Eliana Hirano

Professor of Teacher Education
Director TEFL Minor

Eliana Hirano
Department: Teacher Education
Phone: 706.290.2641
Location: Cook 255
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Eliana Hirano joined the Teacher Education faculty of Berry College in 2012, after obtaining her Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics from Georgia State University. She is currently a professor and the director of the minor in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. The courses that she teaches regularly are Introduction to Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition and Development, and TEFL Practicum. She also teaches Explorations in Diverse Cultures, taking students off campus in the summer. She has led groups to Ecuador and to the Global Village Project, in Decatur, GA. She enjoys working with students in the classroom and on research, having presented and published with undergraduate researchers.


Education

  • Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Georgia State University
  • M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Universidade de Sao Paulo

Selected Publications

  • Hirano, E. & Payant, C. (2020). The story of Tabasum: An exploration of a refugee student’s developing identities. In Rudolph, N., Selvi, A., & Yazan, B. (Eds.), The complexity of identity and interaction in language education (pp. 266-282). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
  • Millard, V.* & Hirano, E. (2020). Teacher, student, and textbook approaches to pronunciation in a community-based ESL setting. ORTESOL Journal, 37, 48-62.
  • Monteiro, K. & Hirano, E. (2020). A periphery inside a semi-periphery: The uneven participation of Brazilian scholars in the international community. English for Specific Purposes, 58, 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2019.11.001
  • Payant, C. & Hirano, E. (2018). Recurring topics in English language teachers’ written teaching philosophy statements. TESL Canada Journal, 35(1), 29-51. https://doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v35i1.1283
  • Hirano, E. (2018). Besides a degree, what do refugee students get from college? In Shapiro, S., Farrelly, R., & Curry, M.J. (Eds.), Educating refugee-background students: Critical issues and dynamic contexts (pp. 225–240). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
  • Patton, A.*, Hirano, E., & Garrett, A.* (2017). E-pal exchanges: A way to connect preservice teachers and English language learners. ORTESOL Journal. 34, 48-52.

*undergraduate students


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