Dr. Alex Poole Selected As Chair Of Western Kentucky University Modern Languages

Paducah KY

16 February, 2022

3:44 AM

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Press release from Western Kentucky University: February 15, 2022 Congratulations to Dr. Alex Poole for being selected as the Chair of the WKU Department of Modern Languages! Dr. Poole has taught for the WKU Department of English since August 2003. He is a strong advocate for language studies and has served as Interim Department Head for WKU Modern Languages since spring 2020. WKU Department of Modern Languages Alex Poole (PhD, Oklahoma State University, 2003) is an applied linguist whose interests include focus on form instruction, Spanish-English bilingualism, and reading strategies. He regularly publishes articles on these topics and presents at national and international conferences. He also teaches courses in composition, TESOL methodology, and pedagogical grammar, among others. When not teaching, advising students, or researching, Dr. Poole lectures on issues related to English language learners and reviews scholarly submissions to peer-reviewed journals. He published a book in 2020 entitled Learning a Foreign Language: Understanding the Fundamentals of Linguists (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers). This press release was produced by Western Kentucky University. The views expressed here are the author's own.