J. ALEXANDRA ROWE
CURRICULUM VITAE
February 2010
English Programs for Internationals
Byrnes 207
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
29208 - USA
Telephone: (803) 777-3867
(office)
Fax: (803) 777-6839
e-mail:
alexr@epi.sc.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (English, Composition and Rhetoric) University of South Carolina, 1990
Specialization: English as a Second Language
Dissertation: “The Interaction of First and Second Language Composing: Processes
and Rhetorics”
Minor Areas of Specialization: Applied Linguistics, American Literature
(1640-1900)
Distinction: Edmond A. Ramsaur Scholarship, Spring, 1984
M.A. (Linguistics) University of South Carolina, 1980
Thesis: “Teaching Writing in Social Studies”
B.A. (English Education), University of South Carolina, 1970
Distinctions: Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa. S.C. Teaching Certification in
Secondary Education, English and German
EDUCATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Administrative Positions (University of South Carolina)
Director, English Programs for Internationals, 1989-Present.
Responsible for supervising 25-30 ESL faculty and 3 staff, recruiting students,
managing the budget, maintaining overall excellence of the program,
and designing/teaching English for Specific Purposes, English Language Teaching
(ELT), and ELT Teacher Training courses. Coordinated self-study for accreditation
by Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA). (EPI is among
first three programs to be accredited in the U.S., December 1999, and one of two in
the nation to receive a full ten years’ accreditation, 2004 – 2014.)
Associate Director for Academics, English Program for Internationals, 1987-1989.
Responsible for more than 25 course curricula, teacher training, and special projects,
as well as special projects instruction.
English for Foreign Students Coordinator, English Program for Internationals, 19861987.
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Responsible for testing all incoming international university students, making
recommendations to advisors, and overseeing ENFS courses, English language skills
support courses for university/community students.
Grammar/Writing Coordinator, USC English Program for Internationals, 1982-1987.
Responsible for organizing curriculum, selecting texts, and directing teachers of
seven proficiency levels.
Teaching Positions
eTeacher, Teaching Business English, US Department of State, Office of English
Language Programs, April 2004 – 2009. One of 5 OELP eTeachers in the United
States.
Core Faculty, USC Linguistics Program, 2001-present. Serve as director or reader for
theses/dissertations and supervise practica (LING 698); teach TESOL methodology
graduate course (LING 795).
Committee Member, USC College of Education, 1997-present. Serve as doctoral
committee member and dissertation reader for students focusing on ESL or
International Education.
Teaching Associate, English Programs for Internationals, USC, 1990-1993; Senior
Teaching Associate, 1993-present. Teach various English for Specific Purposes and
TEFL/TESL courses and components.
Teacher, English Program for Internationals, USC, 1981-1989. Taught Grammar
/Writing, Reading/Vocabulary, Communication Seminar, Academic Skills
Practicum to students of English as a second language on any of seven levels.
Teacher/Counselor, American Leadership Groups, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1976-1977.
Recruited and prepared students, organized itinerary, served as guide and chaperone
for European study trips during summer and spring breaks.
English Teacher, Middleton High School, Charleston, SC 1972-1977. Taught Regular
and Accelerated Junior English (American Literature) and Advanced Composition.
Proposed and designed Advanced Composition Course.
English (including English as a foreign language) and Social Studies Teacher, American
International School of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1971-1972. Taught grades 6,
7, 8, 9, to students representing 14 nations. Students’ English proficiencies ranged
from no knowledge of English whatsoever to college-level reading ability.
Teaching Assistant, USC, 1970-1971. Taught Freshman Composition.
Technical and Consulting Positions
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Grant Researcher and Writer, Center for Telecommunications Instruction, USC, Oct.
1980-Dec. 1980. Responsible for establishing communication lines with US
Department of Education and Foundations, conducting needs assessments.
Media Specialist, USC Title IX Training Institute, Social Problems Research Institute,
USC, 1979-1980. Responsible for media presentations, writing and disseminating
newsletter, writing reports, collaborating on grant proposals.
Teacher Trainer/Curriculum Writer/Consultant in Composition and Lawrelated/Citizenship Education (K-12), FLAK Associates (owner-partner), SC and
NJ, 1977-1978. Worked with school districts in Butts County and Fulton County,
Georgia.
Curriculum Developer, Charleston County Public Schools, SC, summers, 1975-1977.
Designed three courses for Charleston County high schools and chaired county-wide
Grammar/Writing Committee to develop curriculum for grades 6-8.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Grants and Contracts Written and Funded
Writer/designer, Kansai University Language and Culture Program, February 2008-2010.
