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Brigid Burke
Associate Professor of Education & World Language Education Program Coordinator
Bowling Green State University
Education/Degree:
1 Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum and Instruction (The Pennsylvania State University)
About
Dr. Brigid Burke (Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University) is currently an Associate Professor of Education and the World Language Education Program Coordinator at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Her research interests include world language pedagogy, education reform, experiential learning, and differentiated instruction. She has published articles in Catholic Education, CSCTFL Report, Foreign Language Annals, Hispania, Journal of Experiential Education, Kappan, Modern Language Journal, Principal, and The Language Educator. She won the Ohio Foreign Language Association Publications award in March 2017, the BGSU Center for Public Impact Outstanding Partnership Award in August 2021, and the ACTFL Teacher Development Award in October 2023.
Current Work
Dr. Burke's current research involves BGSU alumni who are world language teachers and their students. It gives power to the 7th-12th grade student voice about language learning. Students want to learn to communicate with others by learning to speak another language. Dr. Burke also wants to publish learning expeditions she has helped undergraduate and graduate students design that create opportunities for secondary world language students to promote social justice while learning their world language.
Research Area Keyword(s)
world language pedagogy, Expeditionary learning, Experiential learning, Social Justice, language learners