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Areas of Professional Study and Interests:
Earl D. Wyman has a diverse background in ESL which has provided him
with experience with age groups from pre-school through higher
education, with proficiencies ranging from basic literacy to academic
readiness, in situations involving private tutoring, small groups, and
large classes, in Asia, the South Pacific, North America, and the
Middle East. He has taught students from scores of different countries
and has experience as an administrator, evaluator, curriculum designer,
materials writer, teacher trainer, and consultant. He has also been a
plenary speaker at professional conventions in Portland, Oregon and
Moscow, Russia; he has also been a regular presenter at TESOL, Inc.’s
annual convention and a core planner of these conventions and others in
British Columbia. He is a strong supporter of TESOL, Inc.
He has a B. Ed. (Secondary Social Studies) degree from the University
of Alberta and an MA in Linguistics (TESOL) from BYU—Provo, Utah. He
served as ESL department chair for the Vancouver (BC) School Board and
taught at Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and
Vancouver Community College prior to accepting his position in Hawaii.
He came to BYU—Hawaii to be director of the English Language Institute
and to teach in the TESOL major. Along with being director of this
intensive English program with 400 students in three countries, he also
coordinated the Speaking, Listening, and Reading programs at different
times and is currently on the curriculum committee of the English as an
International Language program. As chair of the TESOL department, he
coordinates TESL/TEFL activities, and he teaches classes in the TESOL
major.
His present interests lie in on-going professional development, establishing internships abroad, and teacher training.
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