| Title | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Department | English |
| Office | Meier Hall 102F |
| Phone | 978.542.2621 |
| amyjo.minett@salemstate.edu |
| EDC 361 | Culture and Context in Teaching Esl |
|---|---|
| EDS 770N | Culture and Context in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| ENG 770N | Culture and Context in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| ENL 109 | Foundations of Writing for Multilingual Writers |
| ENL 201 | Introduction to Language |
| ENL 307 | Introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| ENL 505 | Creative Writing Thesis |
In addition to many years working with teachers and multilingual writers in higher education, I bring to Salem State's English TESOL program and the larger community extensive international experience in higher education. I've worked as a context-sensitive curriculum developer and teacher educator in Kurdistan, Iraq; at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan; at Balkh University in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan; and throughout Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, primarily in Hungary, Serbia, and the Transylvanian region of Romania. Most recently I taught a course in Nanjing, China.
Peacebuilding and Social Justice through Language Teaching and Intercultural Communication
Teacher Education, Critical Pedagogy, and Reflective Practice
Critical Discourse Analysis
Discursive Constructions of English as an International Language
English, Democracy, Open Society, Security
The Role of English Language Teaching in Conflict, Post-Conflict, and Transition Countries
Associate Professor, English/Graduate TESOL
Coordinator, First Year and Multilingual Writing
Graduate Coordinator, Certificate in Writing and Rhetoric
Principal Faculty Contact, Fulbright Iraqi Visiting Scholars Program, 2014
Member, multiple department and university committees and working groups
Minett, A.J. (forthcoming 2022). Multilingualism and the formation of political consciousness: Stories from Hungary and beyond. In E. Hanc?-Azizoglu, S. Sahinkarakas, & D. Tannacito (Eds), Autoethnographic perspectives on multilingual life stories. IGI-Global.
Minett, A.J., Dietrich, S.E., & Ekici, D. (2022). Person to Person Peacebuilding, Intercultural Communications and English Language Teaching: Voices from the Virtual Intercultural Borderlands. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Minett, A.J., Dietrich, S.E., & Ekici, D. (2021). Person-to-Person peacebuilding through intercultural communication: Discourse analysis of an online intercultural service-learning project with Afghanistan. In I. Chiluwa (Ed) Discourse and conflict: Analysing text and talk of conflict, hate and peacebuilding (pp. 355-380). Springerlink/Palgrave MacMillan.
Minett, A. J.(2009). Earth aches by midnight’: Helping ESL writers clarify their intended meaning.” In S. Bruce and B.A. Rafoth (Eds), ESL writers: A guide for writing center tutors. Heinemann Boynton/Cook Publishers, 60-70. Print.
Prose poem column ("Words in Italics") and poetry published in Coldnoon: International Journal of Travel Writing and Travelling Cultures. Available at https://coldnoon.com/author/amy-jo-minett/
Poetry published in Poetry East, Poetry Northwest, The Jacaranda Review, The Wisconsin Academy Review.
Paper presentation, "Person-to-Person Peacebuilding and Online Intercultural Service Learning with Afghanistan," for the Seventh International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, January 23-26, 2020, Tucson, Arizona. (With Drs. Sarah Dietrich and Didem Ekici).
Paper presentation, "Internationalizing the Curriculum: Intercultural Competence and Online Service Learning," for the Seventh International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, January 23-26, 2020, Tucson, Arizona. (With Drs. Sarah Dietrich and Didem Ekici).
Paper presentation, "Person to Person Peacebuilding and Intercultural Communication: Perspectives from an International Exchange," for the International Virtual Exchange Conference, October 25-26, 2019, Tacoma, Washington. (With Drs. Sarah Dietrich and Didem Ekici).
Minett, A.J., & Dietrich, S. (March, 2015; June, 2015). Intergroup Conflict and Identity: English Language Teaching and the Context of Iraq. American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Toronto, Canada; International Society for Language Studies, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rintell, E., Ippolito, J., Leith, C., Minett, A.J., & Pomerantz, F. K. (2014, March). Lessons learned from unnatural conversations: The effects of using discussion-based protocols for reflecting and acting on ELL student literacy data. Presented at the annual American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Portland, OR.
Minett, A.J. (2013, June). English, Aid, and Social Justice: An Exploration of the Role of English Language Teaching in the Building of Open Societies. International Society for Language Studies, San Juan, Puerto Rico.