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1 Elizabeth A. Smolcic page Mifflin Street Huntingdon, PA (h); (c) eas260@psu.edu PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Education College of Education The Pennsylvania State University 2010-present State College, PA Responsible for teaching and management of Teaching ESL Certificate Program with Immersion in Ecuador. Courses taught: WLED 400 Foundations of Language in Second Language Teaching, WLED 444 Language & Culture in the Classroom, WLED 483 Assessment & Program Delivery for ELLs, APLNG 493 Teaching ESL and APLNG 484 Linguistics for ESL Teachers, graduate seminar: CI 597A Teacher Preparation for Teaching English Learners: Theory & Practice. Director, ESL Certificate with Immersion Curriculum Development, Online TESOL Certificate Program State College, PA Department of Applied Linguistics The Pennsylvania State University Director, Intensive English Program Juniata College Huntingdon, PA EDUCATION Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics The Pennsylvania State University, August Thesis Title: Preparing teachers for diverse classrooms: An activity theoretical analysis of teacher learning and development. Advisor: Karen Johnson M.S. in Linguistics Georgetown University, May Title VII Fellowship: Interdisciplinary Program in Spanish/English Bilingual and ESL Education B. A. in Geography and Spanish Indiana University of Pennsylvania, May 1981, cum laude PRIOR TEACHING EXPERIENCE Director & Instructor, Quito Language and Culture Center Experiment in International Living Quito, Ecuador ESL Teacher/Consultant Center for Applied Linguistics Language at Work Federation of State Humanities Councils Assistant to the Director Association for Community Based Education Grant Writer/Research Assistant Partners for Livable Places

2 Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 2 ESL Teacher/Teacher Educator Graduate School, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Research Assistant, Bilingual Education Pelavin Associates, Inc. English Language Teacher Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey León, México Colegio Miraflores León (bilingual high school) Academia de Idiomas Valladolid, Spain PUBLICATIONS Smolcic, E. & Arends, J. (under review). Developing Interculturality in Preservice ESL Teachers: Partnering with International Students. Smolcic, E. (2013). Opening up to the World?: Intercultural Learning in an International Field Experience for Teachers. In C. Kinginger (Ed.). Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Learning in Study Abroad. Philadelphia: John Benjamins. Smolcic, E. (2011). Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher: Personal Transformation & Shifting Identities During an Immersion Experience Abroad. In K. E. Johnson & P. Golombek (Eds). Research on Second Language Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Perspective on Professional Development. New York, NY: Routledge Education. Smolcic, E. (2009). A Third Space for Intercultural Learning: An Analysis of Cultural and Linguistic Immersion. Conference proceedings, International Conference on Language, Education & Diversity, Univ. of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Smolcic, E. (2006). Review of Alsup, J. Teacher Identity Discourses: Negotiating Personal & Professional Spaces. (pp ). Education Review. 25 July, SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Building teacher interculturality: Developing culturally sustaining attitudes, dispositions & practices. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR, March Teachers developing understandings of teaching emergent bilingual learners in two contexts: Abroad & at home, Fourth International Conference on the Development of Intercultural Competence (CERCLL), University of Arizona, January Student partnerships across cultures: Moving towards interculturality. Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA, February Moving through dissonance & towards interculturality in an immersion experience abroad. Third International Conference on the Development of Intercultural Competence (CERCLL), University of Arizona, January 2012.

3 Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 3 'Opening up to the world? : An activity theoretical analysis of intercultural and second language learning. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics, Chicago, IL, March Teachers Crossing Borders: Preparing for increasing diversity in the public schools. Symposium Organizer. 6th International Conference on Language Teacher Education, National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC),, May Moving beyond the known: Identity transformation in a boundary crossing experience for ESL teachers. Paper presented at the International Conference on Language Teacher Education, National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC),, May Teachers as border-crossers: An activity theoretical view of intercultural learning in an immersion program. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Applied Linguistics, Denver, CO, March An activity theoretical approach to understanding intercultural learning. Paper presented at the Congress of the International Society for Cultural & Activity Research (ISCAR), University of California, San Diego, CA, September Teachers as border-crossers : A sociocultural view of teacher learning and development. Paper presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Language, Education & Diversity, Univ. of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, November All advocates are not lawyers: Teachers as agents of change. Paper presented at the 5 th International Conference on Language Teacher Education, Minneapolis, MN, March Preparing teachers for diverse classrooms: A sociocultural view of teacher learning and development, Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, February Intercultural learning in ESL teacher education, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Region VIII, Washington, DC., May Teaching English through culture, but which culture?, TESOL, Baltimore, MD, March Mentoring novice language teachers: Undergraduate teacher-learners. Paper presented at the 1 st International Conference on Language Teacher Education (CARLA), Minneapolis, MN, May INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS Understanding the needs and challenges of English-learning students, Conference on Academic Advising, Penn State University, September Intercultural learning & global awareness: Penn State students learn & teach in Ecuador, First Annual Global Penn State Conference, September Social identities and intercultural interaction, Faculty Retreat, School of Nursing, Penn State University, May Teacher development for diverse classrooms: Exploring the diversity of learners home contexts, cultural identities and literacy practices, Diverse Literacies Conference, Lehigh Valley, PA, September 2012.

