PRESENTATIONS
JOHN M. LEVIS
- "Social
influences on the acquisition of L2 phonetics and phonology."
Invited Colloquium at the Second Language Research Forum, Ames.,
IA, October 2011. Kimberly LeVelle, John
Levis (Organizer),
Stephanie Lindemann and Alene
Moyer.
- "Learners’
views of social issues
in pronunciation learning." Paper presented at Second Language
Research
Forum, Ames, IA October 2011. Presented with Kimberly LeVelle.
- "Acquisition of the production
of contrastive focus in advanced learners of English." Paper presented at
Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, Iowa
State University, Sept. 2011. Presented with Greta Muller Levis.
- "Segmental errors in
conversational and read speech: A comparison of ESL learners from
four language backgrounds." Paper presented at Pronunciation in
Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, Iowa State
University, Sept. 2011. Presented with Taylor Anne Barriuso.
- "Learning to produce
contrastive focus: A study of advanced learners of English."
International Conference on EFL Education. National
Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan. May 2011. Presented
with Greta Muller Levis.
- "Pronunciation and
the Room of Requirement." Invited Plenary. International
Conference of Applied Linguistics. Southern Taiwan University,
Tainan, Taiwan, May 2011.
- "Learning to talk
about language in an online linguistics
course." American Association
of Applied Linguistics, March 2011, Chicago,
IL. Presented with Kimberly
LeVelle.
- "Learning to talk
about language
in an online linguistics." Paper
presented at Technology in Second
Language Learning Conference, September, 2010.
Ames, IA. Presented with
Kimberly
LeVelle.
- "Learning
linguistics online: Technology and
linguistic knowledge and
reasoning." Paper presented at MidTESOL
Conference, October, 2010. Dubuque, IA.
Presented with Kimberly LeVelle.
- "Re-imagining
Intonation." Invited paper presented as
part of the
Speech, Pronunciation and Listening Interest Section Academic Session,
International Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL)
Convention, Boston MA. March 2010. Presenters:
John Levis, Xinchun Wang, Debra Hardison.
- "Diagnosing pronunciation errors." Paper presented as part of the Pronunciation
Essentials Pre-Convention Institute, International Teachers of English
to
Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Convention, Boston MA.
March 2010.
Presenters: John Levis
(organizer), Donna Briton, Janet Goodwin, Linda Grant.
- "Teaching pronunciation in language
classes. Presentation given to teachers
from Lanzhou
University, August 2010“Issues
in using authentic materials to teach sentence
focus.” Pronunciation in Second
Language
Learning and Teaching, September 2009. Iowa
State University.
- “Teaching
Pronunciation.” Paper presented to
Lanzhou English teachers
at Intensive English and Orientation Program, Summer 2009.
- “Pronunciation teaching: Possibilities and perils.”
Invited paper in Symposium, Accentuating the
positive: Directions in pronunciation
research. Canadian Association of
Applied Linguistics,
Ottawa, ON May 2009. Other
presenters: Tracey Derwing, Murray
Munro, Talia Isaacs, Talia Isaacs, Helen Fraser, Elizabeth Gatbonton,
Norman
Segalowitz, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary G. O’Brien.
- “Issues in
using authentic materials to teach sentence focus.”
International TESOL, Denver, March
2009. Presented with Greta Muller Levis.
- “Identifying errors in
speech.” Paper
presented as part of Preconvention Institute, Essentials of Teaching
Pronunciation.
International TESOL, Denver, CO March 2009. Presenters: Donna Brinton, Carolyn
Quarterman, Linda Grant, John M. Levis, (organizer).
- “Pronunciation
and the language classroom.” Paper
presented to Lanzhou English teachers at Intensive English and
Orientation
Program, Summer 2008.
- "Using
authentic materials to teach sentence focus: How does new information
really
work?.” Paper presented at Simon
Fraser
University, Burnaby, Canada, April 21, 2008. Presented
with Greta Muller Levis.
- “Minimal
pairs in spoken corpora: Implications
for teaching pronunciation.” Technology
in Second Language Learning Conference, Iowa State University September
2007. Other presenter:
Viviana Cortes.
- “Guidelines
for promoting intelligibility.” Paper
presented at International TESOL, Seattle, WA March 2007.
