H. Patricia Byrd
Department of Applied Linguistics
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
Updated March 18, 2010
Areas of Special Interest
English grammar; corpus linguistics; materials design, publication, and use; professional
development education and training; issues in the international flow of students and
scholars; applications of technological innovation to the teaching and learning of
ESL/EFL
Education
Ph.D., University of Florida, March 1974
Major: English language & literature
Dissertation: "Modals in Present-Day American English: Theories, Applications,
and Resource Materials for the Teaching of English as a Second Language"
M.A., Northwestern University, June 1966
Major: English language & literature
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, with Honors in English, Huntingdon College, June 1965
Major: English language & literature
Academic Positions
July 2008-Present
Professor Emeritus, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State
University
1996-December 1, 2007
Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State University
1990-1995
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State
University
1985-1989
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State
University
Summers 1986-1989
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Faculty member, University of Wyoming Institute on Training for Foreign
Teaching Assistants (Summer Program)
1973-1984
Assistant Director, English Language Institute University of Florida [Taught ESL,
TESL methodology, English grammar]
1966-1967
Instructor, English Department, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Honors
1990 Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Public & Urban Affairs
1994 Homer Higbee Award for Distinguished Service to NAFSA
PhD Advisees in Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
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Magdi Kandil, 2003-2009 Dissertation Topic: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in
American, Arab, And British Media: Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Analysis
Luciana Diniz, 2004-2007 Dissertation Topic: An investigation of corpus
methods for analysis of highly frequent words: The case of the
Doctoral Committees in Other Departments
Samuel Perkins. Theory vs. Practice: Attitudes of ESL and University Faculty. College of
Education, Georgia State University, 1995-97, degree granted 1997.
Clifford L. Lutton, Jr. Idiomatic Body-Part Lexemes in a corpus of the MacNeil/Lehrer
NewsHour: Approaching an Applied Cognitive Linguistics. College of Education,
Georgia State University, 1990-1992, degree granted 1992.
Jennifer Green. Lexical Bundles and Academic Vocabulary in Middle School
Textbooks. College of Education, Georgia State University, 2006-2008.
Direction of Master’s Papers for the MA in Applied Linguistics
Teaching the grammar and vocabulary of a selected register of English
Heather Allington
Fall 2006
Grammar of academic discourse
Kelly Taylor
Summer 2006
Grammar and vocabulary of newspaper prose
Amy Layton
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Summer 2006
Teaching the grammar and vocabulary of academic prose
Beth Cardon
Summer 2006
Teaching appositive nouns, past tense verbs, and circumstance adverbials in the news
register
Vincii Kwan
Spring 2006
Hard Work in the 2004 Presidential Debates
Kate Moran
Spring 2005
Autobiography of a Teacher
Beth Wallace
Summer 2003
CALL Activities on the Web
Jennifer Greene
Spring 2003
Teaching Past Tense: Issues and Ideas
Gyl Mattioli
Fall 2002
Supplementing the IEP Curriculum with Interactive ESL activities on the Web
Ana Menezes
Spring 2002
The Grammar of Questions in English
Sandy Lima
Spring 2002
Using Advanced Features of Hot Potatoes Software to Create Interactive ESL Materials
on the Web
Cynthia Little
To be completed Spring 2002
An Exploration of Theories and Applications for the Teaching of English Phrasal Verbs
Brian Schanding
Fall 2001
Complex Sentences
Elana Shefrin
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Spring 2001
Grammar and Hebrew ESL Students
Richard Lagyak
Summer 2000
Examples and Exemplification in the Teaching of English Grammar
Denise Marceaux
Summer 1999
Vocabulary of U.S. Public School Education for International and/or Refugee/Immigrant
Parents
Linda Bryson
Completed: Fall Semester 1998
Portfolio & Final Master's Paper
Word Processing Handbook for ESL Students
Stephanie Nordenhaugh
Completed: Summer Quarter 1998
Portfolio & Final Master's Paper
Computer Program for Learning English Pronunciation Developed for Japanese Business
People
Masako Hiraki
Completed: Summer Quarter 1998
Handbook for Adult ESL Learners
Chapter on Entertainment
Michelle Mikacevich
Completed: Winter Quarter, 1997
Module to Teach Use of Past Time Narrative Grammar
Angela Wofford
Completed: Spring Quarter, 1997
Discussion of theoretical and practical issues involved in development of a handbook for
adult ESL learner
Tonna Harris-Bosselmann
Summer Quarter, 1997
English Article System in Academic Discourse
Charlotte Currie
Completed: Winter Quarter, 1996
Second Reader for Master’s Papers for the MA in Applied Linguistics
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Development of an ESL Course for Refugee Mothers
Susan Bleyle
Completed Fall 2002
Case Study: Adult Education ESL Pre-Basico
Claudia Smith
Completed Fall 2002
The Academic Oral Communications Test (AOCT): A Materials Development Project
Submitted for the Master's Paper
Chaudron Gille
Completed Spring 2002
The Impact of Motivation on Second Language Acquisition at the University of Cocody
in Abdijan (Cote d'Ivoire)
Bado Ourega
Completed Fall 2001
First Language Literacy
Its Effects on Second Language Literacy and Acquisition
Audrey Murray
Completed Summer 2001
The Web and the Teaching of Phonology
Matthew Brooks
Completed Summer 1999
Video Viewing Guide: Examining Teachers' Beliefs and Decision-Making
Lynette Robson
Completed Summer 1999
Development of an Oral Communication EFL Course for Korean University Students
Jaiseon Song-Lee
Completed Spring Semester 1999
Video Viewing Guide (from the Teaching Practicum)
Julie S. Van Leuven
Completed Spring Semester 1999
Integrating Four Skills into a Communicative Syllabus
Quynh Nguyen
Completed: Spring Semester 1999
Teaching Pronunciation to Japanese Students and a Video Guide
Masanori Nakamura
Completed Fall Semester 1998
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Materials to Teach Listening Comprehension to Korean University Students
Haejung Sung
Completed Summer Quarter 1998
Revision of Tests for ESL 083 Reading and Listening for Academic Purposes
Matthew Williams
Completed Fall Quarter, 1997
Teaching Argumentative Writing
Richard Beaubien
Completed Spring Quarter, 1997
Final Master’s Paper (AL/ESL)
Jennifer Yance
Completed Fall Quarter, 1996
Direction of Readings Courses & Special Projects
Paul Benson. "Videotaped materials for teacher orientation to the IEP's curriculum."
Summer 2001. Dana Maslekoff, Audrey Murray, & Sigrid Nystrom. "Technology in the
ESL Classroom: Online Materials." Spring 2001
Mustafa El Sawy and Karen Peters, "A Website to Complement the Structure & Writing
Courses in the GSU Intensive English Program," Spring 2000.
Louise Gobron, “Multiple Choice Testing in WebCt for AL8460 on the Web,” completed
December 1999.
Brenda Sansom-Moorey, “Composition Textbook for Seminarians,” completed
December 1999.
Workshops on Textbooks and Curriculum for Egyptian Teachers in Teacher Training
Initiative. Spring, 1999
Workshops on Textbooks and Curriculum for Egyptian Teachers in Teacher Training
Initiative. Winter, 1999
Workshops on Textbooks and Curriculum for Egyptian Teachers in Teacher Training
Initiative. Fall, 1998
Learning Styles and ESL Students at DeKalb College, Debra Denzer, Spring Quarter,
1997
English Prepositions: Using MonoConc to Analyze Academic Text, John Speaks, Winter
Quarter, 1997
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Multimedia Materials to Combine Reading, Writing, and Grammar for ESL Instruction,
A class project with Tom McKlin, Flo Tucker, and Sherry Walsh. I served the role of
"grammar expert" to their roles of intructional materials designers. Winter Quarter, 1996
English Prepositions In Academic Textbook Discourse, John Speaks, Fall Quarter, 1995
Program Administration
August-December, 2006. Acting Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
Georgia State University
July, 2000-January, 2003. Co-Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL Georgia
State University
1996-2005. WebMaster for the Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL, Georgia State
University
1990-1994. Acting Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL Georgia State
University
1986-1990. Chair, Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL Georgia State University
1993-1995. Curriculum Coordinator for the Grammar Courses in the ESL Program of the
Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL, Georgia State University
1991-1995. Director, Office of Special Programs, Department of Applied
Linguistics/ESL, Georgia State University
1973-1984. Assistant Director, English Language Institute, University of Florida
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Publications
Book Series Co-editor with Joy Reid and Cynthia Schuemann. The Michigan Series
on Teaching Academic English in U.S. Post-Secondary Programs.
Ferris, Dana R. (2009). Teaching college writing to diverse student populations.
Bailey, Kathleen M., and Santos, Maricel G., editors. (2009). Research on ESL
in U.S. community Colleges: People, Programs, and Potential.
Books
Byrd, P., Reid, J., & Schuemann, C. (Eds.) The University of Michigan Series on
English for Academic Success. (Series initiated in 2006)
Byrd, P., & Nelson, G. (Eds.) (2003). Sustaining professionalism. Alexandria,
VA: TESOL.
Murphy, J.M., & Byrd, P. (Eds.) (2001). Understanding the courses we teach:
Local perspectives on English language teaching.. Ann Arbor: University
of Michigan Press.
Reviewed: Scovel, T. (2002). Book review of "Understanding the courses
we teach: Local perspectives on English language teaching" by John
Murphy and Patricia Byrd (eds.), TESOL Quarterly, 36(4).
Byrd, P. and Reid, J. (1998). Grammar in the composition classroom. Boston:
Newbury Press Division, Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Byrd, P. (Ed.) (1995). Material Writer's Guide. Boston: Newbury Press Division,
Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Smith, R., Byrd, P., Nelson, G., Barrett, R. P., and Constantinides, J. (1993).
Crossing Pedagogical Oceans: International Graduate Teaching
Assistants in U.S. Undergraduate Education. Report 8, 1992 ASHE-ERIC
Higher Education Reports. Washington, DC: The George Washington
University, School of Education and Human Development.
Byrd, P. (Ed.). (1988). Teaching Across Cultures in U.S. ESL Programs.
Washington, DC: National Association for Foreign Student Affairs.
Book Chapters
Pickering, L., & Byrd, P. (2008). An investigation of relationships between
spoken and written academic English: Lexical Bundles in the AWL and in
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MICASE. Diane Belcher, Ed., Reading-Listening-Speaking Connections.
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Byrd, P., & Bunting, J. (2008). Where grammar is concerned, one size fits all. In
Joy Reid (Ed.), Writing myths, pp. 42-69. Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press.
Byrd, P. (2005). Instructed grammar. In Eli Hinkel (Ed.), Handbook of research
in second language teaching and learning, pp. 545-561. Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Byrd, P. (2005). Nouns without articles: Focusing instruction for ESL/EFL
learners with the context of authentic discourse. In Jan Frodesen &
Christine Holton (Eds.), The power of context in language teaching and
learning, pp. 13-25. Boston, MA: Heinle.
Byrd, P. (2003). Freeing the MA grammar course from the limits of time and
space. In Dilin Liu and Peter Master (Eds.), Grammar teaching in teacher
education, pp. 113-124. Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
Byrd, P., & Nelson, G. (2003). Introduction. In P. Byrd & G. Nelson (Eds.)
Sustaining professionalism. Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
Murphy, J.M., & Byrd, P. (2001). Chapter 4 A framework for discussion, Part
One. In J.M. Murphy & P. Byrd (Eds.), Understanding the courses we
teach: Local perspectives on English language teaching. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan Press.
Murphy, J.M., & Byrd, P. (2001). Chapter 5 A framework for discussion, Part
Two. In J.M. Murphy & P. Byrd (Eds.), Understanding the courses we
teach: Local perspectives on English language teaching. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan Press.
Murphy, J.M., & Byrd, P. (2001). Chapter 24 Looking forward, connectivity
through the Internet. In J.M. Murphy & P. Byrd (Eds.), Understanding the
courses we teach: Local perspectives on English language teaching. Ann
Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Byrd, P. (2001). Textbooks: Evaluation for selection and analysis for
implementation. In Marianne Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a
second or foreign language (3rd Ed.), pp. 415-442. Boston: Heinle &
Heinle.
Byrd, P. (1996). Grammar in the Foreign Language Classroom: Making
Principled Choices. In Grace S. Burkart (Ed.), Professional preparation of
teaching assistants in foreign languages (Preliminary version).
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Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Byrd, P. (1995). Editing the word processor way. In Martha Pennington (Ed.),
New Ways in Teaching Grammar (pp. 217-219). Alexandria, VA:
TESOL.
Byrd, P. (1995). Writing and publishing textbooks. In P. Byrd (Ed.) Material
Writer's Guide (pp. 3-12). Boston: Newbury House Division, Heinle and
Heinle Publishers.
Byrd, P. (1995). Issues in the writing and publication of grammar textbooks. In P.
Byrd (Ed.) Material Writer's Guide (pp. 45-63). Boston: Newbury House
Division, Heinle and Heinle Publishers.
Byrd, P. and Constantinides, J.C. (1995). Textbooks for training programs for
International Teaching Assistants. In P. Byrd (Ed.) Material Writer's
Guide (pp. 137-146). Boston: Newbury House Division, Heinle & Heinle
Publishers.
Byrd, P. and Constantinides, J.C. (1991). Self-study and self-regulation for ESL
programs: Issues resulting from the associational approach. In Martha C.
Pennington (Ed.), Building Better English Language Programs:
Perspectives on Evaluation in ESL. Washington, DC: NAFSA:
Association of International Educators.
Byrd, P. (1988). Cross-cultural half-way houses: Orientation within intensive
English programs. In Josef A. Mestenhauser, Gayla Marty, and Inge
Stegliz (Eds.), Culture, learning, and the disciplines (pp. 45-49).
Washington, DC: NAFSA.
Byrd, P. (1987). Being seduced by face validity: Linguistic and administrative
issues in videotaped teaching simulation testing. In Nancy Van Note
Chism (Ed.), Institutional Responsibilities and Responses in the
Employment and Education of Teaching Assistants: Readings from a
National Conference (pp. 355-357). Columbus, Ohio: Center for Teaching
Excellence.
Byrd, P. (1986). Barriers to Cross-Cultural Communication in English-as-aSecond- Language Programs in the United States. In Patricia Byrd (Ed.)
Teaching Across Cultures in the University ESL Program (pp. v-x).
Washington, DC: National Association for Foreign Student Affairs.
Byrd, P. (1978). Linguistics and the English of science and technology. In Mary
Todd Trimble and Louis Trimble (Eds.) English for Specific Purposes:
Science and Technology (pp. 227-241), Corvalis, Oregon: English
Language Institute, Oregon State University.
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Monographs
Biber, D., Conrad, S., Reppen, R., Byrd, P., Helt, M., Clark, V., Cortes, V.,
Csomay, E., & Urzua, A. (2004). Representing language in the university:
Analysis of the TOEFL 2000 spoken and written academic language
corpus. ETS TOEFL Monograph Services MS-25. Princeton, NJ:
Educational Testing Service.
Textbooks
Byrd, P., Reid, J., & Schuemann, C. (2005, 2006). (Eds). English for academic
success series: 16 ESL EAP textbooks. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
Byrd, P., Reid, J., & Schuemann, C. (2005, 2006). (Eds). Essentials of teaching
academic English series. 4 teacher development books. Boston:
Houghton-Mifflin.
Byrd, P. & Benson, B. (2000). Applied English Grammar. Ft. Worth, TX:
Harcourt College. (Reissue of textbook originally published by Heinle &
Heinle.)
Byrd, P. & Reid, J. (1998). (Eds.) Looking Ahead: A Writing-Grammar Series at
Four Levels. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
Byrd, P. & Benson, B. (1994). Problem/Solution: A Reference for ESL Writers.
Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers. [Reviewed: House, Suzanne. (1995).
Problem/Solution: A Reference for ESL Writers. TESOL Quarterly, 29(3),
603-604.]
Byrd, P. & Benson, B. (1992). Applied English Grammar. Boston: Heinle &
Heinle. [Reviewed: Pearson, K. (1994). Applied English Grammar.
TESOL Journal, winter 1993/94, pp. 38-39.]
Byrd, P., Constantinides, J.C., and Pennington, M.C. (1989). The Foreign
Teaching Assistant's Manual. New York: Collier MacMillan Publishing
Co. Benson, B. and Byrd, P. (1989). Improving the Grammar of Written
English: The Editing Process. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
[Lax-Farr, J. 1992. Review. TESOL Quarterly, 26(1), 161-162.]
Byrd, P. & Benson, B. (1989). Improving the Grammar of Written English: The
Handbook. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co. [Lax-Farr, J. 1992.
Review. TESOL Quarterly, 26(1), 161-162.]
Byrd, P. (1985). Write On: A Handwriting Practice Book Boston: Heinle &
Heinle.
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Byrd, P., Wittkopf, B. & Drum, C. (1981). Guide to Academic Libraries in the
United States for Students of English as a Second Language. Englewood
Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.
Refereed Publications in Journals & Serial Publications
Biber, D., Conrad, S., Reppen, R., Byrd, P., & Helt, M. (2002). Speaking and
writing in the university: A multidimensional comparison. TESOL
Quarterly 36(1), 9-48.
Byleen, E., & Byrd, P. (2001). Using a variety of technologies to create and
maintain a long-distance materials development project. CALICO Journal
19(1), 51-65.
Nelson, G. & Byrd, P. (1998). NNS student performance on a state-mandated
reading proficiency exam: Focus on students who fail. College ESL 8(2),
1-16.
Byrd, P. (1997). Naming practices in academic writing: Another thought.
Research and Discusssion Note. English for Specific Purposes Journal
16(4), 339-343.
Byrd, P., Forsyth, A., & Sherbahn, R. (1996). English-Language Materials for
Refugees: 1580 and 1994. The English Schoolmaster (1580) and Familiar
Dialogues (1586) by Jacques Bellot and LifePrints edited by JoAnn (Jodi)
Crandall and Allene Guss Grognet (1994). TESOL Journal 6(2), pp. 3840. [We used the book review format as an opportunity to raise
substantial issues about ESL for refugees and so were given twice the
usual space for simple "reviews."]
Byrd, P., & Reid, J. (1995). Authenticity and authentic materials: Using student
produced writing in published ESL textbooks. Journal of Intensive English
Studies 9 (spring/fall), pp. 1-19.
Byrd, P. and Nelson, G. (1995). Academic profiles of NNS students who failed an
academic writing examination. Journal of Second Language Writing, 4(3),
273-285.
Byrd, P. (1994). Writing grammar textbooks: Theory and practice. System, 22(2),
245-255.
Byrd, P. & Constantinides, J. (1992). The Language of the teaching of
mathematics: Implications for training ITAs. TESOL Quarterly 26 (1),
163-167.
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Byrd, P. (1992). Financing Graduate Study in the U.S. Advising Quarterly
21(summer), 1, 12-14.
Smith, R., Byrd, P. Constantinides, J.C. & Barrett, P. (1991). Instructional
development programs for International TAs: A systems analysis
approach. In Zahorski (ed.) To improve the Academy: Resources for
Student, Faculty, and Institutional Development. New Forum's Press.
Byrd, P., Smith, R. & Constantinides, J.C.. (1991). Patchwork quilts of funny
money: Funding for training programs for foreign teaching assistants.
Journal of Intensive English Studies Spring/Fall 1991 issue, pp. 1-19.
Canseco, G., & Byrd, P. (1989). The writing required of graduate students in
business administration. TESOL Quarterly 23(2), 305-316.
Byrd, P. and Constantinides, J.C. (1988). FTA training programs: Searching for
appropriate teaching styles. English for Specific Purposes: An
International Journal 7, 123-129.
Constantinides, J. C. and Byrd, P. (1986). The foreign TA problem: What's the
big roblem? Journal of International Student Personnel, III (1), 27-32.
Byrd, P. (1982). The Hairbender Beauty Salon de Paris of Ethel, American Speech
57(3), 183-189.
West, G. and Byrd, P. (1982). Technical writing required of graduate engineering
students. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication 12 (1), 1-6.
Byrd, P. and West, G. (1981). Purposes of Technical Writing Courses for Foreign
Students in U.S. Colleges and Universities, TESOL Newsletter 15(2), 1920. Reprinted in John Haskell (Ed.), (1986). Selected Articles from the
TESOL Newsletter: 1966-1983, pp. 52-53. [The TESOL Newsletter
included refereed articles at this time--before the TESOL Journal had been
developed.]
Byrd, P. (1979). EST in Intensive English Programs in the United States. TESOL
Newsletter, June. Reprinted in Haskell, John. 1986. Selected Articles from
the TESOL Newsletter: 1966-1983, p. 51. [The TESOL Newsletter
included refereed articles at this time--before the TESOL Journal had been
developed.]
