Debra A. Giambo
Professor
English
Florida Gulf Coast University
United States of America
Biography
Doctor of Philosophy, Special Education and Reading, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, December 1999, G.P.A. 4.0 Dissertation: The effects of a phonological awareness intervention on the oral English proficiency and English vocabulary of Spanish-speaking kindergarten children Master of Science, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), State University of New York at Albany, December 1991, G.P.A. 3.72 Bachelor of Science, Major: Mathematics, Minor: Italian Studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, May 1989, G.P.A. 3.54, Magna Cum Laude Study Abroad, Institute of European Studies & La Universita del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy, 1987-1988. Studied language, history, literature, and culture.
Research Interest
English
Publications
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Szilágyi, J., Giambo, D. A., & Szecsi, T. (2013): Teaching Strategies: “What If I Don't Speak It?†Classroom Strategies to Nurture Students' Heritage Languages. Childhood Education, 89:2, 117-121.
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Giambo, D. A. & Szecsi, T. (2015). Promoting and maintaining bilingualism and biliteracy: Cognitive and biliteracy benefits & strategies for monolingual teachers. The Open Communication Journal, 9, 56-60. Accessible at http://benthamopen.com/TOCOMMJ/VOLUME/9/ISSUE/001/
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Szecsi, T., Szilagyi, J., Giambo, D. (2015) Attitudes and beliefs of teacher candidates regarding heritage language maintenance. Heritage Language Journal, 12, 1, 75-99. Accessible at http://www.heritagelanguages.org/Journal.aspx
