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Roberta Steinberg
Director, English and Humanities; Coordinator, ESL; Coordinator, Faculty Advising; Professor, English (Faculty)
Phone: 617-928-4675; ATC 234
E-mail: rgsteinberg@mountida.edu
Primary Department: School of Arts and Sciences
Education
Harvard University, Ed.M.,
University of Michigan, A.B.,
Member of:
TESOL (International Organization for English as a Second Language)
MATSOL (Massachusetts ESL organization) - past president
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2000 - 2007
Recipient of:
Ronald J. Lettieri Outstanding Faculty Member, 2003
Outstanding ESL Faculty Member, Harvard University Extension, 1997
Publications:
"Prentice Hall’s Practice Tests for the TOEFL." Prentice Hall, 1987.
"Thomson Preparation Course for the TOEIC Test," Books 1 and 2. Pearson Education, 1999.
"Global Links: English for International Business," Tests for Books 1 and 2. Pearson Education, 2001 and 2002.
"McGraw-Hill's TOEFL CBT." McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2005.
"Perfect Phrases for the TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections." McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2008.
Professor Steinberg has recently completed her fifth textbook. Her areas of interest include classroom use of video and computers. Each January she teaches international teaching assistants at MIT, where she is also responsible for assessing the English level of all incoming international graduate students. She has recruited international students in Asia on three separate visits and has recently established the International Ambassador Program for international graduates who have returned to their countries and now serve as liasons for interested Mount Ida applicants. She lives in Boston, has three adult children, and enjoys swimming and traveling.
Departments
- School of Arts and Sciences
- English and Humanities