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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


Educational History
 
  Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
    Specializing in Bilingual Multicultural Education and Elementary Education
    1991, University of Florida
     
  M.S. in Education
    Specializing in Administration and Supervision
    1974, University of Puerto Rico
     
  B.A. in Education
    Specializing in Vocational Education and Secondary Education
    1969, University of Puerto Rico
 
Research Interests
 
  • limited English proficient students and academic performance

  • teaching practices and classroom behaviors

  • families and children with disabilities

  • informal assessment
 
Publications
 
  • 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.
 
Courses Taught
 
  • 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
 
Think About...
 
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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