Funded at $96,700 to date,
Writer/designer, coordinator, and instructor for Teacher Training and English Language
Enhancement Program for Mexican English Teachers, Secretaría de Educación
Pública, Dirección General de Relaciones Internacionales, and Comisión MéxicoEstados Unidos para el Intercambio Educativo y Cultural (COMEXUS), Summers
2002 - 2009. Funded at $830,000 to date.
Writer/designer and instructor for E-Teaching Business English, US Department of State,
Office of English Language Programs, Five-year contract awarded (2004 –2009),
$216,575.
Writer/designer for Fulbright English for Graduate Studies Program, Institute of
International Education, July 21 – August 11, 2005. Funded at $176,300.
Writer/designer for Fulbright English for Graduate Studies Program, Institute of
International Education, July 22 – August 11, 2004. Funded at $103,200.
Principal investigator, executive director, and instructor for Eurasian Professional
Development Seminar, American Councils for International Education:
ACTR/ACCELS, June 27 – August 9, 2004. Funded at $234,000.
Writer for Chonnam National University Overseas Internship Program, June 28 – August
8, 2004. ($2795 per participant; funded at $5090.)
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Writer/designer and instructor for E-Teaching Business English, US Department of State,
Office of English Language Programs, Fall 2004. Funded at $17,069.
Writer/designer, coordinator, and instructor for Fulbright English for Graduate Studies
Program, Institute of International Education, July 15 – August 4, 2003. Funded at
$73,100.
Principal investigator, executive director, and instructor for Eurasian Professional
Development Seminar/Conference, American Councils for International Education:
ACTR/ACCELS, June 29 – August 11, 2003. Funded at $280,140.
Writer for Chonnam National University Overseas Internship Program, June 23 – August
1, 2003. CNU. Proposal accepted. ($2795 per participant; funded at $5590.)
Writer for Chonnam National University BK21 Program, June 23 – July 25, 2003. CNU
BK21. Funded at $14,970.
Writer/designer for Mombusho Program, Ministry of Education of Japan, June 16 –
August 8, 2003. Funded at $19,800.
Writer/Coordinator for Chonnam National University BK21 Program, January 4 –
February 22, 2003. CNU BK21. Funded at $13,588.
Writer/Coordinator for Chonnam National University Overseas Internship Program,
January 4 – February 14, 2003. CNU. Funded at $2,710.
Writer/designer for English for International Negotiations/Relations, Secretaría de
Educación Pública, Dirección General de Relaciones Internacionales, October 27 –
November 23, 2002. Funded at $13,080.
Co-principal investigator, executive director, and instructor for Russian Federation/Newly
Independent States Professional Development Seminars, American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, July 24 – August 2, 2002. Funded at
$248,315.
Co-principal investigator, executive director, and instructor for Russian Federation/Newly
Independent States Professional Development Seminars, American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, July 25 – August 3, 2001. Funded at
$272,096.
Principal investigator and executive director for Training Program for Saudi Arabian
Economists, US-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission, August 28, 1995 – August 27,
1996. Funded at $181,623.
Writer/designer for English for Bankers for Bank of Boston, Sao Paulo, October 1995.
Funded at $14,400
.
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Principal investigator for USIA Summer Institute for TESL educators from South Africa
and Namibia, July - August, 1995. Funded at $140,000.
Principal investigator for USIA Summer Institute for TESL educators from South Africa
and Namibia, June 26 to August 5, 1994. Funded at $138,103.
Principal investigator for USIA Summer Institute for TESL educators from South Africa
and Namibia, July 3 to August 14, 1993. Funded at $130,345.
Writer/designer for pre-Carolina Business English program for World Learning, Inc.,
May 24 – June 4, 1993. Funded at $1,000. May – June 1994, funded at $3,000.
Writer/designer for English for Aviators for Scandinavian Airlines Flight Academy for
Kuwaiti pilots, May 22 – June 12, 1993. Funded at $7,000.
Writer/designer/coordinator for TEFL Training Program for Academy for Educational
Development for TEFL educators from newly independent states of the former
Soviet Union, March 11 – 13, 1993. Funded at $1,000.
Writer/designer/coordinator for Executive English Tutorial for IBM-Columbia and
Vienna, March 15 – April 2, 1993. Funded at $4,000. For Avery Dennison
Corporation, March 1994. Funded at $4,000. For Holopack, 1996-1997, $6,600.
For Hueck Foils, 1995-1997, $5,400, $6,000, $1,000.
Preliminary grant designer and institute director for USIA Summer Institute for TESL
educators from South Africa and Namibia, July 10 – August 21, 1992. Funded at
$104,722.
