Richard McDorman Elected to CEA Commission

Richard McDorman has been elected to serve as a Commissioner on the Commission for English Language Program Accreditation (CEA), a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education for the accreditation of postsecondary English language programs and institutions. The thirteen member Commission is responsible for governing CEA, setting CEA policy and making accreditation...

In April 2015, inlingua International, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, published English 5, an advanced-level English as a Second Language (ESL) textbook used at more than 300 inlingua Language Centers around the world. The student textbook (pictured at left) and supporting materials, which include audio CDs with listening activities and a teacher’s edition (the Trainer Resource Pack),...

Richard McDorman appeared as an invited guest expert on Spanish-language television network Telemundo’s reality singing contest “Yo Me Llamo” on Sunday, October 14, 2012.

Richard McDorman has been recognized as a leading expert in language assessment and bilingual test development by BilingualBility, a cutting-edge language testing program that “simulates international business scenarios in 4 distinct modules. Providing simultaneous assessment of language and cultural fluency in English and [many other languages].” McDorman has served as Head Test Developer for BilingualBility’s...

The paperback version of Presenting English Grammar is now available for purchase from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and thousands of other book retailers and textbook suppliers around the world. The text has been available in e-book format since 2012. The paperback version is 156 pages in length and has been published in full color. The e-book version...

Richard E. McDorman (Col ’94 L/M) published his second book, Managing Successful Meetings. The book was published by inlingua International (Bern, Switzerland) in February.

On May 22, 2012, ESL language textbook publisher Heinle, in conjunction with National Geographic Learning, recognized Richard McDorman for his work reviewing and commenting on Heinle’s new ESL textbook series Pathways. Click here to view or download a copy of the official acknowledgment published in the textbook series.

Here are some of the pictures from the Warrior Dash obstacle course race I completed on December 3, 2011 in Deerfield Beach, Florida (click on each picture to see the full-sized version). I finished 59th out of 557 in my age group and 507th out of 7,148 finishers overall (about half of the competitors finished the course)....

Richard McDorman has been named a member of the ProZ.com Certified PRO Network. For more information about the Certified PRO Network, click here.

I was born and raised in West Virginia. I went to college in Virginia, and later to graduate school in Chicago and Miami, where I settled down in the late 1990s. I also studied law for two years at Florida State University and translation at New York University. I am a linguist and essayist. I...