Byrd, P. (1978). Star Trek lives--Trekker slang. American Speech, pp. 52-58.
Byrd, P., Derrick, M., Blau, E., and McKinley, S. (1977). Memo-writing and
Silence in the ESL Composition Class, TESOL Newsletter, JanuaryFebruary 1977, vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 4-5 Reprinted in Classroom Practices
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in Adult ESL, edited by Donna Ilyin and Thomas Tradardh (TESOL
Publications, 1978), pp. 171-175. [The TESOL Newsletter included
refereed articles at this time--before the TESOL Journal had been
developed.]
Byrd, P. (1977). Chemistry and Agentless Passive Sentences: An ESL-EST
Exercise, TESOL Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 5,6. Reprinted in
Haskell, John. 1986. Selected Articles from the TESOL Newsletter: 19661983, p. 54. [The TESOL Newsletter included refereed articles at this time-before the TESOL Journal had been developed.]
Teaching Materials Published in Book Format
Byrd, P. and Benson, B. (1992). The Instructor's Manual for Applied English
Grammar. Boston, MA: Heinle and Heinle Publishing Co.
Byrd, P. and Benson, B. (1989). The Instructor's Manual for Improving the
Grammar of Written English. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
Byrd, P. (1985). Grammar Review, Teacher's Notes and Workbook, New
Perspectives, Book I. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Byrd, P. (1985). Writing Lessons, New Perspectives, Book II. Boston: Heinle &
Heinle.
Invited Publications in Journals & Serial Publications
Coxhead, A., & Byrd, P. (2008). Preparing writing teachers to teach the
vocabulary and grammar of academic prose. Special Issue of the Journal
of Second Language Writing.
Byrd, P. (2001). Moving a graduate course onto the web in an asynchronous
environment. Sunshine State Messenger 7(2), 6. Sunshine State TESOL
[Florida].
Byrd, P. (1997). Grammar FROM context: Re-thinking the teaching of grammar
at various proficiency levels. The Language Teacher 12, 7-17. Japan
Association for Language Teaching.
Byrd, P. (1996). Weaving the grammar strands into the Tapestry Series. In Derr,
M. (1996) Grammar Strand 4, pp. Xi-xii. Boston: Heinle & Heinle
Publishers.
Byrd, P. (1995). Faculty involvement in defining and sustaining the mission and
standing of IEPs in U.S. higher education. Journal of Intensive English
Studies 8, 27-35.
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Byrd, P. (1993). Halfway there? We crossed the bridge long ago! International
Educator 3, 18.
Byrd, P. and Arnow, B. (1986). Writing to Policy/Decision Makers. TESOL in
Action 1 (Winter). Atlanta: Georgia TESOL. [This publication was the
first issue of TESOL in Action, a publication of Georgia TESOL. I worked
with Beth Arnow in 1995-96 to create this publication to provide the
association with a journal focused on practical teaching issues.]
Reviews, Newsletter Articles, & Entries in ERIC
Byrd, Pat. (2006). Review of Farley, Andrew P. (2005). Structured input:
Grammar instruction for the acquisition-oriented classroom. Boston, MA.
McGraw Hill. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 28(4), 635-636.
Byrd, P. (2006). Review of Hewings A., Hewings M., Grammar and Context: An
Advanced Resource Book. English for Specific Purposes, 25(3), 376-383.
Byrd, P. Teaching the real thing: Connecting student learning competencies to
academic content. Houghton-Mifflin English-for- Academic-Success
Newsletter. Boston: 2005.
Byrd, P. (2005). Review Ken Beatty: Teaching and research computer-assisted
language learning. Pearson, 2003. Applied Linguistics 25:4.
Byrd, P., & Schuemann, Cynthia. (2002). A message from our co-chairs:
Membership involvement in MWIS. MWIS Newsletter 15(2), 1, 7.
Byrd, P. (1999). The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher's Course, 2nd
Edition. A Review in ESL Magazine. Byrd, P. (1996). Egyptian exchange.
Newsletter of the Office of International Services and Programs. Atlanta:
Georgia State University. Winter, p. 5.
Byrd, P. (1995). "Talking": The basic act of university teaching. In Rosslyn
Smith, Patricia Byrd, and Janet C. Constantinides (Eds.) University of
Wyoming/NAFSA Institute on Foreign TA Training (July 1989) Working
Papers Volume III, pp. 113-114. Laramie, Wyoming: The University of
Wyoming. (Submitted to ERIC in 1995.)
Byrd, P., Liu, Cecila, Mobley, Alan, Pitillo, Angelo, Silva, Susan Rolfe, and Sun
Shu-Wen. (1993). Exemplification and the Example: A Communicative
Process and Product with ESL Teaching Applications. ERIC Document
#ED 347 826 FL 020 454
Byrd, P. (1991). Issues in the Recruitment and Retention of International Students
by Academic Programs in the United States. (A paper presented at the
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OSEAS Europe Conference, La Grande Motte, France, December 1991.)
ERIC Document # ED 350 891 HE 025 867
Byrd, P. (1991). Funding to Attend Graduate School in the United States: An
Update. (A paper presented at the OSEAS Europe Conference, La Grande
Motte, France, December 1991.) ERIC Document #ED 350 890 HE 025
866
Byrd, P. and Fox, L. (1988). Survey on College ESL Credit: A Report from a
Subcommittee of the Committee on Professional Standards. TESOL
Newsletter 22(1), February, page 11.
Byrd, P. (1988). Questions to guide thinking about language in FTA training. In
Janet Constantinides (Ed.), Wyoming/NAFSA Institute on Foreign TA
Training July The Working Papers Volume II. Laramie, Wyoming: The
University of Wyoming. (ERIC Document # ED 358 805 HE 026 540)
Byrd, P. (1987). Academic sub-cultures within U.S. higher education:
Implications for FTA training of differences in teaching styles and
methods. In Janet C. Constantinides (Ed.), Wyoming Institute on Foreign
TA Training (July, 1986): Working Papers Volume I (pp.2-10). Laramie,
Wyoming: University of Wyoming. (ERIC Document # ED 358 804 HE
026 539)
Byrd, P. (1987). Video-taped teaching simulations: Issues in the testing and
evaluation of Foreign Teaching Assistants. In Janet C. Constantinides
(Ed.), Wyoming Institute on Foreign TA Training (July, 1986): Working
Papers (pp. 65-81). Laramie, Wyoming: University of Wyoming. (ERIC
Document # ED 358804)
Byrd, P. (1980). Context Grammar, a review of Sentences in Dialog by Richard
Gunter, American Speech, 139-141.
Publications on the Web
APA Workshop for AL/ESL Graduate Students:
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/APA. (Initial posting June, 2003)
AEGWeb: An experiment in materials design, development, and publication in
the web environment. http://www.gsu.edu/~eslhpb/aegweb
Issues in Textbook Selection and Use: Resources from a Variety of Disciplinary
Areas. http://www.gsu.edu/~eslhpb/material/textbooks.htm
Reconceptualizing and restructuring a graduate course for the WebCt
environment. http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/al8460_web.html
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Web-based collection of materials to support the courses in the Intensive English
Program with Mustafa El Sawy, Karen Peterson, and Audrey Murray.
http://www.gsu.edu/iephelp.
English Grammar on the Web. With Tom McKlin. Initially placed on the Web on
August 27, http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/index1.htm[This site was
developed to provide information about English grammar for ESL/EFL teachers
and students and also to provide a venue for publication by graduate students and
others.]
AL/ESL WWW Site. Initially placed on the Web on October 14, 1996.
http://www.gsu.edu/alesl/
Journal of English Grammar on the Web. Initially placed on the Web on October
14, 1996. http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/jegw/index4.htm. [This site was
developed in cooperation with graduate students in TSLP 827B English Grammar
Seminar in the fall quarter, 1996.] Recognized in 2000 with selection to be part
of the EdHelper.com collection of educational sites.
Reviews of Manuscripts for Major Publishers & Journals
Review for publication of a manuscript submitted to the Encyclopedia of Applied
Linguistics, March 2010.
Review for publication of a revised manuscript submitted to Language Teaching
on use of corpus linguistics methods in language teaching, August 2006.
Review for publication of a manuscript submitted to the Journal of English for
Specific Purposes on lexical bundles, December 2005.
Review for publication of a manuscript submitted to the Language Teaching on
use of corpus linguistics methods in language teaching, December 2005.
Review for publication of a manuscript submitted to the Journal of English for
Specific Purposes on use of corpus linguistics methods in language teaching,
October 2004.
Review for publication of a manuscript submitted for the TESOL Quarterly on
English grammar and materials writing, December 2002.
Review for publication of a manuscript submitted for the special edition of the
TESOL Quarterly on corpus linguistics, September 2002.
Review for publication of a grammar book for ESL/EFL teachers. Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, December 2001.
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Review for publication of "Harvard Case Study Method to Teaching EBP."
English for Specific Purposes Journal, October 1999.
Review for publication of "A conversation analysis of ESL textbook telephone
'conversations.'" TESOL Quarterly, September 1999.
Review for publication of 3rd edition of Teaching English as a Second/Foreign
Language edited by Marianne Celce-Murcia. Heinle & Heinle, October 1997.
Review for publication of selected chapters from the 2nd edition of The Grammar
Book by Marianne Celce-Murcia and Diane Larsen-Freeman. Heinle & Heinle,
March, 1997.
Review for publication of Halleck, G. "Issues of academic misconduct: The case
for simulations," for the English for Specific Purposes Journal. December, 1994
Review for publication of McKay, I. Intermediate Interactive Grammar. (Final
prepublication manuscript). Heinle and Heinle. January, 1994.
Review for publication of Global Markets: A case study book in English for
international students of business. St. Martin's Press. February, 1994.
Submitted for Publication
Coxhead, A., & Byrd, P. On the other hand: Lexical bundles in academic writing and in
the teaching of EAP. University of Sydney Papers in TESOL. http://wwwfaculty.edfac.usyd.edu.au/projects/usp_in_tesol/ March 2010.
Work in Progress
Coxhead, A., & Byrd, P. Collocations and phraseology in the Academic Word List. (To
be a reference work of approximately 1500 pages. Publication planned for 2010. Under
contract to the University of Michigan Press.) Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Development of corpus-based study of academic language used in entry-level courses at
Miami Dade College as background to the development of an intensive English for
Academic Purposes curriculum. With Cynthia Schuemann, Michelle Thomas, and Kate
Moran. 2009-2014.
