Faculty: Alessandro Rosborough
Title
Associate Professor
Department:
TEd
Contact Information
Office: 206 P MCKB
Phone: 801-422-1266
Email: nope@alex_rosborough@byu.edumsn.com
Brief Biography
My family and I are immigrants from Roma, Italia, and I have enjoyed being raised in America. I enjoy working as a teacher educator focusing on teaching and research concerning second language teaching and learning, sociocultural theory, gesture and language, critical and transformative educational issues. I am pleased to promote the equitable access and support of minority language students.
Teaching Interests
Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning and Development; Dual Language Immersion teaching and content; Ecological/Eco-social learning and development;
Research Interests
Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory and Gesture; Applied Linguistics; Second Language teaching and learning; Gesture and second language learning; Embodied Learning; Ecosocial Second Language Learning
Awards
Experiential Learning Grant (Rejected)
BYU - MSE
2020 - 2021
Visiting Scholar Grant
McKay School of Education - BYU
2012 - 2013
President's Innovation Fund Research-Practice Partnership (PIF-RPP
Brigham Young University
2020
Selected Publications