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ESL Carolyn Quarterman among 2016-2017 DELTA Faculty Fellows

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Students and faculty celebrating a successful trip to Gondoca, Costa Rica

Mar 27, 2025

High Impact Teaching and Learning in Gandoca, Costa Rica

During spring break 2025, the Department of World Languages and Cultures’ TESOL section (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) together with GIVEVolunteers.org, and local community leaders, collaborated to provide a high-impact teaching and learning experience for local K-6 and high school students as well as adults. WLC MA in TESOL candidates spent several months…
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Feb 14, 2025

Professional Development Workshop for Teachers of Multilingual Learners

On Thursday, January 23, 2025, Assistant Professor Ali Turner led a professional development workshop for English language teachers from Raleigh Parks and Recreation. The session focused on implementing TESOL’s Six Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners in the classroom. Graduate students in the MA program with concentration in TESOL—Paula Dechima, Meghanne Brunsink, and Jocelyn Hughes—assisted in…

Apr 14, 2021

Teaching Teachers Half A World Away

A collaborative new initiative between NC State’s English as a Second Language program and the Global Training Initiative (GTI) is helping Azerbaijani teachers improve their English fluency.

Nov 16, 2020

Bite-Sized Linguistics

    Mary Estrada, a lecturer in the Foreign Language Department, has recently partnered with DELTA to re-designed FL-424 (Linguistics for ESL). FL-424 studies the diachronic nature, phonetics, and semantic features of English in comparison with other world languages. It also includes teaching strategies based on recent studies of second-language acquisition. This course dives into abstract,…

Dec 12, 2019

WolfTales

NC State’s Libraries Special Collections Center is proud to offer a project called Wolf Tales that allows students and staff to share their memories and experiences here at NCSU. Members of the NC State community are invited to sit down in front of the camera and tell their own stories and experiences in English. The…

May 2, 2018

An Afternoon of Achievements, Foreign Languages and Literatures Students Receive Awards

On April 25th, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures joined faculty, staff, relatives, and friends in recognizing its top students for their excellence and academic prowess.

Nov 14, 2017

New Director Louise Dolan Revamps the Summer Institute in English

Entering its fifty-third year, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Summer Institute in English is one of the oldest and most renowned intensive English programs in the region. Its new director, Louise Dolan, is determined to continue the Institute's long tradition of academic excellence, providing its participants an all-inclusive opportunity to boost their English language proficiency skills, as well as gain exposure to the rich cultural diversity of the Triangle area.

Jul 31, 2017

Dialects Aren’t ‘Bad English’ — They’re Patterns

Graduate student Jessica Hatcher discusses the importance of educating teachers and others about language variation.

Jun 20, 2017

ESL Symposium 2017 Gets Rave Reviews

Chaired by Toby Brody, Senior Lecturer Emerita and former ESL Program Director, the NC State ESL Symposium 2017 was a smashing success.

May 16, 2017

ESL Carolyn Quarterman among 2016-2017 DELTA Faculty Fellows

Foreign Languages and Literatures ESL professor Carolyn Quarterman is among this year's recipients of the prestigious DELTA Faculty Fellows Grants.