Participation in Professional Meetings & Conferences
Refereed Papers and Conference Presentations
Materials behind closed doors: A report on a national survey of ESL teachers in
community colleges. With Cynthia Schuemann and Joy Reid. International
TESOL Convention. Salt Lake City, April 13, 2002.
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Creating community in an ansychronous graduate course on the web. With
Bunting, J., Gobron, L., Nystrom, S., Maslekoff, D., DiPuma, L., Nicholson, M.,
Little, C., & Hegyesi, B. International TESOL Convention. St. Louis, March 1,
2001.
Moving from print to the web: Creation of a web-based version of a published
textbook. Southeast Regional TESOL. Miami, Florida, October 21, 2000.
Re-structuring a graduate course for the WebCt environment: Moving AL 8460
English grammar for ESL/EFL teachers onto the web. With Bunting, J., Gobron,
L., Nystrom, S., Maslekoff, D., DiPuma, L., Nicholson, M., Little, C., &
Hegyesi, B. Southeast Regional TESOL. Miami, Florida, October 21, 2000.
Re-engineering a graduate course for the WebCt environment: Moving AL 8460
English grammar for ESL/EFL teachers onto the web. With Bunting, J., Gobron,
L., Nystrom, S., Maslekoff, D., DiPuma, L., Nicholson, M., Little, C., &
Hegyesi, B. WebCt2000 Conference on Distance Learning. Athens, Georgia.
July 11, 2000.
Creating virtual teamwork. With Elizabeth Byleen, Linda Robinson Fellag,
Judith Marasco, and Joy Reid. TESOL International Convention. New York
City. March 11, 1999.
Professional development for TESOL graduate students. With Eric Kendrick,
Masanori Nakamura, and Matthew Williams. TESOL International Convention.
New York City. March 13, 1999.
Activities in textbooks as an inventory for writers. With Susan Jones and
Stephanie Allomong. TESOL International Convention. Orlando. March 12,
1997.
Rethinking reading from the computer screen. With Tom McKlin, Amy Peterman,
Dell Perry, and Charlotte Currie. TESOL International Convention. Orlando.
March 13, 1997.
Beyond the basics: Advanced issues in consulting in international education and
exhange. A workshop chaired by Joann Stedman and Mary Peterson. NAFSA:
Association of International Educators. Phoenix, June 3, 1996.
Beyond time and space: Prepositions in academic discourse. With John Speaks.
TESOL International Convention. Chicago, March 28, 1996.
Academic profiles of students who fail composition tests and implications for
U.S. universities. With Gayle Nelson in the Colloquium on "Students Who Fail
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Composition Tests." TESOL International Convention. Chicago, March 28,
1996.
Steps in new directions: A training program for Egyptian educators. With Carol
Harris, Brian McLaughlin, and Gayle Nelson. Georgia TESOL Annual
Conference. Atlanta, March 9, 1996.
Beyond time and space: prepositions in textbook discourse. SE Regional TESOL.
Memphis, October 27, 1995.
Nouns without articles. International TESOL Conference. Long Beach, March 29,
1995.
A professional blueprint for the IEP in higher education. With Frank Pialorsi,
Stephen Thewlis, and Connie Perdreau. International TESOL Conference. Long
Beach, March 31, 1995.
Authenticity and authentic materials: Using student produced writing in published
ESL textbooks. With Joy Reid. International TESOL Conference. Baltimore,
March 1994.
Issues in the teaching of the grammar of written English. International TESOL
Conference. Atlanta, April 1993.
Punctuation in NNS writing: Sentence sense and academic style. International
TESOL Conference. Atlanta, April 1993.
Issues in the writing and publication of grammar textbooks. International TESOL
Conference. Atlanta, April 1993.
Generic meaning in academic prose: The English article system. International
TESOL Conference. Vancouver, March 1992.
The ESL scholar-teacher. with Janet C. Constantinides. International TESOL
TESOL Conference. Vancouver, March 1992.
Innovative materials design: Issues in the development of Grammar materials.
Southeast Regional TESOL Conference. Atlanta, October, 1991.
Exemplification and the example: A communicative process and product with
ESL teaching applications. With Cecila Liu, Alan Mobley, Angelo Pitillo, Susan
Rolfe Silva, and Sun Shu-Wen. Southeast Regional TESOL Conference. Atlanta,
October, 1991.
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Funding for FTA programs: A United States survey. With Rosslyn Smith (Texas
Tech University) and Janet C. Constantinides (University of Wyoming), TESOL
International Conference. San Francisco, March 1990.
Funding for FTA programs: A United States survey. With Rosslyn Smith and
Janet C. Constantinides, NAFSA National Conference. Portland, May 1990.
Appropriate training for foreign teaching assistants: Pedagogy and culture of ESL
compared to that of the sciences and mathematics. NAFSA National Conference.
Portland, May 1990.
Writing required in graduate courses in business administration. With Grace
Canseco. International TESOL Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 1989.
Systems that impinge on the training of FTAs to teach in U.S. mathematics
departments: U.S. higher education, U.S. mathematics education, particular
institutions, U.S. ESL profession, and home country educational systems.
International TESOL Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 1989.
The culture of ESL vs. the culture of mathematics: Learning to recognize and to
value different communication systems. Southern States Communication
Association, Louisville, Kentucky, April 1989.
A systems approach to FTA program design. With Janet C. Constantinides,
Rosslyn Smith, and Ralph Pat Barrett. Preparing the Professorate of Tomorrow
for Teaching (the 2nd National Conference on the training and employment of
Teaching Assistants). Seattle, November 1989.
Combining theoretical study with practical preparation: Integrating a TA training
program into an academic department. Preparing the Professorate of Tomorrow
for Teaching (the 2nd National Conference on the training and employment of
Teaching Assistants). Seattle, November 1989.
Saying it right: Key vocabulary and FTA lecturing. With Janet C. Constantinides
and Phyllis Hurt, TESOL International Conference, Chicago, March 1988.
Language + pedagogy + culture: Coordinating materials to meet the multiple
goals of an ITA training program. With Janet C. Constantinides. Symposium on
the Training of International Teaching Assistants. University of Pennsylvania,
April 1988
The language of mathematics: The use of English by English-speaking faculty to
teach beginning courses. With Janet C. Constantinides. Symposium on the
Training of International Teaching Assistants. University of Pennsylvania, April
1988
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Writing assignments in graduate business courses: Implications for ESL. With
Grace Canseco. Georgia TESOL Spring Conference. Atlanta, April 1988
Design factors for the advanced grammar workshop. International TESOL
Conference, Miami, April 1987
Academic subcultures and appropriate pedagogical styles for foreign teaching
assistants. International TESOL Conference, Miami, April 1987
Writing to policy/decision makers: A teaching module. With Beth Arnow,
International TESOL Conference, Miami, April 1987
Evaluation of video-taped simulation tests. With Rosslyn Smith, Workshop on
Testing/evaluation of FTAs, NAFSA National Conference, Long Beach,
California, May 1987
Where should we go from here: Research needs relating to training programs for
foreign teaching assistants. With Janet C. Constantinides, NAFSA National
Conference, Long Beach, California, May 1987
Teaching editing to advanced students of ESL. With Beverly Benson, at Grammar
Teaching/Grammar Learning, Georgia State University, Atlanta, December 1987
Foreign TAs: What the big problem? With Janet C. Constantinides. TESOL
International Conference, Los Angeles, March 1986
ESL in the institutional context. NAFSA Workshop on Self-study in Intensive
ESL Programs. Los Angeles, October 1986
Design factors in creating an advanced ESL grammar course. Southeast Regional
TESOL Conference, New Orleans, November 1986
The advanced composition workshop: Theories and practicalities. Southeast
Regional TESOL Conference, New Orleans, November 1986
Cross-cultural orientation and communication in U.S. intensive English programs.
NAFSA Region VII Conference, Atlanta, October 1985
The first week: Creating communication out of confusion. Southeastern Regional
TESOL, Atlanta, October 1985
Sources of evidence: How do U.S. writers prove they are right? Southeastern
Regional TESOL, Atlanta, October 1985
People: A method for discovering the cultural heritage of ESL students. NAFSA
Region VII Conference, Mobile, Alabama, October 4, 1984
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Noun phrase structure in definitions of nouns in the Merriam-Webster Pocketbook
Dictionary. Gulf TESOL Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, April 1979
EST in intensive English programs in the U.S. Gulf TESOL Conference, Tampa,
May 1978
The English of computer science. With D. Wells Coleman. National NAFSA
Conference, Ames, Iowa, June 1978
Teaching reading in the advanced ESL class. NAFSA Regional Meeting on
TESL, Atlanta, April 1976
Memo-writing and silence in the ESL composition class. NAFSA Region VII
Conference, Atlanta, October 1976
Colloquia at Professional Meetings
Portfolios in the MATESOL program. With Douglas Flahive, Peter Shaw, and
Karen Johnson. TESOL International Convention. Salt Lake City, April 11, 2002.
The MA Grammar Course. Presentations by Diane Larsen-Freeman, Marianne
Celce-Murcia, Peter Master, Ann Burns, Pat Porter, & Pat Byrd. TESOL
International Convention. St. Louis. March 2, 2001.
Responding to the grammar in student writing. Presentations by Joy Reid, Peggy
Lindstrom, Liz Hamp-Lyons, Dana Ferris, Gabriella Nuttall, Sima Sengupta,
Sharon Cavusgil, & Pat Byrd. TESOL International Convention. Seattle. March
18, 1998.
Educating employable teachers. Presentations by Pat Byrd, Stephen Thewlis,
Gailynn Valdes, Mary Jerome, Vicki Bergman-Lanier, Mark Tanner, Karen
Johnson, Robert Hausmann, and Jerry Gebhard. TESOL International
Convention. Chicago, March 27, 1996.
Students who fail composition tests. Presentations by Gayle Nelson, Michael
Janopoulos, and Roger Thompson. TESOL International Convention. Chicago,
March 27, 1996.
Professional development: Responsibilities of professional organizations for
individual growth. Presentations by Patricia Byrd, Joan Morley, Susan Bayley,
and Janet Constantinides. International TESOL Conference. Long Beach, March
30, 1995.
Teacher preparation: ESL program administrators talk with teacher educators.
