Ryan T. Miller, Ph.D.

Teaching

I teach in the MA and BA programs in Teaching English as a Second Language at Kent State University. I mainly teach courses on language teaching methods, second language acquisition theories, and second language reading and writing.

In all of the courses I teach, I aim to help students make meaningful connections between theories of language and language learning, and practical, real-life applications.

Courses taught at Kent State University:

Graduate courses in the MA program in TESL:

• ENG 63001 Methodology of Teaching English as a Second Language
• ENG 63033 Theories in Second Language Acquisition
• ENG 63041 Descriptive Grammar
• ENG 63043 Second Language Writing
• ENG 63044 Second Language Reading
• ENG 63098 Second Language Research Methods

Undergraduate courses in the BA program in TESL:

• ENG 31003 Introduction to Linguistics
• ENG 31009 Adult Second Language Acquisition
• ENG 41292 Practicum in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Courses previously taught:

Carnegie Mellon University, Department of English:

• 76-100 Reading and Writing for an Academic Context – Whose Language is it Anyway?: Issues in English Language Planning and Policy
• 76-100 Reading and Writing for an Academic Context – Digital Living and Learning: The Net Generation
• 76-904 ESL Practicum I (co-taught with Dr. Danielle Wetzel)

Michigan State University, English Language Center:

• ESL Writing Lab
• ESL090 IEP Level 3 Reading and Writing
• ESL221 English Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English

Iwate University, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Career Development:

• English Communication 1-Elementary
• English Communication 1-Intermediate
• English Communication 2

Morioka College, Department of English Language and Culture:

• English Speaking I
• English Speaking II
• English Speaking III
• English Speaking IV

In addition, I have taught various English language courses at the elementary school and junior high school levels as well as for adults.

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