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Papers by Susana Sotillo
The contents of this publication were developed under a grant from the Department of Education (C... more The contents of this publication were developed under a grant from the Department of Education (CFDA 84.229, P229A60012-96 and P229A6007). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and one should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
CALICO Journal, 2013
This exploratory study examines corrective feedback in native speaker-nonnative speaker (NS-NNS) ... more This exploratory study examines corrective feedback in native speaker-nonnative speaker (NS-NNS) and NNS-NNS dyads while participants were engaged in communicative and problem-solving activities via Yahoo! Instant Messenger (YIM). As "negotiation of meaning" studies of the 1990s have shown, linguistic items which learners negotiate in face-to-face (F2F) interaction seem to facilitate their L2 development. This type of research has been successfully extended to computer-mediated contexts. Recently, findings from second language acquisition (SLA)-motivated research have shown that negative evidence or incidental focus-on-form in communicative classrooms appears to encourage learner awareness that often leads to successful uptake. Six research questions are addressed in this study. They include the availability of error correction episodes in NS-NNS and NNS-NNS online dyad work, type of corrective feedback provided to L2 learners, category of errors, learner uptake or respons...
This study investigates morph syntactic features and sociolinguistic functions of code-switching ... more This study investigates morph syntactic features and sociolinguistic functions of code-switching in face-to-face (F2F) and short message service (SMS) conversations among bilinguals from typologically different languages: Spanish and Tagalog. Intra sentential code-switching (ICS) is first analyzed in four bilingual corpora. Next, conversation topics in sequential exchanges are examined to infer sociolinguistic functions. Embedded language islands (ELIs) were more frequent in SMS than in direct conversations because more processing time for selecting lemmas is available to those texting than to individuals engaged in F2F interaction. However, inserts were more frequent in F2F conversations. The inferred sociolinguistic functions of CS among bilinguals include arguing, criticizing, gossiping, negotiating message comprehension, and relaying information. These findings reveal the inherent variation of ICS practices in different modes of communication and show how bilinguals in interacti...
Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research, 2010
Language Learning & Technology would like to acknowledge and thank the following people who revie... more Language Learning & Technology would like to acknowledge and thank the following people who reviewed manuscripts for us during the production of Volume 7 and throughout the 2003 production year. Their contribution has helped the journal to grow and continue its success.
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In the spring of 2003, I became intrigued by the use of instant messaging (IM) when one of my Eng... more In the spring of 2003, I became intrigued by the use of instant messaging (IM) when one of my English as a Second Language (ESL) students urged me to buy a webcam and sign up for Yahoo! Messenger so that we could chat and see each other during her night shift at work where she processed orders online. Encouraged by studies in corporate settings that showed the extensive use of IM for quick task-related consultations among co-workers (Poe 2001), and as a means of manipulating social distance between subordinates and superiors (Quan-Haase, Cothrel, and Wellman 2005), I spent time learning how to communicate effectively with colleagues and students using the text, video, and audio components of various IM applications. I soon realized the potential pedagogical benefits of the various modalities of IM for ESL and foreign language learning by enabling instructors to interact with and provide immediate feedback to students in the second language. In this article, I describe the results of...
Language Structures and Social Interaction, 2010
Page 1. 252 Copyright © 2010, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms wi... more Page 1. 252 Copyright © 2010, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 16 SMS Texting Practices and Communicative Intention Susana M. Sotillo Montclair State University, USA INTRODUCTION ...
Cognitive processing in second language acquisition: …, 2010
Chapter 18 Quality and type of corrective feedback, noticing, and learner uptake in synchronous c... more Chapter 18 Quality and type of corrective feedback, noticing, and learner uptake in synchronous computer-mediated text-based and voice chats Susana Sotillo Montclair State University 1. Introduction Extensive research on second language acquisition (SLA) and interaction in face-to-face ...
The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and synta... more The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and syntactic complexity as well as recent investigations that focus on interaction and measures of syntactic and lexical complexity in learners' output in traditional classrooms and computer-mediated environments. Recent studies emphasize the need for better measures that capture lexical and syntactic complexity as these relate to learners' development of academic writing, conversational competence, and pragmatic competence in digitally-mediated environments. Language(s) Learned in this study: English
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, 1991
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Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2009
Page 98. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environ... more Page 98. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments Susana M. Sotillo This study analyzes a subset of data from chat logs and transcribed voice chats from a previous ...
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Page 1. Reviews 379 The authors suggest that the volume be used as an interactive student text in... more Page 1. Reviews 379 The authors suggest that the volume be used as an interactive student text in a cooperative mode using the student questions located after each article. Following the questions are a series of activities that ...
