Education
MATESOL, and applied linguistics,New York University
Ph.D, second language acquisition, with a minor in curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Also took graduate classes in sociology and social science research methods at the University of Miami.
Work Experience
Almost 25 years teaching ESL and EFL, including at some of the following universities: Tsinghua University, The University of Wisconsin, Zhejiang University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as at community colleges in the New York City area.
Research interests
Sociology of language, the global spread of English, and critical discourse analysis.
Publications
Published on the sociolinguistic factors of L2 English motivation and proficiency in China.
Passionate about teaching and love the interaction with the students. My nickname is Rapping Teacher Paul as I occasionally integrate my completely horrible hip-hop singing into my lesson plans.
