Position: Lecturer
Department: Programs in English as a Second Language
Campus Address: 518E Nebraska Hall East
Phone; (402) 472-3559
Email: drammaha2@unl.edu
Dawn has had many years of service as an intensive English program lecturer. After completing her B.A. from Kent State University, in Kent, Ohio, she taught EFL in the Middle East. Later, Dawn completed her M.A. in Applied Linguistics with specialization in ESL from Indiana University-Bloomington. Before joining PIESL, she served as a full-time ESL lecturer and Academic Coordinator at the Midwest Institute for International Students at Doane University (formerly Doane College), the oldest liberal arts college in Nebraska. Her professional interests include comparative linguistics, testing, 2nd language acquisition, and Middle Eastern Studies. When time allows, Dawn enjoys drawing and painting, flower gardening, and researching genealogy.
Areas of Expertise
Usage
Listening
Phonology (English, Spanish, Portuguese, & Arabic)
Phonetics
Study Skills
Degrees & Universities
B.A. Spanish, Kent State University – Kent, Ohio
M.A. Applied Linguistics (MATESOL) Indiana University-Bloomington
Other languages/Related Language courses studied
Portuguese, French, Persian, & beginning intensive Arabic
Arabic: linguistics, phonology, and historical Linguistics; Spanish & Portuguese Linguistics
Professional Affiliations
International TESOL
MIDTESOL