Xiaoning Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
ESL/Bilingual Education
National College of Education
CIL 500 Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education
CIL 505 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL
CIL 510 Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Education Students
CIL 532 Technology Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
Areas of Expertise:
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Literacy and Language Education
Multicultural Education
Biography:
Xiaoning has extensive college level teaching experiences in both China and US. Previously, she taught English as a Foreign Language courses in China Pharmaceutical University and literacy courses in State University of New York, Fredonia and North Central College. She is teaching ESL/Bilingual Education endorsement courses at National Louis University.
Education:
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Ph.D.,Literacy and Language Education, August 2007
English as a Second Language Graduate Certificate, May 2004
M. S., Literacy and Language Education, December 2002
B. A., English Language and Literature, June 1997
Research and Interests:
Xiaoning's primary research interests include the socio-cultural aspects of multilingual and multi-literacy development, visual literacy, multicultural children's literature, and the impact of technology on literacy development.
Contact Information:
xchen13@nl.edu
850 Warrenville Rd.
Lisle IL 60532
(630)874-4274
