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ESL Services ADMINISTRATION |
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Michael T. Smith is the Director
of ESL Services. He has taught ESL in Utah, Hawaii, and Mexico. He has
a BA and an MA certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, a
Masters in Linguistics, and he is currently finishing his PhD in foreign
language education with an emphasis on aspects of motivation in language
learning. He speaks Spanish and has studied both Portuguese and Mandarin
Chinese. email: smithmiket@mail.utexas.edu |
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Teresa Baker is the Program Coordinator
of ESL Services. She received her BA in Linguistics and her MA in TESL
from the University of Illinois. She has studied Spanish and Japanese,
and traveled in Mexico and Thailand. Although her administrative duties
now keep her out of the classroom, she has taught courses and designed
materials in grammar (her true love), listening/speaking, TOEFL preparation,
oral communication, reading, composition, and English through current
events. email: tm-baker@mail.utexas.edu |
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John Duke is the Academic English
Program/Test Preparation Specialist. He received his BA in Russian from
The University of Texas at Arlington and an MA in Slavic Linguistics from
The University of Texas at Austin. He is presently a doctoral candidate
(ABD) in Foreign Language Education at UT. He spent six years studying
and teaching in Russia; in St. Petersburg he served as Director of the
USIA English Teacher Education Program and was an Assistant Professor
at St. Petersburg State University. email: johnduke@mail.utexas.edu |
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Pat Jobe is the English Language Program Specialist. She currently
teaches reading, writing, and listening / speaking in ELP. She has taught
all aspects of ESL in university, community education, and English language
institutes and has taught Spanish in public schools. In Seville, Spain,
she taught foreign language teaching methods for the Hudson-Mohawk Consortium
of Colleges and was responsible for administration and teaching in an
EFL program. She completed a BA in English/Spanish Education and an MA
in Foreign Language Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She
speaks Spanish and has studied Portuguese and Turkish. email: pbjobe@mail.utexas.edu |
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Shelley Broussard is
the Administrative Assistant for ESL. She is very happy to be part of
the ESL family, as she herself has a great love for the English language
and international students. Even though she is not a teacher, she prides
herself on her creative writing, spelling and grammar abilities, and is
more than happy to help any student with their English. She has lived
in Italy, Korea, Japan, and Sweden (some of those years being spent as
an international student herself!) and has visited too many places to
count. She loves music and art from all over the world, as well as cooking
and eating dishes from the four corners of the globe. She has no fear
of wonton papers, banana leaves, gnocchi, couscous steamers, or chimichurri
sauce. email: emichele@mail.utexas.edu |
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ESL Services FACULTY |
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Ball received his BA in Literature at Oklahoma State University and
completed his MA in TESOL at Oklahoma City University. He began his career
as an ESL/EFL instructor in Colima, Colima Mexico at the Instituto Tecnologico
y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM); he enjoyed the foreign
experience and stayed in Colima for four happy and successful years. His
future plans include continued study of the ESL field. In his spare time,
he enjoys reading, studying Web design, and practicing Spanish. Since
arriving to UT ESL Services, he has taught in the AEP and ELP programs,
worked on the administration team, and assisted with the design of the
ESL Services Web page. email: jball@mail.utexas.edu Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/elmeropelota/ |
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David Fox, a graduate of UT, holds
a masters degree in Adult ESL. He was awarded a 3 semester full-scholarship
when he was an undergraduate at UT. He began teaching ESL at UT in 1972
and left three years later to become an ESL consultant for the Texas Education
Agency for 5 years until he became the director of the ESL Center at Sam
Houston State. He taught in Malaysia for 5 years with SUNY-Buffalo, Indiana
University, as well as UT. In addition, he taught 2 years in Japan for
Texas A&M. Most recently he taught for the U.S. Department of Defense
Language Institute in San Antonio, Texas. email: david.fox@mail.utexas.edu |
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Tracy Frank received
her MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of
Washington in Seattle and her BA in English from Suffolk University in
Boston. Before happily settling down in Austin, she lived and taught in
Thailand and Japan and traveled extensively throughout Asia and New Zealand.
