Miami Author and Linguist Richard McDorman Publishes Bestselling Essay Series
On June 4, 2010, The Miami Herald published the following article. The companion press release can be found at https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/miami-author-and-linguist-richard-mcdorman-publishes-bestselling-essay-series-95603704.html.
I am pleased to announce that the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City chose to use my translation of Alonfsina Storni’s “Yo en el fondo del mar” (“Me at the Bottom of the Sea”) in the Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall performance of Beethoven’s “Emperor” with Denk. The program includes a piece by American composer Bryce Dessner, specifically…
Here are some of the pictures from the Warrior Dash obstacle course race I completed on December 3, 2011 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. I finished 59th out of 557 in my age group and 507th out of 7,148 finishers overall (about half of the competitors finished the course).
Richard McDorman has been recognized as a leading expert in language assessment and bilingual test development by BilingualBility, a cutting-edge language testing program that “simulates international business scenarios in 4 distinct modules. Providing simultaneous assessment of language and cultural fluency in English and [many other languages].” McDorman served as Head Test Developer for BilingualBility’s English-Spanish testing…
Richard McDorman’s position on the use of African American English (AAE) in the public schools, publicly announced on December 6, 2010: I believe that optimal learning outcomes can only be reached by explicitly acknowledging the distinctiveness and validity of both AAE and Standard English (SE). A primary goal of our schools should be the encouragement…
For the full article from the Miami Herald, click here: Language Lessons at Work LANGUAGE LESSONS AT WORK BY SABINE LOUISSAINT ADULT ED For most people, lunch time is an occasion to take a break from a busy day, dine with friends and colleagues or run personal errands. But for co-workers Judson Fidler, Jehan Said and…
Richard McDorman has been elected to serve as a Commissioner on the Commission for English Language Program Accreditation (CEA), a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for the accreditation of postsecondary English language programs and institutions. The thirteen member Commission is responsible for governing CEA, setting CEA policy and making accreditation decisions….