I
teach graduate courses in psycholinguistics, bilingualism,
bilingual/multicultural education, language and literacy,
and technology in language education. My primary areas
of interest include language policy and linguistic
hegemony, critical discourse analysis, the role of
language in social change and the construction of
human agency/democratic spaces as well as the implications
for critical pedagogy.
For
the past six years I have been directing the Title
III Technology and Language Education Grant. Funded
by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office
of English Language Acquisition, the $1,050,000 project
provides opportunities for teachers to be certified
in ESL and to develop expertise in technology and
teacher education. This grant not only supports
teachers to develop technological literacy and use
technology in their classrooms but also helps bridge
the digital divide between immigrant and mainstream
students.
I
currently direct the Master's in Applied Linguistics
Online
Program. For more information about the online
program click also here.