Kenneth Kelch
Personal Information
Shirley Hufstedler School of Education
T.E.S.O.L.
San Diego Campus
Director, Int. Lang. Ed. and CTEL
Assistant Professor
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
858-635-4818
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
TES 7490 TESOL Practicum
Doctoral Level
TES 7470 Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TES 7410 Theory and Method of Second Language Teaching
TES 7460 English Grammar for ESL and EFL Teachers
TES 7430 Teaching Reading and Writing to Second Language Learners
TES 8460 Sociolinguistics
TES 8441 Design, Development and Evaluation of Programs for Second Language Learners
TESOL teacher education, curriculum development, research design and qualitative research
Kelch, K. & Yang, J.Y. (2008). Integrating the Task-based Approach into Content Curriculum. CATESOL Journal. Winter 2008
Kelch, K. (2007). "Teaching Speaking, Pronunciation, and Language Functions." In Uludag, A. & Butler-Pascoe, M.E. (Eds.) English Interactive Online, Cisco Learning Institute.
Alidou, H. & Kelch, K. (2007) "Reading and Vocabulary Skills in the L2 Classroom." In Uludag, A. & Butler-Pascoe, M.E. (Eds.) English Interactive Online, Cisco Learning Institute.
Kelch, K. & Santana-Williamson, E. (2003) "ESL Students' Attitudes Toward NS/NNS Accents." CATESOL Journal. Spring 2003
Kelch, K. (1985) "Modified input as an aid to comprehension." Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 7: 81 - 90.
"Teacher Study Groups as Professional Development." Presentation given at International TESOL Conference, New York. April, 2008."
"Promoting Teacher Development in an Intensive English Program." Presentation given at CATESOL state conference, San Diego, California. April, 2007.
"Listening and Speaking Skills in Communicative Language Teaching." Presentation given for Jordanian Ministry of Education curriculum project. November, 2006.
"ESL Students' Attitudes Toward NS/NNS Accents." Teacher training workshop given at CATESOL state conference, Ontario, California. April, 2002.
"Curriculum Development in English Language Programs." Presentation given at Kainan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Academic History and Background
EdD, Alliant International University Dissertation Title: "Articulating Teacher Belief Systems in an Intensive English Program. A Case Study", 2005
M.A., English as a Second Language (Cum Laude), University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1984
B.A., English (Cum Laude), Cal Poly, Pomona
California Council on Teacher Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (International, State, and Local chapters)
American Association of Intensive English Programs
National Association of Foreign Student Advisors
Professional Practice and Community Service
Southern California Coordinator & Director, curriculum developer and instructor, CTEL Program, 2008-Present
Assistant Professor, Alliant International University, San Diego, California, 2005-Present
Director, International Language Education and Cultural Center, 2000-Present
Mid Pacific Institute, English Language Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988-1989
New Intensive Course in English, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987-1988
Tokyo Foreign Language College, Tokyo, Japan, 1986-1987
Uniden Corporation, English Instructor, Tokyo, Japan, 1986-1987
Alliant International University, Institutional Review Board, HSOE representative
