Doreen Ewert
- Associate Professor, Second Language Studies
- Director, English Language Instruction
Education
- Ph.D. 2006. Linguistics. Indiana University
- M.A. 1992. TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Indiana University
- M.A. 1980. English Literature. Notre Dame University
- B.A. 1978. English Literature and History. Fresno Pacific College
Contact Information
e-mail: dewert@indiana.edu
office: Memorial Hall 304
phone: (812) 855-2680
Research Interests
Language teacher development, classroom discourse, curriculum and program design, interlanguage development.
Personal Statement
My research in language teacher development focuses on the development of teacher reflectivity, identity and language awareness and particularly how formal pre-service or in service training interfaces with language teacher development. My research on classroom discourse is currently focused on the role of teacher talk in engaging learner participation in writing conferences. In the area of curriculum and program design, I am interested in second language academic literacy development, content-based instruction, extensive reading, and the integration of skill instruction in relation to the needs of pre-academic and matriculated adult language learners, and in particular the development of sequences of courses with articulated goals, objectives, and means. In the area of interlanguage development, my research continues on the nature of SL non-narrative writing in relation to grounding and the development of tense-aspect features.
Courses Recently Taught
- Adult Second Language Reading and Writing
- Methods in Teaching ESL/EFL to Adults
- First and Second Language Acquisition
- Teaching Second Language Learners
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Intercultural Practicum
- Modern English Grammar
- Teaching English as an Additional Language
- Topics in TESOL: Reading and Writing
- MA TESOL Practicum
- Literacy Development of Adult Language Learners
Presentations and Workshops
"Second Language Writing: Expectations and Issues" Writing Tutorial Services Panel, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN March 3, 4, and 7, 2008.
"Preparing international students for successful academic study at US universities" Doreen Ewert, Angela Garner, Denise Shettle, Cathy Raymond. INTESOL Higher Ed/IEP Interest Section Panel, INTESOL Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 3, 2007.
"Extensive reading: A model for meaning making." Workshop for ESL teachers in Fresno Adult School, Fresno, CA, April 27, 2007.
"Narratives as Side Structures in Non-narrative Text-types." AAAL Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, April 21-24, 2007.
"Non-narrative writing for language development? You bet!" TESOL Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, March 21-25, 2007.
"One Teacher, Many Voices?" (with Tara Zahler), TESOL, Long Beach, CA, March 30-April 2, 2004.
"The Expression of Temporality in the Non-narrative Written Discourse of L2 learners of English." Second Language Research Forum Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, October 16-19, 2003.
"Teacher Identity and Reflectiveness in Methods courses." TESOL, Baltimore, MD, March 26-29, 2003.
"Teacher-talk in L2 Writing Conferences." AAAL Annual Conference, Arlington, VA, March 22-25, 2003.
"Principles of Engagement. (with Clay Bond, Paul Russell, and Rob Griffin), INTESOL Writing Forum, Broad Ripple High School, Indianapolis, IN, November 16, 2002.
"Curriculum Design in an IEP." MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, Intensive English Program Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, September 20, 2001.
"Getting a Job/Hiring a Teacher." T535 TESOL Practicum, MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, November 2, 2002.
"Being Less than a Big Fish in a Very Small Pond!" Intensive English Program, Center for English Language Training, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Fall 2000.
"Current Trends in Teaching English as an Additional Language." Wuhan Technical University, Wuhan, China, June 1997.
"Making Connections: Using Literature for Extensive Reading." (with Kelly Austin), CATESOL, San Jose, CA, April 1996.
"Making Connections: A Model for Extensive Reading." (with Kelly Austin), TESOL, Chicago, IL, 1996.
"Teacher-made Videos for Listening Strategies Training." (with Rebecca Mahan), TESOL, Baltimore, MD, 1994.
"Using Teacher-made Videos for Listening." (with Rebecca Mahan), Midwest TESOL, November, 1993.
"Communicative Activities in the Language Classroom." African Language Teachers' Workshop, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, October, 1991.
"Teaching Grammar in Lower Levels." T535 TESOL Practicum, MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Fall 1991.
