Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 1 1514 Mifflin Street Huntingdon, PA 16652 814-643-5053 (h); 814-599-4995 (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 2009-2010 Curriculum Development, Online TESOL Certificate Program State College, PA Department of Applied Linguistics The Pennsylvania State University Director, Intensive English Program 1997-2008 Juniata College Huntingdon, PA EDUCATION Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics The Pennsylvania State University, August 2009. 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 1985. 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 1991-1996 Experiment in International Living Quito, Ecuador ESL Teacher/Consultant 1990-1991 Center for Applied Linguistics Language at Work Federation of State Humanities Councils Assistant to the Director 1989-1990 Association for Community Based Education Grant Writer/Research Assistant 1986-1989 Partners for Livable Places
Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 2 ESL Teacher/Teacher Educator 1985-1986 Graduate School, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Research Assistant, Bilingual Education 1984-1985 Pelavin Associates, Inc. English Language Teacher 1981-1983 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. 234-235). Education Review. 25 July, 2006 http://www.edrev.info/reviews/rev498.htm 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 2014. 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 2014. Student partnerships across cultures: Moving towards interculturality. Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA, February 2012. 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.
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 2011. 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 2009. 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 2009. 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 2009. 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 2008. 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 2007. 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 2007. Preparing teachers for diverse classrooms: A sociocultural view of teacher learning and development, Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, February 2007. Intercultural learning in ESL teacher education, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Region VIII, Washington, DC., May 2006. Teaching English through culture, but which culture?, TESOL, Baltimore, MD, March 2003. Mentoring novice language teachers: Undergraduate teacher-learners. Paper presented at the 1 st International Conference on Language Teacher Education (CARLA), Minneapolis, MN, May 1999. INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS Understanding the needs and challenges of English-learning students, Conference on Academic Advising, Penn State University, September 2013. Intercultural learning & global awareness: Penn State students learn & teach in Ecuador, First Annual Global Penn State Conference, September 2013. Social identities and intercultural interaction, Faculty Retreat, School of Nursing, Penn State University, May 2013. 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.
Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 4 Cultivating a community of diverse learners: Classrooms, schools, global interaction, Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA), October 2011. Rethinking teacher preparation in the age of global vertigo, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, Nov. 2009. 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 2009. English language learners: What teachers need to know, The 14 th Annual Conference for Early Childhood Educators, Juniata College, May 2009. Are two languages better than one?: Becoming bilingual. Presentation to teachers, parents and staff at Altoona School District, Altoona, PA, November 2008. Exploring globalization: Rainforest, oil & indigenous cultures in Ecuador, Language & Culture Teaching Institute, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, August 2007. Building intercultural competence in ESL classrooms, PennTESOL East, Bucks County, PA, April 2006. Intercultural communicative competence, Language & Culture Teaching Institute, Language in Motion, Juniata College, August 2006. Cultural & experiential learning in ESL teaching, PennTESOL East, Philadelphia, PA, April, 2005. Fostering second language development in young children, 8 th Annual Conference of Early Childhood Educators, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, May 2003. The role of international students on campus, Globalizing Education at Liberal Arts Colleges, Roanoke, VA, 2001. 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
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, 2011-2012, 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, 2006-2009 TESOL Quarterly, graduate student review team, Member, 2007-2008 Diversity Committee, Juniata College 2004-2008 Search Committees, Juniata College, 1999 & 2007 Liaison, Dept. of World Languages and Cultures & the Center for International Education, 2004-2008, 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. 2006 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
Elizabeth A. Smolcic page 6 Parent Committee for Language Education for Young Learners, Chair, Huntingdon Area School District, 1998-2002 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, 1996-2003 Task Force, Professional Development Program for University EFL Teachers, Quito, Ecuador, Chair, 1992-1995 "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