Yasmeen Coaxum

Yasmeen Coaxum has taught in the American Language Program since summer of 2021. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and Language Acquisition from the University of Barcelona, Spain. As someone who started her career in radio & television production, consumer marketing and event coordination, and has worked at a variety of companies in New York City, she brings a world of business experience into the language-learning space. She has taught ELLs in national and international contexts for more than 15 years, specializing in English for Academic Purposes and Business English at language schools, universities, and corporations in, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Spain, and the U.S. Ms. Coaxum is a frequent presenter at conferences, including Columbia’s ALP Winter Conference, the NYS TESOL Applied Linguistics Winter Conference, the JALT CALL Conference in Japan, and TESOL International. She recently served on the Executive Board of NYS TESOL as VP Conference-Elect (Conference Chair), organizing a state-wide conference for TESOL professionals. Her research interests include CALL, MALL, vocabulary acquisition, and pedagogical grammar. Most recently, she has focused her research on leveraging instructional technology and using podcasting to increase student motivation and accelerate English language proficiency.