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James E. Alatis, Co-Director
Dr. Alatis is Dean Emeritus of the School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University. He is also Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Modern Greek and Senior Advisor to the Dean of Georgetown College for International Language Programs and Research. Dean Alatis served as the first Executive Director of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from1966-1987. Prior to his appointment as Dean of the SLL, Dr. Alatis was employed by the U.S. Department of State as English Teaching and Testing Specialist, and the U.S. Office of Education where he worked in language research and materials development in the less commonly-taught languages. Dean Alatis currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS), and the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL). |
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Anna Uhl Chamot, Co-Director
Dr. Chamot is Professor of Secondary Education (ESL and Foreign Language Education) in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development of the George Washington University. She has directed a number of studies investigating the language development of second and foreign language learners and has authored books and articles on language learning strategies. She codesigned and has written extensively about the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) and spent seven years implementing the CALLA model in the Arlington Public Schools in Virginia. She holds a Ph.D. in ESL and applied linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Catharine Keatley, Associate Director
Dr.Keatley served as a TESOL teacher in the Peace Corps in Senegal, received an M.A. in Remedial Reading and Learning Disabilities from New York University, and later received her Ph.D. from Hong Kong University in Cognitive Psychology with a specialization in the organization of bilingual memory. Most recently, Dr. Keatley has served as senior analyst of the NCLRC “Learning Strategies in Elementary Immersion Programs” research project and Project Director of Project Accelerated Literacy, a study of literacy acquisition in low-literacy ESOL high students. Dr. Keatley has beenProject Director of the NCLRC since 2001. |
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Jill Robbins, Associate Project Director
Dr. Robbins is Adjunct Professor of Secondary Education (ESL and Foreign Language Education) in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development of the George Washington University. She has conducted research and authored books and articles on learning strategies for second and foreign language speaking and listening comprehension. Her teaching experience includes ESL, EFL, and teacher preparation in the US, China, and Japan. She holds a Ph.D in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown University. |
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Susana Echeverría, Webmaster
Susana Echeverría is doing our web design and graphic design. The new look and improved functionality of our website and newsletter is thanks to Susana’s talents. She has studied in Ecuador, France, England, New York and Brazil. Susana holds a Certificate in Web Design, a Certificate on Professional Photography and an LEA license (French University Degree) from the University of Nanterre in Paris. She has taught Spanish and French, and has worked on translations. Susana speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. |
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Christine Foster Meloni, Senior Research Associate
Dr. Meloni is Associate Professor Emeritus in English as a Foreign Language at the George Washington University. She holds a B.A. from Wells College and an M.A. from the Middlebury College Graduate School of Italian in Florence, Italy in Italian language and literature. She also holds Master's degrees in the philosophy of education from the University of Rome and in linguistics from American University. She has a doctorate in higher ed/international education from the George Washington University. She has taught ESL/EFL in Italy and Washington, DC. She has also taught Latin and Italian. |
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Salima Intidame, Senior Research Assistant
Salima Intidame is a Research Associate at the National Capital Language Resource Center. She holds a BA in Applied Linguistics and an MA in Finance. Salima is currently teaching Arabic at a language immersion school in Washington, DC. She works on the various Arabic related projects of the NCLRC including the Arabic K-12 Network and Standards for the Learning of Arabic K-16. |
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Candice Michalowicz is an undergraduate student at the George
Washington University. She is currently pursuing a double major in
Art History and Psychology. In the past she studied French, Latin, and
Hebrew. She recently returned from a semester in Rome and continues
to study Italian. In the future she hopes to return to Italy and
further explore her studies of its art, history, and culture. Outside
of the NCLRC, Candice enjoys trying new cuisines and learning how to
play the guitar. |
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Benjamin Redmond is an undergraduate student in the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. In the spring of 2008 he will graduate with a B.A. in International Affairs and a concentration in Europe and Eurasian regions. Ben has lived in Europe, Africa, and Asia, speaks French and Italian, and hopes to continue his foreign language studies after college. While studying in Italy, Ben worked as an intern for the press office of Milan’s municipal government, Comune di Milano. In his position at the NCLRC Ben assists with video and media production and distribution. |
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Adrian Brito is a freshman at the Elliott School of International Affairs of the George Washington University. He obtained his high school diploma from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is currently doing a double-major on International Affairs and French Language and Literature. During his school years, he was president of MODEL UN, where he won several awards in both state and national levels, and got involved in other clubs such a French, Drama, Speech, Student Council and National Honor Society. Adrian is an intern in the NCLRC and gathers information about national conferences and editing organization listings, for keeping the newsletter up to date. He speaks English, Spanish and French. |
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MaryClaire Peroutka is a senior at Georgetown University, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, studying Arabic and Government. After working at the Center for the Study of Learning (Georgetown University) and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University), she is combining learning and Arabic to compile data on Arabic programs nationwide. Originally from Baltimore, MD, she tries to hold on to her French and Spanish through music and newspapers while learning more Arabic, and spends her free time doing silly things like triathlons. |
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Leah Wilner is a freshman in the Elliot School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. She is currently pursuing a major in International Relations, with a minor in Women’s Studies. While Leah hails from Amherst, Massachusetts, she is also a French-Canadian citizen, and has lived in Rennes, France. Leah is fluent in French and English, and is currently taking classes in Spanish as well. When not in class or at the NCLRC, Leah sings A Cappella with the GW Pitches and plays G-Dub Ultimate Frisbee. |
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Melissa Elena Stites is a junior in the George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services. Melissa speaks Spanish and spent the fall semester of 2007 living in Argentina. She hopes to return to South America this summer, and again after graduation before she continues on her education by attending medical school. While studying in Argentina, Melissa was an intern at a local public hospital and she hopes that after medical school she will be able to work as a physican in Latin America. Outside of NCLRC Melissa enjoys photography and dance, and she is an active member of the GWU chapter of The Student Global AIDS Campaign. |
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Marcos Franco Murillo is currently a sophomore at the George Washington University. He is pursuing degrees in International Business and Finance and plans on a minor in International Economics. He is a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, although he has been lucky enough to live in Illinois, California, Florida, Connecticut, and now DC. He is fluent in both Spanish and English, and is going to pursue fluency in Portuguese as well. |
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Karelia Pallan, a sophomore at The George Washington University, was born in Mexico but has lived in DC for eight years. While she has not decided on a major yet, she is interested in International Relations, Journalism, and Linguistics. At GW, she has studied Italian, French, and Portuguese and wishes she could continue taking all three languages. Karelia is a staff writer for the university newspaper The Hatchet, the Director for Community Affairs at the Organization of Latino American Students, and is involved with Circle K International, the International Affairs Society, and the Dean’s Council for Multicultural Recruitment. Last year, she planned cultural events for The Global Language Group, an organization that provides free language classes. Karelia loves traveling and cooking, and one day hopes to work abroad in Latin America.
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Mona Aladle is a research assistant for the Arabic K-12 program. She graduated in May 2007 from George Mason University with a double major in Global Affairs and Linguistics. Originally from Egypt, she is fluent in both Arabic and English, and is currently trying her luck with Spanish.
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