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Nicholas Santavicca

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Nicholas Santavicca, PhD

Associate Professor / Director, Language Resource Center

English & Communication

Contact

508-999-9271

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Education

2014Texas Tech UniversityPhD
2007University of CincinnatiMEd
2001University of KentuckyBA

Teaching

  • ESL/Multilingual Education
  • Bilingual/Dual Education
  • International Student Education
  • Queer/Diversity Studies

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Preservice teacher pathway. The course emphasizes an awareness of multiple pedagogical models of teaching and the advantages/disadvantages of each. Preservice teachers practice lesson planning and authentic assessment in order to develop student understanding. Students focus on of issues of equity and diversity and creating classroom opportunities where all students have the opportunity to learn. Co-Requisite - EDU537.

Preservice teacher pathway. The course emphasizes an awareness of multiple pedagogical models of teaching and the advantages/disadvantages of each. Preservice teachers practice lesson planning and authentic assessment in order to develop student understanding. Students focus on of issues of equity and diversity and creating classroom opportunities where all students have the opportunity to learn. Co-Requisite - EDU537.

Practicum-based course for students to teach English as a second language. Engaged with approaches aligned with the Professional Standards for Teaching and the Subject Matter Knowledge outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, students plan state-of-the-art curriculum, instruction, and assessment by using methods, strategies, and techniques appropriate for children in PreK-12 contexts.

Practicum-based course for students to teach English as a second language. Engaged with approaches aligned with the Professional Standards for Teaching and the Subject Matter Knowledge outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, students plan state-of-the-art curriculum, instruction, and assessment by using methods, strategies, and techniques appropriate for children in PreK-12 contexts.

Study of the structures and conventions of language use in context, including the social meaning of language variation. Course will offer a foundational "tool box" for working with language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics). Attention will be given to both the functions of language in context (style, grammar, rhetoric, semantics, constraints, discourse, and genre) and historical, geographical and cultural variations in usage.

Study of the structures and conventions of language use in context, including the social meaning of language variation. Course will offer a foundational "tool box" for working with language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics). Attention will be given to both the functions of language in context (style, grammar, rhetoric, semantics, constraints, discourse, and genre) and historical, geographical and cultural variations in usage.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Study of the structures and conventions of language use in context, including the social meaning of language variation. Course will offer a foundational "tool box" for working with language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics). Attention will be given to both the functions of language in context (style, grammar, rhetoric, semantics, constraints, discourse, and genre) and historical, geographical and cultural variations in usage.
Register for this course.

Practicum-based course for students to teach English as a second language. Engaged with approaches aligned with the Professional Standards for Teaching and the Subject Matter Knowledge outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, students plan state-of-the-art curriculum, instruction, and assessment by using methods, strategies, and techniques appropriate for children in PreK-12 contexts.
Register for this course.

Preservice teacher pathway. The course emphasizes an awareness of multiple pedagogical models of teaching and the advantages/disadvantages of each. Preservice teachers practice lesson planning and authentic assessment in order to develop student understanding. Students focus on of issues of equity and diversity and creating classroom opportunities where all students have the opportunity to learn. Co-Requisite - EDU537.
Register for this course.

Research

Research interests

  • Language & culture acquisition and methods
  • Language assessment/curriculum design
  • Diversity issues in education & communication

Nicholas Santavicca (PhD in ESL/Bilingual Education, Texas Tech University) is an Associate Professor of English & Communication at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA, and the founding Director of the American Language & Cultures Institute at UMassD. He has taught language education courses for more than 15 years. He has held teaching and administrative positions in both K-12 and higher educational settings in the United States and abroad (from China to Spain). His current research reimagines assessment practices, curriculum design, and school policy(s) for multilingual/multicultural students, and international students from k-12 through higher education.