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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>University of Maryland PhD Program in <a href="https://education.umd.edu/academics/programs/graduate/language-literacy-and-social-inquiry-phd?fbclid=IwAR3ZrELcap3kom5m2f0rGY_Y2SIIlhad2bH8nz4pWvRw-LAJpgl_bKOmOmU" target="_blank">Language, Literacy, and Social Inquiry (LLSI</a>) virtual Open House Event on November 6, 2020, 10:30 AM.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Calling all prospective doctoral students! Please join the faculty and current doctoral students of the University of Maryland PhD Program in <a href="https://education.umd.edu/academics/programs/graduate/language-literacy-and-social-inquiry-phd?fbclid=IwAR1TfUFaFO8buOy_eHC8gPFiINaHBnmKfp0S92IfT_xDhdZ1KlwwYXPcFGk" target="_blank">Language, Literacy, and Social Inquiry (LLSI</a>) for a virtual <b>Open House</b> <b>Event </b>on <b>November 6</b>, 2020, 10:30 AM.</p><p class="MsoNormal">· Time: Nov 6, 2020 10:30-12 EST</p><p class="MsoNormal">· Join Zoom Meeting <a href="https://umd.zoom.us/j/9218169252?fbclid=IwAR10zabb3kVbiCxrG2lGmxPoqjdGJzIBvtQxfPg30AH-jmyUBfeKXhufAz0" target="_blank">https://umd.zoom.us/j/9218169252</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">· Meeting ID: 921 816 9252</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The LLSI program (housed in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership) features two areas of focus – (1) Applied Linguistics and Language Education and (2) Literacy Education, which brings together Reading Education and English Education. Program faculty include Peter A. Afflerbach, Shenika Hankerson, Jeff MacSwan, Megan Madigan Peercy, Melinda Martin-Beltrán, John O'Flahavan, Kellie Rolstad, Olivia Saracho, Wayne H. Slater, and Jennifer D. Turner.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Faculty and student research interests in the Applied Linguistics and Language Education (ALLE) area of focus include: critical and sociocultural approaches to examine language in school contexts, bilingual/dual language education, peer interaction, teacher development, multilingual/second language teaching and teacher education, teacher collaboration, codeswitching, translanguaging, language assessment policy, language contact and multilingualism, language diversity, critical consciousness and centering equity for culturally and linguistically diverse students.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Faculty and student research interests in the Literacy Education area of focus include culturally responsive approaches to elementary reading instruction, emergent literacy, family literacy, preparing teachers for diversity, learning with text, literacy teaching and learning, new literacies, reading assessment, reading comprehension strategies, stasis theory, and vocabulary for literacy learning.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The PhD program provides competitive funding packages for all admitted full-time students. . TLPL’s Division of Language, Literacy, and Social Inquiry is home to the Multilingual Research Center, which seeks to create an infrastructure for practice and research in the broader community.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Both the department and the College of Education are invested in cultivating diverse, equitable, and inclusive work and learning environments for students, faculty, and staff. The <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.umd.edu%2Fabout-college%2Faction-impact-2022-strategic-plan-umd-college-education%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1Hn1XaSKXJzAdVZG45sU4Ycf3GlBM0XQ6IbtluzmKfh0WDbj9rPdkQiF8&h=AT3Y4rRyu46KF7VXPr6sbSVqPa6gHJ_YAz1qbsXp0RbNNiwUDC-Pgnnm-O2EOj9SqbLDtSVEeLZIzZESC6EuuNE9Yw41Jq-kBjVDAP_-s5E5o1aqaKh6nZOJOwoi4CDVvg&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT2QaWHtMzTP5URBmY-yw5AMHE18HSMwYcPJRau1my-cTboxjHZ69bfB72rLhCHehVDWbK2aDaOWHjmT9GEp0rU4DfZaIiC6pV_VwCRlk5LZ7khmIaEFXfYnIeSyE9QTybp9W7RopvvEhiO29osvtLAwqKeylnUJ7IjMSdRO9qTtBil-djWKLwieHT2f4jt72WAdP495IxJgItgjQQ" target="_blank">College of Education Strategic Plan</a> emphasizes the importance of impact, excellence, social justice, community, and collaboration, and these values are embedded in the work we do and our strategic goals.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, two Pulitzer Prize winners, and 49 members of the national academies. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and a member of the Big Ten Conference. The College of Education is consistently named among the top colleges of education in the nation by <i>US News & World Report.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>