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Series Title
Futures in Languages
Keywords
podcast, UCF Modern Languages and Literatures, alumni, faculty
Description
In this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Kerry Purmensky, a professor in TESOL in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at UCF. Learn about her diverse teaching experiences and her journey from a social studies teaching certification in Illinois to teaching English in Egypt, South Korea, and the Czech Republic. She shared how teaching abroad led her to pursuing an MA in TESOL and later her Ph.D. Kerry also discussed her involvement with the Florida Prison Education Project, which provides English classes to inmates. Hear her advice for aspiring TESOL educators curious about going abroad and listen to her takeaways inspired from the connections made in her career.
Date Created
3-26-2026
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
31:02
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Torres, Christina, "Episode 81: Dr. Kerry Purmensky - TESOL, Teaching Abroad, Service Learning, Florida Prison Education Project" (2026). Futures in Languages. 83.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/futures-in-languages/83