2027 TALGS Keynote Speaker
Dr. Joan Lachance
Joan Lachance is an Associate Professor of Education and serves as the program director of the undergraduate and graduate Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) programs at UNC Charlotte. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses focused on second language acquisition and authentic assessment with English learners. She also works closely with teacher candidates during internship semesters.
Her research agenda focuses on dual language teacher preparation, academic language acquisition, and authentic assessment with current studies on dual language pedagogies, edTPA systems of support, as well as co-teaching and ESL teacher collaboration. She also have an extensive service agenda that includes connections with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Title III/ESL Department to support school districts鈥� language assistance programs. She is also an active member of AERA and the Bilingual Education Special Interest Group.
