Dr. Yu Ren Dong
Associate Professor
Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services
Queens College
Powdermaker Hall 150-D
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
yurendong@teacher.com
Education:
1995: Ph.D. Language Education, the University of Georgia
1991: M.Ed. Language Education, the University of Georgia
1982: B.A. The English Language and Literature, Harbin Teachers' University, China, P. R.
Research Interests:
My research interests include teacher education for linguistically and culturally diverse students, English teacher education, and multicultural literature instruction.
Recent Publications:
Dong, Y. R. (2006b). Tapping into the fund of knowledge that ELL students bring to our classrooms. NCTE Chronicle, 16(2), 16.
Dong, Y. R. (2006a). Learning to think in English. Educational Leadership, 64(2): 22-27.
Dong, Y. R. (2005e). Yu Ren Dong on teaching English language learners. The High School Educator, California League of High Schools. May/June, 4-7.
Dong, Y. R. (2005d). Promoting ELL students’ participation in mainstream subject matter classes. Threshold in Education, 16(1 & 2), 33-40.
Dong, Y. R. (2005c). Bridging the cultural gap by teaching multicultural literature. Educational Forum, 69(4), 367-382.
Dong, Y. R. (2005b). Getting at the content. Educational Leadership, 62(4), 14-19.
Dong, Y. R. (2005a). Taking a cultural response approach to teaching multicultural literature. English Journal, 94(3), 55-60.
Dong, Y. R. (2004c). Preparing secondary subject matter area teachers to teach linguistically and culturally diverse students. The Clearing House, 77(5), 202-208.
Dong, Y. R. (2004b). Don’t keep them in the dark: Teaching metaphorical language to English language learners. English Journal, 93(4), 29-35.
Dong, Y. R. (2004a). Teaching language and content to linguistically and culturally diverse students: Principles, ideas, and materials. Greenwich, CN: Information Age Publishing.
Conference Presentations:
Dong, Y. R. (2006, Nov.) “Designing and Teaching Writing to English Language Learners” a paper presentation given at 2006 Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Nashville, TN.
Dong, Y. R. (2006, Nov.) “Collaboration across Disciplines in Support of English Language Learners” a keynote speech given at 2006 Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Nashville, TN.
Dong, Y. R. (2006, April) “Expanding Teacher Repertoire: Mainstream Subject Area Teachers Learning to Teach Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students” a paper presentation given at 2006 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.
Dong, Y. R. (2005, Nov.) “Teaching Metaphorical Language to English Language Learners” a paper presentation given at 2005 Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Pittsburgh, PA.
Dong, Y. R. (2005, Nov.) “Teaching Writing to Second Language Students” a workshop will be presented at 2005 Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Pittsburgh, PA.
Dong, Y. R. (2004, April) “Bridging the Cultural Gap in Multicultural Literature Teaching” presented at 2004 Annual Meeting of American Education Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
Courses Taught:
SEYS 782: Research Seminar in the English Language Arts II.
SEYS 781: Research Seminar in the English Language Arts I.
SEYS 746: Multicultural Literature
SEYS 745: Reading and Writing for Diverse Learners
SEYS 700: Language, Culture, and Literacy in Education
SEYS 380: Curriculum and Assessment in Teaching English Language Arts
SEYS 360: Methods in Teaching English in Middle and High Schools<
Honors and Awards:
1998 Second runner-up of Best Research Article in English for Specific Purposes.
1996 Finalist of 1996 National Council of Teachers of English Promising Researcher Award Competition.
1994-present The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
