Lori Czerwionka
Purdue University
School of Languages and Cultures
640 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
czerwionka@purdue.edu
EDUCATION ______________________________________________________________________________
Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Dissertation Title: The mitigation process in Spanish discourse: Motivations, linguistic
analyses, and
effects on interaction and interlocutors
Committee: Dale Koike (chair), Jürgen Streeck, David Beaver, Orlando Kelm, Fritz Hensey
Research Abroad: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México, May-August 2008
M.A. in Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
Thesis Title: A comparison of Mexican and Venezuelan hedges as expressions of politeness in
interview dialogues
Committee: Jerry Morgan (chair), Anna María Escobar
B.A. in Spanish and Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
Minor: Latin American Studies
Study Abroad: Universidade Pontifícia Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January-July 2001
Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 1998-1999
APPOINTMENTS __________________________________________________________________________
Assistant Professor, Purdue University, 2012-present
Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University, 2010-2012
Program Coordinator for the Spanish Language Courses, Northern Illinois University, 20102012
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2010
Visiting Instructor, Southwestern University, 2008-2009
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2004-2005
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS _________________________________________________
Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics
Mitigation, Discourse, and Conversation Analysis
Teaching Methods and Spanish Learner Discourse Acquisition
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS _______________________________________________________________
Czerwionka, L. 2012. Evidential information represented in dialogue. In F. Cooren and A.
Létourneau (Eds.), (Re)presentations and Dialogue. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Czerwionka, L. 2012. Mitigation: The combined effects of imposition and certitude. Journal of
Pragmatics, 44, 1163-1182.
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Czerwionka, L. 2010a. Conflict resolution: Mexican and Spanish strategies of repair. In D.
Koike and L. Rodriguez-Alfano (Eds.), Dialogue in Spanish: Studies in contexts and
functions (189-220). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Czerwionka, L. 2010b. Student motivations and perceptions of participation in Spanish
second language classrooms: The case of high achieving introverted students. Texas
Papers of Foreign Language Education, 13(1), 1-10.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES______________________________
“Intercultural competence through sociolinguistics.” The Third International
Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence. The
University of Arizona, January 26-29, 2012. Tucson, AZ.
“Variability of discourse markers in L2 oral production: Sociopragmatic learning in a 6-week
overseas immersion program.” Presented with García-Amaya, L. at the Hispanic
Linguistics Symposium. University of Georgia, October 6-9, 2011. Athens, GA.
“Evidentiality concealed in Spanish dialogue.” Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the
International Association of Dialogue Analysis. April 26-30, 2011. Montreal, Canada.
“Discourse structures as coping strategies." Presented at the Conceptual Structure,
Discourse, and Language Conference /Embodied and Situated Language Processing
Workshop. University of California, San Diego, September 16-19, 2010. San Diego,
California.
“Mitigation and the impact of listener inferential processes.” Presented at the American
Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). March 6-9, 2010. Atlanta, GA.
“Cognitive and social aspects of linguistic mitigation: Discourse markers in Mexican Spanish.”
Presented at the Hispanic Linguistic Symposium. University of Puerto Rico, October 2124, 2009. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Mexican metalinguistic data: Mitigation and politeness of speakers and hearers.” Presented
at The Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics. The Ohio
State, April 24-25, 2009. Columbus, Ohio.
“Acoustic analysis, spontaneous data.” Invited lecture at Communications Department Data
Session, University of Texas at Austin, April 17, 2009. Austin, Texas.
“Discourse structure mitigation tendencies: Clues to cognitive certitude.” Presented at the
Southeastern Conference on Linguistics LCCVI (SECOL). Tulane University, April 8-10,
2009. New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Second language classrooms: Implications of the interaction hypothesis.” Presented at the
10th Annual Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TexFLEC). April 3-4, 2009.
Austin, Texas.
“¿Cómo responder a contradicciones? Estrategias mexicanas y españolas para reparar la
conversación.” Presented at the Estudios de Discurso de la Cortesía en Español
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Conference (EDICE), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. April 24-26, 2008.
Monterrey, Mexico.
“Mexican dual identities in response to monetary contradictions.” Presented at the Spanish
in Society Conference (SIS), Swansea University. March 27-29, 2008. Wales, UK.
“Intonation in hedged phrases: Spanish and Portuguese.” Poster presented at the Phonetics
and Phonology in Iberia Conference (PaPI), Universidade do Minho. June 25-26, 2007.
Braga, Portugal.
