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Madjiguene Fall, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Office Location
HH-417
Email
mfall@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 737-3863
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Dr. Madji Fall is an Assistant Professor of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She is a Teacher Educator and Language and Literacy Educator whose work is grounded in anti-racist and anti-linguicism philosophies aimed at improving minoritized communities’ educational, economic, and health conditions. She advocates for policies and practices that celebrate the identities of othered groups and create spaces for increased resilience and opportunity. 

Dr. Fall’s research sits at the intersection of race, language, identity, and power. It mainly takes place in the US and global transnational and other contexts characterized by linguistic and cultural diversity.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Education – Language and Literacy Education 
  • M.Ed. – Teaching Leadership
  • B.A. in Liberal Studies - Spanish/French 
  • B.S. in Business Administration 
  • Associate in Arts

Courses Taught

Graduate

  • Teaching Content Areas in Bilingual/Multicultural Schools
  • Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning
  • Assessment of Language Performance ESL/EFL
  • World Englishes
  • Understanding Immigrant, Bilingual, and English Learner Students
  • Issues of Language and Cultural Diversity in ESL/Bilingual Programs
  • Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition for Teaching Languages
  • Integrating Language and Content in the ESL/Bilingual Education Classroom
  • Planning, Teaching, and Assessment in ESL Classrooms
  • Teaching Content to Diverse Classrooms for MST Program Candidates
  • Clinical Practice in Subject Matter Education World Languages - Spanish for MST Candidates

Undergraduate

  • Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education, Including Clinical Experience in Multicultural Elementary School (K-8)
  • Early Childhood Education – Clinical Practice
  • Clinical Practice 1 in Subject Area (K-12)
  • Clinical Practice 2 in Subject Area, with Endorsement in Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TSD) (K-6)
  • Clinical Practice in Elementary Education
  • Clinical Practice for Candidates in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Health Education
  • Clinical Residency in Elementary Education
  • Clinical Practice in Subject Matter Education World Languages - Spanish for BA Candidates

Research Interests

Social, academic, and health conditions of linguistically, racially, and culturally-minoritized groups. Focused on the intersection of race, language, identity, and power in school communities.