In the ESOL Classroom was founded by Mishelle Kehoe-Seamons, an ESOL teacher who is passionate about serving English language learners and ESOL teachers.
Degrees:
– BA in English, minor in TESOL
– MA in TESOL
Teaching Experience:
– K-12 ESOL Teacher and District Coordinator – 2 years
– EFL teacher in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic – 3 months
– Volunteer community ESOL teacher in Auckland, New Zealand – 1 year
– Intensive English Program teacher at a university in Provo, Utah – 3 years
– Volunteer community ESOL teacher in American Fork, Utah – 2 years
Publications:
– A Quasi-Experimental of Text Shadowing on English Language Learners’ Pronunciation – Language Teaching Research – 2025 (in works)
Conference Presentations:
– The Effectiveness of Text Shadowing on Intermediate-Level Adult ELLs’ Pronunciation – PSLLT – 2025
– Learning about Marginalized Historical Figures in the ESL Classroom – I-TESOL – 2021
– Teaching a Writing Class Online and in Person? – I-TESOL – 2020
Research Interests:
– TESOL teacher education
– Language policy and planning
– TESOL teaching methods
– TESOL professional development for general education teachers
– Teaching about culture
– Secondary education