Name: Rashida Aziz Rashida Aziz teaches in the Academic ESL Program in the Department of Education and Language Acquisition. Prior to becoming a full-time faculty member of the Academic ESL Program in September 1979, she was an adjunct teaching ESL and reading in the Academic ESL (The FESL), non-credit (DIP, SNIP, ENIP), and Adult Education programs for a few years. She teaches all ESL courses offered by the program, especially writing, to all levels. Since 1996, she has been actively involved in developing the joint syllabus and theme-based materials and projects in collaboration with Professor Gao for the ESL New Student House, in which she teaches two courses. More detailed information about the ESL New Student House can be found at http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/lc/eslnewstudenthouse.htm. She has served as coordinator of the ESL Program and is now coordinator of ESL097 courses. Her professional involvement ranges from attending conferences and making presentations at local CUNY-ESL Council, NYS TESOL Applied Linguistics and international TESOL levels. She has an MA in English literature from the Punjab University, Pakistan, and an MA in TESOL and an EdM in Reading and Learning Disabilities from Teachers College, Columbia University. She also did further graduate work at Teachers College. She holds New York State permanent certification in teaching and a New York City license for ESL. |