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 Writing
Teaching interests
Bilingualism, Linguistics, TESOL Methods, Teaching Reading and Writing
Education
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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)
Publications
- Bilingualism in Schools and Society: Language, Identity, and Policy (3rd edition) 2026
- Expanding capacity, opportunity, and desire to learn Korean as a heritage language 2013
- Transforming culture and identity: Transnational adoptive families and heritage language learning 2013
- Bilingualism in Schools and Society: Language, Identity, and Policy 2013
Presentations
- Bilingualism in Schools and Society 2023
- Bilingualism as an individual and social phenomenon 2013
- Heritage language learning by transnational adoptees in community schools 2013
- Bilingualism in schools and society 2013