CALL FOR APPLICATIONS PhD in Teaching and Learning: Language, Education, and Society, with a special emphasis on Bilingualism and Biliteracy

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

PhD in Teaching and Learning: Language, Education, and Society, with a special emphasis on Bilingualism and Biliteracy

The Language, Education, and Society (LES): Bilingualism and Biliteracy Ph.D. specialization, housed within the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, invites applications from highly qualified, Spanish/English bilingual candidates with a strong interest in research and its application to understanding language and literacy-related phenomena of educating bilingual, preK-12 Latino/a student populations.

The LES: Bilingualism and Biliteracy Ph.D. specialization promotes the view that language and literacy must be examined within the cultural contexts and social situations in which they occur. LES: Bilingualism and Biliteracy PhD students will have the unique opportunity to collaboratewith acclaimed and productive faculty mentors to generate high quality, interdisciplinary research focusing on:

o   Childhood bilingual and biliteracy development in schools and communities

o   Bilingual and immigrant education

o   Culturally- and linguistically-sustaining pedagogies in bilingual and general education classrooms

o   Linguistic, cognitive, and sociocultural aspects of bilingual language and literacy development 

o   Local and global perspectives on preK-12 bilingual education policy and practice

Graduate Research Assistantships are available for new, full-time graduate students who show promise of making significant contributions to the field of bilingualism and biliteracy development in preK-12 Latino/a student populations. These competitive assistantships include tuition, fees, and a generous stipend. Candidates who bring to their studies a background in working with preK-12 Latino/a populations will be given special consideration.

Applications are due December 1^st. For more information, please contact Mileidis Gort, Associate Professor of Bilingualism and Biliteracy at gort.4@osu.edu.

Mileidis Gort, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Bilingualism and Biliteracy
Faculty Associate, The Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy

Principal Investigator, Writing for English language learners (WELLs)

College of Education and Human Ecology, Department of Teaching and Learning
202C Arps Hall | 1945 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-1699

http://u.osu.edu/gort.4/