Other ESL Faculty:

Susan Boland

Leslie Corpuz
Nancy Cuda
Dany Magee
Patti Anderson

When I was 12 years old I became interested in language acquisition as I kept a diary of the progress my baby brother made in learning how to speak. Soon afterwards, I was fascinated by people I met through family travel to Europe, the Middle East, South American and Central America. As a college student I first majored in German, then in teaching ESL, then in linguistics. I lived in the Middle East for several years training English teachers. In addition, I taught ESL in New York City at the university level. Always interested in teacher training, I was the director of graduate ESL teacher programs in New York and Michigan. In addition, I occasionally assist student teachers who come from ODU to practice in my classes. The field is a continual source of pleasure as I enjoy teaching my students at TCC very much. My educational philosophy is to challenge students to learn more than they think they can, but to do it all with a sense of humor. I am especially pleased when students continue their studies and become teachers, too.