Emily Boersma is Director of the English Language and Intercultural Center at Oklahoma State University. She received a PhD in TESOL – Linguistics in 2005 and has taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) for 19 of the past 25 years in Chile, Japan, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. Her passion is helping people gain greater access to the world through improved communication in English.