She taught in both American and Chinese universities for 12 years before joining Moravian. Wen has extensive experience in teaching English both as a first language and a second language. She is currently teaching Literacy Assessment and Evaluation, Language Acquisition and Development, Comprehensive Literacy Strategies Prek-4 and 4-8, Emergent Literacy and Language Arts. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students courses related to language acquisition, literacy development and teaching methodology. Huijing Wen, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department. Her work also includes book chapter, translated books, books on English grammar and vocabulary acquisition for Chinese learners of English. Her research was published in Reading and Writing, Journal of Donghua University, etc. She worked on several IES grants with University of Delaware exploring writing instruction in elementary schools. She is also interested in understanding digital literacy, teacher cognition among pre-service teachers and cross-cultural literacy instructional practices between China and the U.S. Her current research focuses on beginner writers’ discourse knowledge and its role in writing, writing knowledge development and effective classroom instructional approaches to improve writing. Wen is mostly interested in understanding ways to improve teaching and learning in the language art classrooms. Huijing Wen, Assistant Professor of EducationĪ former English language learner and a current English professional, Dr. Recently during reauthorization, Moravian’s ESL Endorsement Program received a commendation of excellence from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Moravian's EL program specialist certification program, one of the first to earn approval from the PA Department of Education in 2004, she continues to teach one of the graduate courses. With a staff of forty teachers, she implemented annualĪssessments, manage federal grants, conducted state and federal audits, and completed progress monitoring for ELLs in grades Pre-K to twelve. She was responsible for designing and delivering a research-based ESL program to 1,100 English Language Learners (ELLs) and families. Over a 35-year career in the Bethlehem Area School District, Doris was an elementary bilingual teacher, an English for Second Language (ESL) specialist, Instructional Support Teacher, Reading Recovery Site Coordinator, and instructor, before becoming the administrator of the English Acquisition Program for sixteen years. University and Turabo University in Puerto Rico, and her PA Principal Certification from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Penn State in Bilingual/Bicultural Studies from Marywood University, a M.Ed. University with a minor in Spanish, a M.A. in Early Childhood/Elementary education from Kutztown She has published several articles in the field of early childhood special education and communication disorders, and presents at national and international conferences.ĭoris Correll is Director of Field Experience and Certifying Officer for the ESL Certification Program. She is a consultant on several NIH grants with San Diego State University, University of Southern California, and Indiana University. Her current research interests include parental self-efficacy and involvement in early intervention, the home literacy environment, language and literacy outcomes, and social-emotional skills for young children with hearing loss. DesJardin was a teacher for children with hearing loss for 13 years before obtaining her PhD from UCLA in Special Education and Educational Psychology. She also teaches two courses for the Masters Program Comprehensive Literacy Strategies for PreK - 4th Grade and Language Acquisition and Development. Her undergraduate courses consist of Child Development I and II, Data-Driven Analysis Research, and Student Teaching Seminar. is an Associate Professor in the Education Department at Moravian University.
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