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Michael Smith, Ph.D.
Director, English Language Center
Contact: mikesmith@austin.utexas.edu
He has taught ESL in Utah, Hawaii, and Mexico. He has a B.A. and an M.A. certificate in teaching English as a second language, a master's degree in linguistics, and a Ph.D. in foreign language education with an emphasis on aspects of motivation in language learning. He speaks Spanish and has studied both Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese.