1. Nell Rose Hill
20526 S. Hunter Dr.
Frankfort, IL 60423
(717) 917-0062
nelluchan@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D. candidate, English (Composition and TESOL), Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
Indiana, PA, ABD: 8/2014. Expected completion in 2017.
Dissertation: Virtual Communities: Knowledge sharing and professional development
This ethnographic qualitative dissertation focuses on the communities of
practice within virtual online communities associated with English Program
coordinators. The primary research questions focus on the concepts discussed
in these virtual communities as well as participant perceptions of the value of
the discussions and participant discourse and practice.
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, August 2004
B.A., French, Music Minor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, April 1994
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
University Lecturer and ESL/ELL Program Coordinator, Governors State University, University
Park, IL, June 2013 to present
Primary Responsibilities:
Curriculum Design and Implementation of a multilevel Intensive ESL Program
Taught English for Early Start, English 2920, Writing for ESL writers, Multimodal Writing
Workshop instructor focusing on writing topics such as plagiarism, universal design, APA
format, and the literature review
Writing Center assistant
Secondary Responsibilities:
Program and Enrollment Management, Supervise Instructors and Staff,
Program Assessment and accreditation
Instructor, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, January 2005 to May 2013.
Primary Responsibilities:
Taught English 150, College Composition, ESL Reading and Writing to Levels 1 and 2,
First-year Seminar, French 101, French 102, French 201, French 202.

2. Secondary Responsibilities:
Assisted the Intensive ESL Program Director in creating the curriculum and faculty
advising in the new IEP at Ferris State University.
ESL Instructor, Tokyo Technical College/FSU, Study Away program, July 2010
Writing Center Tutor, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, August 2009 to December 2010
Assisted students in reviewing their written work
Instructor, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 2007 to Dec. 2007
Taught French 102
French Teacher, Vermillion Catholic High School, Abbeville, LA, August 1995 to June 1996
Taught all levels of High School French
French Teacher, St. Thomas Moore Catholic High School, Lafayette, LA, Jan. 1995 to May 1995
Taught two sections of High School French II and one section of French I
French Instructor, Missionary Training Center, Provo, UT, January 1993 to 1994
Taught intensive French immersion courses
AWARDS
Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award, Ferris State University, 2012
RELEVANT SERVICE
Advisor for an ESL program student teacher from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall 2015
Mentor to a visiting scholar from Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College, Fall 2015
Chair, English Language Learner Advisory Committee, GSU, August 2013 to present
Global Affairs Committee, GSU, October 2014 to present
Intercultural Student Organization Faculty Advisor, GSU, Spring 2013
Peer Reviewer for Interdisciplinary Humanities, 2011 to present.
Globalization Initiative Committee, Ferris State University, August 2009- May 2010
PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
Curriculum Design for ESL Programs: Focus on the Essentials: TESOL Convention, 2014
Armchair Recruitment E-Learning Course: NAFSA, 2014

3. Certified TOEFL Test Center Administrator, E-Learning Course: ETS, 2014
Recruiting and Retaining International Students: Designing Support Services to Meet Their
Needs, May 2014, Innovative Educators Webinar
Online Certification Level 3: Pedagogical Knowledge and Learning Management System Skills
for Blended Delivery Courses
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Workshop, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
Rated Superior on English Oral Proficiency Interview as part of individual
continuing education.
Foundation for Critical Thinking Module 1 Workshop, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
PRESENTATIONS
“Language Policy and Planning,” presentation at the International Educators of Illinois
Conference, March 2015
“Service Learning: Outside the Box,” presentation at the Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers
of Other Languages and Bilingual Education convention, February 2015
“Universal Design for Learning,” panel presenter for the Faculty, Scholarship and Teaching
Center, Governors State University, February 2014
“Plagiarism and ESL,” panel presenter for the Faculty, Scholarship and Teaching Center,
Governors State University, October 2013
“Online platforms for writing tutors of English as Second Language Writers,” panel presenter
at Three Rivers TESOL Conference, October 2013
“Tinglish on Facebook,” poster presentation with Titcha Kedsri Ho at Three Rivers TESOL
Conference, October 2013
“Mardi Gras,” workshop presentation with Dan Noren at the American Association for Teachers
of French Conference, July 2011
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” paper presentation at the Humanities Education and
Research Association Conference, April 2009
“Picture Book Language,” workshop presentation at the Michigan World Language Association
Conference, October 2007
“Multilingual Dissonance in Third-Language Acquisition,” paper presentation at the National
Association for Humanities Education Conference, March 2007. Also presented as part of the
Department of Languages and Literature Faculty Colloquium, Ferris State University, April 2007

4. “Frogs and Freedom Fries: Hollywood’s Political Activism,” paper presentation at the National
Association for Humanities Education Conference, February 2005
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 2013 to present
Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and Bilingual Education (ITBE),
2013 to present
National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA), 2014 to present