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Elia Vázquez-Montilla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English for Speakers of Other Languages
College of Education,
Academic Building 3 - Rm 276
239.590.7804
evazquez@fgcu.edu
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| Educational History |
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Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction |
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Specializing in Bilingual Multicultural Education and Elementary
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1991, University
of Florida |
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M.S. in Education |
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Specializing in Administration and Supervision |
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1974, University
of Puerto Rico |
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B.A. in Education |
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Specializing in Vocational Education and Secondary
Education |
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1969, University
of Puerto Rico |
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| Research Interests |
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- limited English proficient students and academic performance
- teaching practices and classroom behaviors
- families and children with disabilities
- informal assessment
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| Publications |
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- Christenson, L., Greene, P., Greene, M., Houck, L., Lazarus,
B., Olliff, C. & Vázquez-Montilla, E. (2001). Developing
a new teacher preparation program: Goodbye segregation,
hello integration. Florida Educational Leadership Journal.
- Houck, L., Olliff, C., Vázquez-Montilla, E. &
Spillman, C. (2000). New versions of old tales: Traditional
literature for the new millennium. Florida Reading
Quarterly.
- Vázquez-Montilla, E. & Zhu Erping. (2000).
Preparing ESOL teachers using web-based learning: Strategies
and tactics. Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), ERIC
Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistic database.
- Arcia, E., Reyes-Blanes, M. & Vázquez-Montilla,
E. (2000). Constructions and reconstructions: Latino
parents' values for children. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 9(3), 333-350.
- Vázquez-Montilla, E, Reyes-Blanes, M. Hyun, E.
& Brovelli, E. (2000). Practices for culturally responsive
interviews and research. Multicutural Perspectives, Vol
2, No 3. 3-7.
- Vázquez-Montilla, E & Spillman C. (Fall, 1999).
Developing literacy with narrative texts. Sunshine
State TESOL Journal.
- Christenson, L., Greene, P., Greene, M., Houck, L., Lazarus,
B., Olliff, C. & Vázquez-Montilla, E. (1999).
Developing a new teacher preparation program: Goodby segregation,
hello integration! The Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC), Teacher Education Division (TED).
- Bailey, D., Skinner, D., Correa, V., Arcia, E., Blanes,
M., Rodríguez, P. & Vázquez-Montilla,
E. (1999). Needs and support reported
by Latino families of young children with developmental
disabilities. American Journal on Mental Retardation,
Vol. 104, No. 5, 437-451.
- Houck, L., Vázquez-Montilla, E., Olliff, C. &
Spillman, C. (1998). Addressing the needs of
linguistically and culturally different children: A wake-up
call for teacher education. FASCD Policy Review, Volume
6, No.1.
- Fradd, S., Vázquez-Montilla, E., Schwandes, J.
(1995). INFUSION II: A vehicle for meeting the educational
needs of exceptional learners acquiring English as a new
language. The Sunshine State TESOL Journal.
- Vázquez-Montilla, E. & Newman L. (1995). Basic
language functions: A way to understanding young children's
communication. Children Our Concern Volume XX, No.
1. Lakeland, Fl: The Journal of the Early Childhood Association
of Florida, Inc.
- Vázquez-Montilla, E. & Walter, B. (1992). Enhancing
parent participation and school communication. Gulf TESOL
Journal.
- Fradd, S., Wilen, D. & Vázquez-Montilla, E.
(1991). A comparison of psychological services provided
by bilingual and monolingual school psychologists. SABE
. Volume 8, No. 1. New York: Journal of the New York State
Association for Bilingual Education.
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| Courses Taught |
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- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Teaching Academic Content
to Middle/Secondary ESL students (TSL 6135)
- Methods, Curriculum and Instructional Effectiveness in
ESOL (TSL 4344)
- Language and Culture (TSL 5626)
- Introduction to Education (EDF 2005)
- Foundations in Special Education (EEX 6025)
- Global Perspectives in Multicultural Education (EDG 6931)
- Crosscultural Communication and Understanding for Teachers
(TSL
5525) <- click for more
- Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TSL
5371) <- click for more
- Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (LIN
5010) <- click for more
- Curriculum and Materials Development (TSL
5142) <- click for more
- Testing and Evaluation for ESOL Teachers (TSL
5474) <- click for more
- Teaching Diverse Populations (EDG 2701)
- Diversity of Human Experience (EDF 3076)
- Young Children with Special Needs (EEX 4201)
- Final Intern Supervision
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| Think About... |
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| It is impossible to be truly sensitive to someone
else's culture until one is sensitive to one's own and the impact
that cultural customs, values, beliefs, and behaviors have on
teaching practices. |
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