Meet the ESL GO Board

 

Ghada Gherwash

President

Ghada Gherwash is a PhD. Candidate in Second Language Studies. Her research interests are: Second Language Writing, ESL Writers in Mainstream Classrooms, Literacy Acquisition, Second/Foreign Language Acquisition, Translation Studies, and Language Policy.

 

 

 

 

 

Yue Chen

Symposium Chair

Chen Yue is a third-year PhD student in Second Language Studies/ESL in the Department of English. Currently, she teaches one session of the introductory composition course (ENGL106) for international students, and Chen's research focuses on second language writing, writing program administration, writing assessment, and professional development of international students. In her spare time (besides reading, writing, and grading), Chen enjoys cooking and hanging out with friends. Cooking is one of her life necessities and is also the way she relaxes.

 

Kamal Belmihoub

First Year Liaison

Kamal Belmihoub is a Ph.D. candidate in Second Language Studies/ESL at Purdue University. He currently teaches business writing, and studies the roles of English in former French colonies in North Africa. His scholarly interests include curriculum development, qualitative research, world Englishes, and writing.

 

 

 

 

Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fuentes

Webmaster

Rodrigo Rodríguez-Fuentes is a third year PhD student in ESL/Second Language Studies program. He has taught English as a Foreign Language at all academic levels and has coached English teachers of public schools in Colombia. He has developed on-line materials for the Purdue OWL and has published articles about the relationship between technology and literacy. His current research interests include validation in assessment and testing procedures applied to EFL, much of which integrates technology.

 

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