Meet the Professors

Prof. Anaïd Donabédian, Program Coordinator and Professor of Linguistics for Teachers of Armenian in the Diaspora

Head of Armenian Studies at INALCO in Paris, member of SEDYL (Structure et Dynamique des Langues, UMR 8202 CNRS-INALCO-IRD) laboratory, Co-director of LABEX-EFL (Laboratoire d’Excellence Empirical Foundations of Linguistics) and the journal Faits de Langues (Peter Lang). Professor Donabédian is an overseas member of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, and member of the International Council on Armenian Studies (Armenia).

Professor Donabédian coordinates the EAOD program and teaches Applied Linguistics in Armenian during the summer intensive program. Professor Donabédian speaks Western Armenian, Eastern Armenian, French, English, Greek, Russian and German.

http://www.inalco.fr/enseignant-chercheur/anaid-donabedian-demopoulos

Ani Garmiryan, Professor of Child-Centered Immersion Pedagogy

Ani Garmiryan was born and raised in Istanbul and has lived in Italy, Germany, England, France, and most recently in the United States. She received a Master of Arts in Linguistics and Pedagogy from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, where she also worked as a research assistant in second language acquisition. Subsequently, she earned a Master of Education in the field of Educational Leadership from the Bank Street College, New York, known for its progressive educational approach.

She is the founder of MGNIG, an educational bilingual (Armenian-French) workshop in Paris, and has been a lecturer in Methodology of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Paris III since 1994. She officiated at the Hovnanian School in New Jersey since 1997, first as a Curriculum Coordinator for the Armenian language, and later as the Principal since 2000. She has published numerous articles on bilingual education and currently teaches in the Armenian Studies program at INALCO. Ms. Garmiryan speaks Western Armenian, Turkish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese.

https://gulbenkian.pt/armenian-communities/2015/11/06/team-interviews-ani-garmiryan/

Dr. Anke al-Bataineh, Professor of Activity-based Language Learning Methods

Dr. al-Bataineh is a linguist and educator who works with a number of international and minority languages. Her work centers around the documentation, analysis and revitalization of endangered languages, from a language socialization point of view, with the aim of creating effective programs to teach and maintain these languages. She has conducted several studies on multilingualism in the Middle East, including a PhD on the teaching of Western Armenian in 4 countries. She currently trains language teachers in the United States.

Dr. al-Bataineh draws on her diverse background in language learning, creative writing, alternative high school education, Special Education program development, and teaching through immersion to teach our summer courses on Communicative Language Teaching and Project-based Language Learning. Dr. al-Bataineh speaks Western Armenian, Arabic, French, English, Spanish, German and Dakota.

www.multilingualfutures.com

Johanna Hawkin, Doctor of Philosophy, guest teacher 2019

Passionate for the world of philosophy and the world of childhood, Johanna Hawken is convinced that they can meet in the creation of philosophical education of children, aged 5 to 16. It is lead by this conviction that she has been facilitating philosophy workshops since 2009, everywhere in France, notably in Romainville (East of Paris, Seine Saint-Denis), where she has created a Maison of Philosophy, an experimental structure dedicated to philosophical practices with citizens. Facilitator, trainer and doctor in philosophy, she has published a doctorat intitled Philosopher avec les enfants. Enquête théorique et expérimentale sur une pratique de l’ouverture d’esprit (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2016), and also two books of pedagogy : 1, 2, 3, Think ! Let’s philosophize kids ! (Chronique Sociale, 2019) and La philo pour enfants expliquée aux adultes (Temps Présent, 2019). Her mainstay? Showing that philosophy can benefit to all the children, by enabling them to really meet alterity, in the setting of a collective reflection, a dialogue about our shared existence. Dr. Hawkin speaks French and English.

https://philoenfant.org/2018/11/02/abecedaire-en-philosophie-pour-les-enfants-j-pour-joie/

Ms. Amy Hughes, Professor of Literacy Education

Ms. Amy Hughes received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Drew University and her Master of Arts in Teaching English from Columbia University, Teachers College. She is certified in the United States as a Highly Qualified K-12 Teacher of English. Over 15 years of experience in public and private school systems have endowed her with a myriad of skills. Leveraging her knowledge of English Literature and Creative Writing, her focus has been updating and/or building new curriculum and modernizing strategies for teaching Reading and Writing in the 21st Century classroom. With strong organizational skills, excellent public speaking abilities, and her ambition to stay current, she motivates both her students and her peers. Academic positions include: Professional Learning Community group leader, Superintendent’s Institute Instructor, Genius Hour advisor, teacher's writing consultant, and faculty whiteboard integration aide.

Ms. Hughes was tenured as a Language Arts Teacher at Tenafly Middle School in Tenafly, New Jersey. She then taught for five years at The Hovnanian School in New Milford, New Jersey. Currently, Ms. Hughes is a Teacher of English at Manchester Regional High School in Haledon, New Jersey. She also holds a position as a Digital Asset Assistant Manager at The Princeton Review. Ms. Hughes speaks English.