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Elaine Brooks

Professor   Department: English   Location: 1414 Ingersoll Hall   Phone: 718-951-5928   Fax: 718-951-4612   Email:

Professor Brooks has been administrative deputy chairperson for undergraduate programs, Department of English, since 2003. She has served as deputy for the English-as-a-Second-Language Program, English Department, 2002-03, and in the Department of Educational Services, Brooklyn College, 1980-94. Education: Ph.D., New York University - 1985 (Linguistics) Areas of Expertise: Brooks' major interests include applied linguistics, second language acquisition, composition and teacher education. She has written on "Evaluating ESL Writing," Making Peace: A Reading/Writing/Thinking/Text on Global Community, Into the Academic Mainstream: Guidelines for Teaching Language Minority Students, "Academic Advisement of ESL Students in Six Senior Colleges of CUNY," and "Case Studies of the Composing Processes of Five 'Unskilled' ESL College Writers." Other Professional Activities Transformations XI Seminar, re: Generation 1.5 Students. 2008