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Iowa City, IA 52242

• B.A.: California State University, Northridge, 1973
  Major: Spanish
• M.A.: Drake University , 1979
  Major: Spanish Literature
• Ph.D.: Ohio State University , 1989
  Major: Foreign Language Education

• Teaching and Learning
• Foreign Languages and ESL Education

• Schrier, Leslie L. and Michael E. Everson (in press). Teaching critical languages in the schools:  The success and failure of the Iowa critical language program. Columbus, The Ohio State University Press.
• Schrier, L. L. (2002).  The knowledge base supporting the Standards:  Blending the past with the present.  In J. K. Phillips & E. W. Glisan (Eds.), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers  (pp. 1-15). New York:  ACTFL.
• Schrier, L. L., & Gebel, T. L.  (2002).  Spanish teachers beliefs and practices about reading in a second language.  In J. Hammadou-Sullivan (Ed.), Research in Second Language Learning (pp. 85-109). Greenwich: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
• Schrier, L. L. (2001).  Developing precollegiate foreign language teachers: An overlooked mission of foreign language departments.  In E. B. Wells & D. Goldberg (Eds.), Chairing the Foreign Language and Literature Department, Part 2  ( 2nd ed., pp. 71-78).  New York:  Modern Language Association.
• Schrier, L.L. (2001-in  press). Who has the responsibility for developing foreign language teachers? In E. Wells (Ed.) Chairing the foreign language and literature department (2^nd Edition). New York: Modern Language Association.
• Schrier, L. L. & M. E. Everson (2000) From the margins to the new millennium: Preparing teachers of critical languages. pp125-161. In D. Birckbickhler and R. Terry (Eds.),Reflecting on the Past to Shape the Future. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook
• Hayes, N & L. L. Schrier (2000) Encouraging Second Language Literacy in the Early Grades:Fostering Engaged FLES Language-Learning Communities. Hispania, 83,1,125-136.
• Schrier, L.L. (1996). A prototype for articulating Spanish as a foreign language in elementary schools. Hispania,79, 3, 515-523.
• Schrier, L. L., & Hammadou, J. A. (1994). Assessment in foreign language teacher education. In C. D. Hancock (Ed.), Making the Connections: Teaching, Assessment, Testing.pp.211-234. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook
• Schrier, L. L. (1994). Preparing teachers of the critical languages for the 21^st century. In K. Komiya Samimy (Ed.), Foreign language education: Teaching critical languages in American schools. Columbus, OH: Theory into Practice.
• Schrier, L. L.(1994). Understanding the foreign language teacher education process. In A. Bugliani (Ed.), Chairing the foreign language and literature department. pp.69-74. New York: Modern Language Association.
• Schrier, L. L. (1993). Prospects for the professionalization of foreign language teaching. In G. Guntermann (Ed), Developing language teachers for a changing world. pp.105-123. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook.
• Schrier, L. L., & Everson, M. E. (1993). Developing teachers of critical languages for secondary schools: The Iowa Critical Languages Program. In W. N. Hatfield (Ed.), A celebration of growth; Dreams become reality. pp.139-149. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook

• 07S:116 Teaching Languages in the Schools, I
• 07S:117 Teaching Languages in the Schools, II
• 07S:197 Principles of Course Design for Second Language Learning
• 07S:202 Second Language Program Management
• 07S:180 Issues in Foreign Language Education: Teacher Education