4 Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 4 Cultivating a community of diverse learners: Classrooms, schools, global interaction, Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA), October Rethinking teacher preparation in the age of global vertigo, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, Nov Cultivating a community of diverse learners: Classrooms, schools, global interaction, Multiple Cultures, Multiple Voices: Expanding and Strengthening Practice, Policy and Partnerships, PA Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA, June English language learners: What teachers need to know, The 14 th Annual Conference for Early Childhood Educators, Juniata College, May Are two languages better than one?: Becoming bilingual. Presentation to teachers, parents and staff at Altoona School District, Altoona, PA, November Exploring globalization: Rainforest, oil & indigenous cultures in Ecuador, Language & Culture Teaching Institute, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, August Building intercultural competence in ESL classrooms, PennTESOL East, Bucks County, PA, April Intercultural communicative competence, Language & Culture Teaching Institute, Language in Motion, Juniata College, August Cultural & experiential learning in ESL teaching, PennTESOL East, Philadelphia, PA, April, Fostering second language development in young children, 8 th Annual Conference of Early Childhood Educators, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, May The role of international students on campus, Globalizing Education at Liberal Arts Colleges, Roanoke, VA, Learning Styles and the Language Classroom, Fulbright Commission, Quito, Ecuador,1995. HONORS AND AWARDS Gil Watz Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Applied Linguistics, Penn State University, 2008 Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2008 First Place in the Arts and Humanities, Graduate Research Exhibition (university-wide competition), Penn State University, 2008 Doctoral Research Fellowship Incentive Award, Graduate School, Penn State University, 2007 Graduate Research Support Grant, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State University, 2006 Title VII Fellowship for Master s Study in Bilingual Education & Linguistics, U.S. Dept. of Education, Georgetown University, 1983 ADVISING & COMMITTEES Dissertation & Honors Theses (completed) Arends, J. May 2014 (co-advisor with Stephanie Serriere),Curriculum & Instruction, Critical Reflections of Global Service-Learning Faculty

5 Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 5 Kao, Y. August 2014 (committee member), Curriculum & Instruction, Vygotsky s Theory of Instruction & Assessment: The Implications on Foreign Language Education, completed Egan, L. December 2013 Group Dynamic Assessment in a Secondary Spanish Classroom: Student and Teacher Perceptions, Undergraduate, Schreyer Honors College Dissertation committees (in progress) Althewini, Abdulazize (Teacher Education) Hults, Alaska (World Language & ELL Education) Pasterick, Michelle (World Language Education) Language and Culture Learning Abroad: Toward the Development of Pre-service World Language Teachers Multilingual Subjectivity. Persson, Anna (Curriculum & Supervision) ACADEMIC SERVICE Manuscript Reviewer Journal of Teacher Education Intercultural Education TESOL Quarterly Proposal Reviewer TESOL Convention & Annual Meeting Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, U.S.Dept. of Education, Grants Review Co-Chair, Diversity Theme Subcommittee on Language Diversity, , College of Education, Penn State University Diversity & Community Enhancement Committee, Member, College of Education, Penn State University, 2010-present Awards Committee, Member, Dept. of Applied Linguistics, 2009 Graduate Student Speaker Committee, Member, Dept. of Applied Linguistics, TESOL Quarterly, graduate student review team, Member, Diversity Committee, Juniata College Search Committees, Juniata College, 1999 & 2007 Liaison, Dept. of World Languages and Cultures & the Center for International Education, , Juniata College PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY & COMMUNITY SERVICE Consultant, ESL Program Evaluation & Strategic Plan, 2012, Albright College, Reading, PA Consultant, ELT & technology in language instruction, 2009, University Negeri Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, ESL Program Evaluation, 2008 Canisius College, Buffalo, NY PA State ELL Task Force, Member & Meeting Organizer, 2007, 2008 Pennsylvania Department of Education Major Institutional Review, Team Member of on-site Spanish and ESL teacher education programs, March 2004 & Feb National Endowment for the Humanities Focus Grant, Grant writer, 2002, Language Beyond Borders: Language and Culture Instruction in the Schools, a collaborative project between the Huntingdon Area School District, PSMLA & Juniata College. Faculty Seminar in Ecuador, Group Leader, June 2002, Conquistadores to Conquistadolares: Ecuador in the 21 st Century, sponsored by Brethren Colleges Abroad

6 Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 6 Parent Committee for Language Education for Young Learners, Chair, Huntingdon Area School District, Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, Portland, OR, Training Design for International and Multicultural Programs, 2000 Standing Stone Elementary & Beaver Island Community School, Volunteer teacher for Spanish, K, 1 st and 5 th grade classes, Task Force, Professional Development Program for University EFL Teachers, Quito, Ecuador, Chair, "Peacework," Selected for a Soviet/U.S. delegation and work project to Nicaragua,1990 LANGUAGES Fluent Spanish Beginning reading and communication skills in Portuguese Beginning Croatian