Dr. Clara Lee Brown, Ed.D.

Biography

Dr. Clara Lee Brown is Assistant Professor in ESL Education. She teaches ESL methods, Assessment and Evaluation, Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, ESL practicum, Trends and Issues in Education, and Accommodating CLD students in the mainstream. Her research interests include enhancing ELLs' academic language proficiency through content area learning and equity issues in large-scale statewide testing programs.

Brown, C. L. (2005, Winter, In Press). Ways to help ELLs: ESL teachers as consultants. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 9(4).

Brown, C. L. (2005). Equity of Literacy-based Math Performance assessments for English Language Learners. Bilingual Research Journal, 29(2), 337-363.

Krashen, S., & Brown, C. L. (2005). The ameliorating effects of high
socioeconomic status: A secondary analysis. Bilingual Research Journal, 29(1), 185-196.

Brown, C. L., Taylor, E. S., Perkins, E. G., & Krashen, S. (2005). Art Class and Beginning English Language Learners: Art Teachers' Views, Practices, and Educational Background in Second Language Acquisition. The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 1(2).

Brown, C. L., & Bentley, M. (2004). ELLs: Children Left Behind in Science Class. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 8(3), 152-157.

Brown, C. L. (2004). Reducing the Over-Referral of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Language Disabilities. NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 225-243.

Brown, C. L. (2004). Content based ESL curriculum and academic language proficiency. The Internet TESL Journal, 10(2).

Brown, C. L. (2003). Review of E. Kuglar, Debunking the middle-class myth: Why diverse schools are good for all kids. TESL-EJ, 6(4), R-10.

Brown, C. L. (2003). The making of a bilingual/bicultural identity: A case study of a Japanese-American child. Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, 9(1), 52-68.

Brown, C. L. (2003). Who is responsible for English-language learners? A case study from a third-grade classroom. Academic Exchange Extra (March).

Brown, C. L., & Gregory, A. E. (2004, Fall). Rethinking pronunciation for ESL and EFL learners. The ETA-ROC (English Teachers Association of Republic of China, Taipei, Taiwan) Newsletter, 8(1), 9.

 

Contact Information

Dr. Clara Lee Brown
Assistant Professor
ESL Education

A107 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee
37996-3442

Phone: 865-974-2431
Direct: 865-974-4146
Fax: 865-974-2437 cbrown26@utk.edu

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