CV

Nigel A. Caplan, M.S.Ed., B.A. (Hons.)

Assistant Professor
English Language Institute
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA

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Education

  • M.S.Ed. (TESOL), University of Pennsylvania, 2002
  • B.A.Hons. (Modern and Medieval Languages), Cambridge University (UK), 2000
  • TESOL Leadership Development Certificate, 2007
  • Doctoral student in Education (Literacy), University of Delaware (2011-?)

Professional Experience

  • University of Delaware English Language Institute, 2010-present
    Assistant Professor: designing and teaching EAP classes for pre-matriculation students including graduate and MBA candidates; MA-TESL advisor; chair, curriculum committee; professional development committee
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008-2010
    ESL Specialist: designed, implemented, and evaluated services for international students and scholars, campus-wide
  • Michigan State University English Language Center, 2003-2008
    • Academic Specialist (ESL instructor and supervisor)
    • Assistant coordinator, teacher-training programs
  • University of Pennsylvania English Language Programs, 2001-2003
    ESL Lecturer
  • Philadelphia University, 2002
    Adjunct Faculty, ESL Composition
  • Sommerschule Wust, Germany, 1997-2001
    English language, culture, and literature instructor
  • College Notre Dame, St. Saulve, France, 1998-1999
    English language assistant

Publications

Textbooks and Material Development

  • Everyday English for Hospitality ProfessionalsEveryday English for Hospitality Professionals with Lawrence Zwier. Seoul, South Korea: Compass, 2007
  • Everyday English for Young People: Teacher’s Guide with Lawrence Zwier. Seoul, South Korea: Compass, 2004
  • Essential Functions for Conversations: Teacher’s Guide with Lawrence Zwier. Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific Press Holdings, 2004

Conference Proceedings

  • Co-editor, Selected Proceedings of the 2007 MITESOL Conference with Christen Pearson and Kay Losey. Michigan State University Press, 2008.
  • Lead-editor, Selected Proceedings of the 2006 MITESOL Conference with Christen Pearson and Carol Wilson-Duffy. Michigan State University Press, 2007.
  • Co-editor, Selected Proceedings of the 2005 MITESOL Conference with Christen Pearson and Carol Wilson-Duffy. Michigan State University Press, 2006

Articles & Chapters

  • Nigel A. Caplan, “Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay: A Content-First Approach.” Effective Second Language Writing. Ed. Susan Kasten. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, 2010.
  • Carkin, Gary, Sarah Dodson-Knight, Alexis Gerard Finger, Silvia Spence, Nigel A. Caplan, and Judy Trupin. “Readers’ Theater: Turbo-Charged Language Acquisition.” Authenticity in Adult Classrooms and Beyond. Ed. Sarah Rilling and Maria Dantas-Whitney. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, 2009.
  • L. Ruelaine Stokes, Nigel A. Caplan, and Andrew S. McCullough. “Beyond ‘Help!’: Diagnosing the L2 Writer’s Essay.” Proceedings of the 2007 MITESOL Conference. Ed. Christen M. Pearson, Kay Losey, and Nigel A. Caplan. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2008.
  • Nigel A. Caplan, “Writing Workshops that Work” in Caplan, Pearson & Wilson-Duffy, Selected Proceedings of the 2006 MITESOL Conference (2007)
  • Nigel A. Caplan, Andrew S. McCullough, and L. Ruelaine Stokes, “Beyond the Writing Textbook” in Pearson, Caplan, & Wilson-Duffy, Selected Proceedings of the 2007 MITESOL Conference (2008)
  • Nigel A. Caplan, “Revisiting the Diary: Re-reading Anne Frank’s Re-writing.“ (2004) The Lion and The Unicorn, 28(1)
  • Jack Sullivan & Nigel A. Caplan, “Beyond the Dictgloss”  (2003). Penn Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 19(1)
  • Nigel A. Caplan, “How Are You Smart? Multiple Intelligences in the Form-Focused Language Classroom.” PTE Voices, 2002

Conference Presentations

National/International Conferences

  • Navigating the Discipline: Writing Groups for ESL Graduates and Postdocs (2010, March). 44th TESOL Convention, Boston, MA (handouts).
  • Playing Games, Creating Writers (2009, March).* Experimental session at the 43rd TESOL Convention, Denver, CO. (Handouts)
  • Diagnosing the L2 Writer’s Essay: A Strategies-Based Approach (2009, March).* Workshop at the 43rd TESOL Convention, Denver, CO. (Handouts)
  • Writing Workshops that Work (March 2007). Workshop at the 41st TESOL Convention, Seattle, WA.
  • Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay (2006, March)*. Workshop at the 40th TESOL Convention, Tampa, FL.
  • Effective Uses of Drama in ESL/EFL (2006, March). TESOL Post-Convention Institute, Tampa, FL.
  • Reducing Drama-Phobia in the ESL/EFL Classroom (2005, March). 39th TESOL Convention, San Antonio, TX.
  • From Page to Stage to Real Life (2004, April). 38th TESOL Convention, Long Beach, CA.
  • Beyond the Dictogloss (2004, April). 38th TESOL Convention, Long Beach, CA.

Regional Conferences

    • Graduate Student Writing (2009, September). Invited discussion leader at the SETESOL Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA
    • ESL from Scratch: Developing Services for International Students and Scholars (2009, February) with Gigi Taylor. TESOL/Appplied Linguistics Graduate Students Conference, Greenville, NC.
    • Beyond “Help!”: Diagnosing the L2 Writer’s Essay: A Strategies-Based Approach (2007, October).* Workshop presented at the MITESOL Conference. Ypsilanti, Michigan.
    • Beyond the Writing Process (2006, October)*. MITESOL Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
    • Writing Workshops that Work (2006, October). MITESOL Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
    • A Rough Guide to British English (2006, April; 2007, Apr; 2008, April). Workshop at World Languages Day, Center for Language Education and Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
    • Beyond the Writing Textbook (2005, November)*. MITESOL Conference, East Lansing, MI.
    • Effective Uses of Drama in Foreign Language Teaching (2005, January). Workshop for Chicago Public Schools World Languages teachers, Chicago, IL.
    • Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay (2004, November)*. MITESOL Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.
    • From Page to Stage to Real Life (2003, October). MITESOL Conference, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Creating an ESL Book Club (2002, November). Penn-TESOL-East Fall Conference, Philadelphia, PA
    • Taking a risk: Understanding ESL Learners’ Responses to Literature (2002, April). Penn-TESOL-East Spring Conference, Philadelphia, PA
    • Drama, Multiple Intelligences and Form-Focused Instruction (2002, April). TESOL Graduate Student Forum, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Focusing on Multiple Forms of Language Through Drama (2001, December). Penn-TESOL-East Fall Conference, Philadelphia, PA

* with Ruelaine Stokes and Andrew McCullough

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