Principal investigator (writer and designer) and co-director of “Training Salvadoran
TEFL Specialists,” May 4, 1992 – January 29, 1993 (Development
Associates/USAID). Funded at $251,775. Wrote and designed amendments, at
request of DA; funded at $40,169.
Writer/designer for the ESL component of Korean business institute (Daniel Management
Center-USC), Feb. 1992. Funded at $2,500.
Writer/designer for Korean nurses professional enhancement program sponsored by
Korean Ministry of Education, January – August, 1992. Funded at $14,000.
Principal writer/designer for the Venezuelan government Galileo pre-academic
preparation program (via LASPAU of Harvard University), 1990-91, 1991-92,
1992-93, 1993-94 academic years. Funded at $66,000-$80,500 per year for a total of
$297,000.
Writer/designer for LASPAU (Harvard University) pre-university orientation institute,
Summers 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994. Funded at $9,000-15,000 per year for a
total of $57,000.
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Writer/designer for Harvard Institute for International Development pre-academic
preparation institute, Summer 1991. Funded at $30,800.
Writer/designer for Pusan (Korea) National University ESL Institute, Summer 1990,
Winter 1991. Funded at $30,000 per year for a total of $60,000.
Principal writer/co-designer for USIA Grant for Supervisory Skills Institute for
Francophone African EFL Administrators, Summers 1984, 1985, 1986. Served as
director (1986) and instructor (1984, 1985). Funded at $85,000-$105,000 per year
for a total of $285,000.
Short-Term Professional Consultancies
External reviewer for English language programs at Princess Nora University and Al
Baha University, Saudi Arabia, for Arabian Education Group (AEG), April 2010.
English Language Teacher Training Consultant, Pearson Testing for Praxis development,
2008-present.
External reviewer of English departments at Al Hussein Bin Talal, Al-Zaytoonah, and AlIsra Universities, Jordan, for Al Hussein Fund for Excellence, March 2008.
External reviewer for Foundation English Program, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi,
UAE, seeking international accreditation by the Commission on English Language
Program Accreditation, December 2005.
External Reviewer for English Language Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI,
February 2005.
ESL Consultant to Public Health, University of South Carolina, for Taiwanese and
Korean doctoral programs, Spring 2004 – present. Provide diagnostic English
language assessment and design ESL support curriculum.
ESL consultant to Dr. Hon Yuen, Medical University of South Carolina, for research
project using ESL students, March 2004 – May 2004.
ESL consultant for English program at National University of Equatorial Guinea, as a part
of the USC Department of Geology’s project team, July 2003 – present. Provide
mentoring and oversight for ESL instruction and testing.
English Language Teaching consultant in faculty assessment for American Councils:
ACTR/ACCELS, Moscow, Russia, March 2003. Reviewed files of TEA semifinalists for summer programs.
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ESL consultant in curriculum and assessment for Washington English Institute, Quito,
Ecuador, September 2000. Reviewed curriculum, materials, assessment, and faculty
credentials at request of WEI.
Teacher trainer, Shenandoah University, VA, July 1999, July 1998, June 1997. Teamtaught graduate course in ESL Organization and Curriculum Design.
Instructor, USIA, September/November 1997. Taught course, on-line, in language
program management for Brazilian Binational Center administrators.
ESL consultant in faculty/staff team-building for Spring International, University of
Arkansas - Fayetteville, AK, July 1997.
ESL consultant in program design for Florence Darlington Technical College, SC,
December 1996. Requested to conduct feasibility study for setting up intensive
English program.
EFL consultant in materials development for Kidarea, Seoul, Korea, October 1995 –
March 1996.
ESL consultant in L2 writing assessment and teaching for Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, January 1995. Requested to review assessment and
curriculum and provide appropriate training.
American EFL director-academic specialist for Polish Academy of Sciences Institute on
English for Scientific Purposes, Swinoujscie, Poland, August 29-September
21, 1992; August 29-September 20, 1993. (USIA Academic Specialists Program)
EFL teacher trainer and lecturer, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Puschino, and
Leningrad, May 15-June 15, 1991.
EFL consultant to Pagoda Foreign Language Institute, Seoul, Korea, March 1-9, 1991.
Conducted needs assessment for establishment of on-site pre-academic program.
ESL consultant in teacher observation/evaluation to UNC-Charlotte, Spring 1990.
Trained ESL teachers in use of ethnography for professional development.
EFL consultant to SONOCO-Latin America, Mexico City, November, 1989. Tested
English proficiency of company executives and made recommendations for
language training at request of management.
ESL consultant/lecturer at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: “Addressing the
Academic Needs of International and Immigrant Students,” Oct. 13 -14, 1987.