Her greatest source of satisfaction as an ESL instructor is providing
her students with the confidence and skills they need in reading, writing,
and grammar to reach their goals. email: tfrank@mail.utexas.edu |
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Wanda Griffith graduated
with a PhD in Sociology with an specialty in Social Psychology and Statistics
from Washington State University. After teaching for a number of years
at various universities, she became a certified ESL teacher. She has traveled
quite a lot-- up to 49 countries on last count--and she travels whenever
she can. She came to Austin in 1998 after nearly five years of being in
Korea teaching English and culture. These days she also designs web pages
when she's not teaching English. email: wgriffith@hotmail.com |
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Susan Kerr teaches
listening / speaking, writing and grammar / idioms in AEP. Once upon a
time, she earned a BA in English from Rice University, an MA from Indiana
University, and a PhD in English from the University of Texas. Living
in Mexico for two and a half years inspired her ongoing fascination with
Spanish cultures. A free-lance writer as well as a teacher, she has taught
ESL in several local schools. email: sak@mail.utexas.edu |
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Carol King, received
her Doctor of Jurisprudence and Masters of Education degrees from The
University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French
from Austin College. She especially enjoys teaching composition and academic
writing, and is also the co-author of two ESL textbooks, From Writing
to Composing (Cambridge University Press) and Building Skills for
the TOEFL, 2nd Ed. (Longman - Pearson). She has taught ESL in Malaysia,
Tunisia, and Algeria. email: cking@mail.utexas.edu |
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Josh Lindsay recieved his BA in
Political Science fromTexas A and M University. After jobs in San Francisco
as a clerk and in Austin as a construction worker, he got his first teaching
position at the JFK American School in Queretaro, Mexico. He returned
to Austin in 1996 to complete an MA in ESL/EFL. After graduation, he left
for Turkey and taught ESL courses at Istanbul Technical University and
Koc University for three years before returning to Austin again. email: joshlindsay@mail.utexas.edu |
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Linda Lombard chose her career
in teaching ESL to international students after spending years in private
business and commercial real estate. While completing her MEd degree at
the University of Houston, she taught in several intensive language programs
including Rice University and Houston Community College. She then worked
as an ESL instructor at the Language and Culture Center of the University
of Houston. After moving to Austin, she joined the faculty of ESL Services
at UT. email: llombard@mail.utexas.edu |
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John Madden teaches in the AEP
and ELP programs. In addition, he is the ESL Services Computer Lab Coordinator.
He has taught ESL, Spanish and English in the Texas public schools and
worked as a reporter and photographer. He served in the Peace Corps in
Kenya where he taught ESL and learned Swahili. He holds degrees in English
and Journalism from the University of Illinois, and an MA in Foreign Language
Education (TESOL) from the University of Texas where he is now a doctoral
student. email: jmadden@mail.utexas.edu homepage: http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~jmadden/ |
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Letha McIntire holds a PhD from
the University of Kansas and an MA from the University of Hawaii. She
teaches courses in both the AEP and ELPprograms. She has traveled abroad
extensively and has lived in Germany, Taiwan, and Japan. Her languages
are Chinese and Japanese. In addition to teaching ESL, she is deeply involved
in the study of East Asian culture, especially the arts of painting, calligraphy,
and ceramics. email: letham@mail.utexas.edu |
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Phyllis Potash holds an MA in
Linguistics from San Diego State University, a Lifetime Secondary Teaching
Credential in English awarded at UCLA, and a BA in English from UCLA.
Phyllis' ESL background draws on graduate course work at UT Austin and
at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). Prior to coming to
Texas, Phyllis taught ESL in Lyon, France as well as at UCSD and at a
private school in La Jolla, California. In Texas, she has taught in the
AEP and ELP programs at UT Austin and in the ESL program at Southwest
Texas State University in San Marcos. email: gingie@flash.net |
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Mark Powell teaches
in the ELP program. He received his B.A. In Russian and a TESL Certificate
from Brigham Young University in 1993. He completed his M.A. In the Slavic
Department at UT-Austin in 1996 and is currently working on his Ph.D.
