American Language Program

Alan Kennedy has been teaching in the American Language Program since 2006. He received his TESOL Certificate from the ALP’s own TESOL Certificate Program in 2005, and an M.A. in applied linguistics from CUNY in 2009. He is the co-author of the textbook: “What Every Multilingual Student Should Know About Writing for College” and a contributing author on “The Engaged Writer”, both from Pearson Higher Education. Alan’s writing about the intersection of color and language has been published in the magazines Language and Independent Education. He is also interested in language pronunciation issues. He has also worked as a consultant and conference speaker on language use for the Inter Exchange International Exchange organization. Prior to teaching, Kennedy did international marketing work for the Warner Music Group for 13 years.