Jennifer Akins has been teaching English both in the U.S. and abroad for over 25 years. As a faculty member of the English Language Center (ELC) at Gonzaga, she teaches English Language and culture to international students in the ELC as well as to undergraduate Global Bridge (GB) students. She is also a faculty member of the Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA/TESL) program. She in particularly interested in writing and identity development in a multicultural context. Through Gonzaga she has travelled twice to Colombia to work with English teachers and twice to Zambia on a Faculty Led Study Abroad (FLSA) program.
Professional Presentations
Akins J. & Sevedge. J. (2016). Bringing Multilingual Students into the Academic Life of the University. English USA Professional Development Conference. Monterey, CA.
Akins, J. (2014). Baby Steps: Or Stumbling Toward Incorporating Outside Sources in Writing. WAESOL (Washington Association of Educators of Speakers of Other Languages) Conference. Des Moines, WA.
Akins, J. (2014) Baby Steps: Or Stumbling Toward Incorporating Outside Sources in Writing. Gonzaga University First Friday Forum & Taste of TESOL. Spokane, WA.
Akins, J. (2014). Developing a Rubric for Reflective Writing. Gonzaga University First Friday Forum. Spokane, WA.
Akins, J. & Arciszewska-Russso, B. (2014). The Spelling/ Reading Connection: Focus on Arabic-Speaking Adult ELLs. Spokane Regional Conference. Spokane, WA.
Akins, J. (2012). Jesuit Commons: Higher Education in the Margins - ESL in Dzaleka, Malawi. Gonzaga University First Friday Forum. Spokane, WA.
Akins, J. & Sevedge, J. (2012). Making the Moves: Using Templates in Academic Writing. Spokane Regional Conference. Spokane, WA.
Akins, J & Sevedge, J. (2011). Panel member - The Role of ESL at Jesuit Universities in the US. Mid-TESOL. St Louis, MO.
Akins, J. (2008). It’s Just Grammar. Spokane Regional Conference. Spokane, WA.
