Joan Lachance

Affiliation

UNC Charlotte

Biography

Dr. Joan Lachance is an Associate Professor of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She directs the TESL graduate programs and undergraduate TESL Minor. She is the co-author of the National Dual Language Education Teacher Preparation Standards and the Director of the CAEP Specialized Program Association in Dual Language Education called “EMMA: Education for a Multilingual Multicultural America.” She received her undergraduate degree in Secondary Education, Modern Languages and Linguistics from Florida International University. With Spanish as the language of program delivery, she completed graduate coursework to earn her master’s degree in School Counseling from Pontifical Catholic University in Poncé, Puerto Rico. Dr. Lachance completed her doctoral work in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on Urban Education, Literacy, and TESL at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Lachance’s research agenda encompassing TESL and dual language teacher preparation, academic literacy development, and authentic assessment with multilingual learners has resulted in over 35 publications including articles, book chapters, technical reports, and state-level curriculum guides. She serves on several journal editorial boards and is a Board member of the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education, Northeast (MABE). Her best seller Corwin book showcases one aspect of her work, specializing in collaboration and co-teaching for multilingual learners in the dual language context. She is also working to support dual language education for the preservation of Native American languages, currently and most-honorably collaborating with a K-6 school serving the Eastern Band of the Cherokee.