Interests
- Second Language Acquisition, Bilingualism and General Linguistics
- English as a Second / Foreign Language
- Academic Writing
Experience
Fall 2011 - Present. Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL, USA.
▪ ENG 540 (pending) Graduate Seminar: Bilingualism
▪ ENG 597 Fossilization: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (independent study)
▪ ENG 468 Second Language Acquisition
▪ ENG 409 Syntactic Analysis
▪ ENG 405 Pragmatics
▪ ENG 400 Principles of Linguistics
▪ ENG 102N (pending) English Composition for Non-Native Speakers
Winter 2007 Part-time Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
LIN 1310B Introduction to Linguistics I.
Fall 2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
LIN LIN 5917 Syntax I (Graduate). Instructor: Maria-Luisa Rivero.
Winter 2006 Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa, Canada.
LIN 4151: Language Acquisition. Instructor: Nina Kazanina.
2005 – 2006 ESL Teacher, Centre Linguistique, Collège de Jonquière, Ottawa, Canada. Taught ESL to Francophone employees of the Federal Government of Canada as well as to industry professionals.
2004 – 2005 Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa, Canada.
LIN 7920 Second Language Acquisition. Instructor: Juana Liceras.
LIN 6917 Syntax I. Instructor: María Luisa Rivero.
2001 – 2003 Writing Instructor, Center for Academic Writing, York University, Toronto.
Taught academic writing skills one-on-one to undergraduate students;
Gave group workshops / mini courses on essay writing.
2000 – 2001 EFL Teacher, Aipusen English Language Institute, Guangzhou, China.
Taught English as a foreign language in Chinese public schools.
June 2000 EFL Teacher, Britannica Language Centers, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Taught an intensive EFL summer course for intermediate adult learners.
For more details on my employment history, please refer to my CV.