Education

University of Houston, Houston, Texas BA 1971
English

University of Houston, Houston, Texas MEd 1973
Comparative Education with Latin America (Foundations of Education)

Post-Doctoral Specialized Training

University of Houston/Downtown, Department of Urban Education, December 1997

Received training in using the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS)

Professional Experience

Director of Building America's Villages – Designing and implementing
program for community building between immigrants and American
citizens at College of the Mainland—September 2007 to present

Corporate Cross Cultural Trainer – Train the Trainer, Pre departure Orientations
and Intercultural Communication Work shops for various corporations designed
to facilitate multination corporations international business practices—1978 to present

Educational Consultant: Teacher Training in culture and communication/ESL
with various school districts—September 2004 to present

Co-teaching Linguistics and Cross Cultural communication,
September 2003–December 2003, English Department,
University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Teaching Cross Cultural Communication at the graduate level
January 1997 to May 1997—School of Human Sciences and
Humanities, University of Houston/Clear Lake, Houston, Texas

Teaching Theories of American Pluralism, a senior level course
January 1998 to May 1998—School of Education, University of
Houston/Clear Lake, Houston, Texas

Supervising bilingual student teachers in their last semester of
student teaching
January 1998 to May 1998—Department of Urban Education,
University of Houston/Downtown, Houston, Texas

Teaching Language Acquisition Theories at the graduate level
June 1996 to July 1996 and September 1997 to Present -
Education Department, St. Thomas University, Houston, Texas

Co-teaching Multicultural Studies, a graduate level course
September 1998 to October 1998—Education Department, St.
Thomas University, Houston, Texas

Teaching of English as a second language to university
level students of various nationalities
January 1974 to June 1975—English Department, University of
Houston, Houston, Texas

January 1974 to June 1974—English Language Services, Houston,
Texas

June 1975 to September 2004—Language and Culture Center, University
of Houston, Houston, Texas

Teaching of English as a second language to adult students with an average of six years of education. Developing curriculum, which included a cultural adaptation program.
January 1973 to June 1975—Model Cities Adult Basic Education
Center, Houston, Texas

Teaching of English for special purposes to young adults. Developing curriculum for electrical technological courses (ESP).
January 1977 to January 1978—INELEC
Bourmedes, Algeria

Foreign Student Advisor—Developed and implemented the office of foreign student advisor—counseled and advised foreign students in personal, academic, cultural and legal matters.
June 1978 to January 1980—Language & Culture Center,
University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Cross-Cultural Instructor—Developed and implemented three cross cultural classes for foreign students as well as American students. Developed materials, trained co-teachers and taught the courses.
June 1978 to present—Language and Culture Center, University
of Houston, Houston, Texas

Cross Cultural/ESL Instructor—Taught cross cultural communication and business English to Japanese businessmen
January 1987 to September 1987—Interact, Houston, Texas

Cross Cultural Trainer—Trained trainers of various refugee communities to train newly arriving refugees in culture specific information; maintained existing materials and developed new cross cultural communication modules
September 1997 to September 1999—Bilingual Education Institute, Houston, Texas

Faculty Development—Worked with ESL faculty to develop their skills, developed a program that included cross training and faculty empowerment; designed and delivered monthly workshops and faculty gatherings
September 1997 to September 1998—Bilingual Education
Institute, Houston, Texas

Materials Evaluator—Evaluated Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) for cultural bias
January 1980 to January 1983—ETS, Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey

Intercultural Communication Instructor—Taught cross-cultural communication at sophomore level.
September 1991 to December 1991/University of Houston-Downtown

Publications

"The Culture Bump" Curriculum Clearing House, published in 1983.

"Involvement of International Students in Communities" Curriculum Clearing House, published in 1983.

Book review in Curriculum Clearing House, published in April, 1986.

"Beyond Culture Bump", in Culture Bound . Edited by Joyce M. Valdes, published by Cambridge University Press in 1986.

Living with Strangers in the USA: Communicating Beyond Culture published by Prentice Hall in 1990.

"Cross Cultural Communication: An Idea Whose Time Has Come", in Multicultural Education: Inclusion of All edited by Mary M. Atwater, Kelly Radzik-Marsh, Marilyn Stutchens, published by University of Georgia in 1993.

