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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D. Educational Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania (2003)
MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Teachers College, Columbia University (1998)
BA International Relations, Tufts University (1992)

Recent Courses

Linguistics For Teachers: Psycho/Structural Considerations
Structure Of English: Pedagogical Grammar For Tesol
Tesol II: Developing Literacy & Technology Skills In The Esl Classroom
The English Language Learner Student
Theories Of Second Language Acquisition Socio Cultural Considerations

Books

Schwinge, D. (2003). Enabiling Biliteracy: Using the Continua of Biliteracy to Analyze Curricular Adaptations and Elaborations. In N. H. Hornberger (ed.), The Continua of Biliteracy: A Framework for Educational Policy, Research, and Practice in Multilingual Settings. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Book Chapters

Schwinge, D. (2007). Conceptualizing biliteracy within bilingual programs. In J. Cummins (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Language and Education. (pp. 51-64).

Recent Articles

Schwinge,D. (2004, 11). Making connections between languages, between cultures, between texts: Using hybrid literacy practices in a bilingual elementary school class. Bilingual Socialization and Bilingual Second Language Acquisition: Proceedings from the Second International Symposium on Bilingualism., 737-750

Schwinge, D. (2000, 1). Standards, exits exams, and the politicization of bilingual education: The writing exit exam at Hostos College. Working Paper in Educational Linguistics, 16(2), 43-61.

Conference Presentations and Papers

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Schwinge, D. (01 February 2008). Using Variations of Folk Stories in Bilingual Classrooms. National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE), Tampa, Florida

Schwinge, D. (01 March 2007). Using fractured fairy tales in ESL classrooms. TESOL Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington

Schwinge, D. (01 March 2006). Learning to make intertextual connections: Fractured fairy tales in the bilingual classroom. New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE), Long Island, NY

Schwinge, D. (01 January 2006). Making connections: Using fractured fairy tales in bilingual classrooms. National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE), Phoenix, AZ

Schwinge, D. (20 March 2005). "Three is a crowd": US bilingual teachers implementing federal, city, and local language and literacy policies. Fifth International Symposium on Bilingualism, Barcelona , Spain