Elena Lawrick, Ph.D.

Elena Lawrick
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
  • 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
  • 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

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)
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