Teaching

Linguistics & English as a Second Language are often linked for all the obvious reasons: first & second language acquisition, typological variation between languages, literacy acquisition, language attrition, etc.  For me, the common thread is in the view of language as a resource. For international and immigrant students learning English as a second language, and for minority language communities around the world, language can be reframed as a tool of empowerment.  I strive to deliver this commitment in my own teaching practice with multilingual students, by encouraging them to embrace their unique cultural and linguistic identity through not only the preservation of, but the development of true bilingualism and biliteracy, and the practice of translanguaging.  I also work to foster this ideology in others in their own interactions with multilingualism, minority language communities, or new speakers of English, whether at the level of the individual or the community, by communicating in my classroom and at any other opportunity the cognitive and social value of multilingualism, and the richness of linguistic (and other factors of) diversity individually, socially, and globally.

Linguistics

I have taught Linguistics classes as an Adjunct Lecturer at CUNY Queens College and City College to Teaching fellows, Linguistics majors, Speech Language Pathology students, and to graduate students earning their MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

AT QC, Courses included:

  • LCD 101: Introduction to Linguistics – Spr.2013, Fall 2013, Spr. 2014, Spr.2015
  • LCD 110: Phonetics: Spr. 2014, Spr. 2015
  • LCD 116: The Structure of English Words – Fall 2012
  • LCD 130: The Sound Structure of English – Fall 2012
  • LCD 206: Bilingualism – Summer 2013
  • LCD 702: Teaching English Sentence Structure I (graduate course) – Fall 2014, 2015
  • LCD 706: Bilingualism (graduate course) – Summer 2013, Summer 2014
  • LCD 703: Teaching English Sentence Structure I (graduate course) – Spr. 2016
  • LCD 360: Issues in Linguistic Research: Topics in Phonology* – Fall 2013
  • LCD 360: Issues in Linguistic Research: Historical & Comparative Linguistics*– Spring 2014
    *LCD 360 is a topics course which students may retake for credit.

While working at Queens College, I had the opportunity to work with some bright and ambitious students who organized the Linguistics Club, of which I acted as Faculty Adviser.  This undertaking was rewarding in that I was able to work closely with students who intend to pursue Linguistics as a career.

The Linguistics & Communication Disorders Dept.  also gave me the freedom to design and implement my own courses, which has been an enormously educational experience for me.  I am passionate about education and about the value of public universities, so having a hand in the curriculum of these students has been an important part of my teaching experience.

At City College, courses included:

  • EDCE 6800C: Grammar and its Pedagogy – Spr. 2017, Summer 2017

In Fall 2017, I will be teaching a course entitled “Science of Language” at New York University.


English as a New Language 

Beyond linguistics, my teaching experience is in English as a New Language (ENL).

I currently work with ELL students as a Writing Consultant at Baruch College (CUNY).

Since 2007, I have worked with ESL students of all ages (3 – adult) and proficiency levels (beginner – advanced), both domestically and abroad.  A full account of my teaching experience can be found on my CV.

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