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Department of Applied Linguistics Alumni
2012
Rémi Adam van Compernolle, Ph.D.
Developing second language sociopragmatic capacity through concept-based instruction
Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University
Tracy Davis, Ph.D.
Undergraduate vs. Graduate Academic English: A Corpus-based Analysis
Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Sungwoo Kim, Ph.D.
Development of meaning making in second language writing of international graduate students: A sociocultural and cognitive linguistic perspective
Seoul, South Korea
Wei Lai, Ph.D.
Concept-based foreign language pedagogy: Teaching the Chinese temporal system
Faculty, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY
Master of Arts:
Mark Carpency, M.A.
Yohan Hwang, M.A.
Meltem Ilkan, M.A.
Meng-Wai Lin, M.A.
Ting Liu, M.A.
Ju Hyun Park, M.A.
Margarita Serengina, M.A.
Siyuan Wu, M.A.
Yi Zhang, M.A.
Becky Zoshak, M.A.
2011
Duff Johnston, Ph.D.
Interactional resources for instructors' collective decision-making : Evidence from EFL teachers' meetings in China
Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Hyewon Lee, Ph.D.
Concept-based approach to second language teaching and learning: Cognitive linguistics-inspired instruction of English phrasal verbs
Alina Pajtek, Ph.D.
A cross-linguistic and cross-cultural analysis of taste, food, cooking, and interaction in a corpus of television cooking shows from Romania and the US
Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and ESL Composition, Harper College, IL
Brenda Ross, Ph.D.
Language, identity, and investment in the English language of a group of Mexican women living in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Jie Zhang, Ph.D.
The acquisition of the Chinese resultative verb complements by learners of Chinese as a foreign language: A learner corpus approach
Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, University of Oklahoma
Master of Arts:
Breynn Bello, M.A.
Ron Boben, M.A.
2010
Selim Ben Said, Ph.D.
Urban street signs in the linguistic landscape of Tunisia: Tensions in policy, representation and attitudes
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Sharon Childs, Ph.D.
Language teacher cognition: Tracing the conceptualizations of second language teachers
Soeun Cho, Ph.D.
Project-based learning in a foreign language immersion camp
Lecturer, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
Stefanie Rehn, Ph.D.
The spoken self: An ethnographic exploration of accent and identity
Project Manager, Instructional Design Projects, Allen Communication Learning Services, Utah
Kwanghyun Park, Ph.D.
Enhancing lexico-grammatical performance through corpus-based mediation in L2 academic writing instruction
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore
Davi Schirmer Reis, Ph.D.
Non-native English speaking teachers and professional legitimacy: A sociocultural theoretical perspective on identity transformation
Assistant Professor, Department of Instruction and Leadership in Education, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
2009
Kyungja Ahn, Ph.D.
Learning to teach within the curricular reform context: a sociocultural perspective on English student teachers' practicum experience in South Korea
Assistant Professor, College of Education, Seoul National University, South Korea
Chas Brua, Ph.D.
Health-care access in a rural area: Perspectives from Russian-speaking immigrants, English-speaking doctors, and volunteer interpreters
Research Associate and Instructional Consultant, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, The Pennsylvania State University
Emily Rine, Ph.D.
Development in dialogic teaching skills: A micro-analytic case study of a pre-service ITA
Instructor, University of Oregon, Portland
Elizabeth Smolcic, Ph.D.
Preparing teachers for diverse classrooms: an activity theoretical analysis of teacher learning and development
Assistant Professor, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University
2008
Bonnie Alco, Ph.D.
Negotiating academic discourse in a second language: A case study and analysis
Assistant Professor, University of Scranton, PA
Amber Navarre, Ph.D.
Discourse of female marriage-based immigrants in Taiwan
Founder & CEO, Lantern Institute, Inc.
Xingren Xu, Ph.D.
Exploring the impact of aging through transitivity: A systemic functional approach to Chinese elders' narratives.
2007
Parastou Feiz, Ph.D.
The expression and conceptualization of motion through space and manner of motion in Persian and English: A comparative analysis
Assistant Professor, Applied Linguistics and TESL, California State University, San Bernadino
Victoria Hasko (neé Driagina), Ph.D.
Crossing and bridging spaces in a second language: A corpus-based investigation of motion talk by American learners of Russian
Associate Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia
Jonathon Reinhardt, Ph.D.
Directives usage by ITAs: An applied learner corpus analysis
Assistant Professor, Department of English, The University of Arizona, Tucson
2006
Hanae Katayama, Ph.D.
A cross-cultural analysis of humor in stand-up comedy in the United States and Japan
Faculty, Department of International Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Xuehua Xiang, Ph.D.
A Discourse-pragmatic study of interactional particles in Shishan (Hainan Island, P.R., China)
Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Chicago
2005
An Cheng, Ph.D.
Genre and learning : Exploring learners and learning in the ESP genre-based framework of learning academic writing
Associate Professor, English Department, Oklahoma State University
Marilia Mendes Ferreira, Ph.D.
A concept-based approach to writing instruction: from the abstract concept to the concrete performance
Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
2003
Jong Oh Eun, Ph.D.
How idealized American English norms are created and reinforced in English lessons on television: A discourse analysis of two popular English language TV shows in Korea
Faculty, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey, CA