In the Foreign Language Education program. He has taughtRussian at UT
for several years. In addition, he has taught ESL in Russia and here in
Texas. He has made several trips to Russia as a student, ESL teacher and
as a researcher. His research interests include foreign language anxiety
in a study abroad setting and computer-mediated communication. After finishing
his Ph.D., he would like to work at a university teaching both English
and Russian or working in Russia. email: powellm@mail.utexas.edu |
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Melissa Powers currently teaches
advanced listening/speaking and intermediate grammar. Her teaching career
began seven years ago in rural China, where she spent three years teaching
through The Amity Foundation. Prior to her China adventure, she completed
her BA in German and English, with an emphasis in technical writing, at
the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. While pursuing her MA in TESL
at the University of Texas, she worked with UT's professional development
program as a teaching assistant for writing and speaking courses taken
by international graduate students. She speaks both Mandarin Chinese and
German. email: melpowers@mail.utexas.edu |
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Mary Lou Price received her MA
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her PhD from
the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught in ESL Services since
1992 and taught college-level French before becoming an ESL teacher. She
has lived in the Philippines and France and has traveled and studied in
Europe, Central America, and Mexico. She enjoys teaching all subjects
but has most recently been teaching reading, grammar, and test preparation.
email:mlp@mail.utexas.edu |
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Eric Schenk has taught classes
in the AEP and ELP programs, and graduate ESL courses. He earned his BA
in Cultural History from the University of Wisconsin, and his MA in Applied
Linguistics from Northern Arizona University. He has also studied philosophy,
education, Spanish, French, Bahasa Malaysia, Kannada, and Hindi, and has
been to Europe, Central America and Asia. He loves to travel, and teaches
ESL because of the opportunity it affords to meet people from all over
the world. email: eschenk@mail.utexas.edu |
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Hollie S. Thomas holds
a BA in Music Composition and an MA in Education with an emphasis in TESL.
She decided to become an ESL instructor while in the former Soviet Union
where she first met some very enthusiastic ESL teachers. In addition,
she has traveled in Europe, Central America and Australia. She has been
teaching ESL since 1993 and especially enjoys teaching writing and grammar.
Her other interests are journal writing, brunching, making music, and
traveling. email: holliethomas@mail.utexas.edu |
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Carolyn Thompson currently teaches
listening / speaking in the AEP program. She holds a BA in Spanish and
a Master's in Foreign Language Education, both from the University of
Texas. Although she's a Texan, she has studied and traveled in Mexico,
Central, and South America and loves New England in the fall. email: cthomp@mail.utexas.edu |
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Carol Walkerhas spent
the majority of years of her career in other countries having worked and
taught English in the Republic of the Philippines; Beirut, Lebanon; Montevideo,
Uruguay; Callao, Peru;Hong Kong and Nanjing, and the People's Republic
of China. In addition, she has taught ESL at Texas Tech University. In
the People's Republic of China, she collaborated with her students and
the Dean to produce a bilingual dictionary of Latin and Greek Roots which
was published by Longman ltd. In addition to teaching English, she has
served the United Methodist Church as a Peace With Justice Educator in
Texas, Lousiana, and Arkansas. She has four children and eight grandchildren.
She has a great enthusiasm for teaching international students and enjoys
music, literature, drama, dance, gardens, swimming at Barton Springs,
and walking. email: carolcwalker@aol.com |
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Terri Wells currently teaches
listening / speaking and reading in ELP. She has taught ESL for four years.
She holds a BA in Literary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas
and an MA in TESL from the University of North Texas. In addition, she
is a PhD student in Foreign Language Education (Applied Linguistics) at
the University of Texas. She is the co-founder and past co-chair of the
Texas Foreign Language Education Conference and is currently the Chief
Officer of the Foreign Language Education Students Association. Texas Foreign Language Education Conference email: tlwells@mail.utexas.edu |
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Jane Wolfarth received
her BA in instrumental music and English from Oklahoma City University,
and her MS in speech-language pathology from the University of Oklahoma
Health Science Center. Jane taught English in Seoul, Korea, from 1992
to 1993, and since then has taught in English schools in Norman, Oklahoma
and Austin, Texas. She lists her current interests as listening/speaking,
pronunciation, ethnic cooking, classical music and world travel. email: wolfarth@mail.utexas.edu |
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Most recent update: June,
2002 |