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Table of Contents
1. Education
2. Teaching and Research Interests
4. Selected Recent Publications
          Books
          Chapters in Books
          Articles
          Other Publications
5. Professional Affiliations and Activities
6. Recent Research and Teacher Development Projects
7. Prior Education Employment
Professor
Department of Education
UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
ph: 410-455-2313
fax: 410-455-3986
email: crandall@umbc.edu
JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall
Education
· BA in English and Spanish, Ohio University, Athens, OH
· MA in American Literature, University of Maryland, College Park
· MS and PhD in Sociolinguistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Teaching and Research Interests
· Content-based language learning
· Second language literacy
· Language teacher education
· First and second language writing
Courses taught at UMBC
· Methodology of teaching ESL/EFL
· Teaching writing to ESOL/Bilingual students
· ESOL practicum/Field observation
· Teaching reading and writing in the content areas
· Strategies for teaching linguistically and culturally diverse secondary school students
· World Englishes and their speakers
· The immigrant experience
· Teacher research
· Language learning
· Methods & techniques of integrating ESL and content area instruction
· Language, literacy, and culture
Selected Recent Publications
 
Books
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1987). ESL through content-area instruction: Mathematics science, social studies. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
 
· Podencky, J., Grognet, A.G., & Crandall, J. A. (1993). Life prints: ESL for adults, Vols. 1-3.    Syracuse, NY: New Readers Press.
 
· Crandall, J A. & Peyton, J. K. (Eds.) (1993). Approaches to adult ESL literacy instruction.   McHenry, IL & Washington, DC: Delta/Center for Applied Linguistics.
 
· Kearny Datesman, M., Crandall, J. A., & Kearny, E. N. (1997). The American ways: An   introduction to American culture. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
Chapters in Books
 
· Crandall, J. A. & Tucker, G. R. (1990). Content-based language instruction in second and foreign languages. In A. Sanivan (Ed.) Language teaching methodology for the nineties (pp. 83-96). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1992). Literacy, language, and multiculturalism. In J.E. Alatis (Ed.) Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics: Linguistics and language pedagogy: State of the art (pp. 471-483). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1994.) Strategic integration: Preparing language and content teachers for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms. In J.E. Alatis (Ed.) Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics: Strategic interaction and language acquisition: Theory, practice, and research. (pp. 255-274). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1995.) The why, what, and how of ESL reading instruction: Some guidelines for writers of ESL reading textbooks. In P. Byrd (Ed.) A handbook for ESL materials writers (pp. 79-94). Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1995). Reinventing (America's) schools: The role of the applied linguist. In J.E. Alatis & others (Eds.), Linguistics and the education of language teachers: Ethnolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic factors, (pp. 412-427). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1997). Language teaching approaches for school-aged learners in second language contexts. In G.R. Tucker & D. Corson (Eds.) Encyclopedia of language and education: Volume 4: Second language education, (pp. 75-84). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
 
· Crandall, J. A. & Greenblatt, L. (1999). Teaching beyond the middle: Meeting the needs of underschooled and high-achieving immigrant students. In M. R. Basterra (Ed.) Excellence and equity in education for language minority students: Critical issues and promising practices (pp. 43-80). Washington, DC: Mid-Atlantic Equity Center, The American University.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1999). Cooperative language learning and affective factors. In J. Arnold (Ed.), Affective factors in language learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Articles
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1992). Adult literacy development. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 12, 86-104.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1993). Content-centered learning in the United States. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 13,111-126.
 
· Crandall, J .A. (1993). Professionalism and professionalization of adult ESL literacy. TESOL Quarterly, 27,(3), 497-517.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1996). Teacher professionalism in TESOL, MexTESOL Journal, 19(3), 11-26.
 
· Crandall, J A., Bernache, C., & Prager, S. (1998). New frontiers in educational policy and program development: The challenge of the underschooled secondary school immigrant student. Educational Policy, 12(6), 719-734.
 
· Crandall, J .A. (1998). Collaborate and cooperate: Teacher education for integrating language and content instruction. English Teaching Forum, 36(1), 2-9.
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1998). The expanding world of the elementary ESL teacher, ESL Magazine, 1(4), 10-14.
Other Publications
 
· Crandall, J. A. (1993). Current directions in curriculum development and materials preparation for culturally and linguistically diverse students. In G.R. Tucker (Ed.) Policy and practice in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
Professional Affiliations and Activities
 
· Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Life member) Executive Board Member 19883-90 President 1988-89
 
· American Association for Applied Linguistics (Charter member) Member of Executive Board 1994-97 President, 1995-96
 
· Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Life member) President, 1981-83
 
· CIES (Fulbright) TEFL/Applied Linguistics Selection Committee, 1990-95
 
· USIA English Language Teaching Advisory Panel, 1991-94
 
· TOEFL Policy Council 1996- TOEFL Research Committee & TOEFL Committee of Examiners, 1996- Chair, Research Committee, 1997-98 Chair, Committee of Examiners, 1998-
 
· ESL Consultant for Literacy Volunteers of America, 1992-98
Recent Research and Teacher Development Projects
 
Project WE TEACH, When Everyone Teaches, Everyone Achieves - Director
 
Egyptian TEFL Training Program - Co-Director
Prior Educational Employment
 
Vice President and Director of International and Corporate Education, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC (1978 - 1992)

           Responsibilities included:

                      Director, Language and Orientation Resource Center                     

                      Director, National Clearinghouse on Adult ESL Literacy (NCLE)                       
                      Director, Arthur Andersen & Co. English Language Project

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