Consultant for Language for Learning: Basic Skills, SC grant-funded project, for English
teachers in Fairfield County, SC, Fall 1980.
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University Service
Coordinator/trainer for USC International Teaching Assistants Workshop, April 1990 –
present.
Member, Ad Hoc International Recruiting Committee, 2004 – present.
Member, ESOL Certification Committee, University of South Carolina, September 2003
– 2004.
Member, Curriculum Committee, Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina,
2004 – 2005.
Member, Admissions Committee, Linguistics Program, University of South Carolina,
2001 - 2004.
Presenter. “Thinking Globally—Acting Globally,” African American Professors
Program, University of South Carolina, February 15, 2008.
Presenter. “Business Writing/Communication in a Global Context.” ENGL 795,
Teaching Business/Technical Writing, Maymesters 2002 - 2009.
Presenter. “Working with ESL Writers.” Writing Center, University of South Carolina,
October 3, 2001. (Presentation requested by Writing Center)
Organizer and Co-presenter. “Can We Talk? Enhancing Cross-Cultural Communication
At USC.” University of South Carolina, April 19, 1995. (Workshop requested by
the Graduate School)
Presenter. “Language and Linguistics.” Cross-Cultural Counseling Career Development
Institute, University of South Carolina, July 1994.
Co-presenter. “Everything You Wanted To Learn about Teaching Composition
to International Students But Didn’t Even Know How To Begin To Ask.”
University of South Carolina, April 22, 1994. (Workshop requested by Freshman
English)
Member of Executive Board, USC Phi Beta Kappa, Fall 1993-1999; secretary, 19941997.
Member of USC Self-Study Committee, 1989-1990, 1999-2000.
Member of Freshman English Committee, USC, 1988-1990, 1992-1994, 1997-1999.
Interviewer for Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program, 1987, 1993.
Presenter of Workshop on ESL Teaching to USC-Sumter, Columbia, April 17, 1990.
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Principal Writer/Researcher for “The University of South Carolina as International
University: A Comprehensive Discussion,” submitted to the Council on
International Education Exchange to fulfill admission requirements for USC’s full
membership status in CIEE, 1986.
“Teaching English-as-a-Second Language Students: A Remarkable Experience,” Copresenter. Training Session, USC-Spartanburg, S.C., July 19, 1985.
Lecturer, “Tutoring ESL Writers,” Training Videotape, USC Writing Center Tutor
Training Series, November, 1983.
Member of Sub-Committee on Composition for M.A. and Ph.D., Department of English,
USC, 1979.
Professional Service
Outside Reviewer for English Language Institute, Mercer University, for membership in
University and College Intensive English Programs (UCIEP), April 2010.
Outside Reviewer of promotion file of Susan Coakley, English Language Institute,
University of Delaware, January 2007.
VP-Standards, American Association of Intensive English Programs, May 2006-2008.
Muskie Faculty Associate for Jana Ciobanu, Moldova, (August 2005- May 2006).
Fulbright Faculty Associate for Nataliya Fedicheva, Ukraine (January-May 2003), at
request of CIEE.
Commissioner, Commission on English Language Program Accreditation, 2002-2004.
(elected position; 1 of 11 elected Commissioners in the U.S.)
Facilitator, Distance Education Task Force, Commission on English Language Program
Accreditation, October 2003.
National ATESL Education and Training Representative, NAFSA: Association of
International Educators, 1999-2002. (elected position)
National ATESL Team, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 1999-2002.
Trainer Corps, ATESL, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, 1996-2004.
Chair, ATESL Foundations Workshop, NAFSA: Association of International Educators,
1996-1998.
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VP-Standards, American Association of Intensive English Programs, May 1995-1997.
Member of Standards Committee, AAIEP, 1994-1995.
Outside reviewer of promotion file of James E. Bame, Intensive English Language
Institute, Utah State University, Fall 1994.
Fulbright Faculty Associate for Paulina Kopachinsky, Moldova (April-July 1994), at
request of CIEE; for Jose Cardenas, Colombia (September-December 1994), at
request of LASPAU.
ATESL Representative for Region VII, NAFSA: Association of International Educators,
December 1992-May 1995. ATESL National Nominating Committee, MayDecember 994.
Member of SC Department of Education BSAP ESL Committee, 1993-2001.
Evaluator of proposals submitted for presentation at TESOL 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994,
1995, 1999 conventions.
Contributing bibliographer for ESL publications. CCCC Bibliography of Composition
and Rhetoric. Eds. Cynthia Selfe and Gail Hawisher. Carbondale: Southern
Illinois University Press, 1992-1994.
