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Growing up in a culturally rich home, Vered Tasch has always been interested in the study of customs, cultures, and languages.  Her parents emigrated from Israel to the United States when Vered was just eight months old.  Her environment, therefore, was enriched from both the inside and outside.  Inside, Vered learned to speak fluent Hebrew, practiced the traditions of her religion, and developed a deep love and passion for her homeland, the State of Israel.  Outside, Vered learned to speak fluent English, interacted with people of diverse backgrounds, and acclimated to her second home, the United States.  Today, as a dual-citizen, Vered enjoys living in the United States and frequently visiting her friends and relatives in Israel. 

Vered received her B.A. in English Language and Literature, with a concentration in British and American Literature and graduated summa cum laude from the Honors Program at the University of Maryland at College Park in the spring of 1998.  During her junior year, Vered participated in a study abroad program at Tel-Aviv University where she collected and analyzed data for her Honors Thesis. Vered spent time visiting English classrooms in Israeli schools as a means of studying foreign language instruction from a new perspective. Following her graduation, Vered continued her studies at UMBC where she became a Maryland certified secondary education English teacher and received her Master’s degree in Instructional Systems Development.

Currently, Vered teaches middle school English in a private school where she has been working for five years.  She has also served in the capacity of sixth grade Language Arts Coordinator and tutors middle and high school students in writing.

While pursuing her Doctorate in the LLC program, Vered looks forward to furthering her studies in language and education. 

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