“Responses to contradictions: Linguistic politeness and how it is used in Mexican and
Peninsular Spanish dialogues.” Presented at the First International Conference on
Spanish and Portuguese Dialogues Studies, University of Texas at Austin. April 18-20,
2007. Austin, Texas.
“Intonation of hedged phrases: Pitch range and duration in Peninsular and Mexican
Spanish.” Presented at the Linguistic Association of the Southwest XXXV Conference
(LASSO), Texas A&M International University. September 29-October 1, 2006. Laredo,
Texas.
“Variation of hedging in two American, Spanish varieties: An indication of formality in
culture.” Presented at the 15th Annual Colloquium of Hispanic Linguistics and Languages,
University of Texas at Austin. April 2-3, 2005. Austin, Texas.
TEACHING AND PROGRAM COORDINATION __________________________________________
Purdue University, School of Languages and Cultures, 2012-present
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
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Taught Graduate and Undergraduate Spanish language and linguistics courses
Northern Illinois University, Foreign Languages and Literatures, 2010-2012
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
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Taught Graduate and Undergraduate Spanish language and linguistics courses
Created syllabi, reading packets, grading rubrics, assessments, and homework and
calendars
Developed a Spanish sociolinguistics critical pedagogy based on a social diversity
perspective
Program Coordinator for the Spanish Language Program
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Coordinated lower-division Spanish language courses (101, 102, 201, and 202)
Supervised 24 instructors and teaching assistants
Served approximately 1,000 students per semester
Created curriculum and materials according to communicative teaching methods
Directed the development of assessments for each course
Conducted teaching observations each semester
Offered teaching workshops each semester
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 2005-2010
Assistant Instructor of Spanish
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Taught all introductory Spanish language courses and Advanced Grammar and
Composition
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Established film, literature, and natural language website-based activities for
curriculum
Implemented task-based, communicative, and inductive methods as desired by
program
Created testing materials for over 500 students
Supervised teaching assistants, spring 2007
Southwestern University, Modern Languages and Literatures, 2008-2009
Visiting Instructor of Spanish
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Taught first and second semester Spanish language courses
Implemented and planned communicative activities
Encouraged service learning projects and study abroad
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, 2004-2005
Teaching Assistant of Spanish
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Taught Advanced Spanish Grammar and second semester Spanish language
Implemented and planned communicative activities and web-based homework
Collaborated on testing materials
Managed grading procedures and organizational needs of 75 students per semester
Putney Student Travel, summer 2006
Program Director and Spanish Instructor
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Led 16 students on a 6-weeks language immersion trip in Spain
Planned daily language lessons, travel, and cultural outings
PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT ____________________________________________
Oral Proficiency Interview Training Program, Director, Northern Illinois University, 2011present
 Prepared OPI workshop materials to inform and train teacher-certification students
 Implemented workshop and encouraged implementation of OPI training throughout
the
department
Spanish Learner Corpus and Proficiency Training (SPT), Graduate Assistant, August 20062010
Funded by an ITS grant 2006-10 to Dr. Dale Koike, University of Texas at Austin
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spt/index.php (under construction)
 Developed website with videotaped interviews to teach pragmatic aspects of Spanish
and ACTFL proficiency levels to second language learners and teachers of Spanish
 Created interactive, online testing materials and activities
Spanish in the Professions, Graduate Assistant, January 2005-May 2005
Funded by a CIBER grant to Dr. Darcy Lear, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
 Assisted in creating audio and video materials of bilingual Spanish-English speakers
in local businesses
 Supported the enhancement of the undergraduate applied language course Spanish
in the Professions with transcribed and videotaped interviews of bilingual speakers
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH____________________
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Purdue University
Ph.D dissertation, Director
 Mara Barbosa, in progress
Ph.D dissertation, Committee Member
 Heide Parker, in progress
MA Thesis, Committee member
 Lauren Miller, in progress
Northern Illinois University
Undergraduate honors project, Director
 Brittany Sheldon, fall 2011. “Bilingual education textbooks: The representation of
sociolinguistic values regarding the validity of Spanish language varieties.”
M.A. thesis, Director
 Cody Happ, in progress. “Conversational development in Beginning Spanish.”
M.A. theses, Committee member
 Melissa Jimenez-Biles, fall, 2011. “The effect of phonological instruction on L2
Spanish
pronunciation and listening: Data from high school learners.”
 Beth Embody, fall, 2011. “The development of Peruvian nationhood.”
 Jason Roller, spring, 2011. “Rhotics in Manchego Spanish: Acoustic analysis and
phonological, dialectal, and sociolinguistic implications.”