"Managing a Multicultural Classroom" in Learning Across Cultures edited by Gary Althen, published by NAFSA/Intercultural Press in 1994.

"The Toolkit for Culture and Communication" published by the University of Houston, Department of Intellectual Property, 2003.

A Video to accompany "The Toolkit for Culture and Communication" including the mini-movie, "Brian and Aziz", published by the University of Houston, Department of Intellectual Property, 2003.

Writing in progress

"Culture bumps in teacher training: An Idea Whose Time has Come" to be published in the on-line journal of TESOL Teacher Education Interest Section in June 2005.

"A Qualitative Study of the Communicative Experience of a Venezuelan and a North American." An article which presents the results of cultural differences on the development of a relationship. It includes definitions of two possible types of relationships that emerge from intercultural interactions. One type of relationship is culture free and one type is culture bound. This article is to be submitted to The International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

"An Application of Robert Kaplan's 'Cultural Thought Patterns in Inter-Cultural Education' to Speech Patterns of a Venezuelan and a North American." An article in which Robert Kaplan's theory that logic evolves out of a native language is applied to the speech patterns of a Venezuelan male and a North American female. This study suggests that Spanish and English speakers follow different patterns. Three patterns are identified for each of the Spanish and English speakers. This article is to be submitted to The TESOL Quarterly.

Research, Grants and Awards

Award for Extraordinary Contribution to the International Student Population presented by the International Student Organization at the University of Houston, 1981

Grant received from Ford Foundation to design and implement program for teaching cultural difference in high school, 1983. Implemented in Austin High School in HISD in 1984

Doctoral Dissertation entitled "A Qualitative Study of the Communicative Experience of a Venezuelan and a North American." My focus was on understanding the process of how individuals from different cultures respond to differences and to determine how cultural differences impact on the effectiveness and authenticity of their conversation. The data suggests that cross cultural communication is either culture bound or culture free and that precise elements distinguish the two types of conversation.

Received Award for 2008 TexTESOLer of the Year from TexTESOL IV
This year’s TexTESOLer of the Year award goes to Dr. Carol Archer, an outstanding educator  who has shown great commitment to students and excellence in providing services in the ESOL field.
Dr. Carol Archer is an educator, writer, researcher, consultant, and trainer. She taught at the University of Houston's Language & Culture Center and teaches ESL strategies and second language acquisition theory at the University of St. Thomas. She received her Doctorate in Education from the University of Houston.
Dr. Archer is the originator of culture bump theory and methodology. Using the culture bump approach, she trains people in connecting in their communities, in international joint ventures, in language training, and in individual cultural coaching. Among Dr. Archer's body of published work is Living with Strangers in the USA: Communicating Beyond Culture as well as The Culture Bump Toolkit For Culture and Communication. The toolkit is based on theory and methodology that evolved from over 30 years of research and participation in interpersonal cross-culture communication.

Professional Organizations

TEXTESOL

SIETAR

Founding member of SIETAR/Houston, 1992. President 1992-1993, Treasurer 1994-1995.

A Partial Listing of Professional Presentations

NAFSA, Kansas City, May, 1979—Half-day workshop on the development of a cross cultural communication course for ESL students

SIETAR/International, Vermont, May, 1980—Presentation on the process of stereotype development.

TESOL/Regional Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. November, 1988—Presentation on pre-reading activities for ESL students.

NAFSA, Boston, May 1991—Chaired Roundtable for Community Section entitled "Comprehensive Cross Cultural Communication for Foreign Students".

TESOL, Vancouver, Canada, March, 1992—Presentation as part of an academic session for materials writers section entitled " What we are, what we can be".

TESOL, Vancouver, Canada, March, 1992—Presentation as an invited member of a colloquium entitled "Culture: A Neglected Component in Intensive ESL Programs".

NASA, Johnson Space Center. Invited Speaker for Asian Pacific American Program Heritage Day Observance entitled "Unity in Diversity". Presented a half a day workshop. May, 1992, Houston, Texas.

TESOL National, Atlanta, Ga. April, 1993—Full-day, pre-conference workshop on cross cultural communication in ESL.

