Scholars@Duke
Rene Caputo

Rene Caputo

Instructor and ESL Specialist of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program
r.caputo@duke.edu
Box 90025 Art Bldg 200A, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90025 Art Building 200A, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances

Nonverbal Language in Intercultural Communication · October 2020 Lecture Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia
Building Bridges across Languages · October 2019 Lecture Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia
Opening the Door, Leveling the Floor: Using Rapport to Build Equity in Writing Consultations - Southeastern Writing Center Association Conference · February 2019 International Meeting or Conference
Designing Optimal Vocabulary Curricula: From University Classroom to Independent Learning · March 2015 International Meeting or Conference TESOL International Conference, Toronto
Teaching Students to Fish: Corpus Basics to Enhance Collocation Usage · March 2012 International Meeting or Conference TESOL International Conference, Philadelphia

Service to the Profession

Proposal Reviewer - TESOL International Annual Conference · 2017 Committee Service TESOL International Association,
Proposal Reviewer - TESOL International Annual Conference · 2013 Committee Service TESOL International Association,
Proposal Reviewer - TESOL International Annual Conference · 2012 Committee Service TESOL International Association,

Service to Duke

Duke Fulbright Campus Committee (University) · 2021 - 2021 Committee Service Office of University Scholars and Fellows,

Assisted with interviewing possible candidates for Fulbright English Language Teaching Assistantships.

Duke Kunshan University Hiring Committee: Director of Language and Culture Center (University) · 2014 Committee Service Duke University,
Trinity Academic Support Council (University) · 2013 - 2013 Committee Service Academic Resource Center,
Duke Kunshan University: Writing Course Curriculum Design (University) · 2013 - 2014 Committee Service Duke University,

Advised on Duke Kunshan University writing course curriculum at the undergraduate and Graduate School level.
International Undergraduate Roundtable (University) · 2009 - 2021 Committee Service International House,

Participate in discussions regarding support for the Duke international undergraduate student population