I am Professor of ESL/EFL Teacher Education in the Department of Literacy, Culture & Language Education (LCLE) in the School of Education, Indiana University. My research focuses on the different types of pedagogical insight that emerges from formal and informal educational experiences of new and experienced second/foreign language teachers. I also research the pedagogy and practice of online second/foreign language teaching. My current research sites are in public schools in Indiana (U.S.), Beijing & Kunming (P.R. China) & in Naranjo & Palmares, Costa Rica.
I teach courses related to research on language teacher education and professional development, EFL/ESL instruction and assessment approaches, content-based language instruction and teaching English in Global Contexts. I usually assume a blended load i.e. I teach face-to-face (on- campus), online and/or hybrid classes (combined on-campus and online classes).
LCLE Office:
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Certificate in EFL/ESL Teaching
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Certificate in EFL/ESL Teaching/Teacher Preparation
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Students' completed dissertation research undertaken by previous and current students under my supervision.
efl & esl teacher education
collaborative teachers
My research and practice on language teacher education and teacher professional development are defined by a Sociocultural perspective consisting of value place on the following elements:
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teacher insider knowledge
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responsive teaching
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situated and glocalized pedagogy
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inquiry based teaching
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reflective teaching
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culturally-relevant instruction
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collaborative & interdisciplinary teaching
online pedagogy
online pedagogy & practice
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teaching and teacher presence
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universal design for learning
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connectivism
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just-in-time-teaching
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flipped teaching
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dialectical learning
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hard and soft scaffolding
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third space
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transclassroom teacher