Degrees Held

B.A., 1970, Memphis State University
M.A., 1974, University of Arizona
M.A., 1975, University of Arizona
Ph.D., 1983, University of Arizona

Academic Summary

Professor Dalle teaches and researches in the area of English as a Second Language, second language pedagogy, and classroom-based language acquisition. She has presented at regional, national, and international conferences and consults with local and state educational agencies on issues concerning English language learners. Her publications focus on linguistics, English language teaching, and classroom practices. She is actively involved in several professional organizations including TESOL, Tennessee TESOL, and the Shelby-Memphis Council Teachers of English.

Courses Taught

3501 Modern English Grammar
4501 History of the English Language
4530 ESL Practicum
4531 Methods and Tech in ESL
4532 ESL Testing
7530 ESL Practicum
7531 History/Theory of ESL
7532 Principles of Skills Assessment in ESL
7533 Methods/Tech of ESL in K-12
7534 Second Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, and Bidialectalism
7535 ESL Grammar

Major Publications

• "Narrative Activities: Inexpensive to Implement Yet Valuable to Literacy." Tennessee English Journal. 15 (October 2004): 34-37.
• "Practicing Oral Skills in Large Classes." Teacher's Edition. 13 (November 2003): 4-8. With Emily Thrush.
• Dalle, T., and L. Young. PACE Yourself: Ways and Means for the ESL Tutor. Arlington, VA: TESOL, 2003.
• Dalle, T., and Genevieve Fridland. "’Start with what they know. Build with what they have’—Survival Skills for Refugee Women." Case Studies in Community Partnerships. Arlington, VA: TESOL, 2001.
• Dalle, T. "The Goals for ESL Support the Standards for Language Arts," Tennessee English Journal, 9 (October 1998):12-16.