Janka Szilagyi: SUNY Brockport

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Janka Szilagyi, Ph.D

(she/her/hers)

Professor and Chair: (585) 395-5945
jszilagy@brockport.edu
Office: Brown Building 212

Education

PhD, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
MA, University at Szeged, Hungary
MS, University at Szeged, Hungary

Areas of Specialty

Mathematics teaching and learning, Bilingualism, Foreign Language teaching and learning

Research Interests

Developmental progressions in the learning of mathematical concepts, Elementary and middle level mathematics teachers’ understanding of inquiry, Heritage language maintenance, world language learning

Recent Publications

Szecsi, T. & Szilagyi, J. (2021). Language Assessment Literacy: Analyzing the Perspectives of Mainstream Teachers Toward English Learners. Journal of English Learner Education, 12(1), 1-29. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/jele/vol12/iss1/3

Szilagyi, J. & Szecsi, T. (2020). Why and how to maintain the Hungarian language: Hungarian-American families’ views on heritage language practices. Heritage Language Journal, 17(1), 114-139. https://doi.org/10.46538/hlj.17.1.5

Zhang, J., Wright, A. M., Kim, E., & Szilagyi, J. (2019). A collaborative journey toward inclusive teacher education programs. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 21(1-2), 37-51.

Szecsi, T., Szilagyi, J., & Giambo, D. (2015). Teacher Candidates Talk about Heritage Language Maintenance: Views and Possible Approaches. Heritage Language Journal, 12(1), 75-99.

Szilagyi, J., Clements, D., Sarama, J. (2013). Young Children’s Understandings of Length Measurement: A Developmental Progression. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, NCTM, 44(3), 581-620.

Szilagyi, J., Giambo, D., Szecsi, T. (2013). “What If I Don’t Speak It?” Classroom Strategies to Nurture Students’ Heritage Languages. Childhood Education, 89(2), 117-121.