Choua Lee

Position title: Hmong Instructor

Languages:

Hmong

Areas of Expertise:

Hmong

Education:

TEFL Certificate, Wisconsin English Language Institute, May 2006
M.A., Instructional Technology and Education, Edgewood College, 2004
B.A., Computer Science, Lakeland College, 2002
A.A., Computer Programmer/Analyst, Madison Area Technical College,

Office Hours:

Monday 2-4 pm; and by appointment

Choua Lee began teaching academic year classes in Hmong language in the fall of 2007, offering three levels of instruction. She has also coordinated and taught intensive Hmong classes for the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) Besides teaching, Choua enjoys helping her colleagues find ways to incorporate technology in their teaching, recently focusing on the use of A National Virtual Language Lab (ANVILL) through the University of Oregon’s Center for Applied Second Language Studies. She also commits significant effort and time to developing instructional materials for Hmong that are based on the communicative approach to language teaching.

She is an experienced ESL teacher for adult learners in the Madison area and serves as a Hmong language translator with clinics, hospitals, mental health institutions, and other health care In her spare time, Choua likes to read, sing, and practice Hmong folk songs. Her passion in teaching has been recognized and appreciated by her students over the years, and she was honored with the Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence in 2010 and again in 2013.