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Rene Caputo

Instructor and ESL Specialist of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program
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,
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.

Trinity Academic Support Council (University) · 2013 - 2013 Committee Service Academic Resource Center,
International Undergraduate Roundtable (University) · 2009 - 2021 Committee Service International House,

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