Professional Background
Assistant Professor of Language and Education and TESOL K-12 Field Coordinator
Educational Background
Ed.D 1999
University of Massachusetts, English as a Second Language Committee: Dr. Jerri Willett, Dr. Ervin Staub, Dr. Judith Solsken
Dissertation Title: Bilingualism, Gender and Friendship: Constructing Second Language Learners in a Mainstream Kindergarten
M.A. 1987
University of Houston, Bilingual Education/English as a Second Language
B.A. 1981
University of Massachusetts, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Scholarly Interests
Student-teacher interaction, teacher development, gender in the classroom, ESL and bilingual education program models.
Selected Publications
Hruska,
B. L. (Fall 2007). She my friend: Implications of friend ideologies,
identities, and relationships for bilingual kindergarteners.
Multicultural Perspectives.
Hruska, B.L. (Fall 2007). Transformative principles for teachers. Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice.
Hruska, B. L. (September 2006). The construction of bilingualism in an American context: Three levels of analysis. Ethnography and Education Journal.
Hruska, B.L. (Spring 2005). Teacher ideologies and practices: Conflict, negotiation and collaboration in an elementary bilingual education program. Sunshine State TESOL Journal. 1-19.
Hruska, B.L. (2004). Constructing gender in an English dominant kindergarten: Implications for second language learners. TESOL Quarterly, 38 (3), 459-485.
Barbara L. Hruska
Assistant Professor of Language and Education
TESOL K-12 Field Coordinator
Phone: 212-678-3286
Email:
Office Hours: Autumn 2008 Tuesdays: 3:30-4:30 Wednesdays: 4:15-6:15