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University of Pennsylvania
110 Fisher-Bennett Hall
3340 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6274 USA
Email: elp@sas.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-8681
Fax: 215-898-2684
Ian Nichols came to the ELP as a Language Specialist in January 2012.
Mr. Nichols earned his BA and MA in English literature, as well as a graduate certificate in TESOL, from Missouri State University. He taught freshman and sophomore composition, basic writing, and creative nonfiction there before beginning work at Missouri State’s English Language Institute in 2007. Around this time, he spent two summers teaching English at a middle school program at the American School in Switzerland.
Brian Mc Manus began teaching at the ELP in the summer of 2011 and became a Language Specialist here in January 2012.
Sarah Arva Grosik joined the ELP as a lecturer in 2009 and became a Language Specialist in 2012.
Lisa Citron Taglang has been a lecturer in the English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania since June, 2006. Lisa teaches in the ELP's Intensive Program and Fulbright Summer Pre-Academic Program. She is also a rater for the SPEAK and IPT proficiency tests.
Candice Johnson plans social programs and oversees the Student Center for Intensive Program students at the ELP. As Student Services Coordinator, she works to connect ELP students with other university and city organizations while advising students on various aspects of campus life. During her time as an undergraduate at Rutgers University, where she earned a B.A. in French and a minor in History, Ms. Johnson spent a semester studying French in Paris, France. Upon graduation, Candice returned to Paris as an English language teaching assistant.
Steve Kopec has been teaching ESL for 15 years. In addition, he has taught graduate-level courses in cross-cultural communication and linguistics. He started teaching as a Lecturer in the ELP at Penn in January 2010.
Steve attended La Salle University, where he majored in Spanish and International Studies. He spent a year abroad in Spain studying at the University of Madrid. Steve earned a Masters in Bilingual/Bicultural Studies from La Salle University as well as a Certificate of Advanced Study from Penn's Educational Linguistics Program.
Amy Nichols has been teaching in the English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania (ELP) since September 2004. Before coming to the ELP, Amy lived in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, where she taught English in a program financed by the International Monetary Fund.
In addition to her impressive teaching resume, Amy also has extensive business experience. She served as a teaching assistant at The Wharton School, worked as a consultant for a software company and held a managerial position at General Electric.
