International Teaching Assistants Program- Staff

Lydia Perez-Velez, Teaching Assistant tua00587@temple.edu Lydia Perez-Velez, a Puerto Rican, started her PhD at Temple University, TESOL Program (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), in Fall 2003. She earned her Master of Arts in TESOL at Temple University (2002), and a Bachelor of Arts in TESOL at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (2000). Lydia has being working for Temple's ITA Program since Fall 2003. Her recent interests for research include the applicability of an L2 user based instructional model in the training of ITAs. She enjoys scrap booking photographs, traveling, and participating in an array of church led community service projects.

Mariele Flores, Graduate Extern mariele.flores@temple.edu Mariele was born in Brazil and received her B.A. in Economics from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County in 2000. During her undergraduate years, she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In the Spring of 2007, she joined Temple University to pursue a Master’s degree in TESOL. She is interested in studying second language acquisition methodologies and the role of students’ motivation in learning. She enjoys reading, cooking, and being outdoors.

Jean Alderman, Graduate Extern