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Charter College of Education
Division of Educational Foundations & Interdivisional Studies
Lía D. Kamhi-Stein
Associate Professor
Office: KH C2056
Phone: (323) 343-5506
FAX: (323)343-5336
Email: lkamhis@calstatela.edu
INTRODUCTION
Lía D. Kamhi-Stein is originally from Argentina, where she was an English as a foreign language (EFL) learner, an EFL teacher, a language program administrator, and a teacher educator.
She has published in TESOL Quarterly, TEXT, TESOL Journal, The Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, College ESL, Lectura y Vida, as well as other peer-edited journals, and edited books. She is the editor of the book titled Learning and Teaching from Experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-speaking Professionals (University of Michigan Press) and the co-editor (with Marguerite Ann Snow) of a forthcoming book titled Designing a New Course for Adults (TESOL).
Lía D. Kamhi-Stein is a frequent presenter at the annual conferences of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL).
Currently, she is a Director-at-Large of the TESOL organization (2004-2007). She also served as a Faculty Advisor for the TESOL Graduate Student Forum (2003, 2004), a student-run mini-conference in which Cal State LA MA in TESOL students served as co-organizers (with MA in TESOL students from three other schools). In 2001-2002, she served as Chair of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL (NNEST) Caucus, an interest group designed to encourage research and publications on issues related to NNES professionals and strengthen effective teaching and learning of English around the world while respecting individuals' language rights.
Lía D. Kamhi-Stein is a past President of California TESOL (2002-2003). In 2000-2001, she served as CATESOL's Secretary and in 1999 she founded California TESOL's Nonnative Language Educators' Issues Interest Section. From 1995 through 1999, she served as Conference Chair or Program Chair of several CATESOL regional and state conferences.She is a recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award for 2003-2004.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Lía D. Kamhi-Stein teaches a variety of courses in the MA in TESOL program: TESL 560: Theories of Teaching and Learning Second Languages; TESL 562: Methods of Teaching Second Languages; TESL 565: Using Computers in the Second Language Classroom; TESL 568: Practicum in English as a Second Language; TESL 570, Educational Sociolinguistics; and TESL 575: ESL/EFL Reading-Writing Connections.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Lía D. Kamhi-Stein's research interests include issues related to academic literacy, nonnative English-speaking professionals, and the integration of technology in the second and foreign language classroom.
Representative Professional Activities
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BOOKS
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Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (Ed.). (in press). Learning and teaching from experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-speaking professionals. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press. |
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Snow, M. A., & Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (Eds). (forthcoming). Designing a new language course for adults. To be published in 2004 by TESOL. |
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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES
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Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (forthcoming). Research perspectives on nonnative English-speaking professionals. In P. Bruthiaux, D. Atkinson, W. Eggington, W. Grabe, & V. Ramanathan, (Eds.), Applied linguistics in focus: Language education, academic discourse analysis, and language policy: Studies in honor of Robert B. Kaplan on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters. |
| 2003 |
Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (2003). Reading in two languages: How attitudes toward home language and beliefs about reading affect the behaviors of "underprepared" second language college readers. TESOL Quarterly, 37(1), 35-71. |
| 2002 |
Kamhi-Stein, L. D., Bezdikian, N., Gillis, E., Lee, S., Lemes, B., Michelson, M., & Tamaki, D.. (2002). A project-based approach to interactive Website design. TESOL Journal, 11(3), 9-15. |
| 2002 |
Snow, M. A., & Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (2002). Teaching and learning academic literacy through Project LEAP: Learning-English-for-Academic-Purposes. In J. Crandall & D. Kaufman (Eds.), Content-based instruction (pp. 169-181). Alexandria, VA: TESOL. |
| 2001 |
Kamhi-Stein, L. D., Aagard, A., Ching, A., Paik, A., Sasser, L. Teaching in K-12 programs: Perceptions of native and nonnative English-speaking practitioners. The CATESOL Journal, 13(1), 69-88. |
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Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (2000). Looking to the future of TESOL teacher education: Integrating Web-based bulletin board discussions into the methods course. TESOL Quarterly, 34(3), 423-456. |
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Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (2000). Integrating computer-mediated communication tools into the practicum. In K. E. Johnson (Ed.), Teacher education (pp. 119-135). Alexandria, VA: TESOL. |
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Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (2000). Adapting US-based TESOL teacher education to meet the needs of nonnative English speakers. TESOL Journal, 9(3), 10-14. |
| 1999 |
Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (1999). Preparing nonnative English-speaking professionals in TESOL: Implications for teacher education programs. In G. Braine (Ed.), Non-native educators in ELT (pp. 147-160). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. |
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Kamhi-Stein, L. D. (2000). Nonnative English-speaking professionals: A new agenda for a new millennium. MEXTESOL Journal, 23(3), 11-20. |
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PRESENTATIONS
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| 2004 |
TESOL' 04, Long Beach, CA
"Addressing Nonnative English-speaking Teachers and Teacher Educators" Academic Session, Teacher Education Interest Section
"Teacher Education and Nonnative English-speaking Teachers" Annual Colloquium, Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Caucus
"Memorial Session for Russell Campbell and David E. Eskey" CATESOL-Sponsored Session
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| 2003 |
CATESOL' 03, Pasadena, CA
"Preparing Nonnative English-speaking professionals" Colloquium participant
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| 2003 |
TESOL' 03, Baltimore, MA
"Constructing meaning with computers" Academic Session, Computer-Assisted-Language-Learning Interest Section
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| 2002 |
TESOL' 02 - Salt Lake, UT
"Nonnative English-Speaker Status as Strength" Energy Break
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Language, Literacy, and Learning, 1995
 University of Southern
California
M.A., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, 1991
California State University,
Los Angeles
B.A., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, 1985
Salvador University, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
B.A., Certified Public Translator, 1979
Salvador University, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
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