| Name | Crystal Brown
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| School | School of Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Program | - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - International Business Management
- Bachelor of Communications Management (Honours)
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| Academic and Professional Designations | - Ed.D Educational Leadership in Higher Education
- M.Ed Education, Multilingualism and Multiliteracies
- B.Ed French/English/Business
- Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) – French as a Second Language and Spanish as a Second Language Honours Specialist qualifications
- Ontario Certified English Language Teacher (OCELT)
- International Certificate in Teaching English as an Additional Language (ICTEAL)
- Certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL)
- TESL Ontario Accreditation (TESL)
- Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA)
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| Title | Professor
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| Courses Taught | - FRENCH71020 - Introduction to French Language and Culture
- SPANISH71010 - Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture
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| Areas of Expertise & Interest | - Educational Leadership
- Spanish and French as Second Language
- ESL
- International Student Integration
- First and Second Language Acquisition
- Multimodal Literacies
- Newcomer Settlement/Refugee experiences as they relate to English as Second Language Acquisition
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| Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities | - Chair, Conestoga Language Institute, 2014-2020
- Board of Directors – Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
- 15+ years in HR/Payroll/Business environments
- 25+ years teaching French/Spanish/ESL for adolescents and adults
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| Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications | Publications:- Doctoral Organizational Improvement Plan - Improving International Student Integration into One College Environment
- Master's Thesis – Student Programming and Identity in French Language Studies at an Ontario College
Conference Presentations
- Improving International Student Integration (TESL Ontario 2019 Conference)
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| Additional Information | Crystal enjoys meeting students from a variety of diverse backgrounds. She challenges students to do their best work to meet their program, career and educational goals.
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