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  Else Hamayan  
 
Else Hamayan is currently a special consultant to Illinois Research Center in Des Plaines, Illinois, which she directed until recently. She has helped teachers in schools across the nation and internationally with issues of second language learning, dual language instruction, special education, culture learning and biliteracy. She has also helped administrators in program development, particularly in dual language schools. Dr. Hamayan taught English as a foreign language in Lebanon, conducted research and consulted with refugee programs and state boards of education. Most recently she co-authored Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education and co-edited English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators. Her latest publication is as co-author of Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners. Dr Hamayan currently lives in Argentina.
 
     
 
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