- “Assessing pronunciation
needs.” Paper
presented as part of Preconvention Institute, Essentials of Teaching
Pronunciation. International TESOL, Seattle, WA
March 2007. Presenters:
Donna Brinton, Judy Gilbert, Linda Grant, John M.
Levis,
(organizer).
- “Linking: Research and
Practice.” Presented with
Ghinwa Alameen, MIDTESOL Conference, Cedar Falls, IA,
November 2006.
- “Researching
L2 spoken language: Key approaches,
unresolved issues, and future
research needs.” Colloquium
presented at
joint American Association for Applied Linguistics/Canadian Association
for
Applied Linguistics conference, June 2006, Montreal, Quebec. John Levis (organizer/presenter), Tracey
Derwing, Murray Munro, Pavel Trofimovich, Elizabeth Gatbonton, Norman
Segalowitz, Wendy Baker.
- “Academic
literacy: Strategies for the oral
component.” Presentations at Our
Kids
Institute for State of Iowa
Science Area Education Associates, August 5-8 2005.
Ames, IA.
- "Research
on prosody in the teaching of pronunciation."
Paper presented as part of Hot Topics Panel on Research in the teaching of pronunciation.
International TESOL, San Antonio, TX 2005. Other
presenters: Tracey Derwing and Murray Munro.
- "Basics of pronunciation." Paper presented as part of
Preconvention Institute, Essentials of Teaching Pronunciation.
International
TESOL, San Antonio, TX 2005. Other
presenters: Judy Gilbert, Donna Brinton, Marnie Reed.
- "The theory and practice of
speaking
assessment."
Session organizer, Speech, Pronunciation and Listening Interest Section
Academic session. International TESOL, Long Beach, CA 2004. Presenters:
Sari Luoma, Brown and Tighe; April Ginther, Purdue University; Dorry
Kenyon, Center for Applied Linguistics; Beryl Meiron, University of
Cambridge Language Examinations Syndicate; Robert Kantor, Educational
Testing Service; John Miles, Educational Testing Service; Jared
Bernstein, Ordinate Corporation; Melinda Matice, University of Michigan.
- "Diagnosing
pronunciation: what are those errors
called?" Paper presented as part of
Preconvention Institute, Essentials of Teaching Pronunciation.
International
TESOL, Long Beach, CA 2004. Other
presenters: Judy Gilbert, Lucy Pickering, Donna Brinton, Marnie Reed,
Bertha
Chela Flores.
- “Integrating pronunciation with the teaching of other
language
skills.” Paper presented as part of Preconvention
Institute,
Essentials of Teaching Pronunciation. International TESOL, Baltimore,
MD 2003. Other presenters: Judy Gilbert and Donna Brinton.
- “Pronunciation in discourse: Stress, rhythm and
intonation.” Paper presented as part of Preconvention
Institute,
Essentials of Teaching Pronunciation. International TESOL, Baltimore,
MD 2003. Other presenters: Judy Gilbert and Donna Brinton.
- "Incorporating pronunciation into the oral communication
classroom." Paper presented with Jessica M. Zerr at Mid TESOL,
Ames, IA, October 2002.
- “Assessing intonation patterns of English
learners.” Paper
presented
with Lucy Pickering at International TESOL, Salt Lake City, UT, April
2002.
- “Assessing intelligibility: A framework of speakers and
listener
factors.”
Paper presented as part of the Speech/Pronunciation Interest Section
academic
session on Intelligibility, International TESOL, Salt Lake City, UT,
April
2002. Other presenters: Tracey Derwing, David Mendelsohn,
Jennifer
Jenkins, and Joan Morley.
- “Integrating pronunciation with the teaching of other
language
skills.”
Paper presented as part of Preconvention Institute, Essentials of
Teaching
Pronunciation. International TESOL, Salt Lake City, UT, April
2002.
Other presenters: Lynn Henrichsen and Donna Brinton.
- “Toward discourse-level pronunciation: Intonation and
focus/prominence.”
Paper presented as part of Preconvention Institute, Essentials of
Teaching
Pronunciation. International TESOL, Salt Lake City, UT, April
2002.
Other presenters: Lynn Henrichsen and Donna Brinton.
- “Intonational research and pedagogical
implications.” Paper
presented
at International TESOL, St. Louis, MO, March 2001.
