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Dr. Shim Lew serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Research within the School of Education at the University of West Florida, where she teaches TESOL courses including ESOL Principles and Practices for pre-service and in-service educators.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor's degrees in English Education and French language/literature from Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea)
- Master's degree in Applied Linguistics from Pennsylvania State University
- Doctorate in Language and Literacy Education with TESOL emphasis from University of Georgia
Dr. Lew's research program investigates teacher identity construction within ESOL contexts, disciplinary language development for English learners, and professional learning frameworks for educators. Her work employs qualitative methodologies to examine how teachers navigate hybrid identities when implementing bilingual education strategies and develop culturally responsive pedagogies across subject areas.
Her publications in journals like Korean Journal of Teacher Education and Electronic Journal of Science Education reveal consistent exploration of teacher development trajectories, particularly examining cross-cultural dynamics between native and non-native English speaking educators in Korea and identity transformation among science teachers during ESOL professional development.
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