Elena Lawrick, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Education
Chair of the Education Department
Coordinator of TESOL programs
Contact Information
610-796-8268
elena.lawrick@alvernia.edu
Room 214, Upland Center
Alvernia University
400 Saint Bernardine St.
Reading, PA 19607
Education
Ph.D. in Teaching English as a Second language, Purdue University
M.A. in English Philology, Translation Studies, & Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Far Eastern National University
Current Research Agenda
- Reflective practice in teacher education
- English language curriculum for adults in volunteer-based community programs
- TESOL training for PK-12 educators and volunteer ESL teachers
Representative Publications
- Book Chapters
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- Lawrick, E. (2016). Part II. Domains of English use in Russia: Scholarship. In Z. G. Proshina & A. Eddy (Eds.) Russian English: History, functions, and features (pp.149-160). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Eddy, A., Ivankova, T. & Lawrick, E. (2016). Part II. Domains of English use in Russia: Scholarship. Mass Media. In Z. G. Proshina & A. Eddy (Eds.) Russian English: History, functions, and features (pp.172-180). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Lawrick, E. , & Eseilli, F. (2015). Familiar strangers: International students in U.S. universities. In N. Evans & N. Anderson (Eds.) ESL Readers and writers in U.S. higher education: Understanding challenges, providing support (pp.80-94). Routledge, NY.
- Articles
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- Lawrick, E. (2016, Fall). Supporting multilingual students in college. College ESL Quarterly. Retrieved from http://www.languageartspress.com
- Lawrick, E. (2013). Students in the First Year ESL Writing Program: Revisiting the notion of “Traditional” ESL. Writing Program Administration: Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, 36(2), 27-58.
- Esseili, F., McIntosh, K., Torres, C., Lawrick, E., McMartin-Miller & Chang (2009).World Englishes: Practical implications for teaching and research. INTESOL Journal, 6(1), 7-22.
- Book Review
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Lawrick, E. (2011). Review of English around the World [Review of the book English around the world by E. W. Schneider]. THE LINGUST LIST.
Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Service
- Ph.D. in Educational Leadership committee chair, member, & reader
- Ph.D. committee member (Immaculata University)
- Graduate Research Fellowship Program research mentor
Professional Memberships
- TESOL International Association
- Penn-TESOL East
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
- Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE)