Matan Ar'ye Schwartz
matan@nomadmatan.net
 

LEGAL NAMES, ALIASES & CITIZENSHIP STATUS

PERSONAL STATUS
25 Years Old | Perfect Health | Single/Never Married | No Children

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Education, Fieldwork in Hostile Environments

EDUCATION
University at Buffalo, State University of New York Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Arts (With Distinction) in Linguistics, Concentration in Applied Linguistics
Issued February 1, 2008

Oxford Seminars New York, NY
TESOL/TEFL/TESL Teaching Certificate | TESOL/TEFL/TESL Certified Teacher
Issued October 28, 2007

University at Buffalo, State University of New York Buffalo, NY
Millard Fillmore College
Certificate in Paralegal Studies
Issued June 3, 2005

National Institute of Health Washington, DC
Research Participant Safety Training Certified
Issued June 3, 2005

Plainview Old-Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School Plainview, NY
High School Diploma With The Board of Regents Seal of Academic Excellence
Issued June 2002

MILITARY SERVICE
Israel Defense Forces
Foreign Relations Branch, IDF Ground Forces Command
Positions: Linguist, English Teacher
Enlistment Date: August 20, 2008

Courses:
Foreign Relations Non-Commissioned Officer/Specialist Course

In Progress

January 10, 2010 - February 18, 2010

Awards and Commendations:
Certificate of Excellence

Presented by the IDF Ground Forces Chief of Staff, BG. Yoav Har-Even

Issued July 16, 2009

LANGUAGE PROGRAMS & COURSES
Course: Israel Defense Forces Mechve Alon
Language: Hebrew
August 20, 2008 – November 18, 2008

Ulpan: Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael Ma’agan Michael, Israel
Ulpan #100
Language: Hebrew
February 1, 2008 – June 26, 2008

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, INDEPENDENT STUDIES & INTERNSHIPS
Hillel of Buffalo Amherst, NY
Special Projects Graduate Intern Fall 2007
Created and Directed Chai Line, a program that provided care for sick students, HIV/AIDS Awareness programs, condom distribution programs and other social services to people of all religions, sexualities and social status in the Buffalo/Western New York area free of cost.

University at Buffalo, Department of Linguistics Buffalo, NY
Sociolinguistics: Independent Study Fall 2007
Under the Direction of Dr. Wolfgang Wölck studied the language riots that occurred in India in 1965 through the framework of Sociolinguistics culminating in a paper entitled "From Language Riots to Coca-Colonialism: A Sociolinguistic Perspective on the 1965 Language Riots in India."

University at Buffalo, Department of Linguistics Buffalo, NY
Teaching Assistant Fall 2007
Teaching Assistant for Scott Paauw’s Language in its Social Setting (LIN315), an introductory course to Sociolinguistics.

University at Buffalo, Undergraduate Linguistics Society Buffalo, NY
Co-Founder & Convener September 2006 – February 2008
Co-Founded the UB Undergraduate Linguistics Society, convened meetings, directed the organization and functioned as department liaison.

University at Buffalo, Department of Linguistics Buffalo, NY
IPA & Acoustic Phonetics: Independent Study Spring 2006
Under the Direction of Dr. Jeri J. Jaeger Studied the International Phonetic Alphabet and Acoustic Phonetics including Phonetic Spectrographic Analysis.

University at Buffalo, Department of Communication Buffalo, NY
Teaching Assistant Spring 2006
Teaching Assistant for Alex Halavais’ Cyberporn & Society class, later appearing in Time Magazine for our work.

University at Buffalo, Department of Linguistics Buffalo, NY
Linguistics Intern Fall 2004

Edited ESL Graduate Students’ papers for spelling errors, grammar and content.

University at Buffalo, Department of Linguistics Buffalo, NY
Linguistics Intern Spring 2004
Under the direction of a supervising instructor, I Instructed Kindergarten students at the Martin Luther King School in both Standard English and African American Vernacular English; allowing them to obtain grade appropriate fluency in both.

University at Buffalo, Department of New Student Programs Buffalo, NY
University at Buffalo Experience Peer Mentor Fall 2003
Under the direction of a supervising instructor I functioned as a peer mentor for the University at Buffalo Experience Program, a one credit course that introduced incoming freshman to the University. I taught lessons concurrently with the supervising instructor and often facilitated discussions as well as functioned as support staff for the students.

NOTABLE APPEARANCES
Buffalo Jewish Review (Buffalo, NY) Dena Wimpfheimer
Amherst man makes aliyah with Nefesh B’Nefesh
Referenced as: Matthew L. Schwartz
January 4, 2008

Amherst Town Bee (Amherst, NY) Elizabeth Taufa
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: Resident joins mass immigration to Israel
Referenced as: Matthew L. Schwartz
January 2, 2008

Visions (Buffalo, NY) Gregory Caplan
Jew to a Gentile: Nearly Six Millennia of Semitic Tradition
Referenced as: Matan Ar’ye Schwartz
December 3, 2007

The Spectrum (Buffalo, NY) Sarah Eid
‘Conquer the world’ without burning out
Referenced as: Matthew L. Schwartz
January 31, 2007

Time Magazine Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
Sex in the Syllabus
Referenced as: Matthew L. Schwartz
March 26, 2006

The Spectrum (Buffalo, NY) Siobhan Counihan & Jeremy G. Burton
Outside candidates face obstacles as election nears
Referenced as: Matthew L. Schwartz
March 25, 2006

LANGUAGES SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Linguistic Society of America Washington, DC
Member August 2006 – Present
Subfields: Applied Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Translation, Writing Systems

American Translators Association Alexandria, VA
Member August 2005 – 2010
Divisions: Medical, Literary, Interpreting & Translation Technology

PERSONAL INTERESTS
Hiking, Personal Fitness, Organic Food, Dancing, Pilates, Reading, RKO Films, Duct Tape, Snapple Bottle Caps, Dogs, Self Defense, Judaism, Travel, Dancing, Languages, Sushi, Blogging, Firearms.