Maria Para

Maria Para  
Instructional Language Coordinator, English Language Institute, Syracuse University

Maria J. Para has been at the English Language Institute for 4 years as an instructional language coordinator. She finds tremendous value in building rapport with international students and helping them grow both academically and socially. She is originally from Poland and is bilingual, so she has a passion for understanding second language acquisition and multiculturalism. She has undergraduate degrees in Secondary Education as well as English and has a Master’s degree in Linguistics from SU. Maria has been teaching Textual Communication in English for Lawyers program for 4 years.