Adjunct English professor at Quincy University co-edits textbook

QUINCY — Cindy Lovell, adjunct professor of English at Quincy University, eo-edited with Jane Govoni the textbook, “Preparing the Way: Teaching ELs in the Pre-K-12 Classroom,” published by Kendall Hunt Publishing. The book includes an authored chapter by Lovell.

“Preparing the Way: Teaching ELs in the Pre-K-12 Classroom” provides a reader-friendly experience for teacher preparation programs and school district workshops in five main areas:

• ESOL federal and state legislation,
• cultural proficiency, diversity, and equity,
• fundamentals of applied linguistics,
• theories of second language learning and
• ESOL testing and evaluation.

Lovell received her master’s in education from Stetson University and her doctorate in education at the University of Iowa. She has held tenured faculty positions at Volusia County Schools, Stetson University and Quincy University. She is the director of education at Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., where she works with international flight students.