Dr. Kamhi-Stein is co-editor (with G. Diaz-Maggioli and L. C. de Oliveira) of English Language Teaching in South America: Policy, Preparation, and Practices. Additionally, she is editor of Narrating their Lives: Examining English Language Teachers’ Professional Identities within the Classroom (2013); Learning and Teaching from Experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-speaking Professionals (2004); and co-editor (with Ann Snow) of Developing a New Course for Adult Learners (2006). She has published in TESOL Quarterly, TEXT, TESOL Journal, The Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, College ESL, Lectura y Vida, as well as in other peer-edited journals, and edited books.
Among other honors, Dr. Kamhi-Stein is a recipient of the David E. Eskey Memorial Award for Curriculum Innovation (2014), the TESOL International Association’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2012) and the California State University, Los Angeles Outstanding Professor Award (2004). She has served the California TESOL (CATESOL) association in many different capacities, ranging from state conference program chair, regional conference chair, CATESOL Board Secretary and President. She also served as a Director-at-Large on the TESOL Board of Directors (2004-2007). From 2007 to 2010, she served on the Editorial Board of TESOL Quarterly. She is a co-founder of TESOL’s Nonnative English Speakers Caucus Section (now an Interest Section) and CATESOL’s Nonnative Language Educators’ Issues Interest Group.
South American countries have a long tradition in EFL teaching and learning. However, it was only with the volume titled English language teaching in South America: Policy, Preparation, and Practices (co-edited by Kamhi-Stein, Díaz Maggioli, & C. de Oliveira) that a comprehensive treatment of the South American context, from the perspective of local professionals, was published. In this presentation, Lía D. Kamhi-Stein describes innovative public policies, teacher preparation practices, and research studies showcased in the volume. Additionally, Lía discusses the changing role that English has played in the region since the early 2000’s, when dissatisfaction with Neoliberal administrations that had ruled South American countries during the 