About
Sarah J. Shin is Professor and Chair of the Department of Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Shin completed her Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Michigan and joined the UMBC faculty in 1999. She served as co-director of the TESOL graduate program from 2003 to 2016 and has established an international reputation as a scholar in bilingualism, heritage language education, and TESOL teacher preparation. She is the author of English language teaching as a second career (Multilingual Matters, 2017), Bilingualism in schools and society (Routledge, 2026), and Developing in two languages (Multilingual Matters, 2005). She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education. At UMBC, Dr. Shin teaches courses in theory and practice of second language instruction, including methods in teaching reading and writing, bilingualism, and linguistics. She is also an affiliate professor in the Language, Literacy, and Culture doctoral program.Research interests
Bilingualism, Heritage Language Education, TESOL Teacher Training, Language Policy, Academic Literacy, Second Language WritingTeaching interests
Bilingualism, Linguistics, TESOL Methods, Teaching Reading and WritingEducation
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Ph D, Linguistics
— University of Michigan (1998) Paibu dollar please!: Bilingual Korean American children in New York City
- BS, Communication — Cornell University (1992)