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Prof. Olga Lambert

Olga Lambert
Assistant Professor
(Writing, Core, and English for Academic Purposes)

Kindlon 220B
olambert@ben.edu
office | 630.829.6291
fax | 630.960.4805

office hours (spring 2010 ) | tba

Education

Ed.D., Harvard University | 2009
M.A., University of New Hampshire | 2001
B.A., Bates College | 1999


Selected Publications and Presentations

Who Are Our Students? Measuring Learner Characteristics in Adult Immigrants Studying English. Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal 2.3 (2008). 162-173.

Why Are They Studying English? Assessing the Goals, Beliefs, Needs, and Attitudes of Adult Immigrants in ESL Programs. Adult Education Research Conference: St. Louis, MO (June 2008).

Examining Adult Immigrants’ Goals for Learning English, Their Self-Concept as English Learners, and Their Definitions of Successful Acquisition of English. Harvard Graduate School of Education Student Research Conference and International Forum: Cambridge, MA (February 2006).

“Teacher Feedback and Student Writing Development in an ESL Classroom.” The 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics: Madison, WI (July 2005).

“It’s Not What You Signed Up For: Zen and the Art of Teaching Freshman English.” What to Expect When You’re Expected to Teach. Eds. A. Bramblett and A. Knoblauch. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 2002. 43-46.


Courses Taught

ADU 101 | Success in the American Classroom
ADU 102 | Success in the American Classroom
HUMN 250 | The Contemporary World
WRIT 101 | Person in Community: Writing Colloquium


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