Karen L. Newman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Contact Info:

E-mail: newman.301@osu.edu
Office: 221 Arps Hall
Phone: (614) 292-8046
Fax: (614) 292-7695

Mailing Address:

1945 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43210-1172

Biographical Information:

Karen L. Newman is Assistant Professor of Foreign & Second Language Education and Co-Director of the TESOL Endorsement Program, and Coordinator of the M.Ed. Program in Foreign and Second Language Education. I specialize in foreign and second language pedagogy and teacher education. My research interests include nonnative English speaking teachers (NNESTs) in K-12 education, language teacher professional development and Waldorf education. My background is in teaching English and German, and I have taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses including language teaching methods, materials development, pedagogical grammar, research methods, content-area literacy, and academic skills. I'm the immediate past Chair of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Caucus. Most recently, I spent the fall of 2006 conducting research at the Seminar für Waldorf Pädagogik in Stuttgart, Germany, and am currently working on a manuscript about Waldorf language teacher education.

Publications:

Newman, K. L. (2005). What difference does it make? Nonnative English speaking teachers in K-12 ESL programs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Mahboob, A., Uhrig, K. & Newman, K. L. (2004). Children of a lesser English: Status of nonnative English speakers as college-level English as a second language teachers in the United States. In L. Kamhi-Stein, (Ed.), Learning and teaching from experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-speaking professionals (pp. 100-120). Michigan: University of Michigan Press.
Newman, K. L. (2002). The Kaiser's melange: A year of teaching in Vienna. In J. A. Hansen & E. M. Smith (Eds.), A world of teaching: Personal journeys through the world's English speaking classrooms (pp. 109-116). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
Newman, K. L. & Nyikos, M. (1999). Review of Making Content Comprehensible for English Language Learners: The SIOP Model. Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D., Eds., Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000. In Bilingual Research Journal, 23 (4), 471-474.

Presentations:

Newman, K. L. & Nyikos, M. (May, 2007). Meeting transnational challenges to professional development in a globalizing world. Paper accepted for presentation at 2007 International Language Teacher Educator conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Newman, K. L. (April, 2007). Nonnative English Speaking Teachers in K-12 Contexts. Paper presentation at annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 conference, Chicago, IL.
Newman, K. L., Uhrig, K. & Seloni, L. (April, 2007). Nonnative English Speaking Teachers and Peer-Mediated Writing Practices. Paper presentation at annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2007 conference, Chicago, IL.
Newman, K. L., Griffin, R. & Uhrig, K. (March 24, 2007). NNEST-NEST Collaborative Models, or Beyond the Divide. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Seattle, WA.
Newman, K. L. (March 21, 2007). NNESTs in K-12 ESL programs. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Seattle, WA.
Newman, K. L., Uhrig, K. & Seloni, L. (March 21, 2007)). NNESTs and Peer-Mediated Writing Practices. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Seattle, WA.
Newman, K. L., Nyikos, M. & Ariogul, S. (March 22, 2007) Collaborative approaches for language teacher professional development. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Seattle, WA.
Newman, K. L. & de Oliveira, L. C. (March 23, 2007). Mentoring across TESOL professional development programs. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Seattle, WA.
Newman, K. L., Uhrig, K. & Seloni, L. (March 18, 2006). Peer mediation in NNEST academic writing communities. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Tampa, FL.
Newman, K. L. & Nyikos, M. (November 19, 2005). Envisioning Dynamic Partnerships Through Professional Development Communities. Presentation for the annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Baltimore, MD.
Newman, K. L. (October 21, 2005). NNESTs in K-12 programs. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Newman, K. L. , Nyikos, M. & Ariogul, S. (June 3, 2005). Promoting collaborative discourse in language teacher professional Development. Panel presentation for Fourth International Conference on Language Teacher Education (ILTE), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Newman, K. L. (April 2, 2005). NNESTs in K-12 education. Symposium panel presentation at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), San Antonio, TX.
Newman, K. L. (November 6, 2004). A portrait of ESL programs and teachers in Indiana. Paper presentation at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Newman, K. L. (October 29, 2004). What's in your wallet? Teaching presentation at Indiana University Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Newman, K. L. (October 2, 2004). NNESTs in K-12 programs in Indiana. Paper presented at Symposium on Second Language Writing, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN.
Newman, K. L. (February 20, 2004). Grab bag resources: Online images and newspapers. Teaching presentation at Indiana University Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Newman, K. L. (November 7, 2003). The Web side stories/student awards. Teaching presentation at Indiana University Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Griffin, R. & Newman, K. L. (November 1, 2003). English education in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Symposium presentation at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Pawan, F., Newman, K. L., Sapp, D., Warren, H. et al. (November 1, 2003). A pathway toward ESL/ENL certification: The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Program and Summer Foreign Language Teaching Institute. Symposium for annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Newman, K. L. & Pawan, F. (May 30, 2003). The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Program: A professional development model. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Language Teacher Education (ILTE), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Newman, K. L. (February 28, 2003). Professional development resources for college-level language instructors. Teaching presentation at Indiana University Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Mahboob, A., Newman, K. L. & Uhrig, K. (November 18, 2002). Perceptions of NNESTs. Symposium presented at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Pawan, F., Newman, K., Withoff-Goertzen, H., Garcia, M., Gifford, M. & Hentz, R. (November 18, 2002). The Interdisciplinary Collaborative Program (ICP): A model of collaboration between content area teachers and ENL/ESL teachers in Indiana. Symposium presented at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Mahboob, A., Newman, K. L., Uhrig, K. & Hartford, B. (April 11, 2002). Perceptions of NNESTs. Paper presented at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Salt Lake City, UT.
Hansen, J., Newman, K. L.& Uhrig, K. (November 10, 2001). Teaching EFL/ESL abroad - opportunities and experiences. Symposium presented at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Newman, K. L. (May 18, 2001). Self-study in an FL/ESL methods course: One teacher educator's experiences. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Language Teacher Education (ILTE), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Mahboob, A., Newman, K. L. & Uhrig, K. (April 10, 2001). Non-native English teachers in ESOL programs. Paper presented at the First Annual Indiana World Englishes Roundtable, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Hartford, B., Mahboob, A., Newman, K. L. & Uhrig, K. (March 3, 2001). Non-native English teachers in ESOL programs. Paper presented at annual meeting of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), St. Louis, MO.
Newman, K. L. (October 14, 2000). Content-based instruction: Materials for bilingual, ESL, EFL & FL classrooms. Paper presented at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Newman, K. L. (November 12, 1999). The culture box. Teaching presentation at Indiana University Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Newman, K. L. & Reynolds, E. (October 23, 1999). Materials development for TESOL. Paper presented at annual meeting of Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL), Indianapolis, IN.
Newman, K. L. (October 8, 1999). Portfolio assessment in the foreign language classroom. Paper presented at Youngstown State University Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Youngstown, OH.
Newman, K. L., Tatar, S. & Yildiz, S. (April 11, 1999). Humor and ambiguity in public signs. Teaching presentation at Indiana University Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Chao, C. & Newman, K. L. (November 23, 1997). Proverbs in the foreign language and ESL classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Nashville, TN.
Newman, K. (April 9, 1995). The presence of the past, the presence of the present: A perspective on cultural criticism and postmodernism in the works of Anselm Kiefer. Paper presented at Topics in Germanic Studies: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.