ABOUT ME
I am Professorial Lecturer of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at the George Washington University's Columbian School of Arts and Sciences. I earned my doctoral and master's degrees in second language acquisition from the University of Maryland, College Park, and hold an MA in translation and a BA in teaching English as a foreign language from the Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow, Russia.
I have 20 years of experience in second language acquisition research and education, have taught English and Russian at K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels, developed curricula, learning materials and assessment instruments in multiple languages, and taught various teacher education courses.
My research interests concern cognitive and instructional aspects of second language (L2) acquisition and processing of grammar, TESOL, development of advanced linguistic proficiency, L2 writing development, and effective instructional interventions.
Above: Receiving the M. Bender Teaching Award at the 2014 Faculty Honors Ceremony from GWU's Provost Steve Lerman (far right) and President Steven Knapp (far left) (Photo credit: William Atkins).
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
TESOL
University of Maryland, College Park
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PhD in second language acquisition,School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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PhD program in Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
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MA in second language acquisition and application
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Acquisition and Processing of Grammar in L2
Development of Advanced Proficiency in L2
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L2 Writing Development
Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow
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MA in translation, Graduate School of Translation and Interpreting
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BA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (secondary specialization: teaching French as a foreign language), Department of Education
Scholarship of Language Teaching and Learning