Dr. Maria Tamarina Prawati is a lecturer in TEFL at Universitas Bina Nusantara, Jakarta.

Her research project on teaching English as a foreign language at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is “English language and culture learning: Previewing interculturality in Intensive English Program (IEP).” She would like to gain new perspectives on cultural pedagogical paradigms in selected classrooms in the US and classroom attitudes to the importance of teaching culture.

Dr. Maria holds a bachelor’s degree in English teaching from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya, a master’s degree in educational management from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, and a PhD in applied linguistics from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya.