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Liggett, Tonda

Assistant Professor, Literacy/ESL

Department of Teaching & Learning
WSU Vancouver
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave
Vancouver, WA 98686-9600

(360) 546-9204
liggett@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

Teaching/professional interests:

Tonda Liggett teaches Bilingual/ESL Methods, Literacy Development, Linguistics for Teachers, and Social Foundations for Elementary Education.

Research interests

Teacher racial and cultural identity; ESL teacher education; ESL reading; literacy and race

Recent accomplishments:

  • Liggett, Tonda. (2007). "The alchemy of identity: The role of white racial identity in the teaching and pedagogy of new ESOL teachers". In Identity and second language learning: Culture, inquiry, and dialogic activity in educational contexts. Mantero, M., (Ed.) Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
  • Liggett, Tonda. (in press) "Unpacking white racial identity in English language teacher education". In Race, culture, and identities in second language education. Kubota, R. & Lin, A., (Eds.) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc

Educational background

  • Ph.D. Education, Curriculum and Instruction,University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 2005.
  • M. A. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 1998.
  • B. A. Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, 1985.
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