laude
  Recipient: Internship Scholarship (US$9800.00)

• Anaheim University

  MSc , TESOL , 1998 — 2000

  GPA: 3.8 (cum) Magna Cum Laude
  Recipient: Anaheim University Award of Academic and Professional Excellence (US$9,800.00).
  Recipient: Anaheim University Award of Academic Excellence
  Thesis – The Marriage of Styles and Strategies in TESOL: For Better or Worse.

• Hawthorne University

  PhD , TESOL , 1995 — 1999

  GPA: 3.62 (cum) Magna Cum Laude
  Dissertation – TESOL through Individual Learning Styles: Implications and Applications.

• Hawthorne University

  MA , TESOL , 1996 — 1998

  GPA: 4.0 (cum) Summa Cum Laude
  Thesis – Quantum Linguistics: Implications of the Quantum Theory for TESOL.

• The University of Connecticut

  BA , Liberal Arts , 1980 — 1985

Additional Information

Duane Flowers’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Duane Flowers’s Interests:

Reiki, Yoga, Aromatherapy, TESOL, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Scuba Diving, Meditation, Genealogy, Guitar, Marketing, Copywriting, Options Trading, SEO, SEM, as well as a voracious reader.

Duane Flowers’s Groups:

<jalttalk>, Owner
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
American Board of Hypnotherapy (ABH)
American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (ABNLP)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
American Hypnosis Association (AHA)
Anaheim University Alumni Association, President
English Teachers in Japan (ETJ)
Gendai Reiki Ho Healing Association
International Alliance of Learning (IAL)
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
International Natural Healers Association (INHA)
Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT)
JALT Eikaiwa SIG, Founder and Past President
Optionetics, Lifetime Member
Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), Advanced Open Water Diver
Social Marketing Traffic Strategies (SMARTS)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Timeline Therapy Association (TTA)
West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy (WCIA), MyLink500

•    eOffice
•    Community for Linking Internet Companies in Kansai
•    LinkedSEO
•    Facebook.com
•    OpenNetworker.com
•    Blog
•    MyLinkGroups
•    Chessmasters
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Experts
•    Yoga and Meditation
•    Friends of Japan / Nippon no Yuujin
•    Pure Yoga
•    Business in Japan
•    NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming)
•    Expats in Japan
•    eLearn
•    Tweeple
•    Anaheim University Alumni
•    Reiki Healing
•    University of Connecticut (UCONN) Alumni
•    Linking Alternative Medicine
•    Reiki Healers Worldwide
•    ESL International
•    The Izakaya Club - Japan Open Networker & Professional Group
•    ETJ (English Teachers in Japan)
•    Twittering

Duane Flowers’s Honors:

2000 Recipient: Anaheim University Award of Academic and Professional Excellence
2000 Recipient: Anaheim University Award of Academic Excellence
2005 Recipient: Anaheim University Internship Scholarship

Duane Flowers’s Contact Settings

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