Presentations by Patricia Byrd, John Murphy, Karen Johnson, Lynn Henrichsen,
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JoAnn Aebersold, Vicki Bergman-Lanier, Stephen Thewlis, Mary Jerome, and
Gailynn Valdes. TESOL International Conference. Long Beach, March 31, 1995.
Issues in the writing and publication of ESL/EFL materials. Presentations by
Patricia Byrd, Jodi Crandall, Patricia Dunkel, Joy Reid, and Jack Richards.
Materials writers academic session. International TESOL Conference. Atlanta,
April 1993.
Recruiting Revisited and Redefined: Issues in the International Flow of Students
and Scholars. Presentations by Cassandra Pyle and representatives of foreign
governments. NAFSA National Conference, Boston, May 1991
Issues in the Teaching of Grammar. Presentations by Martha Pennington, Diane
Larsen-Freeman, Marian Celce-Murcia, and Tracy Terrell. International TESOL
Convention, Miami Beach, April 1987
Invited Conference Papers, Chaired Sessions, Panel Presentations,
Speeches, Seminars, & Workshops
Byrd, P. (2009). Lexical patterning in academic talk. Part of presentation of a
research project with Lucy Pickering and Linda Grant. Denver: TESOL 2009.
Lexical bundles for the AWL. Part of a presentation of a research project with
Averil Coxhead. Denver: TESOL 2009.
Byrd, P. (2006). Creating a learning community online. Plenary session at the
Conference on Applied Linguistics, The Universidad de las Américas, Puebla,
Mexico, May 20, 2006.
Byrd, P. (2005). Participating in a change process. In the session on Corpus
linguistics and the teaching of ESL writing. San Antonio: TESOL 2005.
Byrd, P. (2005). Instructed grammar. Publisher's session for Eli Hinkel's
Handbook of Research in Applied Linguistics. San Antonio: TESOL 2005.
Byrd, P. Using APA in Your Papers. A workshop for AL/ESL graduate students.
June, 2003. A website was created to provide the workshop information for
students who could not attend the workshop: http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/APA.
Nelson, G. & Byrd, P. Job placement workshop. A presentation organized the
Graduate Student Organization, AL/ESL. November, 2002.
Vocabulary in materials: Selection of words and Learning of words. The
academic session for the Materials Writers Interest Section at the TESOL
International Convention. Salt Lake City, April 10, 2002. Pat Byrd organized and
chaired the session as co-chair of the MWIS. Presentations were made by Susan
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Conrad, Susan Hunston, William Grabe, Fredricka Stoller, Norbert Schmitt, and
Batia Laufer.
Schuemann, C., Reid, J., & Byrd, P. Assessment in textbooks and on the web &
the content of web-based support materials for classroom teachers: A discussion
with the authors of the H-M EAP textbooks series. Salt Lake City, April 13, 2002.
Understanding courses we teach: A publisher’s session sponsored by the
University of Michigan Press. With John Murphy. TESOL International
Convention. Salt Lake City, April 11, 2002.
Schuemann, C., Reid, J., & Byrd, P. Workshop on the Houghton-Mifflin Englishfor-academic-purpose textbook and teacher reference book series. Dallas, TX.
November 9-11, 2001.
Nelson, G. & Byrd, P. Job placement workshop. A presentation organized the the
Graduate Student Organization, AL/ESL. October 30, 2001.
Nelson, G. & Byrd, P. Job placement workshop. A presentation organized the the
Graduate Student Organization, AL/ESL. March 26, 2001.
Byrd, P. Putting a graduate course in the WebCt2 environment: Issues for faculty
members at GSU. A presentation to the faculty of the Department of Modern and
Classical Languages. February 23, 2001.
Byrd, P. Creating web-based ESL materials. For AL 8660 Materials Design,
Development, & Publication. November 15, 2000.
Byrd, P., Bunting, J., Gobron, L., Nystrom, S., Maslekoff, D., DiPuma, L.,
Nicholson, M., Little, C., & Hegyesi, B. Re-designing a graduate class for the
WebCt environment. Report presented at the 2nd Annual Teaching & Learning
with Technology Expo, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, May 7, 2000.
The job search process: A workshop for graduate students in AL/ESL. With
Gayle Nelson. Georgia State University, February 11, 2000.
Research and the materials writer. In the Academic Session for the Materials
Writers Interest Group on Harnessing resources of effective materials
development. TESOL International Convention. New York City. March 12,
1999.
Looking ahead...to academic success. With Elizabeth Byleen, Linda Robinson
Fellag, Judith Marasco, and Joy Reid. TESOL International Convention. New
York City. March 10, 1999.
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Grammar FROM Context. The opening plenary presentation for the PennEast
TESOL Annual Conference. Philadelphia. October 24, 1998.
The master's in TESL/TEFL portfolio requirement: Conceptual foundations and
practical purposes. A presentation at the new student orientation. August 21,
1998. Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL, Georgia State University.
Teaching composition using Looking Ahead: Responding to student writing and
other issues. Intensive English Language Institute, University of North CarolinaCharlotte. July 17, 1998.
An introduction to the Looking Ahead series. With Linda R. Fellag. Northern
Virginia Community College. July 14, 1998. Annandale, Virginia. (Publisher's
session organized by Heinle & Heinle Publishers)
Looking Ahead to academic success. Sunshine State TESOL Conference, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida. May 7, 1998. (Publisher's session organized by Heinle &
Heinle Publishers.)
Looking Ahead textbook series: A publisher's session. TESOL International
Annual Convention. Seattle. March 17, 1998.
Grammar FROM Context. Plenary session. Alabama-Mississippi TESOL State
Meeting. Mississippi State University. January 24, 1998.
Careers in ESL: Basic Concepts and their implications for TESL professionals.
Plenary session. Alabama-Mississippi TESOL State Meeting. Mississippi State
University. January 23, 1998.
Working with international students in university classrooms: What are the
issues? A GSU Faculty Forum. With John Murphy, Grace Canseco, Gayle
Nelson, Doug Podall, and Dan Paracka. Novebmer 7, 1997
Designing and implementing an EAP curriculum on a task-based model: A
workshop for the ESL faculty at DeKalb College. With Sharon Cavusgil and
John Murphy. Atlanta. July 10, 1997
Writing a resume to showcase your skills and achievement: A workshop
sponsored by the AL/ESL Graduate Student Association. June 2, 1997
Using Netscape Navigator Gold to creat WWW sites: A workshop for GSU
faculty. Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and by
Informational Technology and Systems. Georgia State University. May 16, 1997.
Reponse and Revision: A Breakfast Seminar. With Joy Reid, Dana Ferris, and Liz
Hamp-Lyons. TESOL International Convention. Orlando. March 14, 1997.
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Teacher Educators Talk with Program Administrators: Higher Education Interest
Section. TESOL International Convention. Orlando. March 13, 1997.
Issues in Academic Program Accreditation. With Paul Angelis and Janet
Constantinides. TESOL International Convention. Orlando. March 12, 1997.
Grammar FROM Context and It's All the Same Grammar: A Plenary Presentation
for the annual meeting of Indiana TESOL. Indianapolis, November 9, 1996.
Profession and Professional Development. Indiana TESOL. Indianapolis,
November 9, 1996.
Chat with Pat: An Informal Discussion on Grammar and Professionalism. Indiana
TESOL. Indianapolis, November 9, 1996.
Grammar FROM Context: A Professional Development Workshop for the ESL
Faculty. English Language Institute, Mercer University-Atlanta, October 23,
1996.
Characteristics of the Graduate of a Master's Program for ESL/EFL Teachers:
Scholar-Teacher-Professional. Fostering Common Ground: A National Seminar
on the Curriculum for Master's Programs in TESL/TEFL. Tucson: University of
Arizona. October 3, 1996.
Prototyping a composition-grammar textbook series. A session sponsored by
Heinle & Heinle Publishers. With Joy Reid and Ken Pratt. TESOL International
Convention. Chicago, March 19, 1996.
Grammar and Composition. Breakfast Seminar on Teaching Grammar
Communicatively. With Peter Master, San Jose State University, Marianne CelceMurcia, UCLA, and Elite Olshtain, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Getting a job teaching ESL/EFL: A workshop for graduate students in the
Department of Applied Linguistics/ESL. With Gayle Nelson, February 27, 1996.
Professionalism and Professional Development: The NAFSA Model. Georgia
Association of International Educators Annual Meeting. February 23, 1996.
Calloway Gardens, GA.
Methodology and materials: Predictions about directions in ESL materials. Heinle
& Heinle Winter Seminar. January 8, 1996. Orlando, Florida.
Grammar from context: Verbs, nouns, and prepositional phrases in the context of
undergraduate textbook prose. University of South Florida. December 6, Tampa,
Florida.
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NAFSA: Association of International Educators, TESOL, and Publishers: A
briefing on the purposes and characteristics of both associations and their
interactions with publishers within the context of professional development. With
Joy Reid. Heinle & Heinle Publishers. November 17, 1995. Boston.
Doing business across cultures: A pilot distance learning workshop on
intercultural communication. With Gayle Nelson and Rita Wuebbeler. Georgia
State University's GSAMS Facility. November 4, 1995, Atlanta.
NAFSA professional development program: New directions. With Diana Lopez.
Region VII Conference. Memphis, October, 1995
The basics of consulting in international education and exchange. I chaired this
session, which included presentations by Janet Constantinides, David Eskey, Jean
Griswold, June Noronha, William Smart, and Neal Sobania. NAFSA: AIE Annual
Conference, New Orleans, May 1995.
The NAFSA curriculum: Professionalism and professional development. Update
on the NAFSA Professional Development Program. With Jeanne-Marie Duval,
Scott King, Karen Jenkins, and Bill Carroll.NAFSA: AIE Annual Conference,
New Orleans, May 1995.
ESL Programs in the U.S.: The Range of Options Offered Students and Sponsors.
A workshop for Overseas Advisors sponsored by USIA and NAFSA: AIE. With
Charles Windish, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Steve Weisbrod, ELSAtlanta. Atlanta, GA, May 1995
Communicative Approaches to Teaching Grammar: Issues and Applications.
Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. February 24, 1995.
Consulting in international education: A workshop. NAFSA National Conference.
Miami Beach, May 1994.
The status of the Intensive ESL Program in U.S. colleges and universities: Faculty
Issues. NAFSA Conference. Miami Beach, May 1994.
