Fordham University

 

 

  

 

Terry A. Osborn. Professor and Chair, Division of Curriculum and Teaching. B.A., Berry College; M.A., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Fordham Graduate School of Education.


Office:

Fordham University
113 West 60th Street
Lowenstein Room 1102
New York, New York  10023


Email:

tosborn@fordham.edu


Phone:

(212) 636-6450


Fax:

(718) 817-5555


Subjects Taught:

Educational Foundations

Language Education

 

Biography:


Dr. Osborn is Professor and Chair of Curriculum and Teaching.  Dr. Osborn taught public school German for six years at the high school level, including one year also at the middle school level.  Dr. Osborn is founding co-editor of Critical Inquiry in Language Studies:  An International Journal (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates),series editor of the Praeger Publishers Contemporary Language Studies series and former editor of the Bergin & Garvey Contemporary Language Education series.  He has authored or edited nine books, including Critical Reflection and the Foreign Language Classroom, winner of the 2001 American Educational Studies Association Critics’ Choice Award.  He is the author of over 25 articles and as awarded the Stephen Freeman Award by NECTFL for the best published article on foreign language teaching techniques.  Dr. Osborn serves on the Executive Board of the International Society for Language Studies and the New England Philosophy of Education Society , and his work has appeared in Educational Foundations, Educational Studies, Foreign Language Annals, Language Problems and Language Planning, Multicultural Education, SchoolArts, and NECTFL Review.

 

Current Interests and Research:

Critical pedagogy of world language education.

Recent Publications:

Books in Print:

AUTHORED BOOKS

Davis, J. F. & Osborn, T. A. (2003). The language teacher's portfolio: A guide for professional development. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing.

Osborn, T. A. (2000). Critical reflection and the foreign language classroom. In Henry A. Giroux, (Ed.) Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey. [Winner of the American Educational Studies Association Critics’ Choice Award 2001]

Osborn, T. A. (2005). Critical reflection and the foreign language classroom. Rev. ed. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Osborn, T. A. (2006). Teaching world languages for social justice: A sourcebook of principles and practices. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Reagan, T. & Osborn, T. A. (2002). The foreign language educator in society: Toward a critical pedagogy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

EDITED BOOKS

Kaufman, D., Moss, D. M., & Osborn, T. A. (Eds.). (2003). Beyond the boundaries: A transdisciplinary approach to learning and teaching. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing.

Moss, D. M., Kaufman, D., & Osborn, T. A. (Eds.). (In press).  Interdisciplinary education in an age of assessment.  New York: Routledge/LEA.

Osborn, T. A. (Ed.). (2005).  Language and cultural diversity in U. S. schools.  Westport, CT:  Praeger Publishing.

Osborn, T. A., (Ed.). (2002). The future of foreign language education in the United States. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey.

Smith, D. I., & Osborn, T. A. (Eds.). (2007). Spirituality, social justice, and language education.  Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

 

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