Contact Information
707 S. Mathews Ave. | MC-168
Urbana, IL 61801
Biography
Jin Pennell is a Senior Lecturer and Curriculum Coordinator at Illinois ESL in the Department of Linguistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She teaches courses on academic writing, business writing, and ITA/pronunciation courses for international students. She also oversees ESL writing curriculum development and provides instructor training and supervision. Before coming to UIUC, she taught English in public schools in her home country, South Korea.
Research Interests
English for Specific Purposes, Needs Analysis, Online Education, Instructional Design
Grants
LAS Student Success Innovation Grant, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 2022-2024
Faculty Retreat Grant, Office of Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 2015
Assessment in Action Grant Project (PI: Susan Avery), Association of College & Research Libraries, 2015
Courses Taught
- ESL 111
- ESL 112
- ESL 115
- ESL 110/510
- ESL 508
- ESL 511
- ESL 512
- ESL 521
- ESL 522
Recent Publications
Deeke, A., Feist, K., Kotnarowski, J., & Pennell, J. (2023). Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration Via Lesson Study. In D. Mueller (Ed.), Forging the Future: The Proceedings of the ACRL 2023 Conference (pp. 396-405). Association of College and Research Libraries. https://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2023/FosteringInterdisciplinaryCollaboration.pdf
Pennell, J. K. (2023). Academic Writing for English Language Learners. University of Illinois ELL Guides [eText]. In H5P
Pennell, J. K. (Ed.), Kotnarowski, J. E. (Ed.), Sadler, R. W. (Ed.), Huang, J. A., Young, J. A., Bowen, M. G., Carroll Curry, E. R., & Dunse, A. M. (2019). Academic Writing for English Language Learners. University of Illinois ELL Guides [eText]. https://illinoisesl.h5p.com/content/