SIETAR/Houston. May, 1993. Houston, Texas—A half-day workshop entitled "The Culture Bump: Finding Universality Through Our Cultural Differences".

SIETAR/International, Washington, D.C., June 1993—A half-day workshop entitled "The Culture Bump: Finding Universality Through Our Cultural Differences".

SIETAR/International, Ottawa, Canada, June 1994—Presentation entitled " Competency for Teaching Cross Culture Communication in the Foreign Language Classroom".

Annual Symposium on Human Resource Issues. Invited Keynote Speaker. Speech on "Cross Cultural Issues in Human Resources". March, 1995, Houston, Texas.

University of Houston/Downtown Summer ESL Institute. Presentation on Paradigms of Cultural Differences and the Culture Bump. Houston, July 1996.

TEXTESOL State Conference, Houston, Texas, November, 1996—Workshop entitled "What, How, When, Why—Developing Cross Cultural Programs".

TEXTESOL State Conference, Houston, Texas, November, 1996—Paper entitled "Communicative Experiences of a Venezuelan and a North American.

SIETAR/Houston, Houston, Texas, February, 1997—Paper entitled "Communicative Experiences of a Venezuelan and a North American".

SIETAR/International, Cuaraco, Dutch Antilles, June, 1997—Half-day workshop entitled "A Comprehensive Cross Cultural Program for ESL Programs and the Community".

SIETAR/International, Cuaraco, Dutch Antilles, June, 1997—Half-day presentation on the ethnographic techniques and results of my doctoral dissertation entitled "Communicative Experiences of a Venezuelan and a North American".

TEXTESOL State Conference, Austin, Texas, November, 1997—Presented a paper entitled "Cross-Cultural Communication: Culturally Congruent or Culturally Bound".

National Association of Secondary School Principals, November 9, 1997—Invited Workshop Presenter—"Cross Cultural Communication" presented to the 1997 National Honor Society National Conference held in Houston, Texas.

TEXTESOL IV, Houston, Texas, November 1998-
Presented a paper entitled "Is there a recipe for assessment?"

TESOL International, New York, March 1999
"Cultural Orientation for Refugees" and
"ESL in the Workplace and Home"

TEXTESOL IV, Galveston, Texas November, 2002
"The Toolkit for Culture and Communication"

SIETAR/Houston/October, 2003
"Brian and Aziz"

TEXTESOL IV, Houston, Texas , November 2004 ESL Materials for the Toolkit for Culture and Communication

Keynote Speaker for HISD ESL Teacher Symposium, January 2005

Friends of Geography, Houston, Texas, February 2005 Sights and Sounds from Around the World

TESOL International, San Antonio, Texas, March 2005
The ESL Instructor's Toolkit for Culture and Communication: A Poster Session

Texas Conference for Psychologists "Culture Bumps & Ethics in Psychology"
North Montgomery College, March 2007

4^th International Education Conference, "Culture Bumps: Finding Ways to Create
Communication & Community," Fairbanks/Cypress College, April 2007

Moderator for World Refugee Day – Rothko Chapel, Houston, Texas, June 2007

Panel Member and Presenter at First Woman's Conference at the University of Houston:
Navigating Cultural Differences, March 27 and 28, 2008

Community Service

I have made numerous presentations to community organizations and churches on various aspects of cross cultural communication. Some typical topics include "Understanding Laotians" presented to Shepherd Drive Methodist Church members as they attempted to help Laotian refugees in their neighborhood, "Putting it all in Perspective-the Americans: Latin and Anglo" to St. Philip Presbyterian Church, "The Culture Bump" to members of Sadler Class at St. Paul's Methodist Church. In addition, I have appeared on various radio programs such as The Doug Johnson Show and Good Morning Houston on Channel 13 to discuss various topics related to cross cultural communication. I also served as a resource person for the Houston Area Model United Nations from 1979 to 1985.

Key Business Presentations

I have designed and facilitated cross cultural communication workshops and overseas orientation programs for various organizations and international corporations since 1978. A partial listing includes

Pecten/Shell Oil—Over 6 years of overseas trainings and executive briefings for Brazil, Syria, Cameroon, Venezuela and Papua New Guinea
Renwick and Associates—Over 4 years of overseas trainings for Malaysia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.