SERVICE ___________________________________________________________________________________
Service to the profession
 Reviewer for refereed journal, Hispania
 Conference co-organizer, Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, Purdue University, 2014
 Abstract reviewer for the International Association for Dialogue Analysis, 2012
 Reviewer for textbook, McGraw Hill, 2012
 Conference co-organizer, International Conference on Spanish and Portuguese
Dialogue Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007
 Conference co-organizer, Interculturality in a Globalizing World, The University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2003
 Conference co-organizer, International Summer Institute: World Economies,
International Trade, and Globalization, The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
2004.
Purdue University
 Graduate Committee - School of Languages and Cultures, Member, 2012-present
 Linguistics Committee - School of Languages and Cultures, Member, 2012-present
 Purdue Faculty Writing Group, Coordinator, 2012-present
 Faculty Reviewer for the Know, Chappelle, Kruhe, and George Washington Carver
fellowships, 2013
Northern Illinois University
 Spanish language program, Coordinator, 2010-present
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Graduate Admissions Committee, Committee member, 2010-present
Election Committee, Committee member, 2010-present
Women’s Studies Program, Faculty Affiliate, 2010-present
Latin American and Latino Studies Center, Faculty Affiliate, 2011-present
NEH Summer Grant, Advisory committee member, 2011
Linguistics Film Series, Coordinator, 2010-2011
Middle school outreach, Departmental representative, 2010
Planning grant for DeKalb School District dual language program, Committee
member, 2010
University of Texas
 Department of Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Organization, Member,
2005-2010
 Graduate Student Organization, Linguistics Representative, 2007-2008
 Graduate Student Assembly, Department Representative, 2006-2007
 Symposium about Language and Society (SALSA), Housing Chair, 2007
 Symposium about Language and Society (SALSA), Abstract Reviewer, 2006 and 2007
University of Illinois
Planned and implemented conferences and events sponsored by the area studies centers:
 Prisms of Globalization, Co-organizer, 2005
 International Education Week, Co-organizer, 2004
 Global Fest: Communicate for Peace, Co-organizer, 2004
 EU day, Co-organizer, 2004
 Outreach Coordinators Conference, Co-organizer, 2004
HONORS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS ________________________________________________
Purdue University
 The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) First-Time
Attendee Travel Grant ($500)
 Instructional Equipment Grant ($2040)
Northern Illinois University
 Summer Research and Artistry Grant “The effects of politeness markers in
communication: A study of linguistics and communication” 2012 ($7,350 – Not
accepted by researcher)
 Research, Engagement, and Engaged Learning Award, 2012 ($1000)
 Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Award, 2011 ($1000)
University of Texas at Austin
 Graduate Assistantship, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 2005-2010
 Recipient of “Excellent teaching evaluation forms” by students, 2005-2010
 College of Liberal Arts Graduate Research Fellowship, Spring 2010 ($825)
 Professional Development Award for Research, Springs 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
($1750)
 William S. Livingston Outstanding Assistant Instructor Award nominee, Spring 2009
 Spanish and Portuguese Travel Grant, Spring 2009, Summer 2007 ($800)
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The North American Mobility Program Research Grant, Fund for Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Department of Education, Summer 2008 ($3,600)
Summer Research in Mexico Grant, Mexican Center, Summer 2008 ($790)
Excellence in Graduate Research, George H. Mitchell Award, Ranked in top five
humanities researchers, Spring 2007
Mentor Instructor Award for 508K Accelerated Spanish, Spring 2007
University of Illinois
 Foreign language and area studies fellowship (FLAS), Department of Education, 20042005 ($11,000)
 Research Travel Award, Spring 2005 ($350)
 Included in the “List of instructors ranked as excellent by their students” 2004-2005
 Graduate Assistantship, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Department, 2004-2005
 Graduate Assistantship, Joint Area Centers, 2003-2004
 Hispanic National Honors Society, Sigma Delta Pi, Fall 2001-2005
COURSES TAUGHT _______________________________________________________________________
Purdue University
Graduate Courses
 Second Language Teaching Methods
Undergraduate Courses
 Introduction to Linguistics
Northern Illinois University
Graduate Courses
 Spanish Sociolinguistics
 Second Language Teaching Methods
 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
 Independent study: Second Language Discourse Markers
Undergraduate Courses
 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
 Spanish Sociolinguistics
 Advanced Grammar
 Spanish I
University of Texas at Austin
 Spanish 1
 Accelerated Spanish I and II
 Spanish III, Oral Expression, Reading, and Comprehension 1
 Spanish IV, Oral Expression, Reading, and Comprehension II (film component)
 Advanced Grammar and Composition
Southwestern University
 Spanish I
 Spanish II
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Spanish II
Advanced Grammar
LANGUAGES ______________________________________________________________________________
English – Native speaker
Spanish – Near-native speaker
Portuguese – Advanced speaker