(773) 442-5488
English Language Program
Tina Villa
Tina
Villa
Ph.D.
English Language Program Coordinator
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-5870
t-kontelas@neiu.edu
Expertise
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Courses Taught
TESL 301-The English Language for Teachers
TESL 310-English Grammar: Description and Instruction
Research Interests
Research interests include split-intransitivity within and across languages, language and literacy development in the context of linguistic diversity and poverty, and the dissolution of language in people with dementia/Alzheimer’s disease
Education

Ph.D. in Linguistics, Louisiana State University

t-kontelas@neiu.edu

5500 North St. Louis Ave.
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

773-442-5870
Office Hours
M 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. R 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. S 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. and 1:40 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Or by appointment
Main Campus
Teodora Burian
Teodora
B.
Burian
Ph.D.
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Studies and Research
(773) 442-5439
T-Burian@neiu.edu
Expertise
Teaching ELS/Developmental Writing, Linguistics – Syntax, Community Interpreting
Courses Taught
ELP 114 Academic Writing Workshop II
ELP 120 Academic Writing Workshop III
ESL 121 English Grammar Skills
LING 109 Language and Diversity in Chicago
LING 120 Language and Human Behavior
READ 115 Academic Reading Workshop I
READ 116 Academic Reading Workshop II
TESL 340 Practices and Procedures
TESL 402 Principles of Linguistics for Teachers
TESL 410 Techniques of Teaching English as a Second Language
WLC 301 Introduction to Community Interpreting
Research Interests
Teaching English as a Second Language; Interpreter Education
Education

Ph.D. Slavic Linguistics and Literatures (University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008)

M.A. Linguistics, concentration on TESL (Northeastern Illinois University, 1991)

B.A. English and French Linguistics and Literature (University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1989)

T-Burian@neiu.edu

LWH 2048
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5439
Office Hours
M 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. and 7:40 - 8:40 p.m. W F 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. and by appointment.
Main Campus
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Phyllis
Gloriosa
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5448
P-Gloriosa@neiu.edu
Expertise
Reading Specialist
Courses Taught
READ 115 Academic Reading Workshop I
READ 116 Academic Reading Workshop II
READ 117 Vocabulary Enrichment
Research Interests
Students “at risk” in reading
Education

Northeastern Illinois University  BA Education/Psychology;   MA Reading

P-Gloriosa@neiu.edu

LWH 2046
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago , IL 60630
United States

(773) 442-5448
Office Hours
M W F 8:00-8:45 a.m. & 10:00-10:30 a.m. TR 7:30-8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Main Campus
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James
O'Connor
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-5820
J-Oconnor1@neiu.edu
Expertise
Academic Literacy
Courses Taught
ELP 120 Academic Writing Workshop III
ESL 121 English Grammar Skills
ESL 230 Content- Based ESL
READ 116 Academic Reading Workshop II
READ 117 Vocabulary Enrichment
Research Interests
N/A
Education

M.A., Northeastern Illinois University

B.S., Northwestern University

J-Oconnor1@neiu.edu

LWH 2046
5500 North St. Louis Ave
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

773-442-5820
Office Hours
M 3pm – 4pm, T 12:15pm – 3:00pm, and at other times by appointment. After the move to the new El Centro building occurs, the Monday office hour will be held there.
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
El Centro
Main Campus
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Julie
L
Scigalski
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
773-442-5489
J-Scigalski@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
ELP 099 Developmental Writing
ELP 120 Academic Writing Workshop III
ENG 101 Writing I
ENG 102 Writing II
READ 116 Academic Reading Workshop II
READ 117 Vocabulary Enrichment
Research Interests
Differentiated Instruction and Content Based Instruction
Education

MA from Northeastern Illinois University

Professional Affiliations & Membership
IRA – International Reading Association
J-Scigalski@neiu.edu

LWH 2046
5500 North St. Louis Ave.
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

773-442-5489
Office Hours
MWF 8 am to 9am & TR 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Main Campus
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Brian
Spector
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-5485
b-spector@neiu.edu
Courses Taught
ELP 099 Developmental Writing
ELP 114 Academic Writing Workshop II
ELP 120 Academic Writing Workshop III
READ 116 Academic Reading Workshop II
ESL 108 Listening and Speaking
ESL 121 English Grammar Skills
ESL 230 Content Based ESL
Summer Transition Program
Research Interests
N/A
Education

M.A., The University of Chicago

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

b-spector@neiu.edu

LWH 2048
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5485
Office Hours
TR 7:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.; TR 3:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Main Campus
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Siobhan
G.
Wee
English Language Program
College of Arts and Sciences
773- 442-5486
S-Wee@neiu.edu
Expertise
Teaching English as a Second Language
Courses Taught
ELP 099 Developmental Writing
ELP 114 Academic Writing Workshop II
ELP 120 Academic Writing Workshop III
READ 115 Academic Reading Workshop I
ESL 121 English Grammar Skills
ESL 108 Listening and Speaking
Research Interests
Developmental/basic writing and Teaching English as a Second Language
Education

B.A. Smith College;  Master of Social Work, University of Michigan;  M.A. Linguistics (TESL concentration), Northeastern Illinois University

Professional Affiliations & Membership
TESOL; Illinois TESOL
S-Wee@neiu.edu

LWH 2046
5500 North St. Louis Ave
Chicago , IL 60625
United States

773- 442-5486
Office Hours
M 12 pm -2 pm, WF 12 pm -1 pm
Main Campus