Sharon Avni

Sharon Avni is a professor of academic literacy and linguistics at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New Yok (CUNY), and a research associate at the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society (RISLUS) at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research focuses on the challenges and opportunities of teaching English and literacy development to English language learners studying at community colleges, including the policies and classroom practices designed and implemented to serve this population. Additionally, Avni’s scholarship has examined language education policy, dual language bilingual education, and language and religion. Her work has been funded by the Spencer Foundation, PSC-CUNY, and CUNY Faculty Development grants. Prior to working in academia, she taught ESL to K–12 students in public school.