Cheryl Chan, MA, has over twenty-five years of experience in the field of English Language Teaching. After earning a BA in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from UCLA, she taught in Mexico and then Germany. She went on to teach English as a Second Language at the adult school, community college, California State University, and the University of California levels. In addition, she taught undergraduate TESL training courses at California State University, Fresno. Most recently, she served as the director of the American English Institute, California State University, Fresno’s intensive English program, where she facilitate the English language learning of international students from around the world as well as the training of novice English as a Second Language teachers. Her areas of interest are second language teaching and learning, teacher psychology, and teacher training. She is a dog person who has a healthy respect for cats.