Language in Society, 1989
Language in Society, 1988
The contents of this publication were developed under a grant from the Department of Education (C... more The contents of this publication were developed under a grant from the Department of Education (CFDA 84.229, P229A60012-96 and P229A6007). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and one should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
CALICO Journal, 2013
This exploratory study examines corrective feedback in native speaker-nonnative speaker (NS-NNS) ... more This exploratory study examines corrective feedback in native speaker-nonnative speaker (NS-NNS) and NNS-NNS dyads while participants were engaged in communicative and problem-solving activities via Yahoo! Instant Messenger (YIM). As "negotiation of meaning" studies of the 1990s have shown, linguistic items which learners negotiate in face-to-face (F2F) interaction seem to facilitate their L2 development. This type of research has been successfully extended to computer-mediated contexts. Recently, findings from second language acquisition (SLA)-motivated research have shown that negative evidence or incidental focus-on-form in communicative classrooms appears to encourage learner awareness that often leads to successful uptake. Six research questions are addressed in this study. They include the availability of error correction episodes in NS-NNS and NNS-NNS online dyad work, type of corrective feedback provided to L2 learners, category of errors, learner uptake or respons...
This study investigates morph syntactic features and sociolinguistic functions of code-switching ... more This study investigates morph syntactic features and sociolinguistic functions of code-switching in face-to-face (F2F) and short message service (SMS) conversations among bilinguals from typologically different languages: Spanish and Tagalog. Intra sentential code-switching (ICS) is first analyzed in four bilingual corpora. Next, conversation topics in sequential exchanges are examined to infer sociolinguistic functions. Embedded language islands (ELIs) were more frequent in SMS than in direct conversations because more processing time for selecting lemmas is available to those texting than to individuals engaged in F2F interaction. However, inserts were more frequent in F2F conversations. The inferred sociolinguistic functions of CS among bilinguals include arguing, criticizing, gossiping, negotiating message comprehension, and relaying information. These findings reveal the inherent variation of ICS practices in different modes of communication and show how bilinguals in interacti...
Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research, 2010
Language Learning & Technology would like to acknowledge and thank the following people who revie... more Language Learning & Technology would like to acknowledge and thank the following people who reviewed manuscripts for us during the production of Volume 7 and throughout the 2003 production year. Their contribution has helped the journal to grow and continue its success.
Page 1. MAY/JUNE 2003 Pedagogical Advantages of Ubiquitous Computing in a Wireless Environment ...
In the spring of 2003, I became intrigued by the use of instant messaging (IM) when one of my Eng... more In the spring of 2003, I became intrigued by the use of instant messaging (IM) when one of my English as a Second Language (ESL) students urged me to buy a webcam and sign up for Yahoo! Messenger so that we could chat and see each other during her night shift at work where she processed orders online. Encouraged by studies in corporate settings that showed the extensive use of IM for quick task-related consultations among co-workers (Poe 2001), and as a means of manipulating social distance between subordinates and superiors (Quan-Haase, Cothrel, and Wellman 2005), I spent time learning how to communicate effectively with colleagues and students using the text, video, and audio components of various IM applications. I soon realized the potential pedagogical benefits of the various modalities of IM for ESL and foreign language learning by enabling instructors to interact with and provide immediate feedback to students in the second language. In this article, I describe the results of...
Language Structures and Social Interaction, 2010
Page 1. 252 Copyright © 2010, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms wi... more Page 1. 252 Copyright © 2010, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Chapter 16 SMS Texting Practices and Communicative Intention Susana M. Sotillo Montclair State University, USA INTRODUCTION ...
Cognitive processing in second language acquisition: …, 2010
Chapter 18 Quality and type of corrective feedback, noticing, and learner uptake in synchronous c... more Chapter 18 Quality and type of corrective feedback, noticing, and learner uptake in synchronous computer-mediated text-based and voice chats Susana Sotillo Montclair State University 1. Introduction Extensive research on second language acquisition (SLA) and interaction in face-to-face ...
The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and synta... more The following commentary presents an overview of earlier studies of discourse functions and syntactic complexity as well as recent investigations that focus on interaction and measures of syntactic and lexical complexity in learners' output in traditional classrooms and computer-mediated environments. Recent studies emphasize the need for better measures that capture lexical and syntactic complexity as these relate to learners' development of academic writing, conversational competence, and pragmatic competence in digitally-mediated environments. Language(s) Learned in this study: English
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, 1991
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 17405900903454011, Jan 6, 2010
Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2009
Page 98. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environ... more Page 98. Learner noticing, negative feedback, and uptake in synchronous computer-mediated environments Susana M. Sotillo This study analyzes a subset of data from chat logs and transcribed voice chats from a previous ...
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Page 1. Reviews 379 The authors suggest that the volume be used as an interactive student text in... more Page 1. Reviews 379 The authors suggest that the volume be used as an interactive student text in a cooperative mode using the student questions located after each article. Following the questions are a series of activities that ...
Language in Society, 1989
Language in Society, 1988