Brittany Ober
Senior Lecturer, American Language Program
Brittany Ober has been teaching at the American Language Program since 2012. She teaches various levels in the Intensive English Program at the ALP and English for International and Public Affairs at SIPA.
Since 2015, she has been the co-chair of the ALP’s annual winter conference. Her recent professional projects include presenting at the ANUPI conference in Huatulco, Mexico on Project-based Language Learning, co-teaching a teacher training seminar for Prospect Colleges, Shanxi, China, and working on the ALP's Writing Task Force to re-envision the department's writing curriculum and assessment practices. Ober’s pedagogical interests include extensive listening, Posthumanism, and incorporating art, poetry, and music into ESL instruction.
Ober was a member of the Lecturer Advisory Committee (LAC) from 2021-2024 and Chair from 2023-2024.
She is currently studying in the Philosophy and Education department at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Education
- M.A. TESOL, The New School
- B.A., Muhlenberg College
Programs
In the News
Reflections on a Remote Year
"At first I was overwhelmed. So I went back to basics and thought about my Teaching Philosophy."
American Language Program Lecturer Shares Insights on Project-Based Learning and Remote English Language Instruction Across the Globe
Ober presented on the topics of writing and remote English language instruction to faculties in China and Mexico.
American Language Program Lecturers Teach a Seminar on English Medium Instruction in Mexico
ALP Lecturers Christopher W. Collins and Brittany Ober traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico in early January