Angela Dadak
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Language and Foreign Studies
- As the International Student Coordinator for the Department of Literature, Angela Dadak works mainly in both the College Writing Program and the Writing Center. In the CWP she primarily works with students adjusting to US academic work and with the CWP faculty who have multilingual students in their classes. Her courses include College Writing, College Writing Seminar, and The Culture of US Higher Education (a course for new international undergraduates). In the Writing Center, her main roles are training, advising, and developing materials. She also regularly takes part in initiatives related to multilingual students on campus.
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Degrees
MA, TESOL, Monterey Institute of International Studies
BA, Russian Area Studies, Dartmouth College
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OFFICE
- CAS - Literature
- Battelle Tompkins - 255
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Partnerships & Affiliations
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Conference on College Composition and Communication
member
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CCCC Committee on Second Language Writing
member
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Teachers of English to Teachers of Other Languages
member
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violinist
Teaching
Fall 2011
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- LIT-100 College Writing
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Spring 2012
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- LIT-101 College Writing Seminar
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
"No ESL Allowed: A Case Exploring University and College Writing Program Practices." (2004). In P.K. Matsuda, C. Ortmeier-Hooper, & X. You (Eds.), The Politics of Second Language Writing: In Search of the Promised Land (pp. 94-108). W.
Professional Presentations
- “Rethinking Programs and Revising Curricula to Renew Linguistically Mixed Writing Communities” (part of the panel “Global Literacies in Local Classrooms: Building Community among Monolingual and Multilingual Writers” with Andrea Feldman, Gail Shuck, and Deidre Vinyard). Conference on College Composition and Communication, Louisville KY. March 19, 2010.
- “Uncovering the Linguistic Diversity in a College Writing Program” Symposium on Second Language Writing, Tempe AZ, November 5, 2009.
- "Explaining English in the Writing Center" (part of workshop "Changing Realities of Multilingual Writers: Special Issues and Topics"). Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans LA, April 2, 2008.
- "The Culture of US Higher Education: A Course for New International Students" (with Brock Brady and Michael Roehm). NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Baltimore, Maryland, November 9, 2007.
- "How We Work as Teachers: Diverse Paths to Teaching Excellence" (with Brock Brady, Sherrie Carroll, Kathy Kilday, Cara Rooney, Karen Taylor, and Shirley Thompson). Annual AU TESOL Fall Workshop, American University, Washington DC, October 27, 2007.
- "Intersecting Identities: How Second-Language and Composition Specialists can Create Space for Understanding Second-Language Writers in the Graduate Curriculum." (with Janet Auten). Conference on College Composition and Communication. New York NY, Friday, March 23, 2007.
- "Cross-Campus Collaboration for International Student Success" (with Fanta Aw (chair) and Michael Roehm). NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Washington DC, November 10, 2006.
- "Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Plagiarism" (with Fanta Aw, Itaru Nitta, Michael Roehm). Annual AU TESOL Fall Workshop, American University, Washington DC, October 28, 2006. "Unpacking Academic Discourse for Student Success" (with Brock Brady, Michael Roehm, and BJ Soto). Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Tampa FL, March 17 2006.
- "It's Not Just Academic: Developing Successful Peer Review Practices Across Ideas, Values, and Cultures" (with John Hedgcock (chair), Kelly Patrick Joyner, and Robert Kohls). Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Francisco CA, March 18 2005.
- "NO ESL Allowed: What's a College Writing Program to Do?" Symposium on Second Language Learning, West Lafayette IN, October 2 2004.
- "Creating and Using Language Learner Corpora." Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Salt Lake City UT, 2002.
CURRICULUM VITAE
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