Ms. Claire Bradin Siskin
Claire Bradin Siskin is an English Language Specialist sponsored by English Language Programs of the U. S. Department of State recently joined Daffodil International University as Visiting Professor. Siskin is an enthusiastic practitioner of computer-assisted language learning (CALL). She is the former Director of the English as a Second Language Writing Online Workshop (ESL-WOW) at Excelsior College in New York. ESL-WOW is a project funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) of the United States Department of Education. She recently completed a 3-year term on the Board of Directors of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She has given presentations and conducted workshops in 19 countries. Her principal interests are faculty development, research in CALL, and mobile-assisted language learning.
She is delighted to be at Daffodil International University, and her main purpose in coming here is to participate in the development of the Department of English particularly the Foundation English Courses that they offer to the whole university students. She is also interested in promoting cross-cultural understanding among students and faculty of Daffodil International University.