The grammar of academic textbooks and materials. Gulf TESOL Annual
Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, May 1994
A united vision of international education: The NAFSA perspective on the
attributes of the internationally educated student. Joint meeting of Carolina
TESOL and the North Carolina Association of International Educators. Raleigh,
April 1994.
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Faculty involvement in defining and sustaining the mission and standing in U.S.
higher education of intensive English programs. Status of the IEP in U.S. higher
education: Developing a basic professional blueprint. Tucson: University of
Arizona, April 1994. (A presentation to a plenary session of the workshop)
The tapestry grammar workbooks: The design process and products. At the
meeting of the Tapestry authors at the International TESOL Conference.
Baltimore, March 1994.
Dealing with disruptive students: A panel presentation by the fulltime ESL faculty
for graduate teaching interns in the ESL Program of the Department of Applied
Linguistics/ESL. With Becky Bodnar, Sharon Cavusgil, Linda Gajdusek, and
Debra Snell, February, 1994.
Getting a job teaching ESL/EFL: A presentation for graduate students in the
Department of Applied Linguistics/ESL. With Gayle Nelson, January 1994.
Funding to attend graduate school in the U.S., presentations to Careers Advisers
from universities in the United Kingdom. London and Edinburgh, June 1993
ATESL-OSEAS dialogue: Recruiting ESL students overseas. Chaired session and
participated in panel discussion. NAFSA: Association of International Educators
National Conference, San Francisco, May 1993
ATESL-OSEAS dialogue: Predeparture orientation for international graduate
students. Chaired session and participated in panel discussion. NAFSA:
Association of International Educators National Conference, San Francisco, May
1993
The Graduate program: Where does it go? [A panelist along with Rick Jenks, Sam
Slick, John Haskell, Patricia Dunkel, and Bill Powell] TESOL International
Convention, Atlanta, April 1993
Design and implementation of international teaching assistant training programs,
with Janet C. Constantinides. NAFSA Region VII Conference, Atlanta,
November 1993.
The Teacher as audience for materials. International TESOL Conference.
Vancouver, March 1992.
Internationalization of U.S. colleges and universities: Implications for librarians.
10th Annual Library Conference. Tallahassee, Florida, March 1992.
Inventorying textbook resources and development of a syllabus and lesson plans.
The Department of Applied Linguistics/ESL at Georgia State University, TESL
Intern Orientation, Georgia State University, September 1992.
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Teaching composition to non-Native speakers of English, English Composition
Teachers Orientation, Georgia State University, September 1992.
Ethics in international education: A panel with Peter Briggs, Eva Adan, Marian
Beane, John Eaves, and Cynthia Felbeck Chalou. NAFSA: Association of
International Educators Region VII Conference. Greensboro, North Carolina,
November 1992.
NAFSA's ANSWER project: A glimpse into the future. NAFSA: Association of
International Educators Region VII Conference. Greensboro, North Carolina,
November 1992.
ATESL round table discussion: Administration of MA-TESOL Programs.
(Chaired session). NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region VII
Conference. Greensboro, North Carolina, November 1992.
Seeking jobs in the teaching of ESL: The TESOL process with Gayle Nelson. A
presentation for graduate students in the Department of Applied Linguistics and
ESL. Georgia State University. February 1991.
Writing and publishing ESL composition materials: A discussion with
professional Materials writers, with Janet C. Constantinides. A Discussion group
in the Symposium for Materials Writers. International TESOL Conference. New
York, March 1991.
Issues in the recruitment and retention of international students The ABCs of
student recruitment. Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Savannah, April 1991.
Designing and implementing assessment and training programs for ITAs: The
Emory model, with JoNell A. Usher (Emory University). The Third National
Conference on the Training and Employment of Graduate Teaching Assistants.
Austin, Texas, November 1991.
The TA experience: Preparing for multiple roles. The Third National Conference
on the Training and Employment of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Austin, Texas,
November 1991.
Issues in the selection of an intensive English program in the U.S.: Advice for
foreign students and overseas advisers. OSEAS Europe Conference, La Grande
Motte, France, December 1991.
Financing graduate study in the U.S.: A check sheet for foreign graduate students
to evaluate offers of assistantships. OSEAS Europe Conference, La Grande
Motte, France, December 1991.
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Us, them, the process, and the results: A Training session for NAFSA consultants,
with Joann Stedman, Gary Althen, Paula Spier, and Lee Zeigler. NAFSA National
Conference. Portland, May 1990.
Combining writing, grammar, and editing: Using Improving the Grammar of
Written English: The Handbook and Improving the Grammar of Written English:
The Editing Process. A publisher's session at International TESOL, San Antonio,
Texas, March 1989.
Issues in the teaching of grammar: Current approaches in the U.S. For a group of
visiting international teachers sponsored through USIA. Atlanta, March 1989.
Questions to guide thinking about the place of talking in classroom teaching in
U.S. colleges and universities. University of Wyoming/NAFSA Institute on the
Training of FTAs. Laramie, July 1989.
Credit for ESL courses at Georgia State University: Implications for ESL in the
United States. Colloquium on Trends in English Programs for University-enrolled
International Students, TESOL International Conference, Chicago, March 1988
Various aspects of the use of language in the teaching of mathematics.
Colloquium on Foreign Teaching Assistants: Research Now for Future Directions,
TESOL International Conference, Chicago, March 1988
`You've Got to Be Carefully Taught': Barriers to cross-cultural communication.
Plenary speech at joint meeting of Michigan TESOL and Michigan NAFSA.
Frankenmuth, Michigan, March 1988
The intersections between language and pedagogy: The culture of the U.S
undergraduate classroom with implications for FTA training. University of
Wyoming/NAFSA Summer Institute of FTA Training. July 1988
Legal and ethical issues in FTA training and testing, with Janet C. Constantinides
and Phyllis Kuehn. Reading, Culture, and Related Issues in Language Teaching, a
symposium organized by the Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL,
Georgia State University, Atlanta, December 1988
Moving an ESL program into the high tech future: Administrative concerns.
Strategic Planning for ESL Programs: A NUCEA Conference. Baltimore,
December 1988
Beyond marginality: Becoming important to your institution. Strategic Planning
for ESL Programs: A NUCEA Conference. Baltimore, December 1988
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Methods for teaching composition to ESL/EFL students. Workshop for USIA
visiting scholars, Georgia State University, Atlanta, November 20, 1986
The training and supervising of teachers in student-centered classes. Georgia
TESOL Spring Conference, Atlanta, February 28, 1987
The action research consulting model: A report with comments on applicability to
the academic world. NAFSA Consultant Training, Washington DC, March 1987
Should ESL volunteer tutors teach pronunciation? Workshop on ESL and Crosscultural issues for volunteer ESL tutors. Atlanta, April 4, 1987
Focused self-study and on-going self-study, in a workshop on self-study, with
Janet C. Constantinides, International TESOL Conference, Miami, April 1987
Systems analysis for program design and pronunciation in foreign TA training
programs, in a workshop on Foreign TA Training, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX, May 1987
Student profiles: Descriptions of students sponsored by the U.S. Agency for
International Development and the U.S. Information Agency. Organized and
chaired session. NAFSA National Conference, Long Beach, California, May
1987
Appropriate training for FTAs: Eleven Questions to consider about the
characteristics of teaching in U.S. universities. A background session at the
NAFSA/University of Wyoming Summer Institute on FTA Training, July 1987
Integrating part-time faculty into the ESL department. NAFSA Region VII,
Williamsburg, Virginia, November 1987
Institutional ties of ESL programs in the U.S.. NAFSA Workshop on SelfStudy/Self-Regulation, Atlanta, February 1986
Finding appropriate support. Georgia TESOL Workshop on Composition,
Atlanta, February 1986
The first week: Activities for communication. English Teachers Association of
Switzerland Annual Conference, Neuchatel, Switzerland, May 1986
Process vs. product: Teaching academic writing in the United States. English
Teachers Association of Switzerland Annual Conference, Neuchatel, Switzerland,
May 1986
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Academic sub-cultures: Appropriate training for foreign graduate teaching
assistants. University of Wyoming Institute on Training for Foreign Teaching
Assistants, Laramie, July 1986
Issues in the development of video-taped teaching simulation tests. University of
Wyoming Institute on Training for FTAs, Laramie, July 1986
Issues in teaching composition to non-native speakers of English. Staff training
session, English Department's Writing Center, Georgia State University, October
1986
Academic subcultures: Accurate teaching skills for ITAs. Institutional
Responsibilities and Responses in the Employment and Education of Teaching
Assistants: A National Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,
November 1986
Video-Taped simulation testing: Being seduced by face validity. Institutional
Responsibilities and Responses in the Employment and Education of Teaching
Assistants: A National Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,
November 1986
The Teaching of advanced grammar in the United States. A workshop for USIA
visiting scholars, Georgia State University, Atlanta, November 19, 1986
How to get published. Gulf TESOL Conference, West Palm Beach, April 1980
Conflict between international groups in intensive English programs. NAFSA
National Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, June 1984
The intensive English program at Average University: A Case study. A CIEP
Workshop on Self-study in Intensive English Programs, NAFSA National
Conference, Snowmass, Colorado, June 1984
Cross-cultural half-way houses: Orientation in intensive English programs. CIEE
Seminar on Orientation, November 1984
Grants & Contracts
Total Funding Awarded as of August 2005: $4,843, 660
Grant for Research for book to be published by the University of Michigan Press. Pat
Byrd is the Project Coordinator with co-authors Averil Coxhead and John Bunting,
starting Fall 2005: $7000 ($3500 per year for 2 years)
FIPSE, North American Academic Communication and Mobility Grant, Applied March
2004 ($200,000). Gayle Nelson is the PI. My role was conceptual rather than managerial.
Project runs for 4 years, starting fall 2004.
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University System of Georgia Most Internationalized Unit Award. Applied March 2003.
(Top award is $10,000)
Research Equipment Grant for EAP Research. GSU. Applied March 2003. ($14,821).
Grammar and vocabulary in History 2110 survey of U.S. history: a lexicogrammatical
study and corpus development project. 2002-2003, GSU Team Building Research Grant
Initiative. ($15,000) Co-director with Gayle Nelson.
Teaching Training Initiative for Seniors I-VI. IIE/DT2. March1-September 31, 2002.
($725,000) Co-director with Gayle Nelson.
Development of a collection of grammar activities on the web based on Applied English
Grammar. Harcourt College Publishing Company. 2000. ($1500)
Teacher Training Initiative-EFL and Teacher Training Program-Supervisors, 1999-2001.
