Young people, especially, are choosing to read in English even if it is not their first language because they want the covers, and the titles, to match what they see on TikTok and other social media.

In 2020, Susan Spezzini, Ph.D., a professor of English Learner Education, was named a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program awardee for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Her "Enhancing the ...