Keenan M. Sweigart
Applied Linguist and Second Language Educator
Research & Course Papers
APLNG584 – Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning –
James P. Lantolf
Primary Materials:
Lantolf, J. P. & Poehner, M. E. (2014). Socioculturual theory and the pedagogical imperative: Vygotskian praxis and the theory/practice divide. New York: Routledge.
Lantolf, J. P. & S. L. Thorne. (2006). Sociocultural theory and the genesis of second language development. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Karpov, Y. V. (2014). Vygotsky for educators. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Loewen, S. (2015). Instructed second language acquisition. New York: Routledge.
Course Papers:
Manner-Path Conflation through Co-speech Gesture:
An Examination of Motion Events Produced by Brazilian L2 Speakers of English
Critical Analysis of Loewen's Introduction to
Instructed Second Language Acquisition (2015)
APLNG586 - Analyzing Classroom Discourse – Joan Kelly Hall
Primary Materials:
Sidnell, J. & Stivers, T. (Eds.). (2013). Handbook of conversation analysis. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Course Paper:
Instructional Side-Sequences within an ESL Classroom
APLNG591 – Seminar in Second Language Acquisition – James P. Lantolf
Primary Materials:
Mitchell, R., Myles, F., & Marsden, E. (Eds.). (2013). Second language learning theories. New York, NY: Routledge.
APLNG572 – Communication in Second Language Classrooms –
Karen Johnson
Primary Materials:
Walsh, S. (2011). Exploring classroom discourse: Language in action. London: Routledge.
Mercer, N. (2000). Words & Minds: How we use language to think together. London: Routledge.
Course Paper:
Code-switching in an Elementary FL Classroom:
A Transition across a Semester
APLNG597C – Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition – Ning Yu
Primary Materials:
Ungerer, F., & Schmid, H. J. (Eds.). (2013). An introduction to cognitive linguistics. New York, NY: Routledge.
Littlemore, J. (2009). Applying cognitive linguistics to second language learning and teaching. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Course Paper:
Windowing & Gapping:
A Further Look at Satellite-Framed Languages
APLNG597C – Student Mobility and Second Language Learning –
Celeste Kinginger
Primary Materials:
Kinginger, C. (2009). Language learning and study abroad: A critical reading of research. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Course Paper: (A Proposal)
Humor in Study Abroad:
A Longitudinal Study of Humor Development
APLNG597A – Gesture in Second Language Learning and Teaching – James P. Lantolf
Primary Materials:
Goldin–Meadow, S. (2003). Hearing gesture: How our hands help us think. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
McNeill, D. (2005). Gesture and thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
McCafferty, S. G., & Stam, G. (Eds.). (2008). Gesture: Second language acquisition and classroom research. London, UK: Routledge.
Course Paper:
Manner through Gesture:
An Examination of Motion Events in
Satellite- and Verb-framed Languages
APLNG597C – Pragmatics: Theory and Pedagogical Application –
Celeste Kinginger
Primary Materials:
Archer, D., Aijmer, K., & Wichmann, A. (2012). Pragmatics: An advanced resource book for students. New York, NY: Routledge.
Course Paper:
The German Particle Ja:
Teaching with Corpus-Based Data
APLNG570 – Second Language Reading – Celeste Kinginger
Primary Materials:
Hudson, T. (2007). Teaching second language reading. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Course Paper:
The Orthographic Depth Hypothesis:
A Literature Review