- “Speaking of speaking.” Plenary address given
at
Alabama/Mississippi
TESOL conference, Gadsden, Alabama, January 2001.
- “Incorporating pronunciation instruction into the English
language
classroom.”
Plenary address given at Alabama/Mississippi TESOL conference, Gadsden,
Alabama, January 2001.
- "Spoken English and ITA training." Paper presented with
Greta
Muller
Levis at International TESOL, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
March
2000.
- "Bridging the gap between controlled and spontaneous
speech."
Paper
presented as part of the Speech/Pronunciation Interest Section,
International
TESOL, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 2000. Other
presenters:
Linda Grant, Janet Goodwin, Bill Acton, Sue Miller, and Elaine Pow.
- "A communicative approach to teaching sentence stress."
Paper
presented
at International TESOL, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 2000.
- "New principles for teaching intonation." Paper presented
at
International
TESOL, New York, NY, March 1999.
- "Office hours in an ITA training class." Discussion Group
at
International
TESOL, New York, NY, March 1999. Led with Theresa Ferree,
Columbia
University.
- "Teaching focus for conversational use." Paper presented at
IATEFL,
Edinburgh, Scotland, March 1999.
- "The intonation of yes/no questions in British and American
English."
Division
of English as an International Language, University of Illinois, April
1998.
- "The relationship of intonation and grammar." Carolina
TESOL,
Winston-Salem,
NC, April 1998.
- "Project work in an intensive English program: An institute
newsletter."
1997 International Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages
TESOL Conference, Orlando, FL, March 1997. Presented
with Greta Muller Levis, David Price, Luisa Martin-Price.
- "Teaching research writing through language research."
1997
International TESOL Conference, Orlando, FL, March 1997.
- "Working with international teaching assistants to enhance
pronunciation."
Discussion group at 1997 International TESOL Conference, Orlando,
FL, March 1997. With Peggy Wagner, Emory University.
- "Reconsidering low-rising intonation in American English."
Triangle
Linguistics Club, National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park,
NC,
October 1996.
- "Mechanical, meaningful and communicative activities for teaching
vowels
and consonants." Triangle Pronunciation Forum, North Carolina
State
University, February, 1996.
- "How to diagnose pronunciation errors." Triangle
Pronunciation
Forum,
North Carolina State University, October 1995.
- "Training International Teaching Assistants to Teach in
one-on-one
settings."
Pre-conference Institute at 1996 International TESOL
Conference,
Chicago, IL, March 1996.
- "Principles for teaching English intonation." Triangle
Pronunciation
Forum, Duke University, April 1996.
- "Affective meaning and English intonation: Measurement
issues."
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, North Carolina State
University,
April 1996.
- "Intonation in English: How many patterns?" 1995
International
TESOL Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 28-April 1.
- "Intonation: What to teach and how to teach it." 1995
International
TESOL Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 28-April 1.
Paper
presented with Greta Muller Levis.
- "Predicting sentence stress: A meaning-based
approach."
Carolina
TESOL, Greenville, NC, February 1995.
- "The intonation of Well and its functions in discourse."
Eighth
Annual
International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning, Urbana,
IL,
April 1994.
- "Testing an intonational taxonomy." ELSNET Summer School on
Prosody,
University College London, London, England, July 1994.
- "Should graduate students teach other graduate students: An
account
of one successful program." 4th National Conference on the
Training
and Employment of Graduate Teaching Assistants, Oak Brook, IL,
November
1993.
- "Pronunciation tutorials: A framework for successful
planning."
1993 International TESOL Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1993.
- "Suprasegmentals: A framework for teaching and
evaluation."
1993 International TESOL Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 1993.
Presented
with Wayne Dickerson, Lonna Dickerson, Laura Hahn and Greta Muller
Levis.
- "The pragmatics of intonation: Implications for
teaching."
1992 International TESOL Convention, Vancouver, B.C., March 1992.
- "Listening comprehension: Approach, design and
procedure."
A workshop of listening comprehension activities. 1990 Illinois
TESOL/BE
Conference, April 1990. Presented with Laura Hahn.
- "A communicative writing unit." Illinois TESOL/BE Graduate
Student
Conference, November 1988.
"Phrasal verb frequency and implications for teaching." Illinois
TESOL/BE Graduate Student Conference, November 1988.