Nancy Boblett

Nancy Boblett, Ed. D. is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the TESOL and Applied Linguistics program at Teachers College, Columbia University and in the Teaching and Curriculum program at Hunter College, City University of New York. At Teachers College, Nancy teaches Classroom Practices and the Integrated Skills, Speaking, and Reading Practica, and at Hunter College, she teaches the Teaching Academic English for Adults Practicum and Teaching Oral Skills. She holds an Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics with a specialization in language in use from Teachers College, an M.A. in TESOL from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Minnesota, and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Minnesota. Nancy has taught Spanish, general ESL, English for Academic purposes (EAP) and Business ESL (EBP) courses at all proficiency levels for over 40 years in the U.S. and Spain. She has been a teacher trainer and supervisor for the last 10 years at Teachers College and Hunter College in both M.A. TESOL/Applied Linguistics programs and TESOL Certificate programs. She also leads workshops for international students at Teachers College, the Columbia University Students and Scholars Office, the Columbia University Office of Post-doctoral Affairs, and the College of Dental Medicine at Columbia University. She has published articles and book chapters on topics related to teacher training and language classroom discourse. Her research interests include teacher education, teacher expertise, and classroom discourse.

Educational Background

• Ed.D. in Applied Linguistics, Teachers College, Columbia University
• M.A. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• M.A. in TESOL, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
• B.A. in Spanish, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Selected Publications

• Boblett, N. (2018). Doing exploratory talk in the language classroom: A sequential account. Hacettepe University Journal or Education, 33 (Special Issue, CA), 261-277.
• Boblett, N. & Waring, H.Z. (2017). The corrective feedback assignment: Seeing error correction in slow motion. In T.S.C. Farrell (Ed.), TESOL voices: Insider accounts of classroom life – preservice teacher education (pp. 93-100). Alexandria, VA: TESOL Press.