various work selections

Integrating synonyms in vocabulary instruction promotes word consciousness and exposes learners to different word families necessary for increasing their lexicon. Classroom materials are shared, which draw from the literature on semantic theory and SLA-oriented principles of vocabulary pedagogy. 

Discovering the meaning of expression 'rough night' through the representational aspect of semantic theory, as analyzed within the context of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A language case study on a peer in a beginner Italian class.

An investigation of two students enrolled in a freshman ESL class and the role of peer feedback on their essay draft revisions. 

Synonymous sets tend to  behave more as near-synonyms upon closer inspection, not as absolute  synonyms, contrary to the general assumption. 

Incorporating Praat technology and informed by phonology and principles of SLA, Pedro and I designed a teacher development workshop for Converse International School of Languages (SF).  

EAP courses demand a specialized strategy and skill set and nowhere is this more true than in EFL contexts. The paper discusses a curriculum project that addresses reading skills and strategies targeting features specific to academic texts with hopes to improve Japanese learner outcomes. Presented the project at the CATESOL 2019 Annual Conference in San Jose, CA. 

A counterargument to the critical period hypothesis, inspired and  informed by the research of Canadian psychologist and professor, Ellen  Bialystok.

Teacher support and development through reflective practice and community.

A group presentation on the history of contrastive rhetoric and its  development into intercultural rhetoric.