Faculty
Abrams, Zsuzsanna
Associate Professor
Office: EPS 3.162
Phone:512-232-6374
zsabrams@mail.utexas.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Arizona
Research interests:
Applied Linguistics, Foreign Language Pedagogy, Computer-Mediated Communication, Teaching Culture
Courses taught:
L2 Pedagogy; Computer-Mediated Communication: Current Issues in CMC Research; Technology in the L2 Classroom: Teaching with Computers and Multimedia; Discourse Analysis; Course Design; Mysteries in the American, British and European Traditions
Awards/Honors:
Dean's Research Fellowship -- University of Texas, Austin (Fall semester, 2007), Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (2005-2007)
Recent Publications:
Deutsch im Blick. An on-line, discourse- and interactional-competence based first-year German language program
"Asynchronous CMC, Collaboration and the Development of Critical Thinking in a Graduate Seminar in Applied Linguistics" Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 31, 2, 23-47. (2005)
"Culture Portfolios Revisited: Feedback from Students and Instructors" co-authors: David R. Byrd, Bradley Boovy and Anja Möhring. Die Unterrichtspraxis, 39, 1-2, 80-90. (2006).
"From Theory to Practice: Intracultural CMC in the L2 Classroom" in Ducate, L. and N. Arnold (Eds.) Calling on CALL: From Theory and Research to New Directions in Foreign Language Teaching. (pp. 181-209). CALICO Monograph Series, vol. 5. (2006).