Katherine Purgason
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Associate Professor of TESOL
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
- M.A., University of Pittsburgh
- B.A., Oberlin College
Dr. Purgason brings to her classes in TESOL methodology, curriculum, materials, and intercultural communication her years of experience living, studying, serving, and teaching in India, Russia, Korea, China, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. She has received two Fulbright fellowships and the Biola Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her professional interests include methodology in local context and professional ethics.
Affiliations
- California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Christian Educators in TESOL (Chair 2000-01)
Publications
- Dr. Purgason has presented on methodology-and materials-related topics at more than 20 local, state, and national TESOL conferences, and has spoken about TESOL and missions at Urbana and other similar conferences. Her latest article is “A Clearer Picture…A Reader Responds to Julian Edge’s ‘Imperial Troopers and Servants of the Lord’” in TESOL Quarterly 36:4 (2004).
Source: http://cook.biola.edu/grad/faculty/katherine_purgason/