Associate Professor

Valerie Hansford

Profile

Specialized Field	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Research theme	Curriculum design, Integrating culture into the language classroom, Intercultural Communication
Laboratory Information	Global Square AW924
Subjects in charge	English for Academic Purposes, Academic Foundations, Cross-cultural Understanding, Academic Writing I, Academic Writing II, Academic Writing III
Main career, work history, and academic background	MA, in TESOL, SIT Graduate Institute (formerly School for International Training), 1997 BA, in Applied Economics, University of Manitoba, 1991 I started my career as an English Instructor for a Conversation school in Tokyo. Then, after receiving my MA in TESOL, I was able to start teaching both English courses and Content-based courses in English at the university level.
Message	FILA is a challenging but fulfilling program that will help you to develop and express your ideas academically. In addition, the program will help you to understand issues from different perspectives allowing you to expand your world view. The FILA teachers are here to support you in your learning.

Research theme	Curriculum design in general and specifically for content-based courses, integrating culture into the language classroom, intercultural communication
Main career, work history, and academic background	SIT Graduate Institute (formerly School for International Training) Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages