EWU professor to serve as language specialist in Jordan

Eastern Washington University associate professor Gina Mikel Petrie, Ph.D., has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for a six-week English Language Specialist assignment in Amman, Jordan.

The English Language Specialist Program is the premier opportunity for leaders in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to enact meaningful and sustainable changes in the way that English is taught abroad. Petrie is part of a select group, as one of approximately 80 U.S. citizens each year selected to serve on an English Language Specialist assignment.

The project will...