My experiences
both as a teacher and as a person who has lived for many years
in a foreign country help me to understand the academic and
daily life situation of our students, which is often challenging.
Education:
M Ed Cognition and Instruction, University of Delaware,
Newark, DE 1996
MA Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
1986
TESOL Certificate, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
1986
BA English Literature, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1981
Professional
Experience:
3/99
– 12/05 Head of English, Redland School, Santiago, Chile
9/04 -12/04 Teacher training course evaluator, English Opens
Doors Program, Ministry of Education, Santiago, Chile
3/96 - 12/98 Assistant Director, Academic Department, Instituto
Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura, Santiago, Chile. pursue.
2/95 -1/96 Research Assistant, Delaware Research and Development
Centre, University of Delaware.
7/83 – 12/94 English Language Institute, University
of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Professional Societies:
IATEFL Chile, Board Member
TESOL
Three Rivers TESOL, Board Member
Current
Projects:
I am working on a series of workshops for teachers and students
on the topic of Intercultural Understanding.
Publications:
Words for Students of English, Vol. 2, University of Michigan
Press.
Journeys: Writing 2, Prentice Hall Regents.
Address:
2816 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
Telephone: (412) 624-5917
Fax: (412) 624-6130
Email: bcd11@pitt.edu
