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Academic Coordinator/Senior Lecturer
Minnesota English Language Program
Darren LaScotte holds an MA in TESOL and a PhD in Second Language Education from the University of Minnesota, where he has taught courses in English, French and language teacher education. His research interests focus on second language acquisition and the resulting implications for teaching and learning in multilingual and multicultural classrooms. He has authored several books and research articles, and in 2023 he was awarded the TESOL Award for Excellence in Research for a paper on the research and teaching of second language pronunciation. For hobbies, Darren enjoys cooking and long-distance running.