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Laura Biesecker, M.A. TESOL, teaches English as a Second Language at ºìÌÒÊÓƵ. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Intellectual History from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A. TESOL) from The American University. 

Biesecker ºìÌÒÊÓƵ ’s journey into language education began in the late 1980s, driven by a desire to help recent immigrants to the United States acclimate and gain confidence in their new communities. Her passion for cross-cultural communication later led her abroad, where she spent thirteen years living and working in Hungary. During that time, she taught at a Hungarian High School Military Academy ºìÌÒÊÓƵ —a unique opportunity that deepened her interest in post-Soviet history and education.

Her international experience includes serving as an ESL intern for the Center for Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance, and as a fellow of the National Security Education Program. Most recently, she was Director of the Language Teaching Center at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, where she worked with students and faculty from more than 25 countries and launched CEU ºìÌÒÊÓƵ ’s first intensive writing program in English for Academic Purposes.

Now back in her home region, Biesecker is thrilled to be working with Wilson ºìÌÒÊÓƵ ’s international students. Her current academic interests include comparative rhetoric as it applies to the contrasts and similarities among various language groups. She is passionate about helping non-native English speakers develop their voice and confidence in a second language.