Theodora Dimitrakopoulos
Degrees
MA, Boston State College
Additional Information
Teddy Chocos Dimitrakopoulos is a Senior Lecturer II at UMass Boston where she first pursued her teaching career by completing a BA in English. As an immigrant child from Greece, she was keenly aware of the powers of English; thus, after earning her MA in Bilingual Education from Boston State College, she taught ELL in her native country. Upon her return to UMass Boston, she has taught every level in the ESL Program and freshman composition for native speakers. She contributed to varied departmental initiatives, such as creating and implementing curricula for ELL nursing and ELL first-year seminar students, in addition to collaborating with colleagues and mentoring Chinese scholars and student teachers. She has also held tutor meetings and contributed to the assessment, placement and advising of incoming freshmen students. Teddy Chocos has presented at numerous national and international conferences.