Lilian Mina, Ph.D., has been selected by the United States Department of State as an English-language specialist for a regional project in Tanzania.
Mina is a University of Alabama at Birmingham professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English, and directs the First-Year Composition program. Mina is also director of Institutional Assessment within UAB’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis.
English-language specialists are top-tier experts in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages. The specialists assist U.S. Embassies in delivering and maintaining quality English-language programs overseas and promoting mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries. English-language specialists have a master’s or doctoral degree in TESOL, applied linguistics or a related field and lead intensive, high-level English language projects.