Plenary Speaker: Dr. Linda New Levine
US Embassy

Dr. Linda New Levine is a consultant for public school teachers of language learning children and for programs for teaching English as a Foreign Language in both primary and secondary classrooms. She holds a Masters in TESOL and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from New York University. She has been a teacher of English as a Second Language and a Staff Development Facilitator for the Bedford Central school district, New York. Dr Linda was an adjunct assistant professor of ESL Methods and Materials for school-age children at Teachers College, Columbia University. She was also a Fulbright Professor in Tienjin University, Peoples Republic of China and a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. Dr. Levine has conducted numerous workshops with ESL, EFL and mainstream teachers, supervisors and faculties of education in the United States, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. She was the foreign language expert on the USAID Design team in Egypt (2002) where she analyzed English language education programmes and designed a format for future USAID funding. She has written graduate school texts, Elementary ESL/EFL curriculum, teacher development programs and supervisory training materials and conducted numerous workshops with ESL, EFL and mainstream teachers in the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia. Her recent publications include, The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners (TESOL, 2018) and Teaching English Language and Content in Mainstream Classes (2013, 2nd Ed., Pearson).