Steven Bookman

I am an Adjunct Associate Professor at Pace University, teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) courses (ENG 201A [Writing in the Disciplines with a business theme]; ENG 040 [Business Writing/International Business Students]; ENG 110A [Critical Reading and Academic Writing]), ENG 201 (Writing in the Disciplines with a business theme), and ENG 201 LC Honors MAR 250. I also served on the OER Committee and previously tutored ESL students in all language modalities in Global Pathways.

In addition to teaching, I was editor for book reviews for the Second Language Writing Interest Section Newsletter for TESOL International Organization and have previously reviewed manuscripts for TESOL Journal and TESOL EJ. Currently, I am a member of the Editorial Review Board for MEXTESOL Journal.

My research interests include: second language writing, editing and proofreading, technology in education (e.g., ePortfolios), multimodal writing, social media, open education resources (OER), and technical/professional/business writing.

All my assignments contain at least one element of multimedia and/or social media. Furthermore, my assignments are completed in Word, ePortfolio, and other platforms (i.e., Canva), which make my courses more interesting to students. My students love the creativity with how assignments are submitted. For example, my zine assignment is to create zines in two different ways (i.e., MS Word and paper). These assignments give students different skills (writing a short summary, the ability to condense information, and the ability to think about page design) rather than the typical essay or summary (i.e., long summary).

When I am not teaching or working on my research, one can find me at the gym or training for the sprint duathlon.