Susana M. Sotillo
Associate Professor of Linguistics  

B.S. Journalism, Temple University

M.A. Urban Geography, Temple University

M.A. International Relations, University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D. Educational Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania

• Computer-mediated instruction and communication

• Corpus linguistics research

• Critical discourse analysis (theory and research)

• Second language acquisition research

 Publications

Articles and Book Chapters:

• Using Instant Messaging for Collaborative Learning: A Case Study.  Innovate, February/March, 2006.
  
  
• Corrective Feedback via Instant Messenger Learning Activities in NS-NNS and NNS-NNS Dyads.  CALICO Journal, 22(3), pp. 467-496. (2005).
  
  
• (With Julie Wang-Gempp). Using Corpus Linguistics to Investigate Class, Ideology, and Discursive Practices in Online Political Discussions. (2004).  In U. Connor & T.A. Upton (Eds.), Applied Corpus Linguistics: A Multidimensional Perspective, (pp. 91-122).   Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Rodopi.
  
  

• Political discourse in cyberspace and outcomes in real time (2004).  In  M. Pütz, J. Neff - van Aertselaer, & T. van Dijk (Eds.), Communicating Ideologies:  Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Language, Discourse, and Social Practice, (pp. 465-501).  Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
  
  

• Pedagogical Advantages of Ubiquitous Computing in a Wireless Environment.   The Technology Source, May/June 2003.
  
  
• Constructivist and Collaborative Learning in a Wireless Environment. TESOL Journal, Vol. 11 (3), pp. 16-20, Autumn 2002.
  
  
• Political Discourse in Cyberspace and Outcomes in Real Time.  Series A: General & Theoretical Papers, Paper No. 561. 
  Linguistic Agency, Universität Essen, 2002.
  
  
• Finding our Voices, Finding Ourselves: Becoming Bilingual and Bicultural.  In G. S. Bouttee (Ed.), Resounding Voices, pp. 275-307. Allyn & Bacon, 2002.
  
  
• Discourse Functions and Syntactic Complexity in Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication. May/June 2000,  Language Learning and Technology.
  
   

• Political Discourse of a Working Class Town. Discourse & Society,10(3), 1999.
   

• Teaching and Learning in Cyberspace. NJTESOL-BE Newsletter, Vol. 26, No.2, July 1998.
  

• English-as-a-Second-Language Learning and collaboration in cyberspace. The Technology Source, December 1997.
  

• How to Become Politically Involved in Responding to English-Only Initiatives. NJTESOL-BE, Vol.26, No.1, pp.15-19, 1996.
  

• Student-Student Partnerships via the Local Area Network (LAN). IATEFL Teacher Development Newsletter, pp. 13-15. December 1996.

• Is Talk Cheap: The Role of Conversation in the Acquisition of Language. (With Mary E. Call) Hispania, 78, 114-121, 1995.

• Universal Grammar and Crosslinguistic Influence on the L1 of Spanish-English Bilinguals: A Pilot Study. (With S. Seegmiller) PALM, pp. 377-396,1993.

• Personality, Culture, and Field Sensitivity.  (With Mary E. Call), Proceedings of the Psychological Type   and Culture Conference, East and West, pp. 193-198, A Multicultural Research Symposium, January 1993.

• Bilingual Education for Adult Learners. (With Vincinne Revilla). In Alice M. Scales (Ed.) Perspectives from Adult Literacy to Continuing Education, pp. 166-175, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1991.

• Critical Thinking in the Content-Based Classroom.  Inquiry, 8, 10-13, 1991.
   
• Manuscript under Consideration: Language Use, Negotiation of Meaning Moves, and Corrective Feedback in Instant Messenger Exchanges between Second-Language Learners and Language Learning Partners.  Book chapter to appear in Electronic Discourse for Language Learning & Teaching, Lee B. Abraham and Lawrence Williams (Eds.), Cambridge University Series.

Newspaper Articles:

• ‘Now Is the Time for Our Township to Get Wired.’ The Independent Press, September 25, 1997.

Reviews and Notes:

• Sotillo, Susana.  (April 2001).  Corpus Linguistics (1000-word bibliographic entry).  The Encyclopedia of Linguistics.  C. Prahl, Commissions Editor.  Fitzroy Publishers.
  
  

• Reviewed Gender and Culture in America for Pearson Education—Prentice Hall.
  

Recent Presentations:

• Semiotic Microsystems:  SMS outside Classroom Contexts─CALL Contributions to SLA, AAAL Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, April 24, 2007. (Paper presented by Louise Talijan.)
   
• Learner Errors and Collocations in Instant Messenger Negotiated Exchanges.  Joint AAAL/CAAL Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 19, 2006.
   
• Putting your Cell Phone to Work.  Faculty and Staff OIT Conference.  Montclair State University, April 20, 2006.
   

• Using Silicon Chalk in a Methods & Materials Course for ESL Teachers (with Iris Johnston). Blackboard User's Group Conference, Montclair State University, December 10, 2004.

• Using Instant Messenger and WebCams for ESL Instruction (with Patty Kahn.).  The New Jersey Statewide Higher Education Conference: New Directions in a Changing World, NJIT, Saturday, October 25, 2003. 
  
• Constructing Meaning with Computers:  Constructivist and Collaborative Learning in a Wireless Environment.  TESOL International, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2003.
   
• Using corpus Linguistics to Investigate Class, Ideology, and Discursive Practices in Online Political Discussions.  (With Julie Wang-Gempp.)  Fourth North American Symposium of the American Association for Applied Corpus Linguistics.  Indianapolis, Indiana, November 1, 2002.
  
  
• Wireless Computing and Pedagogy. EdTeXp02 - April 10th, 2002, Montclair State University.
  
  
• Political Discourse in Cyberspace and Outcomes in Real Time. LAUD Symposium 2002. University of Koblenz-Landau
  Campus, March 25-28, 2002.
  
  
• Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication and Language Learning Processes.  Second Annual Best Practices Showcase -- Seton Hall University,
  November 17, 2000.
  
  
• 'Talking Political Trash:  Cyberchat Discourse of Middle- and Working-Class New Jersey Towns.'  Text and Talk at Work: Communication in the Professions.  Gent, Belgium, August 16-19, 2000.
  
  
• World Languages and Intercultural Communication.  Keynote speaker for the World Languages Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Thursday, March 23, 2000.

• Introduction to Text Analysis Computing Tools (TACT).  Workshop for Linguistics graduate students and faculty.  Montclair State University, January 3-7, 2000.

• Computer-Mediated Communication, Web-Enhanced Instruction and Second Language Acquisition.  Workshop for high school teachers and university instructors.   William Paterson University, December 3, 1999.

• Member of Respondents Panel: Teaching Today's Students -- "Courage, Power, and Vulnerability in the College Classroom," a presentation by L. Lee Knefelkamp.   The New Jersey Project, NJIT, October 22, 1999.

• "Topic Choice, Argument Structure, and Language Use in the Cyberdiscourse or Two Working-Class Towns." Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, March 6, 1999, Stamford, CN.

• "Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication and Development of Syntactic Complexity in a Second Language." Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Modern Language Association, December 28, 1998, San Francisco, CA.

• "Learning and Mentoring in Cyberspace." Intensive workshop for CHSS faculty, July 13 -15, 1998.

• "Exploring and Learning in Cyberspace." June 8 - 10, 1998 workshop sponsored by The Agenda for Education in a Democracy, Educational Leaders, Cohort III.

• "Synchronous, Asynchronous Communication and Second Language Acquisition." Modern Language Association Annual Convention, December 30, 1997.

• ‘Teaching ESL in Cyberspace.’ ESL in the 21^st Century, NJTESOL-BL Administrators’ Annual Conference, Union County College, October 18, 1997.

• ‘The Internet and Adult Literacy.’ Task Force on Adult Literacy, Essex County College, June 16, 1997.
  
• "E-Mail exchanges and corrective feedback between native speakers and nonnative speakers of English: Co-constructing a Zone of Proximal Development." American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Sunday, March 9, 1997.

• "CALL Research: Investigating network-based language teaching."  The Thirty-First Annual International Convention and Exposition, TESOL’97, March 14, 1997.

• "Working class town political discourse: Nonissues and ad hominem attacks.'’ American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, March 26, 1996.

• "Second Language Acquisition via the LAN." Modern Language Association Annual Conference, December 29, 1995.

Service to the University Community

• Faculty Representative to Montclair State University's Board of Trustees, 2000-2002.
  
• Faculty Representative to the Graduate Council, 2002 to 2006.
• Faculty Representative to the Academic Computing Committee.

Recent Grants/Awards

• Student/Faculty research (The Metaphor Project), Summer 2003.
• Global Education Travel Grant, Summer 2006.

Community Service

• Member of Bloomfield College's Study Circles 2006.
  
  
• Member of the Bloomfield Township Planning Board 2000-2004; 2004-2008.
  
• Trustee of the Bloomfield Educational Foundation 1998-2004.

• Elected County Committee Representative for the Democratic Party 2006-2008.