Lauri Mattenson is a Lecturer with UCLA Writing Programs. As a Mellon-EPIC fellow (Excellence in Pedagogy and Innovative Classrooms), she works collaboratively across disciplines to create new undergraduate courses in…
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Jeremy Kelley
Jeremy Kelley completed his doctoral studies in applied linguistics at UCLA in 2013, where he trained as an ethnographer and critical discourse analyst. Before earning his PhD, he completed undergraduate…
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With a Ph.D. degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where one of her study emphases was Victorian prose, Jennifer Westbay currently teaches first-year (Writing I)…
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Leslie Bennett Sherwood has been on faculty with Writing Programs since 2011. Before coming to UCLA, she taught ESL to migrant, immigrant, and international populations in the US and Australia….
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Bruce Beiderwell came to Writing Programs in 1985 after completing a Ph.D. at UCLA in the Department of English. Since then, he has taught composition courses at all levels as…
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Dana Cairns Watson received her BA, MA, and PhD in English from UCLA, then spent short stints at Middlebury College and Santa Monica College before returning to UCLA. She taught…
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Teddi Lynn Chichester earned her PhD in English from UCLA in 1992, with a psycho-biographical dissertation on Percy Shelley’s views of love and sexuality, a study published by SUNY Press…
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To ask any questions about the Summer ESL program and its curriculum, please send an email to the program coordinators at sesl@ucla.edu. Important Contacts & Links UCLA is a big…
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We want your ESL summer abroad program to be memorable, so we have added some information on living in Los Angeles to help you get started! UCLA offers furnished residence…
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Studying ESL in the United States might involve a learning curve for some students, especially when they come from a different learning or course structure. To help you get adjusted…
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