Co-director with Dr. Gayle Nelson. Fall 1999-Fall 2001. ($2,300,000)
Computers in English Language Teaching (CELT) for Egyptian Educators. Director.
Co-wrote the proposal with Ms. Teresa Wise, Director of Egyptian Programs,
Department of Applied Linguistics/ESL. Funded as a subcontract through the Institute of
International Education. Summer 1999. ($165,500)
Teacher Training Initiative-English as a Second Language. A training program for 65
Egyptian English-language teachers. 1998-99. Funded as a subcontract through the
Institute of International Education. Co-director with Dr. Gayle Nelson. ($620,800)
U.S. Academic English Corpus Development Project. Educational Testing Service and
Northern Arizona University. 1998-99. $8500
Homework Assistance Program for Refugee Youth: Teaching Assistantships to Provide
ESL. Bridging the Gap Project. 1997. ($7800)
Integration of Computer Use into the ESL Curriculum: A Departmental Approach to
Technological Innovation. Funded by the GSU Center for Teaching and Learning,
February 17-June 30, 1997. ($2860)
STE Teacher and Principal Training Program for Egyptian Educators, April 25-May 31,
1996. Funded by the Binational Fulbright Commission-Egypt. Co-Director with Gayle
Nelson. ($163,000)
Individualized training program for Chinese scientist working at Coca-Cola. August,
1995. ($1600) (With Sharon Cavusgil).
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Teacher Training Initiative for 16 Egyptian EFL and 11 Egyptian Mathematics/Science
Teachers. Fall 1995. Funded by the Binational Fulbright Commission-Cairo. ($269,000)
(With Gayle Nelson).
Professional Enhancement Program for Egyptian EFL Teachers, Math/Science Teachers,
and Principals. Summer 1995. Funded by USAID/Fulbright-Cairo. ($203,685)
Workshop on Intercultural Communication in Corporate Settings to be delivered by
GSAMS, a distance learning technology. Funding from the Division of Continuing
Education, Georgia State University. ($2500) (With Gayle Nelson)
Professional Development Program for a Group of Egyptian English-Language Teachers
and High School Principals. Funded through Fulbright/USAID and organized through the
Integrated English Language Program of the Binational Fulbright Commission in Cairo,
Egypt. Summer 1994. ($18,500)
Auburn University-Nihon University Summer ESL Program, 1993. Developed and
directed project that resulted in a six-week intensive ESL/Social-Cultural Program at
Auburn University for a group of students from Nihon University. The academic director
was a graduate of the AL/ESL master's program and four graduate students provided
instruction. ($29,000)
Prevocational ESL Training for Refugee Youth. 1993. Atlanta Private Industry Council.
Co-sponsored with the GSU Office of Educational Opportunity. ($55,000)
Graduate research assistants to work on research project to develop a corpus of student
writing for computer analysis. 1992-93. Georgia State University Research Grants.
($4800)
Development and implementation of a testing and training program for international
graduate students to prepare to be ITAs at Emory University. 1990-1991. Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences, Emory University. ($25,000)
Software for computer lab in LARC (Language Acquisition Resource Center), College of
Public and Urban Affairs, Improvement of Instruction Grant. Winter Quarter 1989.
($500)
Materials for EFL summer institute at Beijing Medical University for the summer
quarter, 1989. With Dr. John Murphy. ($2000) College of Public and Urban Affairs,
Improvement of Instruction Grants.
Computer Software for Computer Laboratory in the GSU Language Acquisition
Resource Center (LARC, summer quarter, 1989. College of Public and Urban Affairs,
Improvement of Instruction Grants. ($200)
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Resource materials to use in M.S. practicum in People's Republic of China, College of
Public and Urban Affairs, Improvement of Instruction Grant. Winter quarter 1988.
($500)
Teaching software for ESL Department. College of Public and Urban Affairs,
Improvement of Instruction Grant. Fall quarter 1987. ($165)
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. Program held at Georgia State
University in winter, 1986. ($2500)
Travel to Neuchatel, Switzerland, to present papers on communicative activities and
advanced composition. USIS: Spring 1986. ($1000)
Series of workshops to train volunteers in teaching of ESL and cross-cultural issues, GSU
Continuing Education Grant Program, 1986-87. With Carole Hill, Chairman,
Anthropology Department. ($2000)
Development of ESL student-produced magazine on Foxfire model. College of Public
and Urban Affairs, Improvement of Instruction Grant. Fall quarter 1986. ($500) (with
Alice Gertzman)
Slides set on U.S. history and culture. College of Public and Urban Affairs, Improvement
of Instruction Grant. Fall quarter 1986. ($450) (with Poly Potter)
National seminar on the training of foreign graduate teaching assistants, 1985. The
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. Program held at Georgia State
University in spring 1985. ($2500)
Teacher-training video tapes, 1985. College of Public and Urban Affairs, Georgia State
University. ($200)
Development of publication series called TESOL in Action, 1985. Georgia TESOL.
($600)
National workshop on self-study for intensive ESL programs, 1985. NAFSA. ($5000)
Professional Service
External Evaluations & Reviews
External evaluator for promotion to professor, Memphis University, July 2009.
External evaluator for promotion to professor, University of Central Florida, July
2009.
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External evaluator for Iowa State University for promotion to associate professor
and tenure, October 2007.
External evaluator for promotion to professor, Portland State University,
September 2006.
External evaluator for PhD proposal, Portland State University, January 2006.
External evaluator for Utah State University for promotion to associate professor
and tenure, October 2005.
External evaluator for the New School for MA TESOL and certificate programs,
October 2005.
External evaluator for the University of Central Florida for tenure and promotion
to associate professor, August 2005.
External evaluator for the University of Florida for promotion to professor,
September 2004.
External evaluator for Portland State University for tenure, September 2003.
External evaluator for Northern Arizona University for tenure and promotion to
associate professor, July 2002.
External evaluator for the University of Central Florida for tenure and promotion
to associate professor, July 2002.
External evaluator for Texas Tech University for tenure and promotion to
associate professor, October 1998.
External evaluator for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for tenure and
promotion to associate professor, April 1998.
External evaluator for the United Arab Emirates University for promotion to
associate professor, April 1997
External evaluator for the University of South Florida for tenure and promotion to
associate professor, October 1996
Chair, External Review Committee, Intensive English Language Program, Utah
State University, Logan, Utah. February 29-March 14, 1996. [Drafted, revised,
and submitted written report with input from the other members of the committee,
Dr. Donald Freeman, School for International Training, and Dr. Freeman King,
Utah State University.]
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External evaluator for the University of Northern Arizona for promotion to
associate professor and tenure, 1995
External evaluator for the University of Michigan for promotion to professor,
1994
External evaluator for the State University of New York at Buffalo for promotion
to professor, 1994
External Reviewer, University of Iowa's ESL credit courses, intensive ESL
program, and ITA evaluation/training program. With Elliot Judd. Iowa City, April
1994
External evaluator for Portland State University for tenure and promotion to
associate professor, 1994
External evaluator for the University of Wyoming for tenure and promotion to
associate professor, 1993
External evaluator for the University of Kansas for promotion to assistant
language specialist, 1993
External evaluator for Texas Tech University for promotion to professor, 1992
External evaluator for the University of Wyoming for promotion to professor,
1992
Principal Evaluator, the Answer Project, NAFSA Knowledgebase Development
Project funded by FIPSE, 1991-92
External evaluator for Memphis State University for tenure and promotion to
associate professor, 1988
External evaluator for Michigan State University for promotion to professor,
1984
Major Offices in Professional Organizations
Member, Publications Standing Committee, TESOL. 2005-2008
Past co-chairs. Materials Writers Interest Section of International TESOL.
Cynthia Schuemann is the other Co-Chair. 2003-2004.
Co-chair. Materials Writers Interest Section of International TESOL. Cynthia
Schuemann is the other Co-Chair. 2002-2003.
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Co-chair elect. Materials Writers Interest Section of International TESOL.
Cynthia Schuemann is the other Co-Chair elect. 2001-2002.
Team leader for Site Reviews, TESOL Commission on Accreditation (TCA),
September 1998-January 1999.
Site Reviewer for the TESOL Commission on Accreditation (TCA), September
1998-January 1999.
Chair, Professional Education Training Systems project to develop and implement
a professional development curriculum and delivery system for international
educators in the U.S. NAFSA, 1994-96
Member, NAFSA Strategic Planning Committee, 1993-94
Chair, Subcommittee on Professional Development, NAFSA Strategic Planning
Committee, 1993-94 (report submitted February, 1994)
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Funding Proposals for Support of Eastern
European Students to Attend U.S. Colleges and University, NAFSA: Association
of International Educators ($700,000 in 1992-93 and $1,600,000 in 1993-94),
1992-93
Chair, Field Service Steering Committee, NAFSA: Association of International
Educators (coordinating annual cooperative agreement of approximately
$500,000), 1991-1996
Chair, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the NAFSA Consultation Service, 1991
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Videotape to Improve U.S. Undergraduate
Understanding of International TAs (written by Rosslyn Smith, Texas Tech
University, and published by the National Association for Foreign Student
Affairs), 1990
Member, Discipline Screening Committee in TEFL/Applied Linguistics, Council
for International Exchange of Scholars. Washington, DC, 1988-1991 (Chair of
Committee in 1989 and 1990)
U.S.-Based Coordinator, OSEAS (Organization for Overseas Advisers), NAFSA,
1990-93
Member, NAFSA Cross-Cultural Communication Assessment Team, 1988-89
Chair, TESOL International Socio-Political Concerns Committee, 1987-88
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Member, Field Service Steering Committee, National Association for Foreign
Student Affairs, 1988-90
Member, TESOL Ad-Hoc Committee on Self-Study, 1987-88
Associate Chair, TESOL International Socio-Political Concerns Committee,
1986-87
Member, TESOL Committee on Professional Standards, 1986-87
Member-at-large, Executive Board, Georgia TESOL, 1986-87
Member, TESOL International Socio-Political Concerns Committee, 1986-88
Chair, ATESL AID Resource Panel, 1984-87
NAFSA/ATESL Representative to Joint National Committee on Languages
(JNCL), 1984-1985
ATESL Representative to NAFSA National Nominations Committee, 1984-85
ATESL Past Chair, 1984-85
ATESL Chair, 1983-84
Member of NAFSA Board, 1983-84
ATESL Chair-elect, 1982-83
ATESL National Team, Member-at-large, 1980-82
President, Gulf TESOL, 1981-82
First Vice-president, Gulf TESOL, 1980-81
Second Vice-president, Gulf TESOL, 1979-80
Editor, Exchange: The Publication of NAFSA Region VII, 1980-82
Editor, Newsletter, Gulf TESOL, 1976-82
Other Professional Service
Member of the voter validation committee at the annual TESOL Business
Meeting. TESOL International Convention. Chicago, March 29, 1996
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Co-chair of Re-Entry Training Program for Students from the Baltic and East
Europe Funded by USIA to Study in the U.S., Washington, DC, October 1994
Co-chair of Re-Entry Training Program for Students from Russia and Ukraine
Funded by USIA to Study in the U.S., Washington, DC, October 1994
Participant in TESOL Conference Breakfast Meetings to give members
opportunities to meet with leaders in an informal setting (Breakfast Seminars)
TESOL International Conference, Baltimore, March 1994
Reader, Juried Papers, 1992 National NAFSA Conference, November 1991
Reader, Juried Papers, 1991 National NAFSA Conference, November 1990
Employment Counselor, TESOL Employment Clearinghouse, International
TESOL Conference. New York, March 1991
Coordinator, Grammar Strand, ESL Materials for the Tapestry Project, Heinle &
Heinle Publishing Company, 1990-until completion of project
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Intensive English Studies.