Contributing bibliographer for ESL publications.CCCC Bibliography of Composition
and Rhetoric. Ed. Erika Lindemann. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University
Press, 1987-1991.
Contributing bibliographer for ESL publications. Longman Bibliography of Composition
and Rhetoric. Ed. Erika Lindemann. New York: Longman, 1986.
Consulting reader of articles submitted for publication in Written Communication, 19891991, and College Composition and Communication, 1987-1989.
Member of national TESOL/NCTE Liaison Committee, 1987-1989.
Chair of national ESL Committee, Conference for College Composition and
Communication (CCCC), 1985-1988; member, 1982-1988.
“Measuring Proficiency in Speaking and Writing for ESL Students,” Co-presenter.
Training Session for the bilingual education faculty of Richland School District
One, Columbia, SC, March 28, 1986.
“Teaching and Testing ESL Writing,” Co-presenter. Training Session for the bilingual
education faculty of Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC, January 14, 1986.
Member of Constitution Committee, NCTE - TESOL Assembly, 1984-1985.
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Manuscript Reviewer for ESL Composition Texts for Prentice-Hall, St. Martin's Press,
Heinle & Heinle, Norton, and Longman, 1983-present.
ERIC Evaluator for manuscripts in composition, linguistics, ESL, 1983-1989.
Program Editor for NCTE Southeast Regional Conference, 1983.
SC Coordinator of NCTE Haiku contest, 1982-1983.
SC Representative for NCTE's Support for Learning and Teaching of English, 19821986.
Member of Steering Committee and Education Committee, Woman’s History Week in
South Carolina, 1980-1981.
Executive Board member of South Carolina Council of Teachers of English, 1978-1986.
Editor of Carolina English Teacher, 1978-1982.
“Writing Across the Curriculum,” Co-presenter, In-service workshop at Lexington
Middle School, Lexington, S.C., April 26, 1980.
PUBLICATIONS
Book
Second Language Rhetorics in Process: A Comparison of Arabic, Chinese, and
Spanish. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 1993.
Chapters
“The Decision Maker and Negotiator.” A Handbook for Language Program
Administrators. Eds. M.A. Christison, F.L. Stoller. Alta, 1997, pp. 77-90.
(2nd edition in progress)
“Taking on the Challenges of Self-study,” Co-author. Focus on Self Study. Ed. Ann
Wintergerst. TESOL, 1995, pp. 37-51.
“An Overview of Second Language Writing Process Research,” Second Language
Writing: Research Insights for the Classroom. Ed. Barbara Kroll. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1990, pp. 37-56.
“Producing a Slide-tape Presentation for a Public Audience.” Classroom Practices in
Teaching English 1978-1979: Activating the Passive Student. Urbana, Ill.:
National Council of Teachers of English, 1978, pp. 43-49.
Teaching Handbooks
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Teaching Writing in Social Studies. Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina,
1980.
Georgia Supplement. Co-author. Sewell, N.J.: Institute for Political and Legal Education,
1978.
Handbook of Citizenship Education Resources. Columbia, S.C.: FLAK Associates,
1978.
English Curriculum Outline and Guide: Grammar and Written Composition, Grades 6-8.
Editor. Charleston, S.C.: Division of Instruction, Charleston County Public School
District, 1977.
English Curriculum Guide: Writing Creatively. Charleston, S.C.: Division of
Instruction, Charleston County Public School District, 1976.
English Curriculum Guide: The American Culture. Charleston, S.C.: Division of
Instruction, Charleston County Public School District, 1975.
English Curriculum Guide: Writing Your Way to Higher Education. Charleston, S.C.:
Division of Instruction, Charleston County Public School District, 1975.
Notes and Reviews
“ATESL Sessions Full of Variety,” The Compass. January 1995, p. 6.
“ATESL Sessions Will Be Varied and Stimulating,” The Compass. August 1994, p. 5.
“Accreditation May Be in the Future,” The Compass. May 1994, p. 4.
“Highlights of Region VII Fall Conference: ATESL,” The Compass. November 1993, p.
4.
“ATESL Sessions Meet National ATESL Goals,” The Compass. August 1993, p. 4.
“ATESL: ESL Teachers and Administrators and 1993-94 ATESL Issues, Goals and
Priorities,” The Compass. May 1993, p. 5.
“Tell It As Story, Keynote Address by Ken Macrorie: Highlights in Retrospect,”
Carolina English Teacher, Spring 1980, pp. 3-5.
“Editor's Note: English Teacher—He, She, or It?” Carolina English Teacher. Spring
1980, pp. 1-2.
“Book Review: Telling Writing—Ken Macrorie,” Carolina English Teacher. Spring
1980, pp. 50-51.
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“Readers' Roundtable: Teaching Behind Closed Doors,” The Social Studies.
November/December 1979, p. 286.
“Language Play for Literacy, Keynote Address by Stephen Dunning: Highlights in
Retrospect,” Carolina English Teacher. Spring 1979, pp. 7-10.
“Editors' Note: an Introduction to Carolina English Teacher--Purpose and Philosophy,”
Carolina English Teacher. Spring 1979, pp. 2-3.
“A Collection of Rich and Varied Discussions,” Carolina English Teacher. Spring 1978,
pp. 11-12.
PRESENTATIONS
“Accreditation: Best Practices for Written Review Plans.” Co-presenter. Region VII
NAFSA: AIE, Knoxville, TN, October 27, 2009.
“English as a Second Language Roundtable.” Co-facilitator. Region VII NAFSA: AIE,
Knoxville, TN, October 28, 2009.
“The Global Demand for Business Communication in English: Evidence from a
Worldwide On-Line Course,” Association for Business Communication, Lake
Tahoe, NV, October 31, 2008.
“The Worldwide Demand for Business and Technical Writing Skills: The Changing
Reality for ESL Programs,” Convention of the Conference on College Composition
and Communication, New Orleans, LA, April 4, 2008.
“Competing in a Global Age: Enrollment Trends and International Recruitment at
USC.” Co-presenter. IdeaPOP! 2007 Conference, Division of Student Affairs and
Department of Academic Support, USC, Columbia, SC, May 23, 2007.
“Tailored EFL Teacher Training Programs.” Co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, Montreal,
Canada, May 25, 2006.
“Making Your IEP Indispensable to Your University or Institution.” Workshop copresenter. NAFSA: AIE, Montreal, Canada, May 23, 2006.
“Perspectives from U.S. Educators.” Co-keynote speaker. Mexican Educators’
Professional Development Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico, March 31, 2006.
“Tailored EFL Teacher Training Programs.” Co-presenter. TESOL, Tampa, FL, March
17, 2006
“Communicative Speaking/Listening Activities in Secondary Taiwanese English Classes:
Adapting Current Materials, Developing Activities, and Assessing Students.” Co-
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presenter. American Language Teachers Training Workshop, American
International Education Foundation and Taiwan Knowledge Bank, Taipei, Taiwan,
March 18-19, 2005.
“Collaborating Internationally on Quality Assessment for Overseas Intensive English
Programs” Chair and co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, Baltimore, MD, May 28, 2004.
“Identifying and Winning Special Projects,” “Professional Practice Workshop:
Marketing and Recruitment for Admissions Offices and Intensive English
Programs.” Workshop co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, Baltimore, MD, May 24, 2004.
“Communicative Language Teaching.” American Language Teachers Training
Workshop, American International Education Foundation and Taiwan Knowledge
Bank, Taipei, Taiwan, March 6, 2004.
“Curriculum: Effective ESL Program Design.” ESL Day Conference, South Carolina
International Education Consortium, Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC,
February 20, 2004.
“Teacher Certification: K-12 Programs, College-Level Programs.” Co-presenter. ESL
Day Conference, South Carolina International Education Consortium, Midlands
Technical College, Columbia, SC, February 20, 2004.
“Further Opportunities for Professional Development.” SEP El Centro de Maestros “Luis
Alvarez Barret,” Mexico, DF, October 21, 2003.
“Summer Programs for SEP Teaching in the United States: Improving Teaching Skills.”
Co-presenter. MEXTESOL, Oaxtepec, Morales, Mexico, October 19, 2003.
“IEP Program Management: Focus on Professional Staff Issues.” Workshop copresenter. NAFSA: AIE, Salt Lake City, UT, May 27, 2003.
“The ESL Student in SC Colleges: Three Approaches.” South Carolina Departments of
English, Columbia, SC, April 18, 2003.
“ATESL Trainers Corps Colloquium.” Chair. NAFSA: AIE, San Antonio, TX, May 30,
2002.
“ATESL Trainers Corps Colloquium.” Chair. NAFSA: AIE, Philadelphia, PA, May 31
2001.
“Accreditation of Intensive English Programs: CEA.” Region VII NAFSA: AIE,
Savannah, GA, November 20, 2000.
“Professional Practice Workshop: Approaches to Choosing and Interconnecting Intensive
English Program Curriculum and Evaluative Instruments.” Workshop chair and copresenter. Region VII NAFSA: AIE, Savannah, GA, November 18, 2000.
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“IEP Accreditation: Three Cases of Self-Study, Part I and Part II.” Co-presenter.
NAFSA: AIE, San Diego, CA, May 31, 2000.
“Foundations of International Education: ESL Program Administration.” Workshop copresenter. NAFSA: AIE, Denver, CO, May 23-24, 1999.
“Essentials for Managing Special Programs.” Workshop co-presenter. TESOL, New
York, NY, March 9, 1999.
“Enrollment Declines and Administrative Strategies.” Colloquium co-presenter.
TESOL, New York, NY, March 10, 1999.
“Foundations of International Education: ESL Program Administration.” Workshop
chair and co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, Washington, DC, May 24-25, 1998.
“Principles of Effective Language Program Administration.” Colloquium co-presenter.
TESOL, Seattle, WA, March 19, 1998.
“Academic Entrepreneurialism: Writing Successful Proposals.” Co-presenter. NAFSA:
AIE, Vancouver, BC, May 22, 1997.
“Curriculum Development for New Programs and Programs Without a Curriculum.” Copresenter. NAFSA: AIE, Vancouver, BC, May 21, 1997.
“Foundations of International Education: ESL Program Administration.” Workshop
chair and co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, Vancouver, BC, May 18-19, 1997.
“Models, Methods, and Metaphors for Professional Development.” Co-presenter.
TESOL, Orlando, FL, March 13, 1997.
“Foundations of International Education: ESL Program Administration.” Workshop
chair and co-presenter. Region VII NAFSA: AIE, Hilton Head, SC, November,
1996.
“Smooth Sailing as Entrepreneurs: Writing Winning Proposals.” Co-presenter.
Region VII NAFSA: AIE, Hilton Head, SC, November, 1996.
“Approaches to Teacher Training.” Co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, Phoenix, AZ, June 5,
1996.
“Teaching Grammar: Contexts and Methods, Problems and Possibilities.” Workshop copresenter. CCCC, Milwaukee, WI, March 27, 1996.
“Why Teacher Development?” Carolina TESOL, Columbia, SC, March 9, 1996.
(plenary)
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“Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Settings: The International Student.” The
Freshman Year Experience Diversity Forum, Columbia, SC, February 17, 1996.
“Current US ESL Methodology.” Co-presenter. Study in the USA
Exhibition/Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, January 11, 1996.
“ATESL Series on the Administration of Intensive English Programs: Realities and
Responses for Administrators.” Co-presenter. NAFSA: AIE, New Orleans, LA,
May 29, 1995.
“International Admissions: Solving Problems/Creating Solutions.” Co-presenter. SC
NAFSA: AIE, Columbia, SC, April 21, 1995.
“Gender Differences in Administrative Styles.” TESOL, Long Beach, CA, March 31,
1995.
“Cooperative Ventures between Admissions and IEPs.” Co-presenter. Region VII
NAFSA: AIE, Huntsville, AL, November 8, 1994.
“Promoting Internationalization: The Intensive English Program and Institutional
Interaction.” NAFSA: AIE, Miami, FL, June 1, 1994.
“Student Placement in Intensive English Programs: What Works.” NAFSA: AIE, Miami,
FL, June 1, 1994.
“Advocacy.” SC NAFSA: AIE, Charleston, SC, April 15, 1994.
“Immigrating to Administration: Denativization and Acculturation.” TESOL,
Baltimore, MD, March 9, 1993.
“Do You Want to Go the Language Fair Way?” NAFSA: AIE, San Francisco, CA,
June 1, 1993.
“Ends and Means: IEP Strategic Planning through Self-Study,” Co-presenter. NAFSA:
AIE, San Francisco, CA, May 31, 1993.
“A TESOL Self-Study: We Did It, and So Can You,” Co-presenter. TESOL, Atlanta,
GA, April 17, 1993.
“A Qualitative Approach to Comparing Processes and Rhetorics.” TESOL,
Atlanta, GA, April 17, 1993.
“Building Campus-wide Bridges with Faculty.” TESOL, Atlanta, GA, April 15,
1993.
“Roundtable Discussion: Intensive English Programs.” Region VII NAFSA,
Greensboro, NC, November 3, 1992.
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“Promoting Teamwork and Preventing Burnout Among IEP Faculty,” Co-presenter.
NAFSA , Chicago, IL, May 26, 1992.
“Rhetorics in Process: Theory, Research, and Pedagogy.” Region VII TESOL,
Atlanta, GA, October 12, 1991.
“ESL Teaching and Testing in the United States.” Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures, Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, Russia, June, 1991.
“An American Approach to ESL, ESP, and English Proficiency Testing.” Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, June,
1991.
“Intensive English Programs in the United States.” Summer Institute for Language
Enhancement, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Academy of
Sciences, Puschino, Russia, May, 1991.
“A Brief Overview of ESL Curriculum and Methodology.” Summer Institute for
Language Enhancement, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
Academy of Sciences, Puschino, Russia, May, 1991.
“English Language Testing in the United States.” Summer Institute for Language
Enhancement, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Academy of
Sciences, Puschino, Russia, May, 1991.
“Facts about the TOEFL.” Summer Institute for Language Enhancement, Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Academy of Sciences, Puschino, Russia, May,
1991.
“Preparing Soviets for American Tests.” Summer Institute for Language Enhancement,
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Academy of Sciences, Puschino,
Russia, May, 1991.
“The American Notion of Plagiarism: An Academic Sin.” Summer Institute for
Language Enhancement, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures,
Academy of Sciences, Puschino, Russia, May, 1991.
“Processes of Rhetorics in Cross-Cultural Contexts.” Summer Institute for Language
Enhancement, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Academy of
Sciences, Puschino, Russia, May, 1991.
“ESL Students in English Classes.” South Carolina Association of Departments of
English, Columbia, SC, March 30, 1990.
“Contrastive Rhetorics and ESL Writing.” Conference for College Composition and
Communication, Chicago, IL, March 21, 1990.
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“An Ethnographic Approach to Teacher Observation/Evaluation.” NAFSA Region VII
Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, October 23, 1989.
“Exploring NAFSA's New Code of Ethics: A Cross Sectional Discussion,” Co-presenter.
NAFSA Region VII Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, October 23, 1989.
“Research Review: L2 Writing Processes,” Carolina TESOL, Charlotte, NC, April 15,
1989.
“Researchers in Retrospect: Looking into the Process,” Co-presenter. The Bergamo
Conference, Dayton, OH, October 27, 1988.
“Facilitating Success in the ESL Writing Classroom.” National Council of Teachers of
English Convention, Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 1987.
“A Brief Overview of Contrastive Rhetoric(s): Theory, Research, and Practice.”
SAMLA, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 1987.
“Issues in Contrastive Rhetorics,” Carolina TESOL, Columbia, SC, October 31, 1987.
“Researcher and Researchee: Two Perspectives on ESL Composition,” Co-presenter.
TESOL, Miami, FL, April 21, 1987.
“Who is the Knower and Who is the Learner in ESL Composition,” Co-presenter.
Carolina TESOL Charlotte, NC, April 4, 1987.
“Enabling Success in Writing: Classroom Practices.” National Council of Teachers of
English Convention, San Antonio, TX, November 23, 1986.
“Calming the Cross-Cultural Commotion: An Update for Professionals,” Co-presenter.
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs State Conference, Columbia, SC,
April 4, 1986.
“Empowerment of the ESL Students in the College Composition Class: Expectations and
Recommendations,” Chair and Co-presenter. Convention of the Conference on
College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, LA, March 15, 1986.
“The Freshman International: A Challenge and an Asset,” Co-presenter. The Freshman
Year Experience National Conference, Columbia, SC, February 16, 1986.
“Where do ESL Teachers Stand? A Personal Perspective,” SLATE Workshop, National
Council of Teachers of English Convention, Philadelphia, PA, November 25, 1985.
“Assessing ESL Productive Skills: Untouched by the Michigan,” Co-presenter. Carolina
TESOL, Greensboro, NC, October 26, 1985.
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“Linguistics and Composition: The ESL Connection,” Co-presenter (“Contrastive
Rhetorics in the ESL Writing Class: Pragmatics and Process”) Workshop at CCCC,
Minneapolis, MN, March 20, 1985.
“Index Card Technology in the Writing Class: A Change of Pace,” Learning in Many
Tongues: Education and the International Student–An NCTE Co-sponsored
Meeting, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, January 26, 1985.
“ESL Composition: Some Questions and Concerns,” Annual Meeting of the North and
South Carolina Association of Linguistics, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, April 1984.
“A System for Facilitating Course Coordination and Curriculum Development,” Copresenter, TESOL, Houston, TX, March, 1984.
“ESL and NL Composition: A Symbiotic Relationship,” Co-presenter, NCTE Southeast
Regional Conference, Charleston, SC, October, 1983.
“ESL Composition: Building a Tradition,” The College English Association Conference,
Asheville, NC, April, 1983.
“Writing Across the Curriculum,” Coastal Carolina Writing Conference, Myrtle Beach,
SC, December 6, 1980.
“Writing for Carolina English Teacher,” South Carolina Council of Teachers of English
Spring Conference, Columbia, SC, February 16, 1980.
“Integration of Grammar and Composition in the Middle School Curriculum,” SCCTE
Spring Conference, Columbia, SC, February 25, 1978.
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