(Tucson: University of Arizona). 1988-1992
Member, Advisory Board, English for Academic Purposes Series, Wadsworth
Publishing Company, 1986-1988
Member, Program Committee, Southeastern Regional TESOL Conference,
Spring/Summer/Fall 1985
Chair, NAFSA Seminar on Training for Foreign Teaching Assistants, May 1985
Member, Program Committee, NAFSA Workshop on Self-study and Selfregulation in Intensive English Programs, 1985-87
Founding Co-editor, TESOL in Action, Georgia TESOL, 1985-87
Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Handbook for Volunteer English
Teachers, NAFSA, 1985-1986
Member, TESOL Ad Hoc Public Relations Committee, 1985-6
Member, TESOL 21st Anniversary Committee, 1985-1986
Member, TESOL Brochure Committee, 1985-86
Member, ATESL Self-Study/Self-Regulation Committee, 1984-87
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Member, NAFSA 40th Anniversary Fund Committee, 1984-88
Member, TESOL Working Group on Public Relations, 1984
Member, Editorial Board, The American Language Journal, 1984-1985
Member, Advisory Board, English for Academic Purposes Series, Heinle &
Heinle Publishing Company, 1984-5
Member, Region VII Committee on International Excellence Award, 1983
Service to Georgia State University
Departmental Service
Acting Chair, AL/ESL while Dr. Gayle Nelson was on leave to teach in Turkey.
Fall Semester 2006
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Advise the Chair on Reappointment of Dr. Lucy
Pickering, Ms. Louise Gobron, and Ms. Jennifer Burke, Spring 2006
Organizer with John Bunting, Luciana Diniz, Magdi Kandil, and Kate Moran of a
series of three workshops for AL/ESL PhD students: (a) Using EndNotes for
references and other research/writing purposes, (b) GSU's IRB, and (c) Creating a
C.V. and posting it on the Internet. Fall 2005.
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Advise the Chair on Reappointment of Dr. Jodi
Eisterhold for the Academic Year 2005.
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Advise the Chair on Reappointment of Dr. Diane
Belcher for the Academic Year 2005.
Chair, Qualifying Paper Committee, AL/ESL PhD Program, 2004-2005.
Faculty mentor for Iryna Kozlova in her written work for a course in U.S.
academic writing, spring 2004.
Created & maintain a discussion list for doctoral students to help them feel more a
distinct group within the department and to encourage more communication
among those students, Spring semester 2004.
Chair, Search Committee for Business Manager II, Fall semester 2002.
Member, Search Committee for Two Tenure Track Faculty Members, Fall
semester 2002.
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AL/ESL Liaison to GSU Library, 2001-present.
Chair, Search Committee for Tenure Track Faculty Member, 2000-2001.
Chair, Self-Study Document Development Committee, as part of the Program
Review Process, 2001.
Chair, Ph.D. Proposal Development Committee, 2000-2001.
Chair, Search Committee for tenure-track faculty member with experience in
international contract/grants. 1999-2000.
Presentation on professionalism and the master's portfolio at the AL/ESL
Graduate Student Orientation for the Fall Semester. August 20, 1999.
Coordinator, computer training workshops for ESL students. 1998Member, AL/ESL Executive Committee, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000,
2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
Chair, Committee to Advise Dean on AL/ESL Chair, spring-summer 1997
Advisor, Graduate Student Professional Development Committee, 1997-98
Chair, Honors Day Honoree Selection Process, 1996
Member, Faculty Senate, 1990-91, 1991-93, 1995-97
Member, Curriculum and Testing Development Team for Screening and Training
of Potential Foreign Graduate Teaching Assistants in the College of Business
Administration, 1985-1986
Member, Search Committee for Assistant to the Director, 1985
Committee Service for College of Arts & Sciences
Chair, Advisory Committee on the Review of Lecturers, Spring 2005. (21
lecturers reviewed in the first iteration of the process for 5-year review of
lecturers).
Member, Advisory Committee on Promotion, Tenure and Post-Tenure Review
(Social Sciences Division) 1998-2000, 2002-2004 Member.
Advisory Committee on Promotion, Tenure and Post-Tenure Review (Humanities
Division) 1997-1998
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Committee Service for the College of Public & Urban Affairs
Chair, EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Committee, 1994-95 Member, Space
Renovations Planning Committee, 1994
Member, EDP Committee (planning computerization of CPUA and the
development of multimedia teaching resources for faculty), 1992-present
Member, Search Committee for Dean, 1991-93
Chair, Committee appointed by the Dean to hear student appeal, 1991
Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Examine Issues Related to Diversity and College
Attitudes Toward Women and Minorities 1991
Member, Affirmative Action Committee, 1990-1991
Member, Curriculum Committee, 1990-1991, 1991-92
Member, Faculty-Chair Committee to Evaluate Performance of Dean of College
of Public and Urban Affairs (part of the required 3-year evaluation of deans at
Georgia State University, 1989
Member, Search Committee, Director of Research, 1989-90
Member, Executive Committee, 1989-90
Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Hear Student Grievance (Grade Appeal),
February 1988
Member, Search Committee, Chair and Assistant/Associate Professor for
Criminal Justice Department, CPUA, 1988-89
Member, Research and Continuing Education Committee, 1987-88
Member, Self-Study Task Force, 1986-87
Chair, Bylaws Committee, 1985-88
Member, Committee of Faculty Appeals, 1985-86 [Service extended to hear
appeal in July 1986]
Committee Service for Georgia State University
Member, Advisory Committee on Advancement of Women, 2001-2002
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Member, Faculty Advisory Committee on the Selection of an Assistant to the
Provost for International Programs, August, 1998
Member, Cote D'Ivoire Coordinating Committee, 1994-96
Member, Continuation Task Force on International Programs, 1991-92
Member, Task Force on International Programs, 1991
Member, Screening Committee for Vice President for Development, 1990
Member, Graduate Board, 1988-89, 1989-90
Member, GSU Committee on Faculty Women's Concerns, 1988-1989
Member, Delegation to People's Republic of China, February 26-March 6, 1988,
to establish linkages with the English Department of the Beijing Medical
University and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Member, Student Affairs Subcommittee of GSU Self-study for Southern
Association Accreditation, 1986-88
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Writing Section of the Alternate Regents'
Examination, 1986-87
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Reading Section of the Alternate Regents'
Examination, 1986
Member, Intercollege Committee on TESL/TEFL/Bilingual Master's Degree,
1985-86
Service for the Board of Regents
Member, Committee on Test Requirements for International Students, 1990
Member, Committee on International Student Admissions, 1986-87
Professional Consultations
Development of a Template for a "Request for Proposals" for the Integrated English
Language Program-II, Cairo, Egypt, November-December, 1999. English Language
Training Institute, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, April 19-20, 1996. [Led
workshop and planning sessions on the development of an English-for-AcademicPurposes curriculum for their core ESL program; written report provided.]
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Life College, Marietta, Georgia, ESL Course and Program Development, December
1993
Solutions International, Inc., Videodisc ESL Materials Evaluation and Report on
Material/Methods in ESL/EFL, April 1988
University of Southern Mississippi, Degree Programs in Teaching ESL, December 1988
University of Oklahoma, Training Programs for International Graduate Teaching
Assistants (with Janet C. Constantinides), June 1987
Presbyterian Church in America, ESL/EFL Training for Summer Missionaries, 1986
Presbyterian Church in America, Re-entry Orientation for Summer Missionaries, August
1986
Coca-Cola Company, Pronunciation Training for an engineer in the Technical Division of
Coca-Cola International, March-July, 1985
Presbyterian Church in America, ESL/EFL Training for Summer Missionaries, 1985
Presbyterian Church in America, Re-entry Orientation for Summer Missionaries, August
1985
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Establishment of ESL Program in new branch
campus in Athens, Greece, March 1980
Educational Testing Service, Field Test of Test of Spoken English (TSE), Gainesville,
October 1979
Lee County School Board, Ft. Myers, English Grammar for Teachers in Bilingual
Programs, April 1979
Miami General Assistance Center for Bilingual Education: Reading and Writing in the
ESL Class for Bilingual Programs, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 1978
Educational Testing Service, Field Test of Test of Spoken English (TSE), Gainesville,
Florida, October 1978
Region II Migratory Child Compensatory Program: ESL in the Bilingual Program,
Immokalee Middle School, Immokalee, FL, May 1975
Consultant on ESL/EFL for NAFSA (1982-1993)
Bradford College, Bradford, Mass., February 1993 University of Houston, March 1991
Auburn University, January 1990
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Emory University, October 1990
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1989
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, April 1989
University of North Dakota, September 1989
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, December 1989
Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, January 1988
Mississippi State University, Starkville, May 1988
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, October 1988
Barry University, Miami, Florida, October 1987
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, March 1985
Anderson College, Anderson, South Carolina, December 1985
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, March 1984
University of Mississippi, January 1983
Texas Lutheran College, April 1983
College of Staten Island, New York City, November 1983
Loyola University, New Orleans, December 1983
St. Martin's